March 20, 2018 Zambia to conduct tax audit of mining companies for past 6 years The Zambia Revenue Authority may extend the period of the audit should it find a pattern of “consistent, systematic, premeditated” tax evasion.
March 20, 2018 Mining companies seek talks as Ivory Coast scraps tax exemption The government announced the discontinuation exemption from a 35 percent tax on profits, a move it said is in line with international trends.
March 20, 2018 Zambia targets one million tonnes copper output this year Rising copper prices were also expected to boost revenue collection in Africa's No.2 producer of the metal.
March 20, 2018 Cobalt price: Automakers ‘waking up too late’ as China takes control Glencore CEO flags China-Congo-cobalt nexus, responsible for 80% of global cobalt chemical production, a crucial ingredient of electric vehicle batteries.
March 20, 2018 South Africa black ownership to roll out in May Newly appointed Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe said the key to regain investors and miners confidence in the South Africa’s mining sector was to finalize revised plans for black…
March 20, 2018 B2Gold says Mali’s new code won’t affect its Fekola mine The Canadian miner says any contemplated amendments in a new mining code will not apply to Fekola without its consent.
March 19, 2018 World’s largest hybrid solar/thermal plant is switched on in Burkina Faso Total Eren, AEMP and IAMGOLD Essakane SA are pleased to announce that the grand opening ceremony of Essakane Solar, the world’s largest hybrid solar/thermal plant, was held on March 16th…
March 19, 2018 Moti doubles Zimbabwe investments as economy seen opening up Moti Group is preparing to double its investments in Zimbabwe to $500 million after the removal of Robert Mugabe as president in November.
March 19, 2018 Total Eren targets Africa’s power-starved mining sector Renewable energy company Total Eren said on Monday it had opened the world's largest solar-thermal hybrid plant in Burkina Faso.
March 19, 2018 Congo state miner curbs expectations about code concessions The operators are pressing the government to row back on some of the reforms President Joseph Kabila signed into law this month.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
