Africa Top Stories

Brazil’s deadly dam collapse pushes miners to set global rules for tailings

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based industry group representing 27 companies, is setting an independent panel of experts to develope a global standard for tailings facilities to be enforced to its members.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2019 | 9:00 am

Barrick-Newmont merger would leave up to $7B of assets up for grabs

The portfolio would include their Kalgoorlie super pit 50/50 joint-venture…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2019 | 5:45 am

De Beers consolidates Canadian, South African assets

De Beers announced the change as its mining footprint in…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2019 | 3:18 pm

Steinmetz stages Guinea comeback in Sarkozy-brokered deal

"A good agreement is much better than any war."

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2019 | 9:26 am

Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis to mine Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit

Project offers Davis an opportunity to relaunch his mining career…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2019 | 7:16 am

Lucara to sell less diamonds than projected from its Botswana mine

Canada’s Lucara Diamonds (TSX:LUC) shares went down over 3% on Friday after the company said it expected to sell 23% less diamonds this year from its flagship Karowe mine, in Botswana.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2012 | 1:15 pm

Randgold posts record production from its Mali mine despite unrest

Gold producer Randgold Resources posted today strong results for its second quarter production and profits, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Mali – where it extract two-thirds of its gold output.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2012 | 5:31 pm

Glencore gets a bigger piece of the iron ore pie with Bellzone’s output offtake

Shares of iron miner Bellzone were on the rise this morning after the company agreed to sell all of its share of output from the Forecariah mine in Guinea to commodities trading giant Glencore.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2012 | 2:16 pm

Two kilometres down South Africa’s deepest mines: life

Scientists continue to plumb the earth's most extreme environments looking for signs of life and wondering what it might say about the possibility for life elsewhere.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 9, 2012 | 5:09 am

South Africa’s gold production continues to fall

South Africa's total mineral production grew 4.2% in June but the negative trend in gold output continued its course with bullion output dropping 4% by volume.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 8, 2012 | 3:21 pm

Second quarter diamond exports marginally down

Figures for second quarter rough and polished diamond exports have come in at P6.79 billion, representing a marginal five percent drop from the first three months of the year, Mmegi Business has established.

Mmegi Online | August 7, 2012 | 4:30 pm

Botswana Diamond exports $353 Million in June

Leading diamond producer and budding diamond center Botswana exported $352.6 million worth of rough and polished diamonds in June bringing half-year exports […]

Idex Online | August 7, 2012 | 4:10 pm

Xstrata to create world’s biggest zinc mine

Xstrata has approved a $360 million expansion for its McArthur River mine in Australia’s Northern Territory which will make the project the largest producer of zinc in the world.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2012 | 12:52 pm

AngloGold Ashanti’s Latin America profit plunges 52%

AngloGold Ashanti's, the world’s third-largest gold producer, reported that profits from its Latin American operations dropped 52% from $92 million to $48 in the second quarter of this year.