October 26, 2023 Syrah expects more graphite buys ahead of China export ban China will require export permits as of Dec. 1 for some graphite products.
October 25, 2023 World Bank grants South Africa $1 billion loan for energy reform The funding will help facilitate “restructuring of the power sector” through the unbundling of state-owned utility Eskom.
October 25, 2023 Namibia’s battery metal ambitions rest on infrastructure, miners say The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.
October 25, 2023 South African unions free some miners held underground Workers stuck underground for days over a union dispute at Gold One International Ltd.’s Modder East mine in South Africa have returned to the surface.
October 25, 2023 Over 4,000 jobs on the line with Sibanye-Stillwater’s latest restructuring Announcement comes barely six weeks after the company kicked off a similar process at one of its South African gold mines.
October 25, 2023 Zijin says it will advance disputed, giant Congo lithium project Mine permit belonged to AVZ Minerals, but was revoked in February with mines ministry saying the company had not developed it fast enough.
October 24, 2023 Nigeria seeks to tighten rules to curb raw mineral exports The country has lithium, gold, bitumen and iron ore deposits and is intent on emulating nations such as Indonesia in climbing up the commodities value chain.
October 24, 2023 Botswana’s ODC halts diamond sales as industry seeks to reduce glut ODC holds 10 auctions a year to sell its 25% allocation of production from Debswana.
October 24, 2023 Amplats Q3 refined PGM output down 9%, maintains production guidance The world's biggest platinum miner by value produced 909,700 ounces of refined PGMs in the three months to Sept. 30.
October 24, 2023 Namibia orders police to stop Chinese firm’s lithium exports China's Xinfeng has previously clashed with Namibian authorities over exports.
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
