September 5, 2024

Gem Diamonds finds 122-carat stone at Letšeng mine

The precious stone is the eleventh greater than 100-carat diamond unearthed this year at the prolific mine in Lesotho.

September 4, 2024

Liberia conditionally lifts shutdown order on China Union’s iron ore mines

China Union took over the Bong Mines, located around 150 km northeast of the capital Monrovia, with a $2.6 billion investment in 2008.

September 4, 2024

Allied Gold inks decade-long deal with Mali junta

The junta revised the country’s mining law last year allowing for increased royalties and up to 35% state ownership of projects.

September 4, 2024

Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula achieves record copper production in August

Copper complex in the DRC achieved a monthly production of 40,347 tonnes of copper in concentrate in August.

September 4, 2024

Sovereign Metals touts “outstanding” battery-grade graphite from Malawi project 

It has confirmed Kasiya's natural graphite presents a low-cost opportunity to develop lithium-ion battery supply chains outside of China.

September 3, 2024

Uranium market under pressure, but long-term outlook remains positive

BMO expects uranium demand to grow by 2.9% yearly through 2035, driven by China’s push to build new reactors and the potential for reactor restarts in North America.

September 3, 2024

US-backed Angola rail plan secures $200 million from key bank

The Development Bank of Southern Africa has approved as much as $200 million for the Lobito corridor rail project.

September 3, 2024

Sinomine says its Tsumeb smelter contains over 700t of germanium

Germanium is a critical mineral used in chipmaking, infrared technology, fibre optic cables and solar cells.

September 3, 2024

Xi wants bigger returns, fewer headaches from African debt deals

From Angola to Djibouti, for over a decade, China poured more than $120 billion of government-backed loans through its Belt and Road Initiative.

September 3, 2024

Kodal Minerals to be West Africa’s first London-listed lithium miner

The developer is on track to reach first production at its Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali before year-end.