Africa Top Stories

Osino to acquire B2Gold’s Ondundu property in Namibia in $15m deal

B2 Gold spent $10 million on exploration at Ondundu between 2015 and 2021.

Northern Miner Staff | January 7, 2022 | 11:28 am

Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report

But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain…

MINING.com Editor | January 5, 2022 | 10:30 am

Trigon produces first concentrate at Kombat mine in Namibia

Trigon's Kombat commercial production is expected by March.

Henry Lazenby | January 5, 2022 | 10:29 am

Barrick’s North Mara mine in Tanzania reaches tailings storage target

Barrick took control of the mine in 2019, when the…

MINING.com Editor | December 29, 2021 | 10:41 am

Teranga discovers new zone at Golden Hill

Company plans to update resources for the property and apply for a mine license in the third quarter.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2020 | 4:10 pm

ERG suspends Zambia refinery on shortage of cobalt, copper concentrates

The miner said it was engaged with stakeholders and was exploring other sources of feed in order to resume operations.

Reuters | January 23, 2020 | 1:41 pm

Generation Mining’s stock soars on Sprott investment

The palladium miner's stock reached an all-time high on the news.

Jackson Chen | January 22, 2020 | 12:59 pm

Palladium’s fading stockpiles draw warning of prolonged deficit

Stockpiles have almost halved in the past decade to equal about 14 months of demand.

Bloomberg News | January 22, 2020 | 10:06 am

Over 400 jobs at risk at Weatherly Namibia copper mine

Weatherly, weighed by some $140 million in debt, is set to halt operations at its Tschudi mine.

Reuters | January 22, 2020 | 9:07 am

Louis Vuitton is turning the world’s second-biggest diamond into jewellery

The 1,758-carat Sewelô, grabbed by the luxury brand last week, is the world’s second-largest rough diamond.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2020 | 3:28 am

Ivory Coast gold output up 35% in 2019 after new mine starts

The rise was partly explained by the start of production in the northern mine of Sissingue operated by Perseus Mining.

Reuters | January 21, 2020 | 9:18 am

Five iron ore trends to watch in 2020 – report

Vale could once again be the biggest swing factor for iron ore, but this time in the opposite direction.

MINING.com Editor | January 20, 2020 | 4:01 pm

South African chrome firms warn of more than 1,200 job cuts

The potential job cuts highlight the risks posed to Africa's most industrialised economy by struggling state power utility Eskom.

Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 8:40 am

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