December 21, 2022

Aya confirms extension of high-grade silver discovery at Zgounder mine in Morocco

One drill hole intercepted 3,956 g/t silver over 21.6 metres, including an intersection of 5,792 g/t silver over 14.4 metres.

December 21, 2022

Ivanhoe Mines confirms link to Congo aide in copper corruption case

Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14.

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.