January 6, 2019 Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline Government has delayed the release of provisional results from last week’s presidential election as criticism of the country’s handling of the vote grew.
January 5, 2019 Zambia Vedanta unit halts operations at underground mine on tax concerns Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), majority owned by Vedanta, suspended operations at its Nchanga mine following the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, the company said.
January 4, 2019 Investment in cobalt is fraught with problems and is unlikely to bring about long-term dividends Global demand for cobalt is rocketing, with the rate of annual increase now at 8-10%.
January 4, 2019 The mining world watches as Congo counts votes for next leader The Democratic Republic of Congo is in uncharted waters as the nation awaits election results marking the end of President Joseph Kabila’s rule.
January 4, 2019 Zambia says audit shows mining firms in arrears to government Mining companies have been demanding Zambia pay the $550-$600 million due to them in Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds.
January 4, 2019 Congo slashes cobalt output estimate for Jan-Sept 2018 The revision means that output of cobalt rose 35.9 percent compared to the same period in 2017, rather than 92.5 percent as the bank said previously.
January 3, 2019 Zambia says mines have failed to show impact of higher taxes The Chamber of Mines said that as a result of the changes, more than 58% of Zambia's copper producers would be loss-making at current prices.
January 3, 2019 Centamin reshuffles board amid production hitches at Sukari mine Josef El-Raghy had moved from executive chairman to chairman, as the search for a successor continues.
January 2, 2019 Rio plans to delay ex-CEO’s bonus again amid Guinea probe Rio said it would postpone any short- and long-term incentives owed to Sam Walsh for a minimum of two years. Rio is now planning to extend that time period.
January 2, 2019 New era for Barrick Gold begins Barrick now trades as GOLD in New York and continues as ABX in Toronto.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
