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Jan- 2021 -19 Jan
Glencore agrees Mopani Copper sale but must wait for the cash
Glencore Plc has agreed to sell its stake in Mopani Copper Mines Plc to the Zambian government for $1.5 billion, but…
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6 Jan
Copper production in Africa is expected to maintain a compound annual growth rate of 4.5% by 2024
Despite the impact of Covid-19 epidemic, copper production in Africa is expected to grow slightly in 2020. As a result…
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5 Jan
If you stay the course in Zambia, a brighter future awaits for the mining industry, and the Zambian people
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mining sector has been like many other industries. Operations stymied through on-site…
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Oct- 2020 -29 Oct
One by one, London’s boom-time miners are heading for the exit
KAZ Minerals Plc looks set to end its 15-year London listing after the Kazakh copper miner’s biggest shareholder offered to…
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Aug- 2020 -13 Aug
Congo to meet miners to debate copper concentrate export waivers
Mining companies and copper and cobalt buyers have been invited to a meeting in Kinshasa next week to discuss if…
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Jun- 2020 -18 Jun
Zambia mining revenues drop 30% due to Covid-19
Mining companies in Zambia, Africa’s No.2 copper producer, have suffered a 30% drop in revenue over the three months to…
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May- 2020 -16 May
Chinese miner CNMC’s stake sale fails to win support from unit’s shareholders
A unit of state-owned China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group Co (CNMC) said on Saturday a proposal for it to acquire…
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Apr- 2020 -22 Apr
Glencore’s Congo unit Katanga Mining to go private, warns of possible Covid-19 impact
Glencore is taking its Toronto-listed Congo business Katanga Mining private, the subsidiary said on Wednesday, citing limited trading liquidity and…
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