June 1, 2023

Namibia says will not grab stakes in existing resource firms

The ministry, however, did not rule out the government taking minority stakes when granting licences.

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.