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

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday imposed a 21-day lockdown.

Reuters | March 24, 2020 | 8:25 am

Production at its Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa will be halted on Thursday for 21 days.

Reuters | March 23, 2020 | 3:39 pm

China Moly to isolate TFM copper mine in Congo

Isolation beginning at noon on Tuesday in response to the coronavirus.

Reuters | March 23, 2020 | 3:20 pm

South Africa’s army will help the police to enforce the lockdown that will start midnight Thursday.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2020 | 1:21 pm

The measure is expected to weigh heavily on copper output.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 10:58 am

Egypt last month announced a new exploration tender for gold-mining.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2020 | 10:02 am

Temporary suspensions come as government measures to contain the the spread of Covid-19 has disrupted fuel supplies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 7:16 am

The C$1 billion-deal brings about a top 15 gold producer, with combined volume of over 1 million ounces a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 5:17 am

The company will pursue legal action against the source of information that stated that there was a case of Covid-19 at its Marikana operation.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 22, 2020 | 11:07 am