November 20, 2023 MMG seals $1.9bn deal to buy Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana MMG has been hunting for copper assets for more than a year, amid a surge in demand for the metal needed in green energy transition.
November 20, 2023 Liberia’s President-elect Boakai to review mining concessions The West African country has rich mineral reserves of diamonds, gold and iron ore.
November 20, 2023 Rio Tinto to pay $28 million fine to settle US SEC fraud case The defendants had been accused of deceiving investors about the value of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique.
November 19, 2023 The link between mine waste and apartheid in South Africa A new book shows how mine waste has perpetuated apartheid-like policies in South Africa.
November 17, 2023 CMOC sees electricity as constraint on Congo expansion To improve the power supply, CMOC has been looking to tap hydropower projects and other new energy sources.
November 16, 2023 Wheaton Precious Metals secures $530m in existing streams The miner will acquire existing royalty streams on Ivanhoe Mines’s Platreef project in South Africa.
November 15, 2023 Managem says water at cobalt mine safe, denies report on arsenic contamination BMW sources a fifth of its cobalt supplies from Morocco.
November 15, 2023 Atlantic Lithium shuns takeover by major African shareholder In a budget speech on Wednesday, Ghana's finance minister said the project is expected to be a major contributor to the country's gross domestic product.
November 14, 2023 Congo’s copper and cobalt trucks on move as strike ends The drivers stopped shipping the green-energy metals from the mining hub of Kolwezi around the end of October.
November 14, 2023 Barrick’s Bulyanhulu gold mine using Gekko’s IRL to boost efficiency The introduction of the ILR to this location is a significant development, building upon the success of its implementation at various other mines operated by Barrick.
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am
Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine. January 03, 2026 | 07:53 pm
