Demonstrators ‘ransack’ major Burkina Faso gold mine
Ouagadougou – Seven people have been injured in western Burkina Faso after demonstrators opposed to the expulsion of local... Read more
19 May, 2022
Zambia looking to triple copper output in next decade
Cape Town – Copper-rich Zambia plans to more than triple production of the mineral to three million tonnes a year... Read more
9 May, 2022
Mining watchdog launders DRC conflict minerals, says NGO
Kinshasa – Global Witness charged on Wednesday that a scheme set up to certify the responsible extraction of metals... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
De Beers returns to Angola after decade hiatus
Luanda – Diamond mining giant De Beers on Wednesday signed two investment contracts with the Angolan government, marking a... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Qatar to invest $5 billion in Egypt, eyes offshore gas
Cairo – Qatar is to invest $5 billion in Egypt, the government in Cairo announced on Tuesday, in another... Read more
30 Mar, 2022
Guinea signs $15 billion deal for vast iron ore site
Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta has reached a $15 billion deal with Rio Tinto and an Asian-Guinean consortium to exploit the... Read more
27 Mar, 2022
Guinea illegal gold mine collapse kills 10
Conakry – A landslide at a gold mine in north-western Guinea has killed at least 10 people, a local official... Read more
3 Mar, 2022
Decaying DRC tin mining town finds new hope in lithium
Manono – Near the rusting carcass of a smelter, barefoot men and women scratch at the ground in the quest... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
South Africa uncovers $1.8bn gold scam, report says
Johannesburg – South Africa’s tax authority has uncovered a 1.8-billion-dollar gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
At least five dead in gold mine collapse in storm-hit Mozambique
Maputo – Five miners have died after a gold mine collapsed during flooding in central Mozambique’s Manica province, public radio... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
