Africa Top Stories

Endeavour Mining kicks off Lafigué gold mine construction

The miner's 80%-owned gold project in Côte d’Ivoire is expected to begin production in the third quarter of 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2022 | 3:52 am

Striking South Africa port workers reject wage deal

The strike action has severely reduced staff at key ports…

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2022 | 9:37 am

US seeks deals to wean countries off coal ahead of Egypt talks

The US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry is…

Bloomberg News | October 14, 2022 | 7:42 am

MMG to start arbitration against Congo’s Gecamines

MMG said armed forces entered its Nambulwa mining lease on…

Reuters | October 13, 2022 | 7:50 am

Centamin prepares to commission solar plant at Sukari gold mine in Egypt

Centamin said the solar plant at its flagship gold mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2022 | 5:55 am

Zambia royalty spat halts $2 billion of copper mine projects

Zambia’s uneasy relationship with mining investors has deteriorated over the past 12 months.

Bloomberg News | September 30, 2020 | 9:10 am

Trigon expands resources at Namibia copper project

Resources at the Kombat copper project in Namibia have increased by over 450%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 28, 2020 | 10:10 am

Resolute avoids Mali strike, reinstates 2020 targets

The miner restored its production guidance for 2020 of between 400,000 and 430,000 ounces of gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 9:50 am

Zambia chamber of mines says double taxation hurting investment

Mining companies are being taxed on income that has already been paid over as a royalty.

Reuters | September 28, 2020 | 8:51 am

Pensana Rare Earths gets $9m from Angola wealth fund to develop project

The Longonjo project is slated to be the world's first major rare earth mine to be brought online in over a decade.

Reuters | September 28, 2020 | 8:34 am

Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery

The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 7:07 am

Artisanal mining linked to UN sustainable development goals – report

The first assessment of the relationships between ASM and United Nations sustainable development goals is being brought to the General Assembly.

Amanda Stutt | September 25, 2020 | 12:47 pm

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible. It will be nice.”

Frik Els | September 24, 2020 | 3:08 pm

Rhodium price rockets to all-time high

Rhodium price surges on tight supply, forcing miners to buy on spot market to fulfill contracts.

MINING.com Editor | September 24, 2020 | 8:26 am

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