Africa Top Stories

Guinea talks carbon tax on mines as it seeks $4.3 billion loans

Guinea is among the world’s top producers of bauxite, a raw material used to produce aluminum.

Bloomberg News | February 15, 2024 | 3:30 pm

Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium

The miners will explore new uses for PGMs, particularly palladium,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2024 | 5:29 am

Africa moves a step closer to continent’s first cobalt refinery

Nigeria-based Africa Finance Corp. last week signed an expression of…

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2024 | 2:34 pm

Uranium developers say supply jolt is boosting new projects

Kazatomprom this month lowered its 2024 guidance by as much…

Bloomberg News | February 13, 2024 | 7:46 am

Gecamines offers to buy some of Khazakh miner ERG’s copper assets

Congo state miner has made a firm proposal to buy…

Reuters | February 13, 2024 | 7:30 am

Orano halts uranium treatment in Niger because of sanctions on junta

The crisis that’s affecting the African nation, which has about 5% of the world’s uranium.

Bloomberg News | September 8, 2023 | 9:46 am

De Beers trusts talks will avoid strike at Venetia mine

The miner has presented a five-year wage deal that should provide greater certainty amid the mine's transition to underground operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2023 | 6:36 am

Ghana sovereign wealth fund invests in nation’s first lithium mine

Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund will buy a 6% stake in Atlantic Lithium's projects in the country.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 2:24 pm

The great platinum deficit: Council forecasts record demand in 2023

The WPIC forecasts a record 1-million-oz. platinum deficit for 2023.

Henry Lazenby | September 7, 2023 | 12:47 pm

China’s CMOC to boost Congo copper output after ending row with Gecamines

The group will raise its copper output in Democratic Republic of Congo to 600,000 metric tons next year.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 9:32 am

RANKED: Top gold producers of H1 2023

Colorado-based Newmont holds onto the top spot.

MINING.com Editor | September 7, 2023 | 9:30 am

Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope

US-based researchers want to know whether EV technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations.

Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

ICMM releases guidelines to tackle Scope 3 emissions

Document provides a standardised framework for mining and metals firms to calculate and disclose their value chain emissions.

MINING.COM Editor | September 7, 2023 | 3:51 am

Harmony Gold reports two fatalities at Kusasalethu mine

The company recorded six fatalities in its financial year which ended on June 30.

Reuters | September 6, 2023 | 10:32 am

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