February 7, 2024

Vedanta weighs sale of minority stake in Zambian copper assets

The company is talking to a range of financing partners to raise money for a restart of its Konkola Copper Mines unit.

February 7, 2024

Ivanhoe, Trafigura to be first users of Lobito Atlantic Railway Corridor

They will ship copper, cobalt and other critical minerals and metals from mines in the DRC to Angola’s port of Lobito via rail.

February 6, 2024

Zambia set to negotiate bigger stakes in new mining projects

Zambia is Africa's second-largest copper producer.

February 6, 2024

Tanzania backs SilverCorp takeover of OreCorp

Decision paves the way for the Canadian miner to complete the acquisition of OreCorp and its flagship Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania.

February 6, 2024

De Beers expands presence in Angola’s diamond sector

The world’s largest diamond miner by volume has inked agreements with Angola to boost diamond production and exploration.

February 5, 2024

Anglo CEO says he can run sprawling miner better than any activist

Anglo’s production pullback has led some investors and analysts to call for more action.

February 5, 2024

Coal miner starts building South Africa’s biggest wind farm

Seriti plans to build infrastructure capable of providing 900 megawatts of green energy over the next few years.

February 5, 2024

NextSource to reach full production at Molo graphite mine by July

The Madagascar mine is expected to achieve nameplate capacity of 17,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate per year.

February 5, 2024

Sibanye CEO pushes on with copper hunt after failed Zambian bid

The precious metals producer is still looking for copper assets to buy across the African copper belt.

February 5, 2024

Sumitomo cuts nickel output forecast in Madagascar due to system glitches

Japanese trading house slashed its output estimate of nickel at the Ambatovy project.