Africa Top Stories

Botswana wants quick separation of De Beers from Anglo

The world's top diamond producer by value is finalizing a new ten-year gem sales deal agreed last June with De Beers.

Reuters | May 29, 2024 | 6:35 am

Gem Diamonds finds sixth 100+ carat stone in 2024

The 212.9 carat Type II white stone was found at Letšeng…

Staff Writer | May 29, 2024 | 5:19 am

BHP walks away from proposed $49bn takeover of Anglo American

Less than an hour before the 5 p.m. UK cut…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2024 | 4:05 am

Copper price: the squeeze has been squoze

A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new…

Frik Els | May 28, 2024 | 11:55 am

Ivanhoe completes Phase 3 concentrator at Kamoa-Kakula ahead of schedule

The first concentrate is expected in early June.

Staff Writer | May 28, 2024 | 10:43 am

Endeavour Mining plunges after firing CEO for serious misconduct

The miner removed de Montessus after discovering an alleged “irregular payment instruction” of $5.9 million related to an asset sale.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2024 | 3:21 am

Zimbabwe gold mine collapse leaves 11 miners trapped

Workers are trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe's Redwing Mine.

Reuters | January 5, 2024 | 3:02 am

Endeavour Mining says it fired CEO for ‘serious misconduct’

The removal of Sébastien de Montessus follows an investigation by the board into an irregular payment instruction of $5.9 million issued by him.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:41 am

CMOC takes Glencore’s cobalt crown as output jumps 170%

Hong Kong-listed CMOC produced 55,526 tons of cobalt in 2023, it said in a filing.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:11 am

Gold Fields reports employee death in accident at South Deep mine

Operations at the mine have been suspended.

Reuters | January 4, 2024 | 3:03 am

Ivanhoe ships first copper through Angola via railway

Initial shipment of nearly 1,110 tonnes of Kamoa-Kakula's copper concentrate arrived at the Angolan port in eight days.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2024 | 3:51 am

Gold Fields delays start of $1bn Chilean project until April

First gold production from the Salares Norte project in Chile is now expected in the second quarter of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2024 | 3:48 am

Ionic Rare Earths granted mining licence in Uganda

The license clears the way for mining at the Makuutu project and marks the first large-scale mining license to be awarded in the country.

Staff Writer | January 2, 2024 | 2:24 am

New Year’s resolutions for miners – 2024

Timothy Foden, partner in international arbitration group at law firm Boies Schiller Flexner looks forward at legal challenges facing the mining industry.

Amanda Stutt | December 30, 2023 | 9:35 am

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