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.

October 16, 2022

Striking South Africa port workers reject wage deal

The strike action has severely reduced staff at key ports that export iron ore and coal from South African mines and placed shipments of agricultural goods at risk.

October 14, 2022

US seeks deals to wean countries off coal ahead of Egypt talks

The US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry is set to visit Vietnam next week and will travel to Mexico again before the UN climate summit in November.

October 13, 2022

MMG to start arbitration against Congo’s Gecamines

MMG said armed forces entered its Nambulwa mining lease on Sept. 16 claiming Gecamines had signed a research contract for it.

October 13, 2022

Centamin prepares to commission solar plant at Sukari gold mine in Egypt

Centamin said the solar plant at its flagship gold mine will be commissioned this quarter.

October 13, 2022

Barrick sees full-year gold output at lower end of forecast

It now expects full-year gold production to be at the low end of the 4.2 million-4.6 million ounces range it forecast earlier.

October 12, 2022

Gold Fields bets on solar to cut costs and carbon

A new solar power plant at the South Deep mine near Johannesburg will supply 24% of its electricity.

October 12, 2022

Tharisa begins $391 million Zimbabwe platinum mine build

The Karo project is an open pit mine which would deliver the first mineral ore to the mill in the next two years.