April 30, 2022 How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to Sudan’s gold Meroe Gold is a firm the US Treasury says has ties to the Wagner Group, which it describes as a mercenary company.
April 30, 2022 Congo backs billionaire Gertler’s bid to end US sanctions Gertler will return assets worth billions of dollars to the State in exchange for the reimbursement of expenses and Congo’s assistance.
April 29, 2022 Probe finds $924 million of questionable deals at Eskom during Zuma rule Former South African President Jacob Zuma knowingly and willingly facilitated audacious looting and wanton mismanagement at the state power utility, the probe concluded.
April 29, 2022 Trafigura seeks control of Zimbabwe’s metals for unpaid debts Under the agreement, Trafigura will be paid $225.6 million by nickel and goldmining subsidiaries of state-run Kuvimba Mining.
April 29, 2022 Zambia’s ZCCM-IH to appoint adviser to restructure Mopani Copper Mines Zambia took on $1.5 billion in debt to buy Mopani from Glencore in January 2021 and has been looking for a new investor for the mine since.
April 29, 2022 Opinion: World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology The Russian invasion of Ukraine, covid-related supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation have all fuelled a narrative that the clean energy transition will be highly inflationary.
April 28, 2022 Glencore hails trading unit outlook, cuts copper guidance It said earnings from its marketing unit will “comfortably” top the highest end of its guidance range of $2.2 billion to $3.2 billion.
April 27, 2022 Petra Diamonds mulls sale of loss-making Koffiefontein mine Petra wants to offload the Koffiefontein diamond mine in South Africa, which reaches the end of its productive life in 2025.
April 27, 2022 Apple, Tesla, Intel could be using conflict minerals due to faulty scheme Global Witness says it is not the companies but the ITSCI certification scheme they rely on to vet their suppliers where the problem lies.
April 26, 2022 GNRI considers sale of $1.5 billion Botswana copper mine Khoemacau is majority owned by Global Natural Resource Investments, which was formed from a 2015 management buyout of Barclays Plc’s natural resources private equity business.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
