Africa

The United States has pledged to help Kenya develop a critical minerals processing industry, signaling Washington's growing engagement with the East African nation's mining sector. The announcement came amid ongoing competition between the United States and China over access...

Ivanhoe Mines has announced a 30% expansion of the Ivanhoe Makoko copper discovery at its Western Forelands project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The updated resource estimate raises the contained copper at Makoko to approximately 12 million tonnes,...

Fortuna Mining's Diamba Sud Gold Project in Senegal will receive dedicated power infrastructure after an order was placed for five Wärtsilä 32 engines to support a 14MW power plant at the remote gold mining site. The captive power plant...

Komatsu South Africa has announced that it has become the first surface Trackless Mobile Machinery original equipment manufacturer to achieve Technology Readiness Level 4 certification. The TRL4 certification was awarded following independent testing conducted by the University of Pretoria,...

Fortuna Mining has completed the acquisition of the Bambadji gold exploration project in Senegal from subsidiaries of Barrick Mining and IAMGOLD in a transaction valued at $200 million. The deal significantly expands Fortuna Mining's portfolio of Senegal gold projects...

A US Backed Nickel Investment has moved a step closer after Lifezone Metals selected a preferred strategic partner to support development of the Kabanga Nickel Project in Tanzania. The proposed investment is expected to accelerate financing for one of...

Nigeria and the United States have agreed to deepen their strategic partnership to attract greater American investment into Nigeria's solid minerals sector, following a high-level bilateral meeting at the White House. The Nigerian delegation, led by Minister of Solid Minerals...