April 4, 2024

Morocco expects more EV battery investments, minister says

Government gave the green light for Chinese electric battery maker BTR New Material Group to build a factory near Tangier.

April 4, 2024

As Rio Tinto strives for ‘impeccable ESG’, investors raise water issues

Rio faced demands from shareholders at its annual meeting on Thursday to come clean on environmental issues.

April 4, 2024

Villagers near Madagascar mine take legal action against Rio Tinto

Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.

April 4, 2024

Harmony Gold agrees five-year wage deal with unions

South African mining operations are occasionally disrupted by strikes over pay.

April 4, 2024

Congo suspends ERG subcontractors at major cobalt mine

The allegations mark the latest sign of frayed relations between ERG and the Central African nation.

April 4, 2024

Copper price jumps to new 14-month high on supply risks, demand hopes

Prices climbed as much 1.5% on Thursday after dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

April 4, 2024

Uganda to launch first domestic tin processing plant next month

Woodcross Resources, a Uganda-based mining and mineral trading company, owns the plant.

April 3, 2024

Senegal’s new president announces oil, gas and mining sector audit

Newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye reassured investors they were welcome in the country.

April 3, 2024

Mining for EV metals threatens gorillas and chimpanzees in Africa

Nearly 180,000 great apes in Africa are under threat as mining activities drive deforestation, according to a study published on Wednesday in Science Advances.

April 3, 2024

Kamoa-Kakula’s first quarter copper output drops 6.5%

Ivanhoe maintained its 2024 full-year production guidance for the mine between 440,000 t and 490,000 t of copper in concentrate.