Africa Top Stories

Zimbabwe’s mineral-backed loans may complicate talks with creditors, IMF says

Unable to get funding from lenders like the IMF since defaulting on its debt in 1999, Zimbabwe has over the last five years relied on the African Export and Import Bank for mineral-backed loans

Reuters | June 3, 2019 | 7:16 am

Rejection of Barrick bid is ‘no brainer,’ top Acacia investor says

Fidelity International said the bid was around 50% too low.

Reuters | May 31, 2019 | 11:35 am

Production stalled at Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines

Vedanta is fighting Zambia's decision this month to name a…

Reuters | May 31, 2019 | 9:20 am

Canada’s Desert Gold renews permit for Malian gold project

The BC-based miner owns 100% of the Djimbala project located…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 31, 2019 | 7:00 am

Copper market faces larger shortages, supply issues simmer

Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange, trading at…

Reuters | May 30, 2019 | 11:55 am

Rio Tinto making last job cuts of the year

Mining giant showed the door to an unconfirmed number of contractors at its Argyle diamond mine and is planning job cuts at its coal operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2013 | 12:55 pm

West Africa is now the world’s low risk mining jurisdiction, says gold vet Mark O’Dea

Track record is everything in junior mining.

CEO.CA | November 18, 2013 | 5:16 pm

Rio Tinto’s Simandou project to cost over $18 billion

Chinese giant Chalco, in the process of is selling its stake in the project to parent Chinalco, said it will get a bit over $2bn for the transaction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2013 | 6:00 pm

Improved physical demand in 2013: Thomson Reuters Silver Market Review

The Review forecasts fabrication demand across all sectors (except photography) will grow in 2013.

MINING.com Editor | November 14, 2013 | 1:19 am

Glencore Xstrata starts trading in South Africa, poised to sell Lonmin stake

The miner and trading house ranks now among the top three on the JSE in terms of market capitalization.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2013 | 2:38 pm

Platinum giant Lonmin returns to profit after stormy year

World's third largest platinum producer posted best output in six years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2013 | 4:39 pm

Chinese said to eye Ivanhoe Mines stake

Robert Friedland's African projects capture the interests of China National Gold after state-owned firm said no to African Barrick.

Frik Els | November 7, 2013 | 10:09 pm

Ghana’s water facility turns waste into commercial fertilizer and energy

A waste treatment plant that can produce about 500 tons of fertilizer per year, and can generate about 580,000 kWh per year of electricity from the biogas produced from the process.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2013 | 6:33 pm

South African lawmakers postpone changes to mining, oil ruling

Parliament to sleep on proposed reforms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2013 | 12:09 pm

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