July 14, 2023 Glencore, Anglo join South Africa in $1.5 billion water plan to supply mines and communities Glencore and Anglo American Platinum are among the companies attempting to secure half of that amount in financing by the end of the year.
July 14, 2023 De Beers deal is boon for Botswana’s economy, president says Under the new accord, Botswana’s state-owned diamond trader will get 30% of the output from Debswana.
July 14, 2023 Zambia plans to choose buyer of Mopani Copper Mines by month-end Zijin Mining and Norinco Group, Sibanye Stillwater and an investment vehicle owned by ex-Glencore officials have been shortlisted in the race.
July 13, 2023 US bill aims to counter China control of Congo critical minerals The DRC produces about 70% of the world’s cobalt and also has major deposits of copper, lithium, tantalum, and germanium.
July 12, 2023 Which countries are most reliant on coal? Coal is the largest source of electricity generation and the primary fuel for iron, steel, and cement production, making it central to climate and energy discussions.
July 11, 2023 Russia, other BRICS nations planning new gold-backed currency The Russian Embassy in Kenya declared that "the BRICS countries are planning to introduce a new trading currency, which will be backed by gold.”
July 11, 2023 Deep-South stock soars after Namibia renews copper project license The Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed the miner's Haib copper licence for two years following a lengthy court battle.
July 10, 2023 China’s CMOC resumes copper, cobalt shipments from Congo’s TFM mine Exports from the Tenke Fungurume Mining operation were halted in July 2022.
July 7, 2023 Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo Barrick is considering plans to develop Lumwana mine.
July 6, 2023 Pure-play nickel company Lifezone Metals rises on NYSE debut The company's flagship project is the exploration-stage Kabanga in Tanzania.
Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper output The Florence copper project in Arizona is moving from build to operations as Taseko lines up its next phase of copper growth. January 13, 2026 | 06:10 am