Mining

KINSHASA, May 25 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has ordered a temporary halt to mining operations in selected areas of …

LUSAKA, May 19 – The Chinese mining and resource development company Sinomine Resource Group plans to raise as much as 5.2 billion …

ACCRA, May 19 – Ghana is seeking to increase the amount of gold it buys from large-scale miners to 30% of annual …

HARARE, May 16 – Zimbabwe’s state-owned diamond producer is targeting higher output this year despite continued weakness in the global diamond market …

LUSAKA, May 15 – Zambia has authorized two copper producers to resume sulphuric acid exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo after …

WINDHOEK, May 14 – UK-based private equity firm Appian Capital Advisory has acquired a 95% stake in Namibia’s Omitiomire copper project as …

HARARE, May 11 – Zimbabwe’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund, Mutapa Investment Fund is seeking $250 million to expand its gold mining operations …

KINSHASA, May 8 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo could become home to one of the world’s largest copper mines under …

CAIRO, May 2 – A former senior trader at Glencore has emerged as a central figure in the consortium acquiring Sumitomo Corporation’s …

NAIROBI, May 1 – Japanese trading firm Sumitomo Corporation plans to sell its majority stake in the Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar …