Mining

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 …

KINSHASA, April 30 – Glencore expects cobalt exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo to gradually normalize in 2026 as the country’s …

JOHANNESBURG, April 29 – African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has signed a conditional agreement to supply nickel to a smelter owned by Boliden, …

HARARE, April 28 – China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has shipped Africa’s first consignment of lithium sulphate from its Zimbabwe operations, marking a …

KINSHASA, April 27 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the creation of a paramilitary mining guard aimed at securing …

ACCRA, April 27 – Ghana’s mineworkers union has warned it will continue to resist a government policy requiring international mining companies to …

KINSHASA, April 23 – The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to see a revival of a key copper and cobalt producer, …