February 4, 2019 First Quantum is said to offer $700m for Zambia mine The deal would also include ZCCM-IH dropping a $1.4 billion legal claim against First Quantum over a loan the company received from Kansanshi.
February 4, 2019 South Africa’s EFF party says in election manifesto to nationalise mines The party is using an anti-corruption, jobs creation and state control of the economy platform to challenge the governing African National Congress (ANC) in the upcoming election.
February 4, 2019 Zimbabwe looks to alleviate foreign currency shortages -mines minister "At the end of the day it is an issue of balancing the needs of investors with the needs of the country"
February 4, 2019 Africa Mining Indaba: Dam safety, Zambia taxes, Ford on cobalt Executives, investors and government officials met in Cape Town at the African Mining Indaba, the continent’s biggest gathering of one of its most essential industries.
February 4, 2019 Visualizing corruption around the world Growing levels of public sector corruption can stifle a country’s economic growth while also chipping away at political freedom.
February 3, 2019 Lead production expected to grow in 2019 – report Wood Mackenzie forecasts that global lead production will increase in 2019 by about 250 kt.
February 1, 2019 Zambia fires CEO of state mining investment arm ZCCM-IH Zambia, Africa's No.2 copper producer, introduced a new 10 percent tax when the price of copper exceeds $7,500 per tonne.
February 1, 2019 Glencore keeps 2019 guidance after copper, cobalt output jumps Production of cobalt, used in batteries for EV's, reached 42,200 tonnes in 2018 while copper hit 1.453 million tonnes.
January 31, 2019 Botswana’s first private coal mine to produce saleable coal in March Our target market is the southern African region at 1.2 million tons per annum, using a combination of road and rail transport.
January 30, 2019 Ivanhoe drills Kamoa-Kakula’s best intersection to date The company is currently drilling close-spaced holes at the new discovery to better understand its controls and orientation.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
