June 19, 2020

Glencore’s venture with Merafe starts job cuts

The venture runs seven chrome mines and five ferrochrome plants in South Africa, and employs a total of 11,448.

June 19, 2020

Barrick alerts authorities after fake news in Zambia

News release circulated on social media in Zambia claiming the gold miner sold its Lumwana copper mine.

June 18, 2020

Tesla kills three birds with one Congolese stone

Not only has Elon Musk secured supplies of cobalt, he is also putting the squeeze on competitors like GM and Volkswagen.

June 18, 2020

Roscan expands Kandiole in Mali

Company has signed a definitive agreement with Komet Resources to purchase the 35-sq.-km Dabia Sud gold property.

June 18, 2020

Screening apps and 41-day vacations: keeping miners covid-free

From Quebec to Queensland, the industry is on high alert.

June 18, 2020

Amplats targets mines at 75-80% capacity by year-end

Production lost during South Africa's early lockdown would probably not be recovered, says the company.

June 18, 2020

Zambia mining revenues drop 30% due to covid-19

A plunge in copper prices has dented companies' revenues.

June 17, 2020

$37 billion gold project spend needed by 2025

Wood Mackenzie has identified around 260 projects gold miners and investors could turn to.

June 17, 2020

Congo mining revenue falls 20% on covid-19 impact

While revenues are down, production of copper and cobalt hasn’t been greatly affected by the pandemic.

June 17, 2020

Sudan further opens gold trade to private sector

A circular approved bars government bodies from exporting gold and opens the trade to private firms.