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The miners shaping Africa

Where each company is listed, what it digs, where it operates — and every story we have written about it.

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SSE: 603993CopperCMOCChinese miner, formerly China Molybdenum Company, that has grown into one of the world's largest producers of cobalt and a major copper producer through its Congolese subsidiaries. It is listed in both Shanghai and Hong Kong with state-owned entities holding a minority stake.Luanchuan5 stories
TSX: FMCopperFirst Quantum MineralsCanadian copper miner listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange whose Zambian operations were among its founding assets. Copper accounted for about 82% of its revenue as of 2025, with the rest coming from gold and nickel.Toronto3 stories
CopperGécaminesCongolese state-owned mining company headquartered in Lubumbashi, successor to the colonial-era Union Minière du Haut-Katanga. It sits on some of the world's largest copper and cobalt deposits and holds minority stakes in most of the DRC's major copper-cobalt joint ventures.Lubumbashi5 stories
TSX: IVNCopperIvanhoe MinesCanadian mining company founded by Robert Friedland that has built its business around three flagship discoveries in southern Africa. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.Vancouver29 stories
CopperKamoto Copper CompanyUnlisted Congolese copper and cobalt producer majority owned by Glencore, with the state miner Gécamines holding the remaining stake. Its Kamoto mine near Musonoi has been described as the world's largest active cobalt mine.Kolwezi5 stories
HKEX: 1208CopperMMGMelbourne-headquartered base metals miner majority owned by China Minmetals, which holds a 67.49% stake. It is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and operates copper and other base metal mines across several continents.Melbourne1 story
CopperMopani Copper MinesZambian copper and cobalt producer founded in 2000 around the former Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines' Mufulira and Nkana operations. Ownership passed from ZCCM-IH to the UAE's International Resources Holding, which bought a 51% stake in March 2024.Kitwe2 stories
ASX: SFRCopperSandfire ResourcesAustralian copper miner founded in 2003 that rose to prominence through the DeGrussa copper-gold discovery in Western Australia. It later expanded internationally, including into Botswana, and is listed on the ASX.West Perth
LuSE: ZCCM-IHCopperZCCM-IHZambian mining investment company created in 2000 as the successor to the state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, retaining minority stakes across the country's privatised copper mines. The Zambian government owns 77.7% of the company.Lusaka1 story
SSE: 601899CopperZijin MiningPartly state-owned Chinese miner headquartered in Fujian province and dual-listed in Shanghai and Hong Kong. It has expanded aggressively into Africa over the past decade to become one of the continent's largest copper investors.Longyan4 stories