AngloGold, Gold Fields make ground on North American rivals
OUTPUT declines at North America's three largest gold producers are allowing mining companies in other regions to close the gap in global production rankings,...
World Bank cuts Sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast
THE World Bank has lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.1%, unchanged from 2025 and down from the 4.4% it projected...
Froneman says crime “single biggest” threat to SA economy
CRIME isn’t just an inconvenience to doing business, it’s the "single biggest issue we have to address" if South Africa is serious about economic...
Deep-sea miner targets $1bn Odyssey merger
AMERICAN Ocean Minerals (AOM), a deep-sea mining company chaired by former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese, has agreed an all-stock merger with Odyssey Marine...
Zimbabwe sets conditions for lifting lithium export ban
ZIMBABWE will impose export quotas on lithium concentrates and require producers to commit to local processing facilities before it lifts a suspension on unprocessed...
Zambia copper rail link to cost up to $5bn
A RAILWAY linking Zambia's copper belt to the Angolan port of Lobito will cost between $3bn and $5bn including rolling stock, said Bloomberg News...
Ghana picks E&P to run Damang gold mine
GHANA has awarded the Damang gold mine to local mining services company Engineers & Planners Ltd (E&P), said Reuters citing mines minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi...
Eskom granted two more days to land high stakes power deal
MERAFE-Glencore Chrome Venture said on Tuesday it had extended a deadline for a new electricity deal with Eskom.
This is the fifth time the venture...
Kenya opens bidding for prized rare earths deposit
KENYA has invited expressions of interest in its Mrima Hill rare earths and niobium deposit, launching a competitive tender process that Nairobi hopes will...
CATL taps Zijin Mining founder as mining advisor
CONTEMPORARY Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world's leading electric-vehicle battery manufacturer, has appointed Chen Jinghe, founder and former chairman of Zijin Mining Group,...