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Sibanye-Stillwater Bets R6bn on Burnstone Gold Project Amid BEE Uncertainty
Sibanye-Stillwater has approved a major investment in South Africa’s Burnstone gold project despite uncertainty over…
US Development Finance Agency to Expand Equity Investments in Africa’s Critical Minerals Sector
Lobito Atlantic Railway. (Credit: Trafigura) The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) plans to increase…
Nigeria’s Bala Wunti Warns Africa Against Repeating Oil-Era Mistakes in Critical Minerals
Africa must avoid repeating the mistakes of the oil industry by exporting critical minerals in…
Zimbabwe Stands Firm on January 2027 Lithium Export Ban
Zimbabwe has reaffirmed that it will proceed with a ban on lithium concentrate exports from…
Grassroots Resistance Forces Chinese Gold Miners Out of Zimbabwe Community
Communities in Zimbabwe and Mozambique are increasingly turning to grassroots action to challenge mining operations…
Tanzania Sells 5.1 Tonnes of Gold as Central Bank Adjusts Reserve Strategy
Image: Acacia Mining Tanzania The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has sold 5.1 metric tonnes of…
Sudan’s Gold Mining Boom Threatens Agriculture and Food Security
Sudan’s expanding gold mining industry is increasingly threatening agricultural production and public health, with toxic…
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Earnings Surge as Spodumene Prices Soar
Zimbabwe’s lithium export earnings surged to $2.16 billion in the nine months to September, nearly…
DRC Deploys Eight Aircraft in Three-Year Drive to Unlock New Mineral Wealth
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an ambitious three-year programme to map large parts…