De Beers aims to rebrand as top jewellery group

CEO Duncan Wanblad is meeting minister Gwede Mantashe for the first time since rejecting BHP's $39bn takeover bid last week.

The proposed $39 billion combination has more than enough components to trigger intense oversight by regulators concerned about implications for market concentration and access to key minerals.

Mauritius Commercial Bank is making 10 billion rupees ($211 million) available to help clients transition to a lower-carbon economy.

The miner is developing the Ewoyaa project, which will be Ghana’s first lithium operation.

Zimbabwe's government owns 70% of Bindura Nickel Corporation's Trojan mine.

Mponeng is the deepest shaft in the world, with a depth of 3,891 metres.

BHP’s team aims to engage with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration among other key stakeholders, Bloomberg sources say.

Most of Congo's mineral resources are concentrated in the east, where insecurity has worsened since the M23 made a major comeback in March 2022.

Last year's in-person meeting included a heated exchange between CEO Mark Bristow and an activist protesting the Reko Diq copper project.