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Alphamin’s tin output rises again in 2023, new mine to begin production April

Alphamin said it expects contained tin production of between 17,000 and 18,000 tonnes for this year.

Staff Writer | January 26, 2024 | 9:17 am

Hummingbird ready to restart Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea

Kouroussa gold mine is expected to reach full production before…

Staff Writer | January 25, 2024 | 7:59 am

Harmony sees half-year gold output up 14%

Harmony said the production increase was driven by higher underground…

Reuters | January 25, 2024 | 6:04 am

Mali continues search for bodies in collapsed illegal gold mine

More than 80 dead bodies have been recovered so far.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2024 | 4:04 pm

Uranium producer Niger launches mining sector overhaul

Niger has temporarily suspended the granting of new mining licenses,…

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2024 | 11:25 am

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Ivanhoe Mines confirms link to Congo aide in copper corruption case

Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14.

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 8:23 am

Burkina Faso denies it paid Russian fighters with mine rights

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused a controversy by stating last week that Burkina Faso had hired mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to help it fight Islamist militants.

Reuters | December 20, 2022 | 2:31 pm

Raw lithium exports banned in Zimbabwe as demand and prices soar

Mining companies that are building processing plants will be excluded from the directive.

Bloomberg News | December 20, 2022 | 8:22 am

Morocco’s Managem acquires Iamgold assets in Senegal, Mali and Guinea

Managem, which operates in six African countries, is controlled by the royal family holding company Al Mada.

Reuters | December 20, 2022 | 8:01 am

Ivanhoe Mines hits back at Sentry, Globe and Mail reports on police search of Vancouver office

Police searched the miner's office in November 2021 seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers from Ivanhoe to a Swiss bank account in connection with contracts for its Congolese mining operations.

Staff Writer | December 19, 2022 | 12:16 pm

Harmony Gold reports mine fatality

Harmony reported 13 fatalities in its 2022 financial year to June 30, up from 11 work-related deaths reported the previous year.

Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 7:33 am

Trevali sells stake in Namibia’s Rosh Pinah mine to Appian

The embattled Canadian miner is also trying to sell its Caribou zinc mine, in the home country, as part of a court-sanctioned sales process.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2022 | 6:17 am

Namibian rare earth minerals project targets 2026 production

Privately-owned Broadmind Mining says the company had started assessing the economic viability of the Eisenberg deposit.

Reuters | December 16, 2022 | 8:10 am

Police searched Ivanhoe Mines’ Vancouver office as part of Swiss bank transfer investigation

Police searched Ivanhoe's Vancouver office seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers related to its copper operations in the DRC.

Staff Writer | December 15, 2022 | 12:45 pm

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