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.
January 30, 2019 South African miners want restructuring of power firm Eskom "We need Eskom to be made into a much more efficient, cost-effective organisation"
January 30, 2019 Lithium and cobalt – what to look for in 2019 While lithium spot prices moved only one way in 2018, cobalt experienced more of a rollercoaster ride.
January 30, 2019 Near-record high vanadium prices boosts Bushveld Minerals 2018 results Repair work in the fourth quarter slightly impacted production, but that was more than offset by surging vanadium prices as demand for the metal grows.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
