Africa

After increasing in 2018 and 2019, global natural graphite production has been adversely affected by covid-19 in 2020, with mines being placed either under...

Glencore said on Friday it was in final-stage negotiations over a potential sale of its majority stake in Mopani Copper Mines to Zambia’s mining investment arm ZCCM-IH. Zambian state...

Market analyst Roskill forecasts that cobalt’s all-in sustaining cost of production will fall by around 2% y-o-y in 2021, from $23,085/t to $22,600t.In a...

Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) said on Monday it had completed the acquisition of Sekaka, the exploration vehicle that belonged to embattled rival Petra Diamonds...

Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed mining company, is pleased to confirm that following the announcement of 7 October 2020 the flotation plant is now...

Tanzania’s gold-mining industry is showing signs of a renaissance following a crackdown on smuggling and the settlement of a long-running dispute with Barrick Gold...

Canada’s Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV), West Africa’s top gold producer, has resumed operations at its Boungou mine in Burkina Faso, about a year after previous owner Semafo decided...

Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed mining company,  is pleased to confirm that production has recommenced at its Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine (“Baita Plai”) in...

Nigeria’s first industrial gold project is on course to enter production next year, and its success will be crucial for boosting mining in Africa’s...

South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) threatened on Friday to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro, and Petra Diamonds after...

Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ) has increased the mineral resource estimate for its Golden Hill project in southwest Burkina Faso after incorporating results from its latest drill...

Precious gemstones miner Gemfields (LON: GEM) is stepping up efforts to market its emeralds and rubies in China after a report highlighted the “huge potential” for ethically sourced...