Base Metals

Blackthorn keen on Glencore JVs

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Blackthorn Resources, an Australian company operating in Africa, said it would sign up for more joint ventures with Glencore in the African zinc industry.

Zambia is “not in a position of crisis”, says Lungu of...

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ZAMBIA would be able to repay its debt and would soon emerge from an economic slump, said Bloomberg News, citing the comments of the...

Kabila protege gets boost as DRC opposition fails to unify ahead...

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EFFORTS by opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to rally behind a single presidential candidate seem doomed to failure, said Bloomberg...

Exxaro’s ambitious titanium strategy

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Competition regulations make it extremely unlikely Exxaro will be able to get its hands on Richards Bay Minerals, but CEO Sipho Nkosi won't rule the possibility out completely.

Zambia aims for copper output of 900,000 tons in 2021 after...

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ZAMBIA aimed to produce more than 900,000 tons of copper this year, said Reuters citing the southern African country's mines minister, Richard Musukwa. Musukwa said...

Glencore cancels Congo debt of $5.6bn in Gécamines equity deal

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SWISS-based mining and marketing firm, Glencore, has headed off potentially disruptive legal action with Gécamines by agreeing today to dissolve $5.6bn in debt and...

Orion ‘in clover’ as Africa mining bull Adam Fleming & Co....

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ORION Minerals spends more on its lawyers than on geologists. That's not a great statistic for an exploration and development firm, but in South...

Zambia gives Glencore a week to defend mining licence as Mopani...

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THE Zambian government has upped the ante with Glencore saying the Swiss mining and commodities marketing firm has seven days to say why it...

BHP unlikely to make fresh Rio bid

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Chances are slim of BHP Billiton making another attempt to take over Rio Tinto, analysts say.

Royalty hopes fade as Zambia’s PF takes lead

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Higher royalties in Zambia look likely to stay after votes counted so far in a presidential by-election give the lead to the Patriotic Front's Edgar Lungu.