Mining

JOHANNESBERG, June 1 – Diamond producer Petra Diamonds has announced plans to reduce its workforce and place its Finsch mine in South …

LUSAKA, May 27 – Zambia’s state-operated mining investment company, ZCCM Investments Holdings has agreed to sell a controlling stake in Ndola Lime to …

KINSHASA, May 26 – Jinchuan Group International Resources said an independent investigation found that nearly $145 million was misused at its copper …

ACCRA, May 26 – Ghana’s government says it is committed to renewing the mining lease for Gold Fields’ Tarkwa gold mine, but …

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 …