April 22, 2024 Gem Diamonds finds 169 carat stone in Lesotho This is the fourth greater than 100 carat Type II white diamond unearthed this year at the prolific Letšeng mine.
April 19, 2024 Spectacular copper price rally only gaining momentum A double digit runup in copper just in April lifts the orange metal to within sight of $10,000/tonne as warnings prices are running ahead of fundamentals emerge.
April 19, 2024 Congo copper mine suspended amid radiation concerns The La Compagnie Minière de Musonoie project, known as COMMUS, is held 72% by Zijin and 28% by Gecamines.
April 19, 2024 GoviEx plunges as Niger uranium project faces junta deadline There’s a risk the junta could revoke GoviEx’s mining permit, the company said on Friday.
April 19, 2024 UAE giant eyes majority stake in Vedanta’s Zambian mines in expansion drive The unit of International Holding Company recently made an offer of more than $1 billion to buy a 51% stake in Konkola Copper Mines.
April 19, 2024 African critical minerals output could reach $2 trillion by 2050 Global revenue from mining copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel could reach $16 trillion in current dollar terms over the next quarter century, says IMF.
April 18, 2024 Africa’s lithium supply to almost triple this year – Benchmark Mineral Intelligence In 2023, the region contributed 4% to global lithium production, but this year it's expected to reach 10%.
April 18, 2024 Sibanye cuts more jobs after shutting loss-making Marikana shaft Some 469 employees were transferred to Sibanye's other PGM operations, while another 226 were taken off the payroll.
April 18, 2024 Rio Tinto, Saudi Arabia vying for First Quantum mines stake Japanese trading houses Mitsui and Sumitomo have also been studying the assets, Bloomberg said.
April 17, 2024 Short squeeze fears grip tin as LME says it’s watching market Tin's 25% advance in 2024 puts it well ahead of more closely-watched commodities like copper or crude oil.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
