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China Natural Resources Inc said on Tuesday it would acquire Williams Minerals, the operator of a lithium mine in Zimbabwe, amid surging demand for the metal used in batteries for electric vehicles.The company plans to issue...

A surveillance camera has captured a coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia region earlier this week, an incident that saw at least six people killed, six injured and left 47 missing, according to state broadcaster...

The World Gold Council (WCG) has described the year 2022 as a year with the highest gold demand in over a decade on the back of colossal purchases made by central banks, retail investor buying and...

Lithium is going to get less expensive in 2023, according to a Chinese supplier of the battery metal, potentially offering some relief to electric-vehicle makers squeezed by soaring costs.Prices have already softened after a spectacular two-year...

The government's call for lithium mining companies to produce battery-grade lithium is currently underway with Sabi Star Mine owners Max Mind Investment and partners already in preparation to construct an industrial Park which will host lithium...

Mining companies and governments in Africa are calling for stronger trade ties with the United States after a new climate law set out incentives for U.S. carmakers sourcing battery materials from trade partners.The $430 billion Inflation...

Majority of Zimbabwean mining companies are not publishing environmental social and governance (ESG) reports, raising questions over their commitment to protecting the environment, a legal expert at the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association has said. An ESG report...

Last November in Glasgow, the world’s climate leaders were locked in a fierce debate over whether the final draft of the summit’s agreement should include a pledge to “phase out” or “phase down” coal. Since then, the...

Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) which currently is undertaking extensive exploration at the once-biggest tin mine in Zimbabwe has projected to begin its lithium mining and processing by the end of the first half of next year.The...

Zimbabwe's policies are once again in the spotlight after more than 5 000 artisanal miners and fortune seekers, including foreigners, have descended on the former Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa, Midlands province, in search of lithium which...

Africa-focused Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) will sell a cluster of emeralds weighing 187,775 carats (37,555 grams) through an auction, with bidding closing on November 17.The coloured gems producer said the Kafubu Cluster, discovered at its Kagem emerald mine in Zambia...

Zimbabwe has been losing a lot of its coloured gemstones through smuggling with the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) estimating that 90 per cent of the stones are not benefiting the country.Rudairo MapurangaAccording to MMCZ...