November 29, 2018

Anglo CEO says investor confidence returns to South Africa

Anglo American mines platinum, coal, diamonds and iron ore in South Africa.

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.