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US mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar, its independent dealers and the Caterpillar Foundation are to invest $1-billion in business, education and training across Africa over the next five years, chairperson and CEO Doug Oberhelman announced at the US-Africa Business Forum, in New York, last month. The news confirms Caterpillar’s long-term commitment …

Global copper markets will be oversupplied for at least two years, executives at some of the world’s major producers of the metal and traders said recently, casting doubt on the chances of a prolonged rally in prices. That tempered assessment of the market at an industry conference in Shanghai came …

Johannesburg Stock Exchange  and Toronto Stock Exchange dual-listed Giyani Gold has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Menzi Battery Metals to acquire a 70% interest in two past-producing high-grade manganese mines in Zambia. The Kampumba and Chiwefwe open pit manganese mines were operated between 1954 and 1968 and produced …

Sandvik’s new support facilities in Zambia are enabling faster and more efficient turnaround times for the maintenance and repair of mining fleets throughout the central African region. In a year since moving into the new facility from their old premises and opening its doors in Kitwe, the operation has significantly …

ZCCM Investments Holdings, the state-controlled Zambian company that holds minority stakes in most of the country’s copper mines, plans to claim as much $1.4 billion from First Quantum Minerals Ltd. after accusing the Vancouver-based company of fraud. The Canadian company’s stock fell. The claim includes $228 million in interest on …