September 12, 2017 Friedland confident Congo copper project will be bigger than Grasberg Ivanhoe boss transforms what could have been a set of exciting drill results into 43 holes of “global significance in the copper world”.
September 12, 2017 Zimbabwe diamonds backing country’s secret police — report International watchdog group Global Witness says political elites and security forces have controlled and secretly exploited Zimbabwe's diamond sector for over a decade.
September 12, 2017 South Africa’s NUMSA union demands 15 percent wage hike in coal sector The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has demanded Glencore raise coal mining wages by 15 percent.
September 12, 2017 Gold price rise lifts Mali’s 2016 state mining revenues by 1 percent Mali is the third-biggest gold producer in Africa after South Africa and Ghana, and gold overwhelmingly dominates its mining sector.
September 11, 2017 Zambia sees copper output easing slightly this year Mainly due to lower output from Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resource
September 11, 2017 Petra Diamonds shares crater after Tanzania seizes $15 million shipment The diamond miner also had to halt operations at its Williamson mine as several key employees are being questioned by local authorities.
September 8, 2017 South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis” South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of…
September 7, 2017 Burkina Faso mine to boost Teranga’s annual gold output by 50% Once Banfora is up and running, it would take the company's annual gold output to between 300,000 and 350,000 ounces.
September 7, 2017 South Africa’s manufacturing, mining output disappoint as economy limps Official figures released on Thursday signall a bad start for the second half of the year with business confidence at its lowest in more than three decades.
September 7, 2017 Tanzania kicks off probe into Petra Diamonds contract, orders officials to resign President John Magufuli has asked for a review of a local contract belonging to Petra Diamonds and ordered senior officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the…
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
