Africa Top Stories

Asante Gold to up production at Bibiani with new plant

The sulphide recovery facility is crucial to Asante's ambitious plan to increase gold production at Bibiani to over 250,000 ounces per year.

Staff Writer | June 14, 2024 | 5:53 am

Mali approves Leo Lithium’s stake sale to Ganfeng

The Australian company has also secured two outstanding permits for…

Staff Writer | June 14, 2024 | 3:55 am

Vedanta subsidiary Western Cluster plans $2bn Liberia investment

The investment will spread over the next five years to…

Reuters | June 13, 2024 | 10:27 am

NextSource lands World Bank support for Molo graphite expansion

The proposed expansion will increase the Molo mine's capacity by…

Staff Writer | June 13, 2024 | 8:53 am

At least 22 killed in artisanal mine collapse in southern Mali

The accident follows the death of over 70 people in…

Reuters | June 13, 2024 | 7:10 am

Jindal’s environment application for $2 billion mine refused

The company will appeal the decision within three weeks.

Bloomberg News | February 12, 2024 | 7:03 am

Billionaire Friedland’s HPX signs pact for Guinea-Liberia rail link

The Liberty Corridor is expected to support the West African region's connection to world markets.

Reuters | February 12, 2024 | 6:52 am

Perseus Mining confident in winning OK for OreCorp takeover

Perseus and Silvercorp may both end up obtaining the greenlight from Tanzania's watchdog to buy OreCorp, which owns a gold project there.

Staff Writer | February 12, 2024 | 5:08 am

Rio Tinto wrangles investors over water contamination claims

A group representing UK pension funds has raised concerns about the water management at Oyu Tolgoi.

Reuters | February 11, 2024 | 3:29 pm

New method could simplify detection of diamond deposits

Geologists have established a link between diamond occurrence and the mineral olivine.

Staff Writer | February 11, 2024 | 6:06 am

Miners tackle hard conversations at Indaba

Mining continues to engage with the many difficult issues that affect the future of the industry and broader society.

MINING.com Editor | February 9, 2024 | 9:02 am

AI-powered Zambian copper mine may become world’s third largest

KoBold Metals said this week that its discovery at the Mingomba project far surpasses existing operations in Chile by copper grade.

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2024 | 8:29 am

Exxaro sharpens M&A focus after copper mine loss to China

The company made it onto a shortlist for buying a copper mine in Botswana last year, but was ultimately outbid by MMG.

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2024 | 7:58 am

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability standard for mining at Indaba

While European Union sustainability reporting standards will soon come into effect, there is, as of yet, no sector standard for mining.

Amanda Stutt | February 8, 2024 | 11:59 am

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