June 18, 2019 Barrick Gold given more time to make formal bid for Acacia Mining The gold giant, which already owns 63.9% of the African company, now has until July 9 to come up with a new and formal offer for the remaining shares.
June 18, 2019 Don’t be in a rush to do business in world’s top cobalt producer The largest and one of the least-developed nations in sub-Saharan Africa, Congo relies entirely on mining for its exports.
June 18, 2019 Avesoro resumes operations at Burkina Faso’s gold mine Company had to halt mining and processing at Youga last week over disagreements between workers and a proposed open pit mining contractor.
June 17, 2019 Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines shuts down smelter Mopani could not immediately say what impact the shutdown would have on production, which totalled 119,000 tonnes of finished copper in 2018.
June 17, 2019 Gold rally narrows Acacia, Barrick offer gap ahead of deadline Barrick must either firm up its proposal to acquire the 36.1% of Acacia it does not own by June 18, or walk away for at least six months under British…
June 17, 2019 Ivanhoe to produce first copper concentrate from giant DRC mine in a year The Canadian miner is moving full-speed with construction of its Kakula — the stage one, six-million-tonne-per-annum (6 Mtpa) operation — that is part of the vast Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex.
June 14, 2019 Congo state miner’s high-flying chief has his wings clipped The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company will no longer exercise control over the business, despite being reappointed to the post last month.
June 14, 2019 South African AMCU union seeks $1,145 monthly basic wage in pay talks The world's top platinum miners are bracing for a fresh round of negotiations with South African workers as a rise in profits is likely to provoke higher wage demands from…
June 13, 2019 Acacia investor Odey against any ‘best and final’ offer from Barrick Odey sees a takeover of Acacia as the only logical way forward for Barrick.
June 13, 2019 Blackwater founder expands operations in Congo Among its aims are "the exploration, exploitation and commercialisation of minerals", forest logging, security, transport, construction and "all financial, investment and project financing operations.
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
