Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep ...

The mine’s first phase will produce 200,000 tonnes of copper annually, with an estimated cost of $5.5bn (C$7.94bn). Credit: Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock. The Reko Diq mine is expected to produce $74bn ...

BHP Group said on Tuesday its iron ore production inched ahead in the December quarter, while its copper output surged 17% after improvements at its Escondida mine in Chile. The world’s largest ...

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered investigations into the shooting incident between some illegal miners and soldiers at the AngloGold Ashanti gold mine that claimed eight lives. The ...

KARACHI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan is expected to generate approximately $74 billion in free cash flow over the next 37 years, based on consensus long ...

Close up of Manganese rock being moved on a conveyor belt SOUTH32 said it had temporarily shut its Wessels manganese mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape province during the December quarter at a time ...

A violent clash between small-scale miners and military personnel guarding the AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has left eight people reportedly dead. Four vehicles were burnt in the ...