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No trace of missing workers from Trevali’s flood-hit mine, three weeks later

Eight underground miners went missing on April 16 at its Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso after flooding caused by heavy rainfall disrupted operations.

Naimul Karim | May 9, 2022 | 1:02 pm

Sinosteel signs $690 million deal for Cameroon iron ore mine

The Chinese company signed a 50-year contract with the central…

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2022 | 12:16 pm

Bristow pleads with African miners to create ‘partnerships for prosperity’

Bristow tells Indaba mining has the power to unlock broader…

Henry Lazenby | May 9, 2022 | 8:06 am

Harmony Gold reports four mine deaths

Workers died on Saturday in a maintenance-related accident at the…

Reuters | May 9, 2022 | 6:57 am

First Quantum pulls $1.25bn trigger on Kansanshi expansion

S3 Expansion will transition Kansanshi from a selective high-grade, medium-scale…

Henry Lazenby | May 9, 2022 | 5:33 am

Zimbabwe gold mines lure investor despite economic ruin

The nation's biggest gold mines are being snapped up by Mauritius-based Sotic International.

Bloomberg News | July 10, 2020 | 12:40 pm

Foreign mineworkers return to South African mines

The Minerals Council said 698 foreign mineworkers had returned on Tuesday.

Reuters | July 9, 2020 | 8:55 am

Ghanaian activists sue government to save forest from mine

Environmentalists have been campaigning since 2017 to stop a proposed bauxite mine in the Atewa Range Forest.

Reuters | July 8, 2020 | 1:49 pm

GoviEx to appeal cancelled uranium license in Zambia

The company said Njame and Gwabe’s exclusion is expected to have little to no impact on project economics.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2020 | 7:06 am

Canadian, Australian miners join forces in Mauritania

Chilean Metals and Aura Energy have agreed on a joint venture to explore the Tasiast South tenements.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2020 | 6:15 am

Kibali’s $500 million cleared to leave Congo soon

Barrick has been in discussions with the government over how to get the money out of the country for months.

Reuters | July 6, 2020 | 12:25 pm

Ivanhoe keeps Kakula copper project ahead of schedule

The DRC project has now completed more than 17 km of underground development, of which 5.1 km is ahead of schedule.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2020 | 9:47 am

Prospect Resources picks advisor for sale of Zimbabwe mine

Company picked Renaissance Securities as advisor for the possible sale of shares in Arcadia lithium mine to Uranium One.

Reuters | July 6, 2020 | 8:36 am

Congo mines minister to meet with firms on confinement moratorium

Civil society groups last month demanded an end to mandatory mine-site confinement policies put in place by copper and cobalt mining companies to avoid coronavirus outbreaks.

Reuters | July 5, 2020 | 8:41 am

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