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Zimbabwe orders lithium miners to submit refinery plans by March 2024

Africa's top lithium producer last year banned the export of lithium ore and has imposed a 5% export tax on concentrates.

Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 9:52 am

Giyani secures $16 million financing for Botswana manganese project

Over a 57-year project life, K.Hill is expected to supply…

Staff Writer | November 30, 2023 | 9:37 am

Endeavour’s Tanda-Iguela gold resources surge 303%

Indicated gold resources at the Côte d'Ivoire asset have increased…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2023 | 8:20 am

Implats to restart platinum mine after fatal accident

The company said it will resume production at its Rustenburg…

Bloomberg News | November 29, 2023 | 10:22 am

Exxaro widens critical metals search to greenfield assets

The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and…

Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 9:58 am

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Zimbabwe’s new mineral royalty policy comes into force

The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties from gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, and lithium.

Reuters | November 8, 2022 | 7:45 am

Harmony Gold reports mine fatality at Tshepong North mine

The accident took place on Nov. 7 and internal investigations are underway.

Reuters | November 8, 2022 | 7:41 am

Agnico Eagle, Pan American to buy Yamana Gold in $4.8bn deal

Gold Fields has terminated its agreement with Yamana after deciding not to raise its offer for the Canadian gold miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2022 | 4:56 am

COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell, UN boss says

"Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates gathered in Egypt.

Reuters | November 7, 2022 | 7:51 am

Petra Diamonds halts Williamson mine in Tanzania after dam breach

Operations were suspended after a wall of the tailings storage facility was breached, causing flooding in nearby areas.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 7:25 am

Gold Fields won’t raise offer for Yamana Gold after rival bid

Gold Fields is sticking to its offer for Yamana Gold despite Pan American and Agnico Eagle's unexpected and unsolicited $4.8 billion bid.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 3:45 am

Buying conflict-free tin and coltan out of Congo just got harder

The Responsible Minerals Initiative said this week that its auditing process won’t recognize the findings of the International Tin Supply Chain Initiative without companies doing extra due diligence on the source of their minerals.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2022 | 1:15 pm

Pan American and Agnico Eagle enter bidding war for Yamana

Gold Fields, which offered to buy Yamana at the end of May, has five business days to match.

Staff Writer | November 4, 2022 | 7:50 am

UK court fines Glencore $308 million for bribing its way across Africa

The UK Serious Fraud Office showed how Glencore paid more than $28 million in bribes across five African countries over five years to 2016.

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2022 | 10:30 am

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