Mining
Mali court rejects appeal to release four Barrick employees, judge says
A court in Mali on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Barrick Mining to release four employees arrested last November, judge Samba...
Read moreDetailsNiger opens investigation into $5 million sale of Martian meteorite found in Agadez region
Authorities in Niger say they are looking into the recent sale of a meteorite discovered in the country, saying it...
Read moreDetailsNamib Minerals plans to spend $300 million to restart Zimbabwe mines
Namib Minerals plans to spend $300 million to restart operations at two of its mothballed gold mines in Zimbabwe and lift...
Read moreDetailsUganda reopens border with M23-held eastern DRC
Six months after closing key border crossings due to rebel advances, Uganda has reopened its border with the Democratic Republic...
Read moreDetailsGhana cracks down on gold smuggling with new multi-agency task force
Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long...
Read moreDetailsRwanda’s Kagame unsure whether peace deal with Congo will hold
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Friday he was unsure whether a U.S.-brokered peace deal would hold with Democratic Republic of Congo...
Read moreDetailsU.S. President to host five African leaders next week to discuss ‘commercial opportunities’
U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House...
Read moreDetailsIndia sends geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, sources say
India has dispatched a team of geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, two Indian government sources said,...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo gold miner says M23 rebels force staff to work without pay
Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and...
Read moreDetailsRwanda, DR Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting, attract investment
Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting...
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