November 24, 2021 Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing Congo mines around two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an ingredient in lithium-ion batteries.
November 24, 2021 Lucara says diamond market “healthiest” in years The miner anticipates producing up to 340,000 carats in 2022, with sales generating revenues of between $185 and $215 million.
November 24, 2021 India factory closures weigh on De Beers diamond revenues De beers diamond sales expected on the back foot heading into the key retail holiday season.
November 23, 2021 South African miners plan $3.8 billion of power projects The industry is planning 3,900 megawatts of solar, wind and battery energy projects.
November 23, 2021 Zijin approves investment in $769m Congo copper smelter The 500,000-tonne-per-year direct-to-blister plant will be the largest copper smelter in Africa.
November 23, 2021 Ghana backs Chifeng Gold’s acquisition of Wassa mine The Ghanaian government has okayed Chifeng's acquisition of Golden Star, which owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine.
November 23, 2021 South Africa won’t appeal court ruling on black mining ownership The High Court struck down stipulations that an ownership target of 26% for Black investors in South African mining companies would remain in perpetuity.
November 22, 2021 Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud Transparency activists have estimated Congo has lost out on billions of dollars of revenue from mining deals over the past two decades.
November 19, 2021 Jindal plans to start building Botswana coal mine in 2022 The Indian industrial giant aims for the mine to produce 4.5 million tonnes of coal per year.
November 18, 2021 Australia’s Firefinch sees output at Mali lithium mine by early 2024 The company foresees annual production of over 436,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate.
CMOC bets on copper growth, maintains cobalt target Copper output is seen at 760,000 tons to 820,000 tons this year, rising as much as 11% from last year, the Chinese miner said. January 16, 2026 | 10:55 am
