B2Gold registers record production, financials in 2020

Yet, capital expenditure for the sector recovered from the lowest levels in ten years to reflect a 19% increase.

The East African nation seeks to reassure potential investors that it isn’t involved in “conflict minerals.”

New Mining Charter seeks to reduce uncertainty and boost investment in the sector.

Efforts to broaden the scope of the Kimberley Process, set to prevent the sale of so-called "blood diamonds", have been stymied for a decade by member states including China, Russia and a number of African nations.

The find, named Makoko, was the first of multiple high-potential target areas identified by the company’s exploration team to be tested by drilling.

"To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.

Delivering a $7.1 billion budget in parliament, Margaret Mwanakatwe pledged to bring debt down and to trim the fiscal deficit to 6.5 percent of GDP in 2019.

Talks between the miner and China National Nuclear Corporation were confirmed by the country's energy minister.

The state miner warned it would "assert its rights" in Barrick Gold's acquisition of Rangold's stake in the Kibali mine, but did not provide details of its plans.