May 29, 2019

Namibia says China can buy Rio’s uranium stake if it respects laws

Rio Tinto, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets, said last November that it was selling its 69% stake in the world's longest-running open pit uranium mine to China…

May 29, 2019

Zambia turns up the nationalist heat on its copper miners — opinion

President Edgar Lungu has swiftly followed through on his threat with a move to liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the local operating unit of India's Vedanta and one of the…

May 29, 2019

Vedanta’s KCM unit said to attract Kazakh, Chinese interest

Eurasian Resources Group and China Non-Ferrous Metals Co. expressed interest in buying Konkola Copper Mines, should the Zambian government succeed in seizing it from Vedanta.

May 28, 2019

Drill results boost Nighthawk Gold shares

Nighthawk has increased its drill program to 35,000 metres for the year, up from the previously forecast 25,000 metres, which makes it the largest drill program in the explorer’s history.

May 28, 2019

Moroccan miner Managem retrieves gold seized by Sudan authorities

Sudanese Rapid Support Forces seized 241 kg of gold from a plane that landed in Khartoum on May 8 in an investigation into possible smuggling.

May 28, 2019

Tanzania says Acacia Mining won’t be allowed any role in country

Tanzania will no longer allow Acacia Mining to manage its mines in the country and will only work with the company’s parent, Barrick, to resolve the two-year impasse that has…

May 28, 2019

Uganda’s tungsten mine sues International Tin Association for defamation

An owner of Uganda's only tungsten mine is suing the International Tin Association for defamation, saying the certifier wrongly accused it of trading in conflict minerals.

May 28, 2019

Tanzania targets 52% increase in mineral earnings in 2019-2020

Tanzania intends to collect 470.9 billion shillings ($205.5 million) from minerals in 2019-20, compared with a projected income of 310.6 billion shillings in the fiscal year ending June 30.

May 28, 2019

Sibanye, Lonmin merge to create world’s largest platinum miner

The deal also establishes the Sibanye-Stillwater Group as the world’s second-biggest palladium miner.

May 27, 2019

Mali to suspend gold dredging and panning for environmental reasons

Dredging and panning produce 10 to 15 tonnes of gold per year according to government figures, versus 60 tonnes from the industrial sector.