August 23, 2019 South African court denies Zambia leave to appeal in Vedanta case Vedanta has been locked in a dispute with the Zambian government since May, when Lusaka appointed a liquidator to run KCM.
August 23, 2019 Desert completes buyout of Ashanti Gold The buyout increases Desert's land position along and near the Senegal-Mali Shear Zone by 28%.
August 22, 2019 No pot of gold for locals as China mines Sierra Leone Like many African countries, Sierra Leone has courted foreign companies which pay governments big fees for mining rights, while locals often feel they have no say nor benefit.
August 22, 2019 Mali’s new mining code ends tax exemptions, shortens regulatory stability period Mali is the continent’s third-biggest gold producer.
August 22, 2019 South African coal miner plans new climate change strategy South African businesses are responding to climate change as environmental groups sue the government for not cracking down on pollution from coal-fired power plants.
August 22, 2019 Botswana Diamonds renews two licences in central Kalahari The licences, which cover just over 300 square miles, are located in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert.
August 21, 2019 China Molybdenum says giant Congo copper mine is losing money In the first half, the company did not achieve its production targets at Tenke Fungurume.
August 20, 2019 ANIMATION: Gold ETF winners and losers since 2003 Since its inception 16 years ago the industry has grown to 110 physically-backed ETFs holding gold worth $115 billion.
August 20, 2019 Glencore could do for cobalt what it did for zinc – double the price Glencore is halting a fifth of global cobalt production – a more modest cut in zinc output in 2015 produced spectacular results.
August 20, 2019 Zambia says no meeting planned with Vedanta over Konkola mine Vedanta said earlier on Tuesday it would meet Lungu and his team for further discussions on KCM.
Chilean authorities gear up to remove workers from Mantoverde plant as strike continues The union representing workers at the mine alleges that those occupying the plant are a minority group of employees, and not backed by the union. January 30, 2026 | 11:40 am
