Africa Top Stories

Fortuna produces record AuEq ounces in 2023, but faces silver decline, higher costs

Silver production, however, saw a 15% decline due to decreased production at the San Jose mine Mexico.

Staff Writer | January 18, 2024 | 9:03 am

Uganda grants Ionic licence to mine rare earths

Permit for the Makuutu heavy rare earths project is the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2024 | 3:39 am

Montage hikes Koné gold project economics in West Africa

The project 470 km northwest of coastal Abidjan, the West…

Colin McClelland | January 17, 2024 | 1:47 pm

Train collision disrupts supplies to Africa’s biggest coal port

The disruption comes as Transnet struggles to improve its performance,…

Bloomberg News | January 16, 2024 | 9:41 am

Ivanhoe, Gécamines to reopen historic Kipushi mine

The historic zinc-copper mine will restart in Q2 2024, with…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 16, 2024 | 9:03 am

Barrick Gold rolls out new 10-year plan at Kibali mine

The new business plan for the giant gold mine aims to secure its status as Tier One asset for the next decade.

Staff Writer | July 5, 2023 | 10:13 am

International miners set to benefit as China curbs germanium exports

China on Monday announced export restrictions on some gallium and germanium products, citing national security interests.

Reuters | July 5, 2023 | 8:44 am

Zimbabwe to meet with Bravura over delayed platinum project

Bravura was awarded a 3,000-hectare concession in Selous, about 50 miles south of the capital, in 2019.

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2023 | 8:38 am

Zambia says deal with India’s Vedanta over disputed copper assets imminent

A deal could help unlock funding to advance the Konkola Deep Mining Project, which holds one of the world's richest copper deposits.

Reuters | July 5, 2023 | 8:17 am

Trafigura consortium to invest over $555m in Angola-Congo rail link

Africa's biggest copper producer currently exports copper, cobalt and other metals in trucks via Tanzania or South Africa.

Reuters | July 5, 2023 | 8:07 am

Altona to resume drilling at RREE project in Mozambique

Drilling will initially focus on target four, which is one of the two orebodies being included in the maiden JORC mineral resource estimate.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2023 | 6:15 am

First

Last

Fortuna produces record AuEq ounces in 2023, but faces silver decline, higher costs

Uganda grants Ionic licence to mine rare earths

Montage hikes Koné gold project economics in West Africa

Train collision disrupts supplies to Africa’s biggest coal port

Ivanhoe, Gécamines to reopen historic Kipushi mine

Create FREE account or log in

to receive MINING.COM digests

Barrick Gold rolls out new 10-year plan at Kibali mine

International miners set to benefit as China curbs germanium exports

Zimbabwe to meet with Bravura over delayed platinum project

Zambia says deal with India’s Vedanta over disputed copper assets imminent

Trafigura consortium to invest over $555m in Angola-Congo rail link

Altona to resume drilling at RREE project in Mozambique

Lucapa Diamond achieves debt-free status

De Beers-Botswana deal signals rocky road for rough diamonds

China jumps ahead in the rush to secure lithium from Africa