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,

December 1, 2021

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.