March 28, 2022 Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms The ministry of mines last month suspended the issuance of mining licenses and commissioned an audit in response to public complaints about a lack of transparency.
March 27, 2022 Guinea reaches deal with miners to resume Simandou iron ore development Guinea's junta has reached an agreement with Rio Tinto and a Chinese-backed consortium to resume activities at Simandou.
March 26, 2022 Africa’s top bauxite exporter Guinea posts 4% rise in shipments Despite endemic levels of poverty, Guinea vies with Australia as China’s largest supplier of bauxite.
March 25, 2022 Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye The National Union of Mineworkers and Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union have been on strike since March 9.
March 25, 2022 South African white diamond could fetch more than $20 million on auction The largest white diamond ever to come to auction will hit the block at Christie’s in Geneva on May 11.
March 25, 2022 Guinea expands role in mining sector with plan to ship exports The world’s top bauxite exporter has a law that gives it the right to ship 50% of mining companies’ exports, but it hadn’t put it into effect until now.
March 25, 2022 Anglo American completes exit from Thungela The South African coal miner and its shares are up six-fold in the last nine months.
March 24, 2022 Atlantic Lithium shares rise on new Ghana resource estimate JORC-compliant Ewoyaa lithium resource grows 42%.
March 24, 2022 Commodity price spikes could signal lasting market changes – report Margins are way above historical norms, and such a drastic divergence of price and production cost cannot last indefinitely, says WoodMac.
March 24, 2022 Gold mining firms should cooperate more with artisanal miners, WGC says Pressure has grown from governments and non-governmental organisations for more to be done to bring artisanal miners into the market.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
