African mining news

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa has been formally renamed Minerals Council South Africa.

West Wits Mining is poised to join the ranks of junior gold producers in South Africa.

Prospect Resources Ltd. appoints J.R Goddard as the earthmoving contractor for the company's Arcadia Lithium project in Zimbabwe.

Thor Explorations Ltd. obtains positive results from its Definitive Feasibility Study for metallurgical test work taking place at its Segilola Gold Project in Nigeria.

Contracts have been finalised between Rio Tinto Exploration Canada and Consulmet for the manufacture and supply of a 30 tph bulk sample plant.

Randgold Resources’ 2018 production guidance remains intact despite a series of challenges in the first quarter of the year.

Lucara Diamond Corp. (Lucara) appoints Naseem Lahri, as Managing Director of Boteti Mining (Pty) Ltd, Lucara's 100% owned subsidiary in Botswana, which will become effective immediately.  

There is an opportunity, especially in Africa, to embrace new and exponential technologies combined with human talent to accelerate industrialisation and drive economic growth.

Algold has reported high grade results at the Salma Vein System, further corroborating continuous mineralisation over 10 km.

The Chamber of Mines has welcomed the decision by Moody’s to maintain South Africa’s debt ratings, as well as the revised outlook to ‘stable’ for the country’s local economy.