July 3, 2024 Ivory Coast says Endeavour leak sickened people, killed fish The miner had said a valve ruptured on June 23, releasing 3,000 liters of mud containing cyanide into a canal within the perimeter of its Ity mine.
July 3, 2024 Gem Diamonds unearths 123-carat stone in Lesotho This is the eighth stone over 100 carats found at the Letšeng mine in 2024.
July 3, 2024 UAE’S IHC unit withdraws offer for Vedanta’s Zambian copper mines over price International Resources Holding had wanted a majority stake in Konkola Copper Mines to consolidate its position in Zambia after buying a 51% stake in Mopani.
July 3, 2024 Sundance settles dispute with Congo Republic over iron ore project The company has reached an agreement to settle a dispute over the Nabeba iron ore project.
July 3, 2024 Rio Tinto ups stake in Sovereign Metals with $12.4m investment The fresh investment takes Rio's interest in Sovereign, the owner of Malawi's Kasiya rutile-graphite project, to 19.76%.
July 2, 2024 Congo sells its own copper from joint ventures for first time Gecamines is offering copper from CMOC’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine, in which it holds a 20% interest, Bloomberg sources said.
July 2, 2024 Impala Platinum reports strike at Bafokeng operations Impala has said it could cut 3,900 jobs as it restructures its South African operations.
July 2, 2024 Ivanhoe sells new zinc mine’s output to Trafigura, China’s Citic The Kipushi zinc mine produced its first concentrate on June 14, Ivanhoe said Tuesday.
July 2, 2024 Ivanhoe Mines restarts century-old Kipushi mine after 31-year hiatus Kipushi has set its 2024 production guidance at between 100,000 and 140,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate.
July 2, 2024 Endeavour Mining pours first gold at Lafigué mine Lafigué is the fifth project Endeavour has completed in West Africa and it is expected to produce between 90,000 and 110,000 gold ounces a year.
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
