May 12, 2022 Families desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped for 26 days There has been no communication with the miners since they were trapped more than 1,640 ft below ground during a flood at Trevali's Perkoa zinc mine on April 16.
May 12, 2022 Sierra Leone says will no longer provide forex for mining companies importing fuel Forex support by the Bank of Sierra Leone for petroleum product imports was estimated at $24 million in the first quarter of this year.
May 12, 2022 Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.
May 12, 2022 Cobalt tops Critical Materials Risk Index In addition to ESG risks linked to its extraction, cobalt is at the top of the list because only two countries are in charge of producing and refining the battery…
May 12, 2022 Arc Minerals inks multi-million JV deal with Anglo American Anglo American will take 70% of the JV, which will explore for copper and cobalt in Zambia's base metals-rich northwestern province.
May 11, 2022 Barrick ramps up mine stocks to weather supply chain storm Barrick Gold has nearly doubled its inventory of some key supplies at mines, CEO Mark Bristow says.
May 11, 2022 Vedanta agrees to suspend lawsuits over Zambia copper mines Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation after the previous Zambian government accused parent company Vedanta of lying about expansion plans and paying too little tax.
May 11, 2022 Congo mines minister seeks to cancel artisanal cobalt monopoly A unit of state mining company Gecamines, EGC was created to buy, process, and market artisanal cobalt by government decree.
May 11, 2022 Robert Friedland: ‘World economy can’t change unless we develop a lot more mines’ Ivanhoe chief Friedland highlights Africa and the Arabian Shield as critically important venues for responsible green mining.
May 11, 2022 African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation Africa has a generational opportunity to partake in the emerging green economy, the African Mining Indaba hears.
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
