June 22, 2022

Congo administrator seizes bank accounts of CMOC cobalt mine, adviser says

An administrator appointed by a Congolese court to run the world's second-largest cobalt mine took control of the project's bank accounts after CMOC refused him access to the mine.

June 22, 2022

Zambians must benefit more from mining, minister says

"Going forward, I don't think there will be a mine where Zambia will own less than 20%," mines minister Paul Kabuswe said.

June 21, 2022

South Africa’s $8.5 billion climate pact may draw new partners

The Just Energy Transition Partnership was announced at the COP26 talks in Glasgow in November.

June 21, 2022

Glencore unit pleads guilty to bribery in Africa

Glencore Energy admitted to paying more than $28 million in bribes to secure preferential access to oil in five countries.

June 20, 2022

Eighth and last missing miner found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The victims were six Burkina Faso nationals, one Tanzanian and one Zambian.

June 20, 2022

Northam chairman, Vodacom director David Brown passes away

Brown was also the former chief executive officer of Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. and Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba Mining House Ltd. 

June 20, 2022

Impala Platinum expects limited impact from Rustenburg strike

The mine accounted for nearly half of Impala's output of platinum group metals in 2021.

June 19, 2022

UN experts want better gold data as trade fuels Congo violence

Governments need to improve and make public their gold trade data to help stem smuggling and violence around mines in eastern DRC.

June 19, 2022

Guinea gives Simandou iron ore mine developers 14-day deadline

Guinea has grown increasingly impatient with the companies that control the giant Simandou deposit.

June 19, 2022

New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources

Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth's continental crust.