November 25, 2021 How Congo could become low-cost, low-emissions producer of battery materials – report According to BloombergNEF, the DRC could leverage its cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials.
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.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
