Africa Top Stories

Zambia “very close” to picking investor for Mopani copper mine

Zambia took on $1.5 billion in debt to buy Mopani from Glencore in January 2021.

Reuters | April 25, 2022 | 8:12 am

Kinross sells Chirano gold mine in Ghana to Asante in $225m deal

Kinross has agreed to sell its 90% interest in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2022 | 3:51 am

Glencore cobalt mine scrutinized as Congo revisits foreign deals

The country added the Mutanda mine to a list of…

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2022 | 7:56 am

Sibanye-Stillwater increases wage offer for striking South Africa gold mineworkers

Under Sibanye's "final settlement offer", entry-level employees would be given…

Reuters | April 22, 2022 | 7:37 am

Liberia to review ArcelorMittal concession agreement

The announcement risks disrupting ArcelorMittal's plans to triple its iron…

Reuters | April 21, 2022 | 2:01 pm

Mining billionaires who made their fortunes the fastest

The richest in the sector took 16 years on average to make a billion dollars.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2020 | 11:39 am

Guinea signs Simandou iron deal with SMB-Winning consortium

It is expected to be minerals-rich Guinea's largest industrial mining project to date.

Reuters | June 9, 2020 | 12:41 pm

The diamond glut: Miners stuck with gems worth billions

The five biggest producers are probably sitting on excess inventories worth about $3.5-billion.

Bloomberg News | June 8, 2020 | 8:47 am

Kakula mine construction still ahead of schedule

Ivanhoe's copper mine in May set its fifth consecutive monthly development record.

MINING.com Editor | June 5, 2020 | 12:44 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Fallout from Australian aboriginal cave blast widens, Novagold under short seller attack, and more...

MINING.com Editor | June 4, 2020 | 5:14 pm

Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou

The consortium won a $14 billion tender last November to develop blocks 1 and 2 of the largest known deposit of its kind.

Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 11:14 am

Mponeng mine restarts slowly after covid-19 closure

AngloGold aims to gradually ramp up to 50% capacity at the mine.

Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 10:56 am

Fossil fuel industry in “terminal decline” — report

The global market value of fossil fuels is set to collapse by almost two-thirds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2020 | 6:57 am

Mali’s industrial gold production expected to slump in 2020

Production is expected to fall by 8.3% year-over-year to 59.77 tonnes this year compared with 2019.

Reuters | June 3, 2020 | 3:07 pm

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