African mining news

Sovereign Metals has reported extensions to rutile and graphite mineralisation at Kasiya, located in Malawi.

Lexington Gold has provided an update on its drilling programme at the Bothaville Project in South Africa.

Barrick Gold has accelerated the Super Pit expansion project at the Lumwana copper mine in Zambia.

Atlantic Lithium has completed Stage 1 of its offtake partnering process to secure funding for a portion of its lithium project in Ghana.

TAKRAF has signed a contract with SNIM for the supply of mining equipment at an iron ore project in Mauritania.

Marula Mining’s Tanzania-based partners have been issued new graphite mining licences.

Rainbow Rare Earths has hosted a US Congressional staff delegation at its Phalaborwa project in South Africa.

Ionic Rare Earths has formally received a mining licence for the Makutuu Rare Earth Project in Uganda.

Ivanhoe Mines and Gécamines have signed a joint venture to restart the Kipushi Mine in the DRC, a century since its first opening.

The joint venture between De Beers Group and the Botswana Government has approved a key development phase of the Jwaneng underground diamond project.