November 29, 2018 Congo state miner blames foreign investors for underdevelopment Congo is Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt.
November 29, 2018 Lonmin turns first profit in four years ahead of Sibanye takeover Lonmin also said on Thursday it expects Sibanye's deal to close early next year, but cautioned that some uncertainty still exists over its completion.
November 29, 2018 BMW joins project to improve conditions for cobalt mining in Congo Carmakers seeking to boost sales of electric cars are struggling to get their hands on cobalt, a scarce but vital component in the production of batteries.
November 29, 2018 Congo plans to audit Glencore unit’s cobalt over uranium levels Relations with Congolese authorities have grown increasingly strained in recent months as the government pushes for foreign investors to contribute more.
November 29, 2018 UK explorer makes high-grade silver discovery in Ethiopia The discovery was made at the Daro project, located in the Tigray Regional State of northern Ethiopia.
November 28, 2018 M2 Cobalt advances exploration at Uganda mine The Vancouver junior mobilized a second drill rig and commenced drilling at two targets of its Bujagali mine.
November 28, 2018 Acacia Mining ends earn-in deal with Sarama in Burkina Faso Acacia chose to divest of South Houndé as part of an ongoing review of its exploration portfolio, to focus on core projects.
November 27, 2018 Eurasian Resources secures electricity supply for Frontier copper mine in DRC Frontier mine is a cornerstone of ERG’s copper business and is situated on the DRC-Zambia border.
November 27, 2018 Sierra Leone president urges end to strike at Iluka’s rutile mine The strike is the second in the past month at Sierra Rutile following a week-long stoppage in October that led Iluka to cut its output forecast of rutile.
November 27, 2018 Nigeria awards mining exploration contract to 10 mining, consulting firms Nigeria, Africa's top crude oil producer, is aiming to diversify its economy by developing other industries such as mining through various incentives.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
