Pro-independence rebels killed following attack on DRC mining centre, Lubumbashi
VIOLENCE flared in Lubumbashi, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) mining district Haut-Katanga, on September 25 after pro-independence rebels attempted to...
Tesla joins Fair Cobalt Alliance as push to eradicate abuses on...
TESLA has joined the fledgling Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) which is gathering members in order to stamp out child labour from mining sites and improve...
Orion Minerals shares nearly double in a month as nears deal...
SHARES in the JSE's Orion Minerals have nearly doubled in value since the start of August which may reflect the firm's advanced stage discussions...
Vedanta Zinc lifts reserves, resources of Southern Africa zinc as completes...
VEDANTA Zinc International (VZI) said total mineral reserves and resources at its Southern Africa deposits increased 17% in the year ended March 31 following...
Glencore in discussions for outright sale of Mopani stake to Zambian...
GLENCORE may sell its entire 73.1% stake in Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines to the government, said Reuters citing two sources with direct knowledge of...
ZCCM-IH in discussions with Glencore to buy shares in Mopani Copper...
ZAMBIA'S state-owned base metals miner, ZCCM-IH, was in talks with Glencore about acquiring more shares in Mopani Copper Mines, said Reuters citing Richard Musukwa,...
Glencore throws weight behind alliance aimed at securing legitimacy of Congo...
GLENCORE has thrown its weight behind an alliance aimed at supporting small-scale suppliers of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said the...
DRC issues indefinite waiver to 2013 export bans on cobalt, copper...
MINERS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been granted an indefinite waiver to an export ban on cobalt hydroxide and carbonite as...
Ivanhoe signs strategic partnership with China’s CNMC for mining, smelting deals...
IVANHOE Mines has announced an agreement with China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group (CNMC) to jointly look for African mining projects, said Reuters citing an...
Orion secures full permitting for Prieska Copper-Zinc project as pieces on...
ORION Minerals has been awarded a mining right for the so-called Vardocube section of its Prieska Copper-Zinc project in South Africa's Northern Cape province...