December 20, 2022 Burkina Faso denies it paid Russian fighters with mine rights Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused a controversy by stating last week that Burkina Faso had hired mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to help it fight Islamist militants.
December 20, 2022 Raw lithium exports banned in Zimbabwe as demand and prices soar Mining companies that are building processing plants will be excluded from the directive.
December 20, 2022 Morocco’s Managem acquires Iamgold assets in Senegal, Mali and Guinea Managem, which operates in six African countries, is controlled by the royal family holding company Al Mada.
December 19, 2022 Ivanhoe Mines hits back at Sentry, Globe and Mail reports on police search of Vancouver office Police searched the miner's office in November 2021 seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers from Ivanhoe to a Swiss bank account in connection with contracts for its Congolese…
December 19, 2022 Harmony Gold reports mine fatality Harmony reported 13 fatalities in its 2022 financial year to June 30, up from 11 work-related deaths reported the previous year.
December 19, 2022 Trevali sells stake in Namibia’s Rosh Pinah mine to Appian The embattled Canadian miner is also trying to sell its Caribou zinc mine, in the home country, as part of a court-sanctioned sales process.
December 16, 2022 Namibian rare earth minerals project targets 2026 production Privately-owned Broadmind Mining says the company had started assessing the economic viability of the Eisenberg deposit.
December 15, 2022 Police searched Ivanhoe Mines’ Vancouver office as part of Swiss bank transfer investigation Police searched Ivanhoe's Vancouver office seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers related to its copper operations in the DRC.
December 14, 2022 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia The Mingomba deposit hosts average copper grades about six times higher than those found in Chile, the world’s top producer.
December 13, 2022 Barrick responds to rights abuse allegations in Tanzania Miner refutes claims, says corporate watchdog RAID had a history of making unfounded allegations about purported human rights abuses at North Mara.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
