July 16, 2024 Zimbabwe central banker stockpiles gold to bolster ZiG currency The ZiG - short for Zimbabwe gold — is the nation’s sixth attempt at having a functioning local currency in the last 15 years.
July 16, 2024 Development banks seek to revive world’s biggest power project The planned Grand Inga hydropower complex in the DRC has been stalled for decades.
July 16, 2024 Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building out 600 km rail and port infrastructure.
July 15, 2024 Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.
July 14, 2024 Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium? There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.
July 12, 2024 Botswana eyes new export route to exploit huge coal resource The African Development Bank has agreed to finance a feasibility study for the project, at a cost of about $4 million.
July 12, 2024 Congo offers own cobalt from joint ventures for first time Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.
July 11, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater hit by cyberattack, says mining business unaffected Smelter operations in Columbus, Ohio were impacted after its automated systems all went down.
July 11, 2024 Montage Gold secures final permit for Koné project The Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire is Montage's flagship asset and is expected to have a 16-year mine life.
July 11, 2024 Zambia says China’s JCHX will invest $300m in Lubambe copper mine Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years.
BlueScope charms shareholders with $293 million dividend Australia's largest steelmaker last week rejected a $9 billion takeover offer from a consortium. January 13, 2026 | 03:32 pm
