January 11, 2021 Emesent technology helps Petra Diamonds save on ore pass remediation Highly accurate point cloud data sets from a Hovermap scan allowed mine engineers to visualize the condition of ore passes for the first time and avoid spending $350,000, on remediation.
January 10, 2021 Global cobalt production capacity expected to be cash positive in 2021 – report A new report by Roskill predicts that cobalt’s all-in sustaining cost of production will fall this year.
January 8, 2021 Beny Steinmetz’s bribery trial to begin Monday The owner of BSG Resources is accused of paying the wife of Guinea’s deceased former president to secure the concession rights to the Simandou iron ore project.
January 8, 2021 Glencore in final talks over Mopani sale According to Zambian state radio, a deal is likely to be signed next week.
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 7, 2021 Kuvimba seeks $1 billion for 2021 acquisitions, capex Company is held by government pension funds and Zimbabwe’s sovereign wealth fund.
January 6, 2021 Global natural graphite output to grow 7.6% in 2021 – report Looking ahead, natural graphite production is expected grow at a 5.6% CAGR through 2024.
January 6, 2021 In blow to Vedanta, Zambian court rules KCM liquidator to stay in post The government accuses Vedanta of failing to honour licence conditions, including promised investment.
January 6, 2021 Production at Kamoa-Kakula less than six months away Ivanhoe Mines reported record-setting progress in December at the DRC copper project.
January 5, 2021 R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company Congo is Africa's top producer of copper and the world's leading miner of cobalt.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
