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Sinomine targets 2026 production at Kitumba copper mine in Zambia
Stock image. Sinomine Resource Group aims to start copper production in September 2026 at its…
Errol Smart jumps ship from Orion to go into the exploration business for himself
former Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart Former Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart is going to…
Southern African countries expand coal capacity
Africa has some 47.9GW of coal-fired capacity and it is heavily concentrated in the Southern…
Zambia’s Kafue River Disaster Puts China’s Mining Record Under Fire
In February, a tailings dam at a Chinese-owned mine in Zambia collapsed, releasing 50 million…
Record-Breaking 2,492-Carat Diamond Unearthed in Botswana — The Second-Largest Ever Discovered!
In a historic discovery, a 2,492-carat diamond has been unearthed at Botswana’s Karowe Mine, the…
First Quantum buys into Aussie explorer to boost Zambia copper
The Mumbezhi copper project. (Image courtesy of Prospect Resources.) Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is acquiring…
One Month to Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025: Africa’s Energy Licensing Surge to Take Center Stage
With just one month to go to the Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 forum,…
SA government opposes PTM’s proposal to export unrefined platinum concentrates to Saudi Arabia
Canadian mining junior Platinum Group Metals (PTM) is looking at the possibility of building a…
Tether commits hash rate to OCEAN Mining, extending mining operations on Africa
Tether announced on April 14 that it will begin deploying current and future Bitcoin (BTC) mining hashrate on OCEAN…