January 27, 2024

Chinese companies to invest up to $7bn in Congo mining infrastructure

Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will invest up to $7 billion in infrastructure projects as part of an agreement over their Sicomines copper and cobalt JV in the DRC.

January 26, 2024

Alphamin’s tin output rises again in 2023, new mine to begin production April

Alphamin said it expects contained tin production of between 17,000 and 18,000 tonnes for this year.

January 25, 2024

Hummingbird ready to restart Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea

Kouroussa gold mine is expected to reach full production before the end of March and it's targeting 120,000- 140,000 gold ounces a year.

January 25, 2024

Harmony sees half-year gold output up 14%

Harmony said the production increase was driven by higher underground grades at its Mponeng and Moab Khotsong mines.

January 24, 2024

Mali continues search for bodies in collapsed illegal gold mine

More than 80 dead bodies have been recovered so far.

January 24, 2024

Uranium producer Niger launches mining sector overhaul

Niger has temporarily suspended the granting of new mining licenses, the first step in an audit of its mining sector.

January 24, 2024

More than 40 killed in artisanal mine collapse in southwest Mali

The incident in Mali occurred on Friday on a site in the Kangaba Cercle in the south-western Koulikoro Region.

January 24, 2024

Ghana takes stake in Atlantic Lithium with $5m investment

MIIF, the state-owned investment fund, is investing a total of $32.9 million to help develop Ghana's first lithium mine.

January 23, 2024

Barrick speeds up Zambian copper mine expansion

Lumwana will have a projected annual production of around 240,000 tonnes per year over a 30-plus-year life.

January 23, 2024

Endeavour Mining’s second-biggest gold mine hit by strike

Access road to the Houndé mine in Burkina Faso is blocked, adding a fresh challenge to the Canadian miner that recently fired its CEO.