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Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors
Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years while its minister pushes for energy and industrial corridors across Africa to unlock the continent’s mineral potential.
South African takes charge of world’s biggest miner
KwaZulu-Natal-born Brandon Craig becomes CEO of BHP, the world’s largest miner, on July 1. He joins fellow South Africans Natascha Viljoen at…
Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?
Uganda sits on copper, cobalt and rare earths at the exact moment the world is desperate for them. Whether that wealth builds a country or hollows…
Resolute breaks ground on $539m Ivory Coast gold mine
Australian gold producer Resolute Mining has secured a 14-year mining permit from Côte d’Ivoire’s Council of Ministers for its Doropo gold project,…
Gertler’s firm pays $30m in DRC bribe probe
Fleurette Properties, the former Netherlands-registered holding company of US-sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, paid €25.8 million ($30…
Zambia bets on tripling copper output
Zambia is courting global investors to help it triple copper output to 3 million tonnes by 2031, positioning itself at the centre of a US-China…
Africa’s iron ore could be worth $425bn
The global iron ore market is on course to reach $425 billion by 2034, up from $313 billion today, and Africa holds a commanding share of the…
Zimbabwe’s mineral ban: smugglers triggered it
Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has formally ratified the immediate ban on all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports, revealing that the rush to act was…