December 1, 2022 Rare earths ‘spill the tea’ on how deep magma eruptions initiate Researchers found huge magma eruptions can initiate deeper below the earth's surface than previously believed.
November 30, 2022 Petra Diamonds to keep Williamson mine idled until mid-2023 The Tanzanian diamond mine has been shut since early November, following a breach in the wall of a tailings dam.
November 29, 2022 Zimbabwe signs agreement with Tsingshan to set up lithium operations China's Tsingshan, one of the world’s top nickel producers, is currently building a $1 billion stainless steel plant in Zimbabwe
November 29, 2022 Endeavour’s Ity exploration on track to discover 4 million indicated ounces by 2025 The Africa-focused gold major already found 2 million oz. in the past two years.
November 29, 2022 Dubai’s ENOC denies gold-for-oil barter talks with Ghana Ghana, Africa’s second-largest gold producer, last week ordered large mining companies to sell 20% of the metal they refine to the central bank.
November 29, 2022 Mali suspends issuance of mining permits until further notice Mali is one of Africa's top gold producers with industrial production reaching 63.4 tonnes in 2021.
November 28, 2022 Consensus forecast is for two years of stagnant copper prices Copper is down 20% so far in 2022 and a new survey of over 30 investment banks and economic researchers sees little prospect for an exit from the bear market.
November 28, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater to spend $616m advancing Finnish lithium project The Keliber mine is expected to be Europe's first fully integrated lithium hydroxide producer supplying the regional market.
November 28, 2022 Ghana in talks with Dubai oil refiner to barter gold for fuel Ghana last week ordered mining companies to sell 20% of the metal they refine to the central bank.
November 28, 2022 Burkina Faso’s vanishing gold boom puts livelihoods at risk Russia's Nordgold in April stopped mining at Taparko, saying the lives of its staff were in danger.
Mercuria signs copper concentrate offtake agreement with Bulgarian miner The agreement is for 100% of copper concentrate produced at the Ellatzite mine in 2026. December 30, 2025 | 08:42 am
