Africa Top Stories

Yamana expects to turn Gold Fields skeptics into deal believers

“It will become very obvious that this is two pieces of a puzzle that fit nicely together,” said Yamana’s executive chairman, Peter Marrone.

Bloomberg News | June 15, 2022 | 8:00 am

Zambia’s ZCCM-IH hires Rothschild & Co for Mopani Copper Mines restructuring

Copper production at the more than 90-year-old mine and smelter…

Reuters | June 15, 2022 | 7:40 am

Elemental Royalties, Altus Strategies merge, creating global gold royalty company

Elemental Altus Group has a combined portfolio of 69 assets across…

Staff Writer | June 14, 2022 | 11:31 am

Gem Diamonds unearths 245-carat stone in Lesotho

It is the third diamond of over 100 carats recovered…

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 12:08 pm

Ghana seeking strategic partner to rebuild VALCO aluminum smelter

Ghana is on a roadshow to find a strategic partner…

Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 9:53 am

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

MINING.com Editor | October 8, 2020 | 9:24 am

Impala approached over stake in giant Zimbabwe platinum project

Great Dyke Investments views Impala as an attractive partner partly because of its capacity to process ore from the mine.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2020 | 9:10 am

Anglo American wants to explore base metals in South Africa

Company says this was part of its global discovery strategy in greenfield and brownfield projects.

Reuters | October 7, 2020 | 8:56 am

Teranga increases Golden Hill resource estimate

Golden Hill is an advanced-stage exploration project located within the Houndé greenstone belt.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 5, 2020 | 9:49 am

Caledonia raises guidance as it looks to expand operations in Zimbabwe

Company it’s in talks to acquire assets that would expand its gold-mining operations in Zimbabwe.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 5, 2020 | 9:27 am

MMG’s Congo mine pauses production to switch from sulphide to oxide ore

Production at the Kinsevere copper mine will be halted until the end of April 2021.

Reuters | October 2, 2020 | 10:11 am

RANKED: Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years

Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks.

MINING.com Editor | October 2, 2020 | 10:00 am

South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines

NUM threatened to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach wage agreements.

Reuters | October 2, 2020 | 8:27 am

Ethiopia gold exports surge after crackdown on smuggling

The country's central bank offered higher prices for the metal in a bid to curb trafficking

Bloomberg News | October 2, 2020 | 5:15 am

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