August 29, 2025 Burkina Faso’s nationalization rattles West Africa’s gold sector Government requested West African Resources to acquire another 35% of its Kiaka gold project, forcing the miner into a trading halt.
July 23, 2025 Lab-grown gems put squeeze on diamond mining industry Cheap man-made diamonds are making life harder for miners, flooding the market with gems nearly indistinguishable from natural ones.
June 2, 2025 Eramet shares slide as Gabon plans manganese ore export ban Gabon announced an export ban on unrefined manganese from 2029.
February 11, 2025 US Treasury Secretary to visit Ukraine for talks on energy, rare earth minerals Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine this week, Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday,
February 11, 2025 Barrick and Mali fail to reach deal, talks halted Mali is asking for a single payment of $197m, while Barrick is proposing a payment plan distributed over time.
February 11, 2025 Column: Beer, not tariffs, will boost US aluminum capacity If greater aluminum self-sufficiency is the goal, there's a much easier way of achieving it in the form of the humble beer can.
February 11, 2025 Ecuador’s mining future uncertain as socialist party gains traction Luisa González, a protégé of ex-President Rafael Correa, is capitalizing on public frustration with the economy and gang violence.
February 10, 2025 Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade The DRC produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, yet nearly $1 billion vanishes from the legal supply chain each year.
February 9, 2025 Mali’s gold production plunges 23% in 2024 The government's conflict with mining companies could be the reason for the lower output, an official says.
February 7, 2025 Copper production from Chile rose nearly 5% last year Production from BHP's Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine, increased 51% in December.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
