November 6, 2023 Bill Gates-backed mining startup wants to expand into Congo KoBold is exploring around the world for new deposits of metals that are key to the global green-energy transition.
November 6, 2023 Botswana conducts due diligence on HB Antwerp stake, president says At the height of talks for a new sales contract with De Beers in March, Botswana announced a deal to become a shareholder in HB Antwerp.
November 6, 2023 Billionaire-owned Vedanta seals Zambian copper assets deal Vedanta and the Zambian government have sealed an agreement that restores the Indian company's ownership of Konkola Copper Mines.
November 6, 2023 Asante Gold announces extension to Grasshopper pit resource at Bibiani mine in Ghana Constrained indicated resources amounted to 1.88 million tonnes averaging 1.04 grams per tonne for 56,500 oz. of contained gold.
November 6, 2023 Ivanhoe records $108m third-quarter profit, shares up The Kamoa-Kakula copper complex sold 96,509 tonnes of payable copper in Q3 2023.
November 6, 2023 Zimbabwean miners set for big profit slump next year – report Last year Zimbabwe tripled the royalties platinum miners must pay the government to 7% and more than doubled those for lithium to 5%.
November 4, 2023 Vedanta posts loss on higher tax outgo and weak zinc prices The Indian unit of billionaire Anil Agarwal swung to a loss of $214 million in three months to September.
November 2, 2023 China’s grip on Africa’s minerals sparks a US response As part of its stated ambition to challenge China’s dominance, the Biden administration saw an opportunity to revitalize a century-old rail line linking key African mines to an Atlantic Ocean…
November 2, 2023 De Beers agrees five-year wage deal with S.African union The agreement also allows for participation in Anglo American employee share ownership plans.
November 2, 2023 Kamoa-Kakula confirmed as world’s lowest carbon-emitting major copper mine On a Scope 1 and 2 basis, Kamoa-Kakula's GHG emissions intensity in 2022 was 0.16 equivalent tonnes of carbon dioxide per tonne of contained copper produced.
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
