April 17, 2019 Zimbabwe attracts two new investors to develop platinum mining projects The southern African nation has the second largest platinum deposits after South Africa.
April 17, 2019 Moroccan miner Managem considering raising $200m in bond sales Last month, Managem reported a 16% drop in 2018 revenue after metal prices fell on international markets and its Bakkoudou gold mine in Gabon closed.
April 17, 2019 Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines ends with deal The company, South Africa's largest gold producer, has run up losses of about 1.6 billion rand ($114 million) and about 110,000 ounces of missed gold output because of the labour…
April 17, 2019 Operations resumed at Zambia’s Munali nickel mine The restart of operations follows a refurbishing process designed by new operator CNM back in 2014.
April 17, 2019 Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond, the country’s largest ever Botswana's state-run Okavango Diamond Company has unveiled what is believed to be the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African country.
April 16, 2019 Cupric Canyon secures financing for Khoemacau project in Botswana A $565m funding package brings Cupric Canyon Capital one step closer to turning its Khoemacau project into a major copper and silver mine in northwestern Botswana.
April 16, 2019 Interactive map pinpoints lead battery energy storage installations globally Lead battery-powered energy storage highlighted by research consortium’s online map.
April 16, 2019 Mining flotation chemicals market to reach $10B by 2020 Mining flotation chemicals are used during the ore beneficiation process.
April 16, 2019 Rapaport proposes diamond industry optimization plan to government of Sierra Leone Rapaport says the model should guarantee that government diamond revenue provides vital infrastructure to the communities where the diamonds are found.
April 16, 2019 Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report Opponents to mining projects in South Africa are often harassed, threatened and sometimes even killed, according to a report by a group of human rights advocates including Human Rights Watch.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
