October 8, 2024 Trigon hits ‘surprise’ high-grade copper at Kombat mine in Namibia Trigon restarted production at Kombat in 2022.
October 8, 2024 Atlantic Lithium secures final permit to build Ghana mine The Ewoyaa mine and processing plant will be Ghana’s first lithium operation and also the company's first mine.
October 7, 2024 Ten dead, five injured after Zambia mine collapses Rescue efforts were underway to save miners believed to be trapped under the debris.
October 7, 2024 Ivanhoe Mines lowers full-year copper, zinc production guidance The revision comes despite a record 116,313 tonnes of copper in concentrate produced during the third quarter at Kamoa-Kakula.
October 7, 2024 Fortuna Mining says Burkina Faso will not withdraw existing mining permits On Saturday, junta leader Ibrahim Traoré had said Burkina Faso plans to withdraw mining permits from some foreign companies.
October 7, 2024 Lucara sells off Clara diamond sales platform The total consideration is $3 million on closing and the return of 10 million Lucara common shares initially issued as partial consideration when Lucara acquired Clara in 2018.
October 7, 2024 US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, watchdog says Millions of people are displaced and fighting over minerals, particularly gold, has actually increased since the so-called conflict minerals law was passed in 2010.
October 7, 2024 Ghana’s wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature "It's risky but I just want to survive," said one of the men at the wildcat site in the Prestea-Huni Valley district in western Ghana.
October 5, 2024 Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says Gold is the main export of the West African country.
October 4, 2024 Ghanaians call on government to shut down all illegal gold mines Gold is a mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, accounting for nearly half of exports in 2023.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
