November 15, 2018 Botswana Diamonds buys Alrosa’s stake in Sunland Minerals JV The company acquired the remaining 50% in the joint venture from its previous partner and said negotiations were already advanced with an unnamed potential new associate.
November 14, 2018 Sibanye-Stillwater signs three-year gold wage agreement with unions Sibanye-Stillwater currently employs over 32,000 people at its South Africa gold operations.
November 14, 2018 China plumbs ocean depths to extend its cobalt lead China, the leading holder of international deep sea exploration licences, increases its lead in the race for alternative sources of battery minerals by taking samples from cobalt-bearing mountains deep in…
November 14, 2018 Congo state miner wants meeting over Katanga cobalt-export “They are taking unilateral decisions that we haven’t verified, that we haven’t certified” - Gecamines President, Albert Yuma
November 14, 2018 Global cobalt glut won’t be stemmed by Glencore Congo output stoppage Disruptions to cobalt supplies in the DRC are not expected to eradicate a glut of the material used to make batteries for electric vehicles, thwarting hopes that prices can be…
November 14, 2018 Ivanhoe Mines shares jump as it finds new copper-rich area in Congo Exploration drilling at the Kamoa North prospect area, which forms part of the company's Kamoa-Kakula mining licence, has defined two new, continuous corridors of shallow and high-grade copper mineralization.
November 13, 2018 Congo opposition reneging on unity boosts Kabila protege Kabila’s anointed successor in power would raise the risk of instability in a key supplier of the metals used in electric vehicles and mobile phones.
November 13, 2018 Lonmin workers ask South African tribunal to stop merger with Sibanye If approved, merger would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer as Lonmin is the world’s third-largest while Sibanye-Stillwater is the fourth.
November 12, 2018 RSC Mining and Mineral Exploration partners with Terra Modelling The agreement provides a considerable combined offering to the mineral exploration and mining market.
November 10, 2018 Zimbabwe platinum miners plan base-metal refinery, minister says The processing plant has been under consideration since at least 2014.
Polish recycler bets millions on Europe’s critical metals push Elemental Group plans to build a copper smelting and refining facility, taking up two-thirds of an $800 million investment. January 14, 2026 | 07:15 am
