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.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2020 | 3:59 pm

ARM says JV gets green light to load iron ore amid lockdown

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

Reuters | April 2, 2020 | 11:23 am

Centamin appoints new CEO

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

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

Kinross Gold withdraws 2020 guidance

The company says the pandemic has had no material impacts…

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

Covid-19 robs diamond sector of recovery hopes

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

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

Global copper production disruptions

Producers have halted or cut back operations and slowed construction.

MINING.com Editor | March 20, 2020 | 2:39 pm

Jervois suspends all activity in Uganda

The company also reported final results from its 2019-20 drill programs at Kilembe.

MINING.com Editor | March 20, 2020 | 10:16 am

Barrick puts emergency covid-19 response plans in place

The company said placed and forecast orders are still intact and there have been no hold-ups in its supply chain.

MINING.com Editor | March 20, 2020 | 9:46 am

Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines reviews operations due to coronavirus

Any discretionary activity planned for 2020 and not yet commenced will be suspended or deferred.

Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 8:13 am

B2Gold implements precautionary measures at mine sites

The Canadian miner said it is sticking to its work plans for 2020.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 20, 2020 | 6:15 am

Eskom talks to get coal for Kusile plant drag on for 13 years

South Africa’s state-owned utility has yet to agree a supply contract for its newest power station, more than a decade after approving a plan to negotiate with Anglo American.

Bloomberg News | March 19, 2020 | 9:15 am

Buffalo not halting operations in South Africa

The company said it has increased safety-hygiene measures but closures have not been decided.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 19, 2020 | 6:15 am

Global copper production to grow 3% annually until 2029

Fitch analysts predict global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.1% over 2020-2029, with total output rising from 20.3mnt to 26.8mnt over the same period.

MINING.com Editor | March 18, 2020 | 12:31 pm

South African mine hospitals may be used for virus patients

The hospitals could be made available to both industry employees and the wider public.

Bloomberg News | March 18, 2020 | 9:19 am

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