Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers ventureThe country will not back down on demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from JV with the company, Mokgweetsi Masisi said.Reuters | May 25, 2023 | 9:12 am
Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with ChinaThe DRC aims to boost its stake in a cobalt…Reuters | May 25, 2023 | 8:20 am
Sandfire Resources produces first copper at new Botswana mineThe Motheo copper mine is now the second producing asset…Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2023 | 3:37 am
Angola’s Catoca says tailings leak contained no heavy metals Catoca said the leak only contained rocks and clay from a tailings basin, which altered the oxygen levels in a tributary of the Congo river. Reuters | October 19, 2021 | 10:03 am
Centamin expects 2021 production at midpoint of forecast The company said that the results of the Phase 2 life-of-mine review at Sukari is expected to be announced on Dec. 1. Reuters | October 19, 2021 | 7:40 am
Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 — report According to S&P, global exploration budgets are expected to increase between 5% and 15% in 2022. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 6:06 am
S. African port operator Transnet restores some operations at Richards Bay after fire Richards Bay Bulk Terminal is Africa's largest coal export facility. Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 1:21 pm
Gem Diamonds finds two high-quality stones at Letšeng The miner has recovered 245-carat and 102-carat Type II white diamonds in Lesotho. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2021 | 3:34 am
S. African port operator Transnet declares force majeure at Richards Bay terminal Richards Bay Bulk Terminal is Africa's largest coal export facility. Reuters | October 16, 2021 | 12:43 pm
Glencore opens talks with Chad over debt restructuring Glencore and a consortium of banks have started talks with Chad over the restructuring of the country's more than $1 billion commercial debt. Reuters | October 16, 2021 | 12:30 pm
CHARTS: Chinese investment in overseas copper projects just beginning After a $16bn spending spree, Chinese owned copper mines overseas now produce some 1.2 million tonnes annually – that’s not nearly enough. Frik Els | October 14, 2021 | 10:45 am
De Beers to extend life of Namibia mines to 2042 Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and the diamond giant, has extended its land-based mines’ life by 20 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2021 | 7:01 am