DRC cuts internet for second day fearing chaos following national elections
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's (DRC's) government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on Tuesday as the...
First Quantum to lay off 2,500 staff at Zambia mines after...
FIRST Quantum Minerals is to retrench 2,500 staff at its Zambian facilities in the first quarter of 2019 following the southern African country's plans...
Glencore cleans house at Katanga after C$30m fine
Glencore - which owns 65% of copper producer Katanga Mining - is "disappointed by the conduct" at Katanga which led to the settlement announced...
Vedanta Resources goes high-tech at Gamsberg Zinc
Vedanta Resources has gone high-tech at its new Gamsberg zinc mine in the Northern Cape as it aims to bring into production what it...
Orion looks for possible Northern Cape smelter synergies with Vedanta
Orion Minerals’ planned Prieska copper and zinc mine in the northern Cape could in the longer term explore smelting synergies with Vedanta Resources’ Black...
Cradle Arc suspends share listing and seeks “insolvency advice”
Cradle Arc - the London-listed junior which has been developing the Mowana copper mine in Botswana - has suspended trading in its shares on...
Vedanta’s Gamsberg to rival Sishen for economic importance in Northern Cape
VEDANTA Resources is starting to ramp-up production from its Gamsberg zinc mine at Aggeneys in the Northern Cape in a development which has huge...
Anglo bullish on year-end production for South American copper assets
ANGLO American looked to end 2018 on a high as it prepared to tell investors on a site visit to its South American copper...
Kabila protege gets boost as DRC opposition fails to unify ahead...
EFFORTS by opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to rally behind a single presidential candidate seem doomed to failure, said Bloomberg...
First Quantum views Zambia concessions on tax more in hope than...
FIRST Quantum Minerals said it would "... see where could get... " regarding winning a relaxation from mineral tax changes proposed by the Zambian...