It has been approached by heavy earth-moving equipment suppliers interested in providing funding in exchange for securing contracts.

Investment in Egypt's vast mineral wealth has been stalled by what miners describe as some of the world's most discouraging terms.

Vedanta has been locked in a dispute with the Zambian government since May, when Lusaka appointed a liquidator to run KCM.

The buyout increases Desert's land position along and near the Senegal-Mali Shear Zone by 28%.

Like many African countries, Sierra Leone has courted foreign companies which pay governments big fees for mining rights, while locals often feel they have no say nor benefit.

Mali is the continent’s third-biggest gold producer.

South African businesses are responding to climate change as environmental groups sue the government for not cracking down on pollution from coal-fired power plants.

In the first half, the company did not achieve its production targets at Tenke Fungurume.