October 21, 2022 South Africa’s Treasury to trim budget deficits further on mining royalties Barclays' economist Michael Kafe said revenues were on track to exceed budgeted estimates and part of the windfall would be allocated to the public wage bill.
October 20, 2022 Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals "In principal we have agreed on conditions, whatever the materials, we are going to process them here," mines and energy minister said.
October 20, 2022 Suspected Islamist militants attack ruby mine in northeastern Mozambique The raid took place on an operation 12 kilometres southeast of Gemfields’s 75%-owned Montepuez Ruby Mining.
October 19, 2022 South Africa’s EV dream threatens $8.5 billion in climate aid South Africa is the world’s 13th-biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions and relies on coal for more than 80% of its electricity.
October 18, 2022 Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of ‘Africa’s unicorn’ Illegal gold mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve, environmental organizations warned on Tuesday.
October 18, 2022 Sasol, ArcelorMittal to jointly explore green hydrogen, carbon capture projects Sasol is the world's biggest producer of fuel products and chemicals from coal, but is transitioning away from the fossil fuel.
October 17, 2022 South Africa port staff union agrees to pay deal, calls off strike Mining companies have been particularly hard hit by the strike.
October 17, 2022 Miners’ losses mount as ports strike drags on in South Africa Negotiations to reach a pay deal have been unsuccessful, even after the government and an arbitration body joined the discussions between Transnet and its biggest labor unions.
October 17, 2022 Zambia restricts number of mining licences per company to five "We have had a lot of licences being used for speculative purposes and we want to curtail that," Zambia's mines minister Paul Kabuswe.
October 17, 2022 Endeavour Mining kicks off Lafigué gold mine construction The miner's 80%-owned gold project in Côte d’Ivoire is expected to begin production in the third quarter of 2024.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
