As government and the private sector work to accelerate reforms and improve efficiencies in the logistics sector, experts from a range of spheres have emphasised the importance of targeted... 

Diversified miner South32 has announced the retirement of Keith Rumble as an independent nonexecutive director, effective following the company’s 2024 AGM. Rumble joined the board in 2015 and... 

Vancouver-based Montage Gold has announced a financing package totalling $825-million to fund the construction of its flagship Koné project in Côte d'Ivoire.  The financing involves Wheaton... 

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has released its new Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard, which sets requirements for tracking material produced from mining operations audited... 

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 

First Quantum Minerals is in talks with potential partners for its Zambian assets, the Canadian miner said on Wednesday, without disclosing names of the firms. Last week, Reuters reported that... 

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has successfully completed its bookbuild for a non-underwritten two-tranche placement to raise A$130-million, or $87-million, at A$0.25 a share to support the accelerated... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 15-year lease agreement with South32 Hillside Aluminium, securing the continued operational presence of South Africa’s only primary aluminium... 

Global gold and copper miner Newmont posted a sharp rise in net earnings for the third quarter on the back of higher output and surging bullion prices. The Denver-based company’s net income was... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has raised its refined PGM production guidance for the full-year to December 31 to between 3.7-million and 3.9-million ounces,... 

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore recorded a 3% year-on-year decrease in output to 9.4-million tonnes for the third quarter ended September 30, as derailments, rail breakages and speed... 

Spot zinc prices have shot above later-dated futures on the London Metal Exchange, signaling a tight market as large buyers scoop up inventories and pile into futures at a time when a string of... 

Diamond miner De Beers maintains its full-year production guidance at between 23-million and 26-million carats, but says it is actively assessing options with its partners to reduce production... 

ASX- and JSE-listed Southern Palladium has reported an increase in the total contained resource at its 70%-owned Bengwenyama platinum group metal project, including the Merensky reef on the... 

With the streaming agreement between Franco-Nevada and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) over, Harmony Gold will from now on benefit fully from the soaring gold price that is coinciding with the delivery... 

Gold miner West African Resources says it is on track to achieve the upper end of its full-year gold production guidance of between 190 000 oz and 210 000 oz at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of... 

Cummins aims to double its revenue from Africa by the end of the decade as the US engine and power generator maker capitalizes on demand to provide 300 million people on the continent with... 

Jean Nel has decided to step down as a director of gold producer DRDGOLD, with effect from November 27, after serving on the board for six years. DRDGOLD says it is thankful for his valuable... 

Africa-focused gold miner Perseus Mining again achieved strong production and cash flow for the quarter ended September 30 – the first quarter of its 2025 financial year – with output having... 

Ongoing drilling at Orion Minerals' Okiep copper project (OCP), in South Africa's Northern Cape province, continues to deliver the highly anticipated extensions of previously intersected wide,... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which operates the Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho, generated revenues of $42.7-million from the sale of 26 627 ct of diamonds in the quarter ended September 30. This... 

First Quantum Minerals appointed Jiangxi Copper Co’s Hanjun Xia to its board of directors after reaching a standstill agreement with its second-largest shareholder earlier this year. The Canadian... 

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 

TSX-listed Giyani Metals, which is developing the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project, in Botswana, says the demo plant being manufactured in Johannesburg, South Africa, is now in the... 

Türkiye and Niger signed a provisional pact to boost cooperation in mining, a sign of closer ties between the countries as new powers jostle for access to the West African nation’s uranium... 

Aim-listed Rome Resources has made progress with drilling at its Mont Agoma prospect, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with initial assessment from the cores said to be promising for both... 

Prices of iron-ore futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that demand for the key steelmaking raw material will slide, with steel demand in top consumer China showing signs of... 

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has completed an infill drilling programme at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, to support ongoing technical studies. The programme included the... 

JSE-listed petrochemicals group Sasol has reported a mixed production and sales performance for the three months ended September 30, with the company having been impacted on by the stronger rand,... 

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company reports that the Lulo diamond mine, in Angolo, in which it has a 40% interest, sold 5 587 ct at an average price of $3 033/ct during the quarter ended September... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has had a good start to its 2025 financial year, with an increase in production to 679 625 ct for the quarter ended September 30, on the back of higher grades at the... 

Zambia plans to develop dozens of mining licenses together with investors to boost copper output in Africa’s second-biggest producer. The nation has an ambitious plan to more than quadruple...