Africa Top Stories

Toro Gold hires bank to explore sale as IPO plans shelved — sources

The West Africa-focused junior hired boutique investment bank Raymond James to explore putting itself up for sale after shelving plans to list its shares in London.

Reuters | June 7, 2019 | 7:03 am

Guinea iron ore prospectors set sights on ArcelorMittal rail

The race to mine Guinea's iron ore has started although…

Reuters | June 5, 2019 | 9:28 am

Sibanye-Stillwater reduces job cut plan in gold shake-up

Sibanye-Stillwater said on Wednesday about 3,450 jobs would be lost…

Reuters | June 5, 2019 | 9:03 am

Vedanta’s Zambia court hearing adjourned for a week

In a statement, Vedanta said the judge had considered preliminary…

Reuters | June 4, 2019 | 7:12 am

Vedanta seeks arbitration in Zambian copper mine dispute

Zambia’s government this month began liquidation proceedings against Vedanta’s Konkola…

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2019 | 9:34 am

4,000 strike at Anglo American Platinum mine once again

At least 2,400 workers were being held down in the mine by their own colleagues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2013 | 5:42 pm

Miners’ new trilogy: flat revenues, profit drop and weak share prices

Report shows mining companies are not longer trusted on their abilities to control costs, deliver on promises and cope with resource nationalization demands.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2013 | 2:33 pm

South Africa adopts hard-line stance on labour relations

Deputy President to meet with business, labour and government reps on Friday.

Kerry Hall | June 13, 2013 | 11:35 pm

‘Million carats’ could be retrieved from diamond dump in Botswana

New modular tailings treatment project would allow to recover around 18 million carats over 20 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2013 | 7:43 pm

Access to capital the top current challenge for the mining sector: Ernst & Young

The report also says junior miners will continue to be cash strapped for at least another year, as the global mining industry slows down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2013 | 4:02 pm

Endeavour Mining says Agbaou Gold Mine 75 pct complete

Production expected to begin Q1 in 2014.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 13, 2013 | 3:10 am

Zimbabwe bans alluvial mining

The government has cancelled all existing permits and will issue no new ones.

Kerry Hall | June 12, 2013 | 9:52 pm

The Euro zone crisis, Africa and the rise of China

More than three years after the debut of the euro zone’s crisis,it is still difficult to map a lasting way out of the economic turmoil that plagues the old continent.

Ademola Agbadje | June 12, 2013 | 6:59 pm

‘Complex’ Simandou production date put in doubt

Guinea says the massive iron ore project will miss first production set for 2015.

Frik Els | June 12, 2013 | 5:59 pm

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