March 20, 2023 Barrick commits $30 million to expansion of education infrastructure in Tanzania The Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program's objective is to build 1,090 classrooms, 1,640 ablution blocks and 270 dormitories across 161 schools nationwide.
March 20, 2023 Thor Explorations more than doubles resource at Senegal gold project The updated estimate’s 1.78 million oz. of contained gold is a 144% increase compared with an initial resource in November 2021.
March 20, 2023 China warns its nationals after killings in Central African Republic Nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a gold mine outside Bangui.
March 18, 2023 Guinea, partners resume Simandou infrastructure operations The $15 billion Simandou project was restarted Saturday.
March 16, 2023 Roscan hits milestone with environmental permit for Kandiole in Mali Roscan's CEO also noted that the company expects to obtain the final mining licence “in the near future.”
March 16, 2023 Gold Fields, AngloGold rule out merger after Ghana joint venture deal Ghana JV will be Africa's biggest gold mine.
March 14, 2023 Deep-South prospects improve in battle for Haib copper licence in Namibia The High Court of Namibia set aside the decision of the Minister not to renew Deep-South Resources prospecting licence.
March 14, 2023 Ivanhoe Mines posts near tenfold profit increase in 2022; stock rises The company posted a record profit of $434 million for 2022.
March 14, 2023 Zimbabwe’s ban on lithium ore exports triggers stockpile buildup The ban has impacted small- and medium-scale miners, but it’s not clear how much lithium is contained in the stockpiled ore.
March 13, 2023 Work set to resume at Simandou after Guinea, shareholders agree on terms Guinea's transitional government ordered work to stop last July to try to force the shareholders to agree on joint venture terms.
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