February 1, 2023 Simandou iron ore project to restart in March, Guinea says Authorities ordered work to stop in July last year in a bid to force the shareholders to agree joint venture terms.
February 1, 2023 Harmony Gold says higher grades boost Q2 production The South African miner expects to report gold production between 720,000 and 745,000 ounces for the six months to December.
January 31, 2023 South Africa reports safest year in mining, government urges more A total of 1,946 serious injuries were reported in 2022, down from 2,123 a year earlier, report shows.
January 31, 2023 Diamond sales at Botswana’s Debswana hit record high in 2022 Sales of diamonds from Debswana stood at $4.588 billion in 2022 compared to $3.466 billion in 2021.
January 31, 2023 Pope condemns “poison of greed” stoking conflict in Congo Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources driving conflict and exploitation.
January 30, 2023 Ivanhoe outlines Phase 3-4 Kamoa-Kakula expansion The complex produced 333,500 tonnes of copper in 2022, more than double its output a year earlier.
January 29, 2023 Loulo-Gounkoto to keep going for years to come – Barrick CEO Barrick said that the development of a third underground mine at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex is on track to start ore production from stoping in the second quarter of 2023.
January 29, 2023 Mummified golden boy comes ‘back to life’ in Egypt The recently studied mummy of a teenage boy of high socioeconomic status is a showcase of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death.
January 27, 2023 Fortuna Silver trims Yaramoko reserve estimate after evaluation, drill work The Yaramoko project was acquired by Fortuna in July 2021 as part of its takeover of Roxgold.
January 27, 2023 Yellen says South African coal communities need $3.5 billion South Africa has identified more than R60 billion of investments needed to help communities in the coal-mining Mpumalanga province.
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