African mining news

Sibanye Stillwater has announced that it has received the necessary approvals needed from Lonmin Plc shareholders regarding its all-share offer to acquire Lonmin.

The report contains an overview of the South African precious metal and diamond mining industry, together with the key factors affecting the industry and demand for the commodities.

The mining licence agreements for Mato Bula and Da Tambuk have been formally approved by the Ministry of Mines Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Council of Ministers.

East Africa Metals Inc. has announced the receipt of government approval of mining licenses for the Mato Bula Gold Copper and Da Tambuk Gold Deposits at the company’s Adyabo Project located in Ethiopia.

Anglo American has announced that the construction of new diamond recovery vessel has been approved by Debmarine Namibia, a joint venture between De Beers Group and the Government of the Republic of Namibia.

Avesoro Resources Inc. has released its preliminary production results for the first quarter of 2019.

Rio Tinto has approved the next stage in the development of Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa through the construction of the Zulti South project.

Tirupati Graphite plc, a flake-graphite, has announced the commissioning of a 3000 tpa plant at the Sahamamy Project – the first of six planned flake-graphite production plant modules to be built in Madagascar.

Thiess, through Majwe Mining Joint Venture (Majwe), has secured a AUS$1.7 billion contract at Debswana Diamond Company’s Jwaneng Mine Cut 9 project in Botswana.

RCT has commenced its involvement in a project where it will provide autonomous technology to the Lubambe copper mine in Zambia.