April 5, 2022 Zimbabwe mines see $10 billion funding shortfall over five years While Zimbabwe has the world’s third-biggest reserves of platinum-group metals, plus gold, diamond and chrome mines, development has been stymied by political instability.
April 4, 2022 Endeavour Mining to move ahead with Sabodala-Massawa expansion The expansion project is expected to yield an incremental production of 1.35 million oz. of gold.
April 4, 2022 Tharisa plans to start platinum output in Zimbabwe in two years While Zimbabwe has the world’s third-biggest reserves of platinum-group metals, development has been stymied by political instability.
March 31, 2022 Billionaire Friedland secures rail deal to tap Guinea iron ore The deal with the Liberian government provides High Power Exploration Inc. with an outlet for its Nimba concession.
March 31, 2022 Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe The project, expected to start producing in two years, will produce 150,000 ounces a year of PGMs in concentrate in its first phase.
March 31, 2022 Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.
March 30, 2022 Australian uranium explorers Deep Yellow, Vimy agree on $493m merger deal The deal comes as uranium prices nearly doubled last year amid a global push for renewable power.
March 30, 2022 China Moly wants third party to resolve Congo mine dispute Tenke is one of the world’s most important sources of cobalt, a mineral used in electric car batteries.
March 30, 2022 Ivanhoe Mines’ Friedland sees logistics cost squeeze easing High shipping costs have posed a "challenge" for Democratic Republic of Congo-focused copper producer.
March 30, 2022 Congo halts court case against China Moly’s Tenke mine Government said it had laid out “a road map to exit the crisis, along with a timeline" for the two sides to come to an agreement.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
