May 23, 2023 Mining lags on female C-suite, board representation Women currently hold 14% of all mining executive positions and 12.3% of board roles, data showed.
May 22, 2023 Conflict brings Sudan’s lucrative official gold trade to a halt The country's gold industry, its largest revenue earner, has collapsed due to a spiraling month-old conflict in the North African nation.
May 19, 2023 Congo President heads to China amid mining contract negotiations Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal.
May 19, 2023 Wall Street Journal sees a debt-ceiling copper glow up A look at the esteemed financial paper’s case for calling copper the next big bull market.
May 19, 2023 Gem trader HB Antwerp eyes African diamonds after Botswana pact The firm is looking for potential deals to process rough diamonds in countries including Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho and the DRC.
May 19, 2023 Half of the coal-fired power plants announced worldwide unlikely to be built — study A study by Mercator found that 50% of the coal-fired power plants that were planned to come online in the next few years will fail to do so.
May 17, 2023 De Beers mergers two auctions after sales disappoint It sold $480 million worth of rough diamonds in the period between May 1 and May 16, 21% less than in the same cycle of 2022.
May 15, 2023 Sinomine suspends Zimbabwe lithium ops over authorities’ concerns The lithium operations have been put on hold for 7 days to address administrative concerns raised by authorities.
May 12, 2023 AngloGold to move primary listing, head office out of South Africa The miner is further distancing itself from the home country with plans to list in New York and make London its new headquarters.
May 10, 2023 Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
