US to finance Congo copper refinery treating artisanal dug ore
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is backing the development of a $350m copper refinery that will treat concentrate dug by artisanal miners, said Bloomberg...
Cobalt as a remedy to vitamin B12 deficiency? You bet
CONCERNS about the role of artisanal mining, including child labour, in the extraction of cobalt have triggered a scientific scramble to find alternatives to...
Cobalt’s redemption is underway – but it’s no easy road
IS the device you are reading this story on tainted by the blood and sweat of Congolese artisans who laboured in appalling conditions to...
First Quantum Minerals co-founder and chairman Philip Pascall dies
FIRST Quantum Minerals co-founder, Philip Pascall has died, the Toronto-listed copper producer announced on Tuesday. Pascall helped found the company in 1996 serving as its...
Chris Griffith back in mining as head of Vedanta Base Metals
Vedanta Resources, the global diversified natural resources group, has appointed a well-known South African executive, Chris Griffith, as CEO of its Base Metals division...
Sibanye-Stillwater won’t bid up for Khoemacau while returns toil
SIBANYE-Stillwater said it would not get drawn into a bidding war for new assets after confirming last week it had an interest in Botswana's...
Two years of ‘HH’ has brought a wave of optimism to...
ANALYSTS anticipate that mining investors will flock to Zambia, still one of the biggest copper producers globally, especially since President Hakainde Hichilema came into...
Vedanta reinstated as owner of Konkola Copper ending four years of...
VEDANTA has been reinstated as the owner of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) ending four years of dispute which once saw the Indian firm's executive...
Orion’s Okiep Copper given cost boost by prospecting permits
ORION Minerals today announced the grant of new exploration tenements at its Okiep Copper site in South Africa's Northern Cape province that will enable...
Sibanye-Stillwater saddles up with Chinese in bid for Mopani Copper
SIBANYE-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said he rated his firm's chances of bidding successfully for Zambia's Mopani Copper after jointly submitting an offer with a...