March 16, 2020 Endeavour confirms first case of coronavirus at a mine site in Africa Employee in Burkina Faso tests positive for Covid-19.
March 13, 2020 Zambia electricity deficit not affecting mining First Quantum, Barrick and Glencore are among Zambia's biggest power users.
March 12, 2020 Exxaro posts 13% rise in annual profit despite drop in coal earnings Revenue ticked up 1% to 25.7 billion rand during the period.
March 10, 2020 CNMC to transfer Africa copper, cobalt assets to engineering arm Company will sell its 74% stake to NFC for $1.06 billion, in a restructuring move.
March 10, 2020 Metso-Outotec merger moves forward as hurdles cleared Former competitors expect to complete the combination June 30, 2020.
March 9, 2020 Ivanhoe hails progress at Kamoa-Kakula, Platreef Production at the giant DRC copper mine is slated for the third quarter of 2021.
March 8, 2020 Angola’s new diamond trading policy yields positive results The National Diamond Trading Company of Angola saw revenue grow by an average 8.5% in the last two years.
March 6, 2020 Zambia buys artisanal gold to formalize unregulated mining Government will use centres for buying gold to bring miners into the formal market.
March 6, 2020 Three AngloGold miners dead after rockfall at Mponeng mine Four miners were rescued from the area after a 2 magnitude earthquake.
March 6, 2020 Barrick boosts inventory of “key commodities” due to coronavirus Drawing on experience of combating Ebola outbreaks around its mines in Africa, the gold giant has increased emergency response plans.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
