November 26, 2018 Newmont’s Subika underground in Ghana starts commercial production The mine is 307 km northwest of the nation’s capital of Accra, and is situated along the Sefwi Volcanic Belt, a northeast-southwest trending volcanic belt in western Ghana.
November 26, 2018 Zimbabwe sees no radical change for platinum, diamond ownership Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando told Reuters there would be "no change" for diamonds and platinum when asked about industry speculation the indigenisation rules could be relaxed…
November 26, 2018 Nova Scotia miner starts drilling in Mali Roscan's Kandiolé project is located in the gold prospective Birimian Rocks of West Mali.
November 26, 2018 What global rules against ‘blood gold’? Small miners have to eat On Jan. 1, the London Bullion Market Association will introduce a new version of the guidelines that embrace what’s called environmental, social and governance standards.
November 26, 2018 Rio Tinto sells stake in Rossing uranium mine to China The company is selling its 69%-stake in Rossing Uranium Limited, which owns the Namibian mine, to China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC).
November 26, 2018 New Barrick CEO eyes miners’ alliance to fix Tanzania tax row The alliance strategy saw little success in the Congo.
November 25, 2018 DRC cobalt deposits not ‘that old’ By analyzing the age of known deposits, researchers get clues of where to find unexplored ones.
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.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
