July 22, 2020

South Africa mines minister hospitalized with covid-19

Gwede Mantashe, who is also chairman of the ruling ANC party in the African nation, went into self-quarantine about a week ago.

July 22, 2020

Danakali scores Eritrea nod for vast potash mine

The Eritrean Ministry of Energy & Mines has given Danakali the green light to develop its Colluli potash project.

July 21, 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: Covid-19 impact on gold supply chain

Increased investor demand for gold coupled with a constrained supply has led to high prices and a bullish market.

July 21, 2020

Platinum and palladium prices to rise through 2021

Palladium will average $2,050 this year and $2,138 in 2021, a Reuters poll showed.

July 21, 2020

Alrosa kicks off diamond exploration in Zimbabwe

In partnership with state-controlled diamond miner ZCDC, Alrosa aims to discover new deposits.

July 20, 2020

Pensana seeks funding for Angola rare earth project

The miner planned to raise between $30-$50 million of working capital.

July 20, 2020

Cardinal Resources’ Ghana mining license ratified

The license is granted for an initial period of 15 years and is renewable.

July 20, 2020

Jiangxi Copper sells shares in First Quantum

The Chinese company bought its equity stake in the miner in December 2019.

July 20, 2020

Iron ore’s African future is advancing, Rio Tinto says

Firing up production from the small West African nation would add a new source of high-quality ore and deliver a challenge to Australia and Brazil.

July 17, 2020

Cobalt price: BMW avoids the Congo conundrum – for now

German firm's unique deal with world's only primary cobalt mine avoids DRC human rights problems entirely, something no cellphone or carmaker can claim.