Africa Top Stories

Galiano Gold discovers double-digit grams at Asanko in Ghana

The new zone will help Galiano convert inferred resources below the pit shell to the indicated category and evaluate the potential to expand the pit.

Colin McClelland | March 12, 2024 | 8:40 am

Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land

The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold…

Colin McClelland | March 12, 2024 | 8:36 am

Senegal opposition coalition promises new currency and revamp of oil contracts

Ousmane Sonko launched its presidential campaign platform with promises to…

Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 10:52 am

African Rainbow pauses Bokoni mine expansion plan after H1 profit fall

The miner's headline earnings declined to $158.5 million in the…

Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 7:47 am

Perseus extends OreCorp takeover bid to April

Perseus and Silvercorp are vying for OreCorp’s Nyanzaga gold project…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2024 | 3:55 am

Namibia orders police to stop Chinese firm’s lithium exports

China's Xinfeng has previously clashed with Namibian authorities over exports.

Reuters | October 24, 2023 | 8:22 am

De Beers output falls amid Venetia mine transition

De Beers stopped its 30-year open pit mining operations at Venetia last year to transition it to underground extraction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2023 | 8:00 am

Petra Diamonds says supply curbs, India’s moratorium stabilizing market

The miner is confident about the positive effects that supply curbs by major producers and India's two-month import moratorium will have on the market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2023 | 3:42 am

NextSource Materials ships first graphite from Molo mine in Madagascar

Solar hybrid plant at Molo now also fully operational, the company said.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 4:58 pm

Labor dispute keeps 540 South African miners stuck underground

Workers at the Modder East operation near Johannesburg were kept underground after the night shift ended by the AMCU.

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2023 | 10:31 am

Kazakh miner ERG plans $800 million revamp of DRC copper, cobalt mine

The project includes the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant at the Comide mine.

Reuters | October 20, 2023 | 9:17 am

South Africa’s QGC secures $1 billion for push into green metals

The company plans to develop deposits of metals such as lithium, copper and nickel in southern and eastern Africa.

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2023 | 9:14 am

Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in Uganda

The Makuutu project has a geology similar to southern China's clay-type deposits, the cheapest and most accessible source of heavy REEs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2023 | 6:08 am

Superdeep diamonds reveal how Gondwana grew from below

Superdeep diamonds likely migrated to the surface together with different parts of the former supercontinent Gondwana following violent volcanic eruptions.

Staff Writer | October 20, 2023 | 5:26 am

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