Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers’ fifth sales cycle of 2023
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ fifth sales
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Africa
PPC Zim volumes down 16% despite robust cement demand
Volumes year-on-year were down 16% despite robust cement demand from concrete product manufacturers and government-funded infrastructure projects. This is due
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Pan African’ Sudan exploration project placed under care and maintenance
Following the outbreak of violence in the Republic of Sudan, all expatriate employees working on the exploration project were safely
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PPC: SA market remains muted and competition remains high
The coastal region of the cement business continued to see relatively better demand for cement compared to the inland region
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Hummingbird pours first gold at its Kouroussa mine in Guinea
Africa-focused gold producer Hummingbird Resources has announced first gold pour at the Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea on 08 June
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Kamoa-Kakula achieves copper production record in May
Ivanhoe Mines hasannounced today that the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo achieved a monthly production record
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Gemfields announces record emerald auction results
LONDON – Gemfields has announced the results of an emerald auction comprised of higher-quality rough emeralds held during the period
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Pan African Resources updates on Royal Sheba Project
Mine layout optimisation and scheduling was finalised and requests for quotations were issued for the initial development and production activities.
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Bahrain strengthens ties with Egypt’s Aluminium Sector
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, highlighted the
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First gold poured at Fortuna’s Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire
Fortuna Silver Mines has announced that the first gold has been poured at the Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire. The
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Sandfire Resources’ Botswana mine produces first concentrate
Sandfire Resources has produced its first copper concentrate at its Motheo Copper Mine in Botswana. Construction of the Motheo Copper
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Rome Resources excited by tin discovery
Rome Resources Ltd., a Canadian mineral exploration company, has announced the discovery of a substantial tin deposit at its Bisie North Tin Project in the Walikale Territory
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Caledonia Mining reports loss due to lower gold production and high costs
Zimbabwe-focused gold producer Caledonia Mining has announced Q1 2023 gold production of 16,141 ounces from its Blanket and Bilboes mines,
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Eastern Platinum to invest in Zandfontein underground
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has announced the completion of the previously announced rights offering to its shareholders. The
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Funding of the Prieska Copper-Zinc Project and Okiep Copper Project
Orion has announced that it has taken another important step in advancing the multi-pronged funding strategy for its flagship base
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Hummingbird initiates commissioning of its Kouroussa gold mine
Hummingbird Resources announced today that the Kouroussa gold mine processing plant has reached the practical completion stage, and has entered
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MC Mining updates on its Makhado hard coking coal project
MC Mining has provided an update on its fully licensed, shovel ready Makhado hard coking coal project (Makhado Project or
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Jubilee Metals: Chrome remains robust with strong demand from China
Jubilee’s Inyoni Facility continued to deliver a strong performance in line with expectations. The Inyoni operations achieved 9 019 PGM
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Jubilee Metals halts cobalt production at Sable Refinery
Jubilee’s 780 000 tonnes per annum Roan copper concentrator forms part of its fully integrated Southern Copper Refining Strategy which
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South Africa’s mining down for thirteenth consecutive month
According to Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), the domestic mining production experienced its thirteenth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, recording a
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Alphamin’s Mpama South to increase tin production to 20,000 tpa
A total of 808m of underground development on two levels to connect Mpama North and Mpama South has been completed
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Kamoa-Kakula produces all time high copper production in Q1 2023
Ivanhoe Mines has announced that the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced 93,603 tonnes of
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Eni acquire BP’s business in Algeria, operating two major gas fields
The operation was announced in early September, with the aim of contributing to Europe’s gas needs and strengthening Eni’s presence
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Southern Palladium resource estimate average 9.28g/t (6PGE+Au)
Southern Palladium announces that resource estimate for its Far East Block discovery underway with results from 23 UG2 intersections averaging
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Tin concentrate production reaches new heights in Namibia
Andrada Mining produced record levels of tin concentrate in both Q4 and the financial year (FY2023), at its Uis Mine, Namibia. The company, formerly AfriTin Mining,
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The role of African mining in the energy transition
According to Wood Mackenzie the energy transition took centre stage at Investing in African Mining Indaba, Africa’s foremost mining event,
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ArcelorMittal SA to adopt a flexible approach to operating plants
ArcelorMittal announces final results December 2022; Revenue for the year grew to R40.8 billion (2021: R39.7 billion) and profit from
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PPC Rwanda sales down due to the impact of planned kiln shutdown
At 30 September 2022, CIMERWA reported an increase of cement sales volumes of 11% for the first six months of
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Pioneering Kibali plans further partner-based development
KIBALI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Since Kibali went into production 10 years ago it has not only grown into
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The investment dilemma of African mining
The conflict between the desire to reduce emissions while also hampering the production of metals required to achieve zero carbon
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