December 29, 2025

Axis sues Guinea for $29B over bauxite permit revocation

The UAE-based miner says Guinea unlawfully revoked its licence and seized assets as the military government tightens control of mining.

December 29, 2025

Guinea’s military leader set to extend rule amid mining boom

Mamadi Doumbouya faced a fragmented opposition, with none of the eight contenders seriously threatening his first-round win.

December 28, 2025

How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king

Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore.

December 28, 2025

Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says

The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold.

December 27, 2025

China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period

In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier.

December 27, 2025

Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors

UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn.

December 27, 2025

Nornickel believes 2026 will bring dividends, CEO says

Nornickel did not pay full-year dividends for 2022, 2023 and 2024.

December 26, 2025

Historic gold, silver price rally continues

Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs on Friday, extending a historic end-of-year rally.

December 26, 2025

New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record

Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July.

December 26, 2025

B2Gold’s Johnson channels global experience

B2Gold ends the year after seamlessly pivoting from launching Canada’s newest Arctic gold mine to complex talks in strife-torn Africa.