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The long-awaited signing of the Simandou iron ore development infrastructure agreement is a watershed moment for Conakry, which has also set in motion ambitious plans for domestic alumina processing. Both industries will require significant investment in gigawatts of energy and power capacity, write Marc Howard and a Special Correspondent in Conakry.

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto extended its agreement for the QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine on 22 August, signing a deal with the Madagascar government on revised terms.

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Evolution Energy Minerals has signed a three-year deal with China’s BTR New Material Group for 90% of fine flake graphite production from its Chilalo project in Tanzania.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed Paladin Energy has confirmed that its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia's Erongo region is on track for a production restart in Q1 2024, following $118m of refurbishment works.

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Venture-listed SRG Mining has said it expects to soon meet the conditions of its $12.7m private placement with China’s Carbon One New Energy Group (C-One).

Ethiopia is set to join the ranks of Africa’s lithium exporters, with first production from the Kenticha resource slated for later this year. But doubts about this claim have been raised by a group of Abyssinian Metals shareholders, who are fighting a boardroom and courtroom battle to remove the Australian developer’s board.

Vedanta Zinc International has signed a power purchase agreement with independent power producer Enernet Global (Enernet) to develop a solar PV plant to supply its Black Mountain mines in Aggeneys, Northern Cape, South Africa.

After commissioning the Motheo copper mine, ASX-listed Sandfire Resources is pushing ahead with plans to expand production, which will include adding solar power and battery energy storage capacity.

Ivanhoe Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lobito Atlantic International (LAI) to send copper concentrate mined in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Angola’s Lobito Port by rail. Efforts to improve the route to market for copper and other transition/critical metals from the DRC and Zambia comes as demand is surging.

London AIM-listed Andrada Mining announced a $25m deal with New York-headquartered metals and minerals investor Orion Resource Partners on 17 August, covering its tin, lithium and tantalum projects.

Dublin-headquartered Kenmare Resources anticipates spending up $25m on power infrastructure upgrades in 2026-27 to supply its Moma titanium minerals mine on the coast of Nampula province, 160km south of Nampula city.

Nasdaq-listed Piedmont Lithium has exercised its option to take a 22.5% interest in Atlantic Lithium's Ghanaian lithium projects, including its Ewoyaa spodumene mine in Mfantseman.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed graphite miner and processor Syrah Resources has signed two new offtake agreements with American active anode material (AAM) processors for offtake from its Balama mine in Cabo Delgado province. Balama is the world’s largest facility outside China producing natural graphite, which is far less emitting than its synthesised counterpart. Major new demand from US-based buyers would mark a sea change in its marketing, as in 2022 China made up 64% of Syrah’s sales by revenue.

TSX-listed Global Atomic Corporation has told the market that progress at its Dasa uranium mine may be delayed up to a year by Niger’s 26 July coup d’état.

The National Assembly on 8 August approved a revised mining code that allows the government to take a 10% free carried interest in projects and a further 20% within two years of commercial operations starting.