Anglo American rejects “opportunistic” $39bn takeover bid from BHP

KoBold Metals said this week that its discovery at the Mingomba project far surpasses existing operations in Chile by copper grade.

The company made it onto a shortlist for buying a copper mine in Botswana last year, but was ultimately outbid by MMG.

While European Union sustainability reporting standards will soon come into effect, there is, as of yet, no sector standard for mining.

Kuvimba holds some of Zimbabwe’s best mining assets, which were once owned by a company controlled by US- and UK-sanctioned tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei.

Palladium fell by 39% in 2023 after rising prices from 2018 to 2022 caused the auto sector, accounting for 80% of demand, to start replacing it with cheaper platinum in autocatalysts.

Entreprise Generale du Cobalt will soon launch pilot sites around the town of Kolwezi.

The United States will provide more funds for the construction of the Lobito Corridor.

The price of one gram of silver more than doubled in a year but at about 47 Egyptian pounds, it remains far cheaper than gold.

Its flagship copper-gold project has been put on hold since November 2020 after a civil war broke out in the Tigray Region.