- Jan- 2026 -9 JanuaryBusiness
Rio Tinto, Glencore in talks to form world’s biggest miner
Rio Tinto Group is in talks to buy Glencore Plc to create the world’s biggest mining company…
- Aug- 2025 -13 AugustEnvironment
Zambia mine disaster may be significantly worse than reported
The partial collapse of a waste dam at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in Zambia…
- Jul- 2025 -17 JulyLegal
US court rules in Zimbabwe’s favour over US$93 million mining dispute
A US court has dismissed a case brought by two Mauritian companies seeking to enforce…
- 8 JulyMarkets
Trafigura prepays US$200 million to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper
Trafigura Group agreed to pay US$200 million for copper anodes from an Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.…
- Jun- 2025 -26 JuneLegal
Zambia court adjoins ZCCM to Sampa’s challenge on Mopani sale
A Zambian court adjoined the state-owned copper-mining company to a case brought by an opposition…
- May- 2025 -22 MayMarkets
Ghana expects US$12 billion a year from small-scale gold mining
Ghana expects to rake in US$12 billion a year from small-scale gold production if output…
- 2 MayBusiness
Vedanta Resources weighs Zambia copper IPO to fund US$1 billion investment
Vedanta Resources, the mining and energy company controlled by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, is considering…
- Mar- 2025 -6 MarchCentral Africa
MMG halts new Congo plant after 1 year on cobalt slump
A Chinese state-controlled mining company mothballed a cobalt processing plant in the Democratic Republic of…
