Africa Top Stories

RCT automates fleet in Burkina Faso

Company has executed a project with African Underground Mining Services at the Siou underground gold mine.

Assmang, a 50-50 venture with Assore, had received authorization from…

Reuters | April 2, 2020 | 11:23 am

Martin Horgan, co-founder of a gold company acquired by Resolute…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2020 | 8:53 am

The company says the pandemic has had no material impacts…

Bruno Venditti | April 1, 2020 | 12:23 pm

The coronavirus pandemic has squashed diamond miners’ dawning hopes of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2020 | 6:58 am

Glencore closes operations in four countries over coronavirus curbs

Glencore joins peers such as Anglo American, Antofagasta, Codelco and Teck Resources in temporarily closing or slowing some operations.

Reuters | March 26, 2020 | 9:23 am

The strategy sees it boosting production to 5 million ounces of gold a year, with the bulk coming from its North American operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2020 | 6:55 am

Covid-19-related measure affects the company’s San Cristobal silver-zinc-lead mine and Ambatovy nickel mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2020 | 4:35 am

The company also reduced the number of people at its US operations.

Bruno Venditti | March 25, 2020 | 11:38 am

The gold miner has postponed publication of its full year 2019 results for a minimum of two weeks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2020 | 10:03 am

First quarter output is likely to be between the expected 85,000 to 90,000 ounces.

MINING.com Editor | March 25, 2020 | 9:52 am

The Balama graphite operation in Mozambique remains operational.

Bruno Venditti | March 24, 2020 | 1:38 pm

The emeralds and rubies miner is unsure whether scheduled auctions for 2020 will take place due to coronavirus.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2020 | 10:43 am

Operations include the Mponeng mine, Mine Waste Solutions and surface rock-dump processing operations.

Bruno Venditti | March 24, 2020 | 9:33 am