The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended by three months a ban on exports of cobalt intended to curb oversupply of the electric vehicle battery material, a regulatory agency said on Saturday.... 

An extensive pilot initiative aimed at scaling up hydrogen technology, infrastructure and applications across the length and breadth of China has been announced, shortly before next month’s... 

A collapse at a coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has killed at least 12 people, a mining source and a civil society source said on Friday. The sources said... 

Diversified mining investments and operations company ZCCM Investments Holdings’ earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended December 31, 2024, are expected to be about 1 077% higher year-on-year.... 

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has announced that CFO Bothwell Mazarura will be stepping down to pursue other interests after nearly eight years of service since his appointment in September 2017.... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields says final completion of its subsidiary Montepuez Ruby Mine’s (MRM’s) second processing plant (PP2), in Mozambique, has been delayed to September. The tailings belt... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Air Products's belief that South Africa has an opportunity to develop its own hydrogen economy; Mzansi Energy Consortium’s 12-year green energy supply... 

Niger plans to nationalise the Somair uranium mine operated by France's Orano after months of worsening relations between the French state-owned company and its local partners following a 2023 coup... 

On June 9, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe gazetted an erratum to the Mineral Resources Development Bill, initially published for public comment on May 20. The correction... 

One of the next major hurdles in Barrick Mining Corp.’s saga in Mali will be renewing a key gold mining license, after the state temporarily took over the vast Loulo-Gounkoto complex this week. The... 

South Africa should initially focus intently on its local green hydrogen market rather than the global market, and progress at its own pace, which has the potential to give it a global lead. Air... 

Titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma mine, in Mozambique, has terminated discussions with a consortium, comprising Oryx Global Partners and Michael... 

London-listed mining services company Capital has been awarded a further significant contract at Barrick Mining's majority-owned Reko Diq copper/gold project, in Pakistan, as well as exploration... 

Australia-based Syrah Resources has restarted natural graphite production at its Balama operation in Mozambique, following the restoration of site access in May and the completion of preparatory... 

Gold edged higher following a decline in the previous session triggered by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s warning of inflation risks for the US economy. Bullion was trading around $3 380... 

Platinum extended a powerful rally to hit the highest level in more than a decade, with gains underpinned by a spike in demand and expectations for a market deficit. Spot prices surged by more... 

TSX-listed Koryx Copper has reported that the metallurgical testwork programme for its wholly-owned Haib copper project, in Namibia, has shown encouraging preliminary results. Haib is an... 

Ahead of publishing its financial results for the year ended December 31 later this month, Aim-listed Goldstone Resources has confirmed that the Homase mine, in Ghana, maintains an average 48 000 t... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has streamlined its executive leadership team to reflect substantial progress with the simplification of its portfolio, which has included the demerger of the newly... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe reports that consultations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on the latest draft of... 

Africa-focused gold miner Perseus Mining has appointed James Rutherford to the board as nonexecutive independent director, with immediate effect. He brings to the board 25 years of experience in... 

Positive infrastructure advancement is on the way in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), SRK Consulting Congo chairperson Dominique Sambwa has pointed out. Speaking to Mining Weekly during a... 

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has affirmed that Africa does not face a choice between decarbonisation and industrialisation. On the contrary, it has to, and... 

Gold producer Asante Gold has secured $470-million in credit and equity commitments, laying the foundation for a financing package that will fund its growth ambitions and recapitalise its balance... 

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a new critical minerals action plan aimed at securing the supply of materials for clean energy, digital technologies and industrial... 

Aim-listed gemstone miner Gemfields has generated $31.7-million in revenue from a mixed-quality rough ruby auction held between June 2 and 13. The company managed to sell 78 of the 90 lots, or... 

Ahead of ASX-listed Lotus Resources restarting production at the Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, the company has advanced with cold commissioning of the plant and is due to complete hot... 

London-listed rare earths developer Pensana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese multinational Toyota subsidiary Toyota Tsusho for the proposed offtake of up to 20 000 t/y... 

TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has advised shareholders of a cybersecurity incident affecting its internal IT systems. Eastplats took immediate containment measures to protect... 

Tin producer Andrada Mining has secured additional supply from a tin orebody at Goantagab in close proximity to the company’s operating Uis mine and processing facility, in Namibia. The orebody,... 

Central banks have accumulated more than 1 000 t of gold in each of the last three years, up significantly from the 400 t to 500 t average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold... 

Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power stations, including Komati, which has already...