September 6, 2019

Billionaire Friedland-backed miner picks up iron ore deposit in Guinea

HPX will take over stakes in Nimba previously owned by BHP, Newmont Goldcorp, and French nuclear group Orano.

September 5, 2019

Black Rock ready to develop world’s fourth-largest graphite deposit

The Australian company is “construction ready” to build the first $116-million stage of the Mahenge mine.

September 5, 2019

Demand for battery metals, renewables fuelling rights violations — report

An international watchdog's report shows that most of the world’s top battery metals and renewable energy firms have faced allegations of abuse including land rights infringements, corruption and violence over…

September 4, 2019

South Africa’s ailing Eskom faces emissions violations, could shut plants

The potential closures could cut a tenth of the state firm's 45,000 MW production capacity.

September 4, 2019

Impala Platinum delays job cuts due to improved earnings

Implats will also delay closing Rustenburg's shaft 12 by one year and shaft 9 by about six months.

September 4, 2019

Canada’s Teranga kicks off production at Burkina Faso gold mine

The Wahgnion mine is the company’s second gold operation in West Africa.

September 3, 2019

The Chinese power grab: Tracking the complicated evolution of Sino-Congolese relations

Although Sino-Congolese relations dates back to the mid-1960s, China’s more palpable influence was marked by the 2008 infrastructure-for-minerals deal that attributed mining rights to China in exchange for substantial investment…

September 3, 2019

More companies to reconsider investments in DRC, says MMG exec

Miles Naude, General Manager, MMG, discusses potential opportunities in the DRC.

September 3, 2019

Endeavour increases indicated resources at Fetekro by 141%

Indicated resources at the Ivorian greenfield project now total 1.2Moz.

September 3, 2019

Doing business in DRC: Questions about the controversial new mining code persist

The DRC holds half the world’s cobalt and vast copper deposits, in addition to some 1,100 other mineral resources as estimated by the World Bank.