June 1, 2023 Key railway serving South African iron ore exporters reopens The line is used to haul iron ore and manganese from Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.’s giant Sishen mine and other operations to the port of Saldanha.
June 1, 2023 Zimbabwe aims to double power output by 2025 to meet mining demand The southern African country is reeling from power cuts of up to 12 hours daily.
May 31, 2023 Zimbabwe presses miners to produce battery-grade lithium locally The southern African country said it could impose a tax on exports of lithium concentrate in future.
May 31, 2023 Zambia orders halt to work on copper mine in Lower Zambezi park Zambia's government said Mwembeshi Resources had violated a number of environmental conditions pertaining to the Kangaluwi copper mine.
May 31, 2023 Impala takes control of RBPlat after acquiring key investor’s stake Impala raised its stake in RBPlat to 55.46% after South Africa's Public Investment Corp. sold its remaining interest.
May 31, 2023 Anglo American reorganizes in pursuit of growth as finance boss retires Finance director Stephen Pearce will retire this year and the company will consolidate its production businesses into two regions.
May 31, 2023 EU seeks critical minerals deals with more African countries So far the EU has signed partnerships with countries such as Canada, Kazakhstan, Namibia and Ukraine.
May 31, 2023 Petra Diamonds sells half its stake in Williamson mine Buyer is Tanzania-based technical services contractor Taifa Mining, which will pay $15 million to become Williamson's co-owner.
May 30, 2023 Peru seen losing title of no. 2 copper producer soon to Congo While Peru has 18 mining projects in its pipeline, only one of those may be developed in the short term.
May 30, 2023 Botswana says it is still keen on De Beers partnership, confident of new deal President Mokgweetsi Masisi threats to walk away from the negotiations if Botswana fails to secure a bigger share of rough diamonds produced by Debswana.
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
