August 1, 2021 Thor Explorations hits Nigeria’s first commercial gold output Africa’s largest oil producer has sizeable untapped deposits of metals including gold, zinc, lead and iron ore.
August 1, 2021 Sudan official gold output near doubles as smuggling curbed The North African nation recorded production of 30.3 tons between January and the end of June, compared with 15.6 tons in the same period the year before.
August 1, 2021 African rare earth projects moving forward despite challenges – report A Roskill report commends the efforts by a number of African countries to establish a diversified rare earths supply chain.
July 30, 2021 State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.
July 30, 2021 Civil unrest in South Africa, covid-19 may push cobalt prices up — report Fastmarkets’ third-quarter forecast is for cobalt prices to average $25 per lb.
July 30, 2021 Lucara digs up 393-carat diamond at Karowe The diamond is the seventh stone greater than 300 carats dug up at the Botswana operation so far this year.
July 29, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest gold mining companies Many companies are engaged in the gold mining business, but the industry is dominated by a select group of players.
July 29, 2021 Anglo American half-year profit best in its 104-year history The diversified miner reported pre-tax profits of $10.1 billion for the six months to June, more than double what it made in 2020 as a whole.
July 28, 2021 VIDEO: Chinese workers condemned for ordering soldiers to beat up artisanal miners in the DRC According to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mine workers ordered two soldiers to beat up the artisanal miners.
July 28, 2021 Alphamin reports more high-grade tin assays from Mpama South, stock jumps The company has also commenced mine extension drilling at Mpama North.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am