Africa Top Stories

Agnico Eagle, Pan American to buy Yamana Gold in $4.8bn deal

Gold Fields has terminated its agreement with Yamana after deciding not to raise its offer for the Canadian gold miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2022 | 4:56 am

COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell, UN boss says

"Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish,” United Nations Secretary-General…

Reuters | November 7, 2022 | 7:51 am

Petra Diamonds halts Williamson mine in Tanzania after dam breach

Operations were suspended after a wall of the tailings storage…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 7:25 am

Gold Fields won’t raise offer for Yamana Gold after rival bid

Gold Fields is sticking to its offer for Yamana Gold…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 3:45 am

Buying conflict-free tin and coltan out of Congo just got harder

The Responsible Minerals Initiative said this week that its auditing…

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2022 | 1:15 pm

Kakula development now more than half complete

First concentrate from the initial 3.8-million-tonnes-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant on track for July 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 9, 2020 | 12:33 pm

Emmerson to start building Morocco potash plant in 2021

Company expects to start production by the end of 2023.

Reuters | November 9, 2020 | 10:31 am

Harmony Gold reports near tripling in Q1 cash flow

Gold output rose 38% to 313,725 ounces compared with 226,632 ounces quarter-on-quarter.

Reuters | November 9, 2020 | 10:23 am

Botswana president says mining sector to shrink by nearly a quarter in 2020

Diamond exports from the world's second-biggest producer dropped 42% in the first nine months.

Reuters | November 9, 2020 | 9:10 am

People near Broken Hill mine in Zambia show high blood levels of lead, cadmium

Residents of Kabwe Town have high levels of toxic heavy metals and exhibit clinical symptoms of lead and cadmium toxicity.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 9, 2020 | 6:30 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper; Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years; Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine

MINING.com Editor | November 6, 2020 | 10:23 am

Nordgold equips West Africa training centre with mining simulator

Company expects the total investment, including the construction of the centre and the purchase of the equipment, to cost approximately $800,000.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 6, 2020 | 10:01 am

De Beers to close Damtshaa mine in Botswana

The miner produced 12.3 million carats in the first nine months of 2020, down 29% from the same period in 2019.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 6, 2020 | 8:32 am

Sumitomo to resume Ambatovy operations early 2021

The company also reported a record net loss of 60.2 billion yen ($583 million) for the first half of its financial year.

Reuters | November 6, 2020 | 6:49 am

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