December 7, 2021 De Beers to explore for diamonds in Angola The world's largest diamond miner by value has applied to conduct exploration activities in the country's north-east.
December 6, 2021 US blacklists individual allegedly providing support to Israeli investor Gertler The US imposed sanctions on Dan Gertler in 2017, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
December 6, 2021 South African mines push industry deaths to 69 so far this year The death toll in the sector that has traditionally underpinned the South African economy compares to 48 in the same period last year.
December 5, 2021 Congo replaces head of miner Gecamines for first time in decade President Felix Tshisekedi named Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi as chairman of Gecamines.
December 5, 2021 Large commodity customers to lean towards low-carbon emitters – report A report by SRK Consulting states that following the COP26, consumers and their host countries will be looking to the mining sector for a considerable portion of their carbon savings.
December 2, 2021 Chinese embassy calls upon citizens to leave three provinces in the DRC An attack on November 24 against an artisanal gold mine in Ituri province left four people dead, including two Chinese nationals.
December 2, 2021 Congo state cobalt monopoly aims to start buying in January In the longer term, EGC aims to buy 25,000 tonnes a year of artisanal cobalt.
December 2, 2021 Hummingbird Resources restarts Mali gold mine It said stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below the bottom end of the expected 100,000-110,000 gold ounces range.
December 1, 2021 Tharisa annual profit more than doubles on strong platinum prices The PGM and chrome producer reported a more than two-fold jump in full-year profit on Thursday.
December 1, 2021 Gold Fields aims to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 The company said its investment to decarbonise will cost about $1.2 billion until 2030,
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
