William Clowes

In the heartland of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining industry, one of the world’s top cobalt producers says intruders have taken over a large part of its deposit and are exploiting the site on a near-industrial scale.

Congo’s Katanga region mines most of the world’s cobalt and more copper than any country other than Chile.

Guinea, the world’s biggest bauxite producer, plans to announce reforms next month to control exports of the ore used in making aluminum as it bids to bolster prices.

Guinea, the world's biggest bauxite producer, plans to announce reforms next month to control exports of the ore used in making aluminium as it bids to bolster prices.

South Africa’s mining lobby group said it’s pleased by discussions with the government over draft legislation to regulate the sector, but remains wary about the potential for an unwelcome shock.

A Vedanta Resources Ltd. unit has applied to sell its shares in New York as part of efforts to raise money for the Zambian copper mining complex it owns.

The Zambian unit of Abu Dhabi’s International Resources Holding doesn’t plan to export copper concentrate, after again being granted the largest quota in a government waiver to ship the semi-processed form of the metal.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest copper mine said it would fire employees who refused to end strike action that briefly crimped output this week, while promising bonuses to those who didn’t participate.

South Africa targets key mining registry by end of March The government appointed a consortium of firms to build the new system in January 2024.

South Africa expects to fully launch a long-awaited database of mineral rights within 10 months, according to a senior official.