Mining

Six informal gold miners have been confirmed dead, and more are feared trapped following a mine collapse in Zambia’s Mufumbwe...

Mali has suspended artisanal gold mining activities from June to September, to protect workers from landslides during the rainy season,...

Gabon is set to stop exporting raw manganese by 2029, as part of a national strategy to boost local industry...

Guinea's military government has cancelled 129 minerals exploration permits, it said in a statement late on Monday, as the West...

Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo are optimistic they can reach a deal with Washington next month to secure...

China's CMOC Group the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a...

Guinea's military government has taken back 51 mining licences as it steps up efforts to repossess claims or concessions where...

Deep in the green hills of Masisi territory in North Kivu province, the artisanal mining site at Rubaya hums with...

Ethiopia has signed investment deals for its minerals and energy sectors worth more than $1.7 billion, mostly with Chinese firms,...

Zambia's copper production was up about 30% on the previous year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching roughly 224,000...