January 19, 2023

Congo sees deal on $6bn China mining contract overhaul this year

The government is in active talks with representatives of Sicomines.

January 18, 2023

GoviEx sells Falea uranium project in Mali

GoviEx will receive C$2 million worth of African Energy Metals and a 3% net smelter return royalty.

January 17, 2023

Zambia’s KCM to shut down Nchanga smelter between July and August

KCM will spend $27.63 million on the process.

January 14, 2023

Congo picks Symbion to tap methane-filled lake

New York’s Symbion Power won a bid to produce electricity from methane trapped in Lake Kivu.

January 13, 2023

CHARTS: Mining stocks gain on tech but remain an afterthought for investors

Apple is worth more than the 100 biggest mining companies, three years of global copper production and all the world's seaborne iron ore.

January 12, 2023

Superdeep diamond reveals new info on earth’s geological processes

A superdeep diamond recovered in Guinea has become the messenger of new information on plate tectonics.

January 10, 2023

North America’s top mining CEOs anticipate turbulent year ahead

"I don’t think anywhere is perfectly safe to invest right now," said Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow.

January 10, 2023

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Hydropower contributes to more than 75% of Zambia's electricity generation.

January 9, 2023

Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global…

January 9, 2023

Ivanhoe hits upper end of 2022 guidance, expects higher output this year after debottlenecking

Kamoa-Kakula's 2022 copper production represents a 215% increase over the previous year.