April 15, 2025

Fire shuts Kinross’ Tasiast mill in Mauritania

Tasiast, located about 300 km north of the capital Nouakchott, last year produced 622,394 gold-equivalent oz.

April 15, 2025

First Quantum buys into Aussie explorer to boost Zambia copper

It will invest A$15.2 million for a 15% stake in Prospect Resources, its neighbour in the Zambian copper belt.

April 14, 2025

PDAC video: Gabon’s Millennial Potash aims to become Africa’s first potash miner, CEO says

Updated drilling and environmental baseline studies will support a revised NI 43-101 report, feeding into a feasibility study by March next year.

April 14, 2025

Ghana orders foreigners to exit gold market by April 30

Ghana is shifting away from a system in which local and foreign companies can buy and export gold from artisanal or small-scale mining.

April 14, 2025

PDAC video: Newcore Gold expands drill program for Enchi resource upgrade, CEO says

The company is aiming to finish a prefeasibility study by mid-2026.

April 14, 2025

Gold Fields to end operations at Ghana’s Damang mine after lease extension denied

Ghana’s government rejected the company’s application to extend the lease, which is set to expire on April 18.

April 11, 2025

Fortuna Mining exits Burkina Faso for $130M

Fortuna's CEO says the sale represents "a prudent exit that optimizes value" given the increasingly challenging business climate in Burkina Faso.

April 10, 2025

Zimbabwe debt woes grow as state mining firm faces asset seizure

The $93 million owed by ZMDC is among a litany of creditor woes confronting state entities in Zimbabwe.

April 9, 2025

Alphamin to resume Congo tin mine, shares rally

Alphamin said the insurgents have now withdrawn eastward, and the company will initiate a phased resumption of operations.

April 9, 2025

Mali state gold mining revenue jumps 52.5% in 2024

The rise in state revenue comes despite a 23% plunge in industrial gold production.