September 20, 2019 SL Mining to halt operations at Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone The move follows a shipment ban imposed by the government in July.
September 19, 2019 First Quantum Minerals draws takeover interest First Quantum controls the open-pit Kansanshi mine in Zambia, which has 340,000 metric tons of annual copper production capacity.
September 19, 2019 Sasol said to plan sale of its South Africa coal mining unit The mining business had turnover of 20 billion rand ($1.4 billion) in the 2018 financial year.
September 19, 2019 Giyani Metals exits gold exploration in South Africa Giyani will now focus on its battery-grade K.Hill manganese project in neighbouring Botswana.
September 19, 2019 Uganda to invite companies to redevelop former copper mine Once a major copper and cobalt producer, the Kilembe mine is believed to contain 4 million tonnes of ore.
September 18, 2019 Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.
September 17, 2019 Eskom’s biggest coal supplier buys Tata’s clean power stake Exxaro will own Cennergi Pty Ltd. outright after the 1.55 billion rand ($105 million) deal is concluded.
September 17, 2019 Dubai’s DSA leads bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore DSA Investments has teamed up with two South African companies to bid for coal assets that Glencore was pressured into selling to a company controlled by the Gupta family in…
September 17, 2019 Barrick takes Acacia Mining back as buyout deal sealed Acquisition ends Acacia’s near-decade presence on the London Stock Exchange. Shares will be delisted with effect from Sept. 18.
September 17, 2019 B2Gold to begin $50m-expansion of Fekola mine in October The project will extend the life of the Mali gold mine to 2030.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
