Johannesburg- and London-listed gemstone miner Gemfields reports that its latest auction of higher-quality rough emeralds, recovered from the company's 75%-owned Kagem mine, in Zambia, generated... 

Stronger collaboration, localisation and technology adoption are needed to help South Africa build a more competitive mining equipment manufacturing sector, mining equipment manufacturers’ cluster... 

More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly... 

Aluminum Corp of China, the country’s largest State-owned producer of the lightweight metal, has agreed to invest $1-billion in an alumina plant in Guinea to tap local bauxite resources. Chalco, as... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest drilling developments at Okiep in the Northern Cape, developments in the green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, and... 

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines resumed mining at its Chingola "B" Mine on Thursday, 18 years after operations ceased, as Africa's second-largest copper producing nation pushes to more than triple... 

On March 31, 2026, just after 14:00, the detonation of 650 kg of explosives broke through the first rocks to enable access to underground resources at the Tharisa mine, located on the western limb... 

South Africa’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy must become a practical roadmap for beneficiation, industrialisation and regional development, State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek... 

The outcomes of two public consultation processes initiated recently by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) are likely to have far-reaching implications for the country’s... 

Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted exploration study across two of its eight northern Botswana... 

Johannesburg- and London-listed metals and mining company Tharisa has reported robust operational and strategic progress for the six months ended March 31, underpinned by the resilience of global... 

Although it remains profitable, is able to service its debt and posted good results for the financial year ended February 28, JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals mining... 

A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the very doorstep of the City of Gold. The new loan... 

KGHM Polska Miedz SA, the EU’s largest copper producer, plans to expand its footprint abroad as the global shift to cleaner technologies fuels appetite for the red metal. Poland-based KGHM wants... 

Aim-listed Goldplat’s two gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana achieved a combined operating profit of £3.86-million for the quarter ended March 31, compared with an operating profit... 

Electric technologies and energy solutions provider WEG has partnered with strategic energy investment company Energy Venture Capital (EVC) to provide funding of between R5-million and R500-million... 

Diamond miner Gem Diamonds recorded revenue of $32.1-million for the quarter ended March 31, supported by the sale of large, high-value diamonds recovered at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. During... 

The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a... 

ASX- and JSE-listed MC Mining has appointed Jianheng (Albert) Deng as nonexecutive chairperson of the board with effect from May 19, succeeding Mathews Senosi who has served as interim chairperson.... 

ASX-listed Wia Gold says it has received binding commitments to raise A$92-million through the issue of about 200-million new shares at A$0.46 a share to new and existing, institutional and... 

African investment and advisory firm Averi Finance and JSE-listed mining investment company Mantengu have entered into substantive negotiations for a reverse merger that will create a pan-African... 

TSX-V-listed Asante Gold Corporation has appointed Campbell Baird acting CEO following Dave Anthony's retirement from the position on March 11. Baird is a mining executive with more than 30 years’... 

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As preparations begin for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment... 

Barrick Mining has stepped up Ebola precautions at its Kibali gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, launching worker screening and tracking measures after a nearby outbreak, a... 

Gold producer Thor Explorations has posted higher revenue, earnings and cash generation for the first quarter of this year, supported by a sharp increase in the average realised gold price, despite... 

London-listed URU Metals has completed the fieldwork component of the ground-based frequency-domain electromagnetic (FDEM) survey at the Zeb nickel project, in South Africa. The survey forms part... 

The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the selection of a $1-billion green hydrogen generating... 

Zambia's State investment firm ZCCM-IH said on Monday it had formed a joint venture with Mining Mineral Resources to explore for and mine gold, as the copper-producing African country seeks to... 

As South Africa this month celebrates 365 days without loadshedding, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) is turning its attention to the challenges of load-reduction, supply security and... 

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has expanded its uranium exploration footprint in Zambia with a binding option agreement to acquire 100% of the large-scale Sitwe uranium project, in the Luangwa Valley... 

ASX-listed Ariana Resources has secured $27.4-million in cash through the sale of a 13.6% stake in Turkish joint venture Zenit Madencilik to strengthen its balance sheet ahead of key development...