Trafigura to finance artisanal cobalt in supply agreement with DRC’s EGC
COMMODITIES trading house, Trafigura, has agreed a cobalt off-take agreement with Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state-owned company.
Trafigura...
Zambia would not sell mining assets despite defaulting on $42.5m bond...
ZAMBIA did not expect state-owned mining assets would be taken by bondholders despite defaulting on part of its debt last week, said Reuters citing...
Vedanta Zinc International suspends production at Gamsberg after miners trapped
VEDANTA Zinc International, a unit of Vedanta Ltd, has suspended all mining-related activities at its Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa after a geotechnical...
Gertler says he paid $83m for royalties from Metalkol copper project...
DAN Gertler was behind the $83m purchase of royalties in Metalkol copper and cobalt project in Democratic Republic of Congo from state-owned mining company...
Zambia confident it can finance purchase of shares in Mopani Copper
ZAMBIA'S permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines expected the country would finance the purchase of a larger stake in Mopani Copper Mines from...
Lawyers lodge Kabwe mine lead poisoning class action against Anglo SA...
LAWYERS acting for over 100,000 Zambians, mostly children, have filed a class action suit against Anglo American South Africa (AASA) which they say is...
Orion to resume exploration drilling at Northern Cape site after 9...
ORION Minerals, the Johannesburg-listed base metals development firm, is to restart exploration drilling after a nine-month Covid-19-induced hiatus.
Errol Smart, MD of Orion Minerals, said...
Glencore in talks to sell nickel to carmakers, says CEO Ivan...
GLENCORE was in discussions with carmakers regarding the supply of nickel to them, said Reuters citing the comments of the mining group's CEO, Ivan...
DRC issues six month waiver on copper concentrate export ban
THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has issued a six-month waiver to an export ban on copper concentrate, said Reuters, citing a letter it...
Anglo to explore for base metals in SA but wants Govt...
ANGLO American was interested in exploring for base metals in South Africa, but the group wanted adjustments in legislation, said the group’s CEO, Mark...