January 15, 2020 Senegal approves mining permit for Iamgold’s Boto project The license was issued for an initial period of 20 years.
January 15, 2020 Congo opens Chinese-owned Deziwa copper and cobalt mine The deposit, around 35 kilometres east of Kolwezi, is estimated to hold 4.6 million tonnes of copper and 420,000 tonnes of cobalt.
January 14, 2020 Anglo American likely to confirm deal to buy Sirius ahead of deadline The company has until Feb. 5 to make a firm offer or walk away.
January 14, 2020 Savannah Resources completes licensing for Mozambique JV with Rio Tinto The miner said full tenement permitting of Mutamba is now completed and expects to begin production before year-end.
January 14, 2020 Endeavour Mining drops bid for Centamin The Canadian miner will not make a firm offer for Centamin, citing a lack of information received during the due diligence process.
January 13, 2020 South Africa’s mining industry calls for action to end power crisis Analysts say the government needs to procure more generating capacity fast.
January 13, 2020 The world’s most precious metal leaves everything else in the dust Higher rhodium prices are good news for South African producers, which account for more than 80% of global output.
January 12, 2020 Elections are about to inject some volatility into emerging markets A slew of emerging markets face their own votes as investors embrace politics-inspired turbulence.
January 10, 2020 Is this the next great oil frontier? Emerging markets are where oil upside might be found these days but navigating them is a challenge.
January 10, 2020 Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed With the rising popularity of electric vehicles, newly mined minerals will be needed in even larger scale.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
