May 10, 2022 Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.
May 9, 2022 Zambia ends legal spat with Vedanta over seized copper mines Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation in 2019 after the previous Zambian government alleged that the company had lied about expansion plans and paid too little tax.
May 9, 2022 Gold Fields eyes South America expansion despite populist policies The company is considering buying mid-sized gold assets in Chile and Peru.
May 9, 2022 Inflation eating into Gold Fields’ Chile project, CEO says The Salares Norte gold project, the company's largest, is set to start producing in the first quarter of next year.
May 9, 2022 Bristow pleads with African miners to create ‘partnerships for prosperity’ Bristow tells Indaba mining has the power to unlock broader economic momentum and empower people.
May 9, 2022 Harmony Gold reports four mine deaths Workers died on Saturday in a maintenance-related accident at the Kusasalethu mine.
May 9, 2022 First Quantum pulls $1.25bn trigger on Kansanshi expansion S3 Expansion will transition Kansanshi from a selective high-grade, medium-scale operation to a medium-grade, larger-scale operation.
May 9, 2022 Ukraine war drives De Beers to step up diamond traceability efforts The diamond producer is also looking to adjust its supply chains, as Western customers want assurance that their purchases do not come from Russia.
May 9, 2022 Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project Platreef's initial production shaft is expected to churn out 700,000 tonnes of ore a year and is slated to begin operations in late 2024.
May 7, 2022 BHP vows to stay out of lithium rush with shortages set to fade The world’s biggest mining company has no plans to join the lithium rush.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
