March 12, 2024 Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years.
March 10, 2024 Senegal opposition coalition promises new currency and revamp of oil contracts Ousmane Sonko launched its presidential campaign platform with promises to renegotiate mining and energy contracts.
March 8, 2024 African Rainbow pauses Bokoni mine expansion plan after H1 profit fall The miner's headline earnings declined to $158.5 million in the six months to December 2023.
March 8, 2024 Perseus extends OreCorp takeover bid to April Perseus and Silvercorp are vying for OreCorp’s Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania, slated to produce 242,000 oz./year over its first decade.
March 7, 2024 Forsys Metals shares jump on uranium project licence renewal Its exclusive prospecting licence for the Namibplaas uranium deposit has been renewed for two years.
March 7, 2024 Dundee Precious Metals sells Tsumeb smelter in Namibia for $49 million Dundee acquired the smelter in 2010 to secure a processing plant for the complex concentrate from the company’s Chelopech mine in Bulgaria.
March 7, 2024 Fortuna Silver takes $90.6m charge on Mexican mine closure It will cease activities at its San José mine in Mexico this year, six months earlier than planned, due to rising costs and depleted reserves.
March 6, 2024 Platinum’s worst crisis in decades hits jobs in South Africa The nation’s platinum sector — which accounts for about 70% of global output — has been a key export industry.
March 6, 2024 US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labor in Africa A federal appeals court refused to hold the companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining in the DRC.
March 6, 2024 Platinum deficit in 2024 to be deeper than expected – WPIC Platinum demand surged 25% in 2023, seen down 6% in 2024.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
