April 1, 2024 NextSource applies to build graphite plant in Mauritius The facility will have capacity to produce 3,600 tonnes of battery-grade graphite a year, increasing to 14,400 tonnes after 2024.
March 31, 2024 New beetle species discovered at Orapa diamond mine in Botswana Researchers say the Orapa deposits are enriching humanity’s understanding of Cretaceous ecosystems.
March 30, 2024 Eskom rebuts report it leads world nitrogen pollution A Greenpeace report states that coal-fired plants operated by Eskom account for five of the world’s 10 biggest single-source nitrogen-dioxide emission sites.
March 29, 2024 CHARTS: Copper price bulls bring back $10,000 forecasts While plummeting spot TC/RCs – from $90+ to $3 – are behind the (already fizzling) rally, copper’s long term supply problems are also firmly back in focus.
March 29, 2024 US talks often with Congo’s Gecamines on cobalt and copper, official says The United States continues to work with Zambia and Congo on mining and regulatory structures.
March 28, 2024 Nigeria to grant mining licences only to companies that process locally This signals a shift from Nigeria's decades-old policy of exporting raw materials.
March 28, 2024 Endeavour’s probe into former CEO finds $15m in “disguised” payments Internal investigation found two “deliberately disguised” payments to an unnamed third party, which had already received $5.9m.
March 28, 2024 UAE’s IRH plans bid for stake in Zambia’s Lubambe copper mine IRH recently bought a 51% stake in Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines.
March 28, 2024 Hummingbird forced to delay commercial production at Guinea gold mine The company's main contractor, Corica Mining Services, halted work at the mine in mid-March and has not resumed activities since.
March 28, 2024 World’s top aluminum producer sees raw material supply risk in Guinea The West African nation last year provided 70% of China’s imports of bauxite, which is used to produce aluminum.
Congo state miner proposes deal for cobalt producer prized by US Gecamines has proposed acquiring Chemaf SA, before bringing in a new majority shareholder, as interest in the troubled copper and cobalt producer intensifies. January 16, 2026 | 09:49 am
