Leader of militant South African mining union re-elected

Joseph Mathunjwa has been at the helm of AMCU since it was officially registered in 2002.

Reuters | September 20, 2019 | 9:30 am

SL Mining to halt operations at Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone

The move follows a shipment ban imposed by the government in July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2019 | 3:31 am

First Quantum Minerals draws takeover interest

First Quantum controls the open-pit Kansanshi mine in Zambia, which has 340,000 metric tons of annual copper production capacity.

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2019 | 2:37 pm

Sasol said to plan sale of its South Africa coal mining unit

The mining business had turnover of 20 billion rand ($1.4 billion) in the 2018 financial year.

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2019 | 12:04 pm

Giyani Metals exits gold exploration in South Africa

Giyani will now focus on its battery-grade K.Hill manganese project in neighbouring Botswana.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 19, 2019 | 11:59 am

Uganda to invite companies to redevelop former copper mine

Once a major copper and cobalt producer, the Kilembe mine is believed to contain 4 million tonnes of ore.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2019 | 6:42 am

Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana

The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2019 | 9:10 am

Eskom’s biggest coal supplier buys Tata’s clean power stake

Exxaro will own Cennergi Pty Ltd. outright after the 1.55 billion rand ($105 million) deal is concluded.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2019 | 10:29 am

Dubai’s DSA leads bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore

DSA Investments has teamed up with two South African companies to bid for coal assets that Glencore was pressured into selling to a company controlled by the Gupta family in 2015.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2019 | 8:43 am

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