April 23, 2019

China’s Tsingshan expands plans for Zimbabwe steel plant

Tsingshan signed a $1 billion outline agreement to build a 2 million tonne-per-annum steel plant in Zimbabwe in June last year.

April 23, 2019

BMW to buy cobalt direct from Australia, Morocco for EV batteries

The announcement came as the London Metal Exchange (LME) launched an initiative under which it could ban or delist brands that are not responsibly sourced by 2022.

April 23, 2019

LME gets tougher on companies with ties to child labour, corruption

The initiative could see it ban or delist brands that can’t prove they are responsibly sourced by 2022.

April 21, 2019

Guinea transfers oversight of state mining company to Presidency

The move will hand Alpha Conde more authority over the country’s holdings in some of the world’s biggest bauxite deposits.

April 21, 2019

Anglo steps up defense to repel Agarwal’s interest: Telegraph

Anglo American’s defense advisers are said to plan attacks on the quality of Vedanta’s portfolio compared to Anglo’s assets.

April 19, 2019

Congo Republic ships first iron ore ahead of expected production boom

A ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of ore set sail for China Friday, where it will be processed for a European buyer.

April 18, 2019

Roxgold and Newcrest close deal on Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire

Drilling is set to begin April 24 on multiple exploration targets.

April 18, 2019

Alrosa launches new Zarya pipe in eastern Russia

The new deposit should compensate for the depleting stock of the Komsomolsky open-pit mine.

April 18, 2019

Petra Diamonds on a roll after another major find at Cullinan

The find is the third Type II D-colour gem-quality diamond weighing more than 100 carats recovered since March and the fourth such rock discovered in the current financial year.

April 18, 2019

Mick Davis a step closer to mining iron ore in Guinea with Liberia deal

Niron Metals, an investment vehicle co-founded and headed by Davis, has struck a deal with Liberia allowing it to use a rail and port to export iron ore from Guinea's…