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The North West platinum belt, mine by mine
The platinum mines around Rustenburg produce most of the metal that sits inside the world's catalytic converters, and in 2024 they cut around 10,000 jobs. That…
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Mining investment opportunities in Africa, mapped
Africa's mining investment map in three tiers: the DRC-Zambia and Simandou mega-corridors, the stable jurisdictions winning new builds, and the high-grade countries where politics sets the price.
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Commodities & Markets
Lithium in South Africa: the real picture
South Africa has one small lithium restart and a lot of prospecting paperwork, while the real African lithium boom happens in Zimbabwe. What Blesberg is, what…
Countries & Regions
The top 10 mines in Zambia
Zambia's record 890,346 tonnes of copper in 2025 still missed the million-tonne target. The ten mines that decide whether 2026 gets there, from Kansanshi's S3 to…
Commodities & Markets
South Africa’s copper mines and what comes next
Copper is back in the Okiep district for the first time in 40 years, and Orion's Prieska mine has Glencore money behind it. How Palabora, Copper…
Projects & Exploration
Africa’s mining projects pipeline in 2026
Three billion-dollar copper builds are running in Zambia at once, Simandou shipped first ore, and gold above 4,100 dollars is pushing West African projects to construction.…
Countries & Regions
Top 10 mining companies in Ghana
Ghana mined a record 5.94 million ounces of gold in 2025, and most of it came from small-scale miners. Who the big producers are now, what…
Countries & Regions
Mining in the DRC: copper, cobalt and the companies behind them
The DRC out-produces Peru in copper and controls the cobalt market it spent 2025 refusing to supply. CMOC, Kamoa-Kakula, Glencore and the American capital now arriving…
Countries & Regions
The state of African mining in 2026
Africa holds roughly a third of the world's mineral reserves, produced about 1,010 tonnes of gold in 2024, and digs up three quarters of the planet's…
Countries & Regions
Africa’s top 10 mining companies
Ranking Africa's biggest miners is harder than it looks, because the companies that matter most are not always the ones with the largest revenue. A Chinese…
Countries & Regions
West Africa’s gold belt: from Ghana to Mali
A single band of ancient rock running from Ghana through Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Guinea now produces more gold than East and Southern…
Commodities & Markets
Iron ore in South Africa: mines, players, prices
Kumba is spending R11.2 billion to lift grade while guidance dips, Beeshoek closed after 90 years, and everything rides one rail line. The mines, the players…
