Angola floods halt Lobito Corridor rail operations
FLOODING in western Angola has suspended rail traffic along the Lobito Corridor, disrupting a critical export route for copper, cobalt and other minerals from...
Kemcore to build African mining chemicals plants
MINING chemicals importer Kemcore is to construct processing facilities in Botswana and Angola, said Reuters on Friday.
Kemcore believes the move will reduce the risk of...
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...
Kenmare’s year of prices, politics and pain
MOZAMBIQUE is having a moment, and not in a good way. Fresh from the divestment of Australian miner South32 following the forced closure of...
Master Drilling defers dividend as Iran crisis looms large
AFTER his uncharacteristic optimism six months ago when Master Drilling released its interim results, CEO Danie Pretorius has reverted to his usual sceptical self...
Policy failures blight South Africa’s mineral wealth
THE Fraser Institute’s 2025 Annual Survey of Mining Companies, a global dipstick of investor sentiments towards mining jurisdictions, has once again highlighted South Africa’s...
Congo deepens China mining ties amid US rivalry
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an agreement with China to deepen cooperation in its mining sector, as Beijing moves to consolidate its...
Vedanta set for five-way split next month
INDIAN resources conglomerate Vedanta will be broken up into five separately listed companies early next month, said the Financial Times.
Citing Vedanta founder and chair...