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...
Under pressure PGM miners are looking to copper – but it’s...
IT'S no coincidence that two of the surprise bidders for Khoemacau, a Botswana copper miner, are platinum group metal (PGM) producers Sibanye-Stillwater and Impala...
Africa’s political risk isn’t what it’s cracked up to be
AFRICA struggles to attract major investment from Toronto’s stock exchange, which can count its investors as among the world’s most optimistic. Its venture market...
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...
Gold Fields to unveil new CEO in two weeks
GOLD Fields will announce a new CEO in about two weeks time, said Bloomberg News citing the group's interim boss Martin Preece.
Preece told the...
The perils ahead for SA’s mining sector as national election looms
BUSINESS in general, including the mining industry, faces a period of uncertainty ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections, which could usher in...
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...
Seriti to retrench Klipspruit miners in order to save group –...
COAL miner Seriti Power is considering laying off around 600 employees at its Klipspruit colliery in South Africa's Mpumalanga province or face imperilling the...
Thungela to appeal water use licence decision for 2.4Mt/y coal project
THUNGELA Resources is to appeal a decision by a tribunal which declined a water use application for Palmietkuilen, a proposed 2.4 million ton a...