September 24, 2025

Chemaf to cease operations without investor

Chemaf put itself up for sale more than two years ago after financial troubles left the company unable to complete development projects.

September 24, 2025

Angola joins race for stake in De Beers

Angola seeks a minority stake to create a pan-African ownership model, preventing any single country from dominating De Beers.

September 23, 2025

Kinross sells entire stake in Asante Gold

The second sale comes a week after Asante reported mixed results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.

September 23, 2025

Ghana study warns of hazardous toxin levels linked to mining as artisanal gold output soars

Soil readings in some areas have reached 134 times amounts deemed to be safe, a government-backed study has found.

September 23, 2025

Appian secures $150M for Namibia zinc mine expansion

Debt facility from Standard Bank will cover the remaining construction costs of the Rosh Pinah zinc mine extension.

September 23, 2025

Botswana seeks to secure control of De Beers by October

President Duma Boko said his government is in talks with partners, including Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, to help finance the deal.

September 22, 2025

Newmont pours first gold at Ahafo North project in Ghana

The project will add more than three million ounces of gold production over an initial 13-year mine life.

September 22, 2025

Congo will not ‘auction’ mineral resources to the US, president says

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said he would like to strengthen the partnership with the US, however.

September 22, 2025

Mali announces more new mining deals under revised code

The agreements cover gold mines including Allied Gold’s Sadiola project, B2Gold’s Fekola mine, Resolute’s Syama site and Ganfeng’s Bougouni project.

September 22, 2025

Oceans protection law to tighten squeeze on seabed miners

The High Seas Treaty, effective January, enables vast conservation zones in international waters to protect 30% of the oceans.