April 11, 2021 Artisanal miners could help Congo’s state-owned company become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer If the newly created Entreprise Générale du Cobalt is able to capture all production from artisanal miners, it will compete with Glencore, ERG and China Moly.
April 11, 2021 CATL takes stake in China Moly cobalt mine for $137.5 million The investment gives CATL access to the Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine in the DRC, one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of cobalt.
April 9, 2021 High rates of vaccine hesitancy among mine employees in Mali – report Data gathered in southern Mali by Critical Care International suggest very few of the population would accept a vaccine if offered today.
April 8, 2021 Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.
April 8, 2021 Barrick raises greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 30% Company pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, amid an investor-driven push for climate change initiatives.
April 8, 2021 Flush from soaring platinum prices, Sibanye-Stillwater hunts for gold Company is at the centre of deal talks in the gold sector but it may see its desire to create a South African gold champion thwarted as peers cut exposure…
April 8, 2021 Rio Tinto S. African project in limbo on security fear Local unit is in talks with authorities to permanently address violent protests around its operations, before resuming work on the Zulti South project.
April 8, 2021 Anglo American to spin off South African coal assets The diversified miner plans to list Thungela in Johannesburg and London amid investor pressure over environmental concerns.
April 7, 2021 Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.
April 7, 2021 Glencore’s KCC mine in Congo had acid spill on March 16 Glencore declined to say how much acid was spilled from the tank, but said KCC immediately contained the spill and conducted follow-up monitoring of the environment.
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
