Africa Top Stories

Kakula mine construction still ahead of schedule

Ivanhoe's copper mine in May set its fifth consecutive monthly development record.

MINING.com Editor | June 5, 2020 | 12:44 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Fallout from Australian aboriginal cave blast widens, Novagold under short…

MINING.com Editor | June 4, 2020 | 5:14 pm

Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou

The consortium won a $14 billion tender last November to…

Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 11:14 am

Mponeng mine restarts slowly after covid-19 closure

AngloGold aims to gradually ramp up to 50% capacity at…

Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 10:56 am

Fossil fuel industry in “terminal decline” — report

The global market value of fossil fuels is set to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2020 | 6:57 am

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Diamond exports ban lifted from Central African Republic

Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2016 | 7:29 am

Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 6:38 am

$67 million raised for Mali gold project

Confidence about a prospective gold mine in Mali got a significant boost, after the company behind the project raised US$67 million to go toward construction.

Andrew Topf | June 5, 2016 | 3:16 pm

Tutankhamun had a dagger made of iron from meteorite

Scientists say the high manufacturing quality of the blade in comparison with other simple-shaped artefacts suggests a significant mastery of iron working in the Egyptian boy king's time.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2016 | 5:35 am

South African gold miners to appeal silicosis ruling

They will dispute the country's High Court decision last month to allow a class action suit seeking damages for up to half a million miners who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2016 | 3:50 am

Nevsun shares jump on Eritrean drilling results

$11 million regional drilling program defining Bisha camp in east Africa as a world-class multi-deposit volcanogenic massive sulphide district.

Frik Els | June 2, 2016 | 2:52 pm

Iron ore price rout accelerates

CHARTS: Down 26% in a month the forward curve now points to the low $30s.

Frik Els | June 2, 2016 | 12:31 pm

The big, the deep and the just plain crazy — mining and drilling facts and feats

It’s only when something crazy happens that we normal folk start to take notice, which has given mining something of a reputation with most people.

Matter Solutions | May 31, 2016 | 10:02 am

Sierra Leone grants preliminary OK to Stellar Diamonds Tongo mine

The West Africa-focused firm said it was verbally informed of the approval by the country's Minerals Advisory Board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2016 | 3:44 am

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