July 5, 2023

Huayou commissions $300 million Zimbabwe lithium plant

The Arcadia plant took nine months to construct and started exporting concentrates in April.

July 5, 2023

Barrick Gold rolls out new 10-year plan at Kibali mine

The new business plan for the giant gold mine aims to secure its status as Tier One asset for the next decade.

July 5, 2023

International miners set to benefit as China curbs germanium exports

China on Monday announced export restrictions on some gallium and germanium products, citing national security interests.

July 5, 2023

Zimbabwe to meet with Bravura over delayed platinum project

Bravura was awarded a 3,000-hectare concession in Selous, about 50 miles south of the capital, in 2019.

July 5, 2023

Zambia says deal with India’s Vedanta over disputed copper assets imminent

A deal could help unlock funding to advance the Konkola Deep Mining Project, which holds one of the world's richest copper deposits.

July 5, 2023

Trafigura consortium to invest over $555m in Angola-Congo rail link

Africa's biggest copper producer currently exports copper, cobalt and other metals in trucks via Tanzania or South Africa.

July 5, 2023

Altona to resume drilling at RREE project in Mozambique

Drilling will initially focus on target four, which is one of the two orebodies being included in the maiden JORC mineral resource estimate.

July 4, 2023

Lucapa Diamond achieves debt-free status

The diamond producer is now interest-bearing debt free, having repaid about $20 million over an 18-month period.

July 3, 2023

De Beers-Botswana deal signals rocky road for rough diamonds

De Beers, along with the rest of the global diamond sector, is facing headwinds from a 6.5% drop in diamond prices in the year to date.

July 3, 2023

China jumps ahead in the rush to secure lithium from Africa

Mines across the continent are forecast to increase production of lithium raw materials more than 30-fold from last year’s volume by 2027.