April 15, 2024 Barrick under pressure in Mali as regime eyes control of Loulo-Gounkoto After seizing power in a coup in 2021 and forming an alliance with Russian troops, the Mali junta has been focusing on the mining industry.
April 12, 2024 Column: Falling stocks and more supply trouble sends tin skywards Tin is now up by 27% since the start of the year.
April 11, 2024 Senegal says oil, gas and mine contracts will be reworked if needed Companies involved in the sector include BP and US-listed Kosmo Energy.
April 11, 2024 Congo seeks outside advice on imposing cobalt export curbs Cobalt prices have plunged by two-thirds since mid-2022 as global supply races ahead of demand.
April 11, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater to axe 4,000 jobs in gold mines restructuring The planned restructuring of its loss-making South African gold operations may impact 3,107 employees and 915 contractors.
April 10, 2024 NextSource stock jumps on lease agreement to build graphite plant in Mauritius NextSource has pre-ordered process equipment with a production capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year of spheronized and purified graphite.
April 10, 2024 Zimplats to cap job cuts at 1% of workforce, CEO says Zimbabwe's biggest platinum producer announced in March it was offering voluntary job cuts.
April 10, 2024 Asante Gold to bid for Newmont’s Akyem mine Asante’s plan follows calls from Ghana’s government for local ownership of Akyem.
April 10, 2024 Sibanye may seek $500m via metals prepayment deals to boost cash The precious metals producer saw profits tumble $2 billion last year due to lower metal prices and a reported $2.6 billion of impairments.
April 10, 2024 Amplats says it has received no credible offers for South African assets Parent company Anglo American prompted the speculation in February when CEO Duncan Wanblad said "nothing is off the table".
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