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.
April 15, 2019 Uranium industry weighs rules that have bomb watchers twitching United Nations officials and atomic regulators are poised to loosen rules on the industry, unlocking finance to take more radioactive material out of the ground without corresponding new checks.
April 15, 2019 Katanga Mining resumes cobalt exports from DRC The company produced about 930 tonnes of contained cobalt since January through interim operational solutions.
April 14, 2019 Metallon halts output at three Zimbabwe gold mines over debts A South African newspaper reported that the owner of the company is considering selling the operations.
April 12, 2019 Platinum edges out of doldrums at last as labor threat looms After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors.
Niger ready to return Orano-produced uranium after mine takeover About 95,000 tons of concentrated uranium powder is ready to be sent back to Orano, its military ruler said. February 14, 2026 | 10:31 am
