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.
May 29, 2023 Namibia considers taking stakes in mining and petroleum companies Namibia is one of Africa’s biggest producers of diamonds and largest of uranium.
May 29, 2023 Leo Lithium signs deal with Ganfeng Lithium to raise $72 million Companies wil cooperate for the ramp-up of the Goulamina project in Mali.
May 26, 2023 China, Congo presidents meet in Beijing amid mining disputes The governments agreed to conduct regular reviews of their cooperation in the mining industry and address related disputes through “friendly negotiations.”
May 25, 2023 Fortuna pours first gold at its Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire The mine is expected to produce between 60,000 to 75,000 ounces of gold in 2023.
May 25, 2023 Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture The country will not back down on demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from JV with the company, Mokgweetsi Masisi said.
May 25, 2023 Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with China The DRC aims to boost its stake in a cobalt and copper joint venture with Chinese firms to 70% from 32%.
May 25, 2023 Billionaire Friedland says copper market weakness is temporary The note of confidence from Friedland comes after China’s economic activity disappointed expectations since strict pandemic restrictions were removed late last year.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
