The ISA cut a livestream of its members negotiations and retreated behind closed doors in an attempt to resolve a dilemma the could determine the fate of the deep ocean.

Copper production will plunge to 682,431 tons, the Ministry of Finance & National Planning said in a report.

Centamin said under framework, exploitation licences would be issued for a 30-year stabilized fiscal and legal regime.

The company has won a protracted battle for control of miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum after bid rival Northam Platinum sold its stake.

The SEC obliges companies to file reports on whether their products may include gold, tin, tantalum or tungsten from the DRC its nine neighboring countries.

Gold mining is a pillar of the country's economy, accounting for about 9% of gross domestic product in 2021 and 2022.

South Africa’s Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a lithium processing plant was halving its stake in the venture.

Governments have increasingly restricted or banned mineral exports in a bid to boost processing and retain more of the gains.