The Minerals Council South Africa has launched its updated 2026 Climate Change Position, reaffirming the mining industry's commitment to responsible climate action and a just transition that supports economic growth,…
Africa must move beyond exporting raw minerals and accelerate local processing, manufacturing and regional industrial cooperation to ensure its mineral wealth delivers lasting economic benefits, leaders and industry stakeholders have…
China is strengthening its involvement in Africa's drive to process more minerals locally, with Chinese investors backing projects worth more than US$16 billion aimed at expanding refining, processing and mineral-based…
A Chinese-controlled copper and cobalt mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a US$6.3 million lawsuit from 27 residents who allege that its operations have contaminated…
Caledonia Mining Corporation has secured a US$150 million interim financing facility to advance development of its Bilboes Gold Project in Zimbabwe, which is expected to become the country's largest gold…
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is advancing plans to develop what is expected to become Africa’s largest tailings leach plant, with a US$498 million investment aimed at recovering copper from historical…
Gabon is seeking approximately $2 billion to revive the long-delayed Mabounié niobium and rare earths project, in a proposed development involving Emirati-backed New Energy Metals (NEM) and Chinese engineering group…
Zambia’s Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development is seeking stronger cooperation with the Zambia Army to address illegal mining activities in Mpika District, Muchinga Province, amid growing concerns over miners…
Brightstar Resources has identified 11 priority gold exploration targets along the Two Mile Hill–Bull Oak corridor within its 3.6-million-ounce Sandstone gold project in Western Australia, with reverse circulation (RC) drilling…
Twenty-seven residents living near the COMMUS copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have filed a $6.3 million lawsuit against the mine's operator, alleging that pollution…