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.