Africa Top Stories

Feature: Democratic Republic of Congo in focus

The country’s mining sector has demonstrated a resilience in riding out a long storm of political and regulatory uncertainty, in addition to plummeting commodity prices.

MINING.com Editor | October 4, 2019 | 2:56 pm

Fortescue, SMB-Winning go head-to-head to develop Guinea’s Simandou iron ore

Vale had also purchased access to the project data, but…

Reuters | October 4, 2019 | 1:28 pm

Platinum mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater begins business overhaul

The miner is creating a new company to be listed…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2019 | 8:02 am

Central African Republic diamond houses obliged to export $3m per quarter

The Central African Republic launched a full overhaul of the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 4, 2019 | 6:15 am

Zimbabwe accuses US of lying about diamond-mining forced labour

Zimbabwe, suffering its worst economic crisis since 2008, is desperate…

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2019 | 5:05 am

African Potash stock up on fresh potash finding in Congo

The miner intersected multiple potash seams at the second exploration drill hole at its Lac Dinga potash project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2014 | 4:12 pm

Hundreds strike at Glencore’s coal mine in South Africa

Workers downed tools Friday after talks over the structuring of packages for employees who face lay offs hit a roadblock.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 3:42 pm

Platinum, palladium price-setting technology ‘optimum’ for gold: LME

The LME says its electronic solution for the platinum and palladium price — LMEbullion — could benefit gold bugs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2014 | 2:35 pm

Copper price below $3 as mines add a million tonnes

Copper price sinks to 10-month low after new report says mine capacity representing 6% of current production will come on stream over the next six months.

Frik Els | October 16, 2014 | 10:51 pm