May 18, 2020 Sierra Leone detains five expatriate managers at iron ore mine The arrests come amid the SL Mining’s legal battle with the government.
May 17, 2020 South Africa’s Impala closes platinum mine due to coronavirus cases Implats identified 19 positive cases of covid-19 during the week, all of them asymptomatic.
May 15, 2020 Eskom considers delaying closure of three coal-fired plants The company, which produces almost all of South Africa’s power, wants to push back the closure of the Grootvlei, Camden and Hendrina power plants.
May 15, 2020 INTERVIEW: Jed Richardson CEO, Trigon Metals Trigon Metals is a TSXV-listed, Toronto-based junior focused on African copper in high quality jurisdictions.
May 14, 2020 Trevali defers Namibia expansion, shares down Company has deferred its expansion plans for the Rosh Pinah zinc mine as it moves to preserve liquidity.
May 14, 2020 Sierra Leone mining revenue sinks Mining accounts for more than 80% of the West African country's export revenue.
May 14, 2020 Zambia copper miner fights $132 million electricity bill Konkola Copper Mines is Zambia’s biggest single power user.
May 13, 2020 Ivanhoe hits more high grades at Kakula Underground development is also over 4 kilometres ahead of schedule.
May 13, 2020 Platinum giant says lockdown in South Africa risks killing mines Mines need to be at a minimum of 75% to 80% capacity to be viable, says Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman.
May 13, 2020 Zambia starts processing artisanal gold The country built 10 milling plants to process gold in a drive to formalise artisanal and small-scale miners and diversify from copper mining.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
