November 3, 2021 Tesla, Apple, Google, Microsoft dodge Congo cobalt class-action Judge said while the complaint lists "tragic events" it could not trace a link back to US tech giants: "The only real connection is that the companies buy refined cobalt.”
November 3, 2021 Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.
November 2, 2021 Africa’s crackdown on informal gold miners spreads to Mali The government plans to require permits for small-scale miners and set up 200 cooperatives with the help of the World Bank.
November 1, 2021 Iamgold says all Burkina Faso mine personnel safe after Friday’s attack Company said two individuals who were missing following Friday's incident have been safely located.
November 1, 2021 Chifeng Gold and unnamed partner to buy Golden Star for $470m Golden Star owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine in southwest Ghana.
October 31, 2021 COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.
October 29, 2021 Zambia announces mining tax breaks, pares deficit in 2022 budget The mining industry’s lobby group had complained for years that not being allowed to deduct royalties amounted to double taxation and deterred investment.
October 29, 2021 Iamgold convoy attacked in Burkina Faso, several missing The vehicles carrying Iamgold employees came under attack on the road between Dori and Essakane, where the company has its biggest operating mine.
October 29, 2021 South African mining deaths rise as safety worsens, lobby says The number of deaths in the world’s top platinum-group metals miner rose to 55 between January and Oct. 28 this year, from 43 in the same period last year.
October 29, 2021 Anglo American to halve indirect emissions by 2040 Success of its fresh target for Scope 3 emissions reduction depends on the steel sector cutting its own and global policies, Anglo said.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
