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.

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.