William Clowes

That underground project, known as Sandsloot, has been under evaluation for years but finally appears on the cusp of becoming a reality.

Luxury giant Richemont and US retailer Signet Jewelers Ltd. are in talks to join a consortium that’s in prime position to buy diamond miner De Beers, according to five people familiar with the matter.

Valterra is deciding whether to dig underground at its biggest mine.

About 300 Chinese nationals working in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper belt were detained earlier this week as part of a crackdown on illegal mining, according to people familiar with the matter.

The world's biggest proxy-advisory firm said the number of worker fatalities in accidents at the operations of Impala Platinum Holdings raising questions about bonuses paid to management.

The world’s biggest proxy-advisory firm said the number of worker fatalities in accidents at the operations of Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. raising questions about bonuses paid to management.

Ghana plans to ban exports of unprocessed minerals by 2030 as Africa’s biggest gold producer seeks to capture more value from its natural resources and spur domestic industrialization, President John Mahama said.

Ghana is weighing if local companies are best suited to take over some of the big mines in Africa’s largest gold producer as it decides whether to renew leases for a major Gold Fields Ltd. operation, a top government official said.

A US government-backed group has nearly completed the acquisition of stakes in Glencore Plc’s copper-cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a senior figure in the consortium.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines minister suspended the official in charge of overseeing the artisanal mining sector, as the government tries to curb unauthorized operations on copper-cobalt concessions held by international investors.