November 22, 2018 Tin pioneer Kay Nimmo named in Top 100 Women in Mining Nimmo was selected for the Top 100 listing based on criteria such as perseverance in the face of adversity and a trail-blazing approach.
November 22, 2018 Congo’s 9-month copper output up 8.7%, cobalt nearly doubles Congo is Africa's top copper producer and the world's leading miner of cobalt.
November 22, 2018 Zimbabwe targets government wage bill to rein in state spending Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube cut civil servants’ pay and announced a series of other steps to reduce the government’s bloated wage bill.
November 22, 2018 Foraco’s camp in Niger attacked by terrorists An unnamed source told Reuters that the assailants were believed to belong to Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram.
November 22, 2018 Sibanye shuts gold mines in South Africa as strike turns violent Operations at Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines were halted late on Wednesday.
November 22, 2018 RioZim demands $92m from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean miner claims it has failed to receive $48m due in payments from the central bank for its sales in dollars, suffering losses of $44m due to lost production.
November 21, 2018 Debswana announces Albert Milton to take over as managing director as Balisi Boyongo steps down. Balisi was appointed as Managing Director on 1 January 2014 and his leadership has seen Debswana record unprecedented performance across a number of business areas.
November 21, 2018 Zambia’s copper output up 10.4 year/year in September Mining companies operating in Zambia include NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited (CNMC), Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold and Vedanta Resources.
November 21, 2018 Ex-SAS Commander who led Barrick’s efforts in Tanzania has left Richard Williams who served as Barrick’s chief of staff and later chief operating officer was assigned in February to work full-time on securing a deal between the Tanzanian government and…
November 21, 2018 S. Africa competition tribunal OKs Sibanye acquisition of Lonmin Deal would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer.
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