July 15, 2022

Gold Fields unlikely to further sweeten Yamana deal — CEO

Chief executive Chris Griffith says Yamana Gold’s shareholders are warming up to $6.7 billion takeover offer.

July 14, 2022

Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking

They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions.

July 12, 2022

Zambia seeks out-of-court resolution to Vedanta dispute

A Vedanta spokesman said the mines minister's comments are a "welcome development".

July 11, 2022

Congo plans border post expansion as mining trucks endure up to 60 km queues

Miners with operations in Congo say they have been calling on the government to invest in infrastructure.

July 11, 2022

Premier African Minerals plans lithium shipments to China by March 2023

The Zulu lithium mine is expected to produce 48,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate a year.

July 11, 2022

Gold Fields hikes dividends to win Yamana deal backing

The company is also seeking a listing in Toronto to sway shareholders opposed to the planned $6.7 billion takeover of Canada’s Yamana Gold.

July 10, 2022

Gold-uranium mine in South Africa sheds new light on life’s power generators below earth’s surface

For the first time, there is an insight into how energy is stored deep in the earth’s subsurface.

July 9, 2022

Giant Congo cobalt mine exports at risk as investors feud

An intensifying feud between shareholders of the Tenke Fungurume mine may lead a court-appointed administrator to block its exports of copper and cobalt. 

July 8, 2022

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.     

July 8, 2022

Giant new power plants undermine South Africa’s emissions pledge

The 4,800MW Kusile plant and the almost identical Medupi facility will be key to meeting its demand for energy.