June 13, 2024 Vedanta subsidiary Western Cluster plans $2bn Liberia investment The investment will spread over the next five years to fund the expansion of its iron ore operations.
June 13, 2024 NextSource lands World Bank support for Molo graphite expansion The proposed expansion will increase the Molo mine's capacity by nearly nine times to 150,000 tpa.
June 13, 2024 At least 22 killed in artisanal mine collapse in southern Mali The accident follows the death of over 70 people in similar circumstances at an artisanal mine in southwest Mali in January.
June 13, 2024 Ivanhoe Electric refutes Ma’aden share sale claims Ivanhoe said Saudi Arabia's Ma’aden, its 50/50 partner in the Middle East, has no intention to sell its shares in the US company.
June 12, 2024 Zambia takes first step to start trader competing with Glencore The cabinet approved the creation of a special purpose vehicle that will invest and trade in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer.
June 12, 2024 A fifth of copper smelting capacity suspended in May, data shows Global inactivity reached 25.4% on May 8, with seasonal maintenance closures remaining a key feature, Earth-i said.
June 12, 2024 Congo to buy out UAE partner in gold venture as shipments slump The partnership sold 5 tons of hand-mined gold, worth about $300 million, in its first year of operation.
June 12, 2024 Zambia to set up mineral investment and trading unit The country, which produced 698,000 tonnes of copper in 2023, is targeting 3 million tonnes in annual output within the next decade.
June 12, 2024 MMG to invest $700 million to double copper output at Botswana mine MMG announced in March that it had completed a deal to buy Canada-based Cuprous Capital, the parent company of Khoemacau mine.
June 11, 2024 Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
