Copper

Statistics South Africa has announced an increase in mining output by 2,4% year-on-year in January 2018 boosted by iron ore and other non-metallic minerals. According to the Stats SA figures,...

Democratic Republic of Congo will declare cobalt and coltan, used in electric vehicle and renewable energy technology, as “strategic” minerals which will earn the country higher royalties, a report on...

TAZARA copper transportation. Photo: Tazara The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has suspended all train services, including the transportation of copper, following a strike by workers in Africa's second-largest producer of...

ZCCM-IH CEO, Dr. Pius Chilufya Kasolo. Photo: ZCCM-IH Following the sharp rise in copper prices this year Zambia's State-controlled firm ZCCM Investments Holdings wants to increase its stakes in the country's mines and also expects...

Zimbabwe government-owned mining vehicle, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation ,is looking for $500 million  to revive its three copper mines, according to the Zimbabwe's newspaper, The Herald Business. ZMDC owns three copper...

Zambian energy supplier, Copperbelt Energy Corporation, has restricted power distribution to Glencore's copper mines due to an ongoing dispute over tariffs. Mining giant Glencore  has suspended its copper operations in...

The Government of Tanzania has stuck to its guns by maintaining the ban on the export of metallic mineral concentrates from the country, which was published in a directive on...

The government of Zimbabwe is calling for investment into its copper mining sector, which in recent years has stagnated. Through the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), the country is scouting...

A Democratic Republic of Congo court appointed an administrator to run the Tenke Fungurume copper project after accepting a petition by minority shareholder Gecamines in its latest attempt to disrupt...

Chromium Carbide (CrC) liner expert Rio-Carb has provided a total wear solution for a chute project for a major chrome mine in the Rustenburg area in North West Province. This...