Zambia was a poster child for the Africa rising era in the 2000s, when its economy grew at 7% annually. Three externally driven changes made the boom times possible: Surging commodity prices fuelled b ...

While Zimbabwe and Mozambique ranked in the bottom ten of the most attractive jurisdictions in the world for mining investment, the Canada-based Fraser Institute’s ‘Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2 ...

AN improvement in operating conditions in Zambia, including a 15% reduction in the electricity tariff, has given UK-listed mining group, Vedanta, confidence to start trial mining ahead of the reopenin ...

Moving machinery is the second highest cause of fatalities in South African mines, making the implementation of effective proximity detection systems a crucial step. But there are are still perceived ...

Glencore’s $534m cash payment to increase its stakes in two Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) copper operations coincides with expectations that copper prices will continue to firm on rising dema ...

Investors and mining firms gather Monday at Africa’s biggest industry conference amid a newfound optimism that the uptick in commodity prices could shore up investment after years of downturn, Africa ...

A 40% miss on anticipated December quarter production from Gemfields’ (LN:GEM) flagship Kagem emerald mine in Zambia has not concerned investors and has rather been viewed as a quirk of the precious s ...