Appian to build $400m copper mine in Namibia
PRIVATE equity investor Appian Capital Advisory said on Thursday it is planning to build a $400m copper mine in Namibia.
The UK-headquartered firm said the...
Copper 360 announces restructure to focus on Rietberg mine
COPPER 360 is to cut jobs at its Northern Cape province operations as part of a "repositioning" aimed at putting the company on course...
BHP attracts new investors on copper’s AI appeal
BHP is drawing a new and broader class of international investors attracted to the mining giant's copper exposure as artificial intelligence drives demand for...
Kazzinc blast may complicate Glencore sale
AN EXPLOSION at Glencore's Kazzinc zinc smelter in Kazakhstan has killed two workers and injured five others, and has cast doubt over the Swiss...
KoBold breaks ground on giant Zambia copper mine
KOBOLD Metals has broken ground on what will be Zambia's largest copper mine, a $2.3bn project that ranks among the biggest investment programmes in...
Two killed in Glencore Kazakhstan zinc blast
TWO people have been killed and five injured after an explosion and fire at a large zinc plant in eastern Kazakhstan majority-owned by Glencore,...
DRC floats plan to create $100m armed guard for mine sites
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is establishing a dedicated armed security force to protect mine sites and supply chains, as the country deepens its...
Why Alphamin has been shooting the lights out
ALPHAMIN has a tiny fraction of JSE owners, but the tin miner is about to post a record quarter’s earnings – about $158m –...
South32 and Eskom in talks over Hillside smelter power supply following...
South32 and Eskom have stepped up negotiations to establish a new electricity supply agreement for the Hillside Aluminium smelter in Kwa-Zulu Natal following...
ARM makes strategic marketing step towards re-opening Nkomati Nickel
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has taken an important step towards re-opening the group’s mothballed Nkomati Nickel mine in Mpumalanga through reaching an off-take agreement...