Copper 360 hires former Harmony CEO as seeks scale
COPPER 360 has drafted in gold industry veteran and former Minerals Council vice-president Graham Briggs as its new CEO following a period of leadership...
Harmony Gold unveils $1.03bn bid for Australia’s MAC Copper
HARMONY Gold has extended its reach into copper production, unveiling today a $1.03bn (R18.4bn) bid for Australia's MAC Copper, a New York-listed company which...
China’s CMOC urges Congo to lift cobalt export ban
THE world's leading cobalt mining company, CMOC Group, has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to lift a ban on exports of the...
Shuka hoping Kabwe prospect will fire up JSE listing
THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange will get its first mining listing in more than two years on Wednesday when coal and base metals firm Shuka...
Orion may bring ‘big brother’ into copper mine plans
SHAREHOLDERS in copper exploration firm Orion Minerals can look forward to brighter days after it unveiled bankable feasibility studies of two projects in the...
China has ample cobalt despite Congo export ban
CHINESE cobalt smelters remain well-supplied despite a four-month export ban imposed by the Democratic Republic of Congo in February, said Reuters which cited industry...
All eyes on Congo as cobalt market hangs in balance
A LOOMING decision by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on cobalt exports could dramatically increase prices and push battery manufacturers towards alternative materials,...
Alphamin registers first tin from Bisie since restart
ALPHAMIN Resources Corp. said on Monday it had restarted production at its Bisie tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The mine produced 1,290...
Barrick wants deal with Mali rather than “badly run legal fight”
THE shutdown of Loulo-Gounkoto in Mali was weighed heavily on Barrick Mining Corp.'s first quarter with its CEO Mark Bristow saying he'd prefer a...
Anglo questions motives behind Kabwe lead poisoning case
ANGLO American has hit back at a damages claim related to alleged lead poisoning at the Kabwe copper mine in Zambia during the Seventies,...