October 15, 2025 Explosive attacks hit bridges in Ecuador days after illegal mining crackdown The explosions follow a major military and airforce operation on Monday that destroyed several illegal mine entrances.
October 15, 2025 US judge set to approve Rio Tinto’s $139M Mongolia mine settlement The lawsuit relates to Rio's $7 billion underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi mine.
October 10, 2025 Botswana enforces new 24% local ownership rule for mines The country is the world's top diamond producer by value and an emerging copper mining hotspot.
October 9, 2025 Zimbabwe pushes mineral processing as it takes aim at corruption Mining contributes 70% of Zimbabwe’s export earnings.
October 8, 2025 Congo mining firms underreported $16.8 billion in revenue, audit says The discrepancy resulted in $50.4 million in lost contributions to development funds, the report said.
October 8, 2025 Kazakh Fincraft targets Canadian Tethys in strategic mining push Kazakh billionaire Rakishev, who leads Fincraft, eyes Tethys’ oil and gas assets to boost his group’s Central Asian nickel and coal portfolio.
October 7, 2025 Chile mining regulator says investigation into fatal mine collapse will take months The July accident in Codelco's star copper mine led to the death of six workers and was the deadliest mining accident in Chile.
October 6, 2025 Trump revives Ambler Road; puts $35.6M into Trilogy The deal will leave the US with about 10% ownership of Vancouver-based Trilogy.
October 6, 2025 Indonesia hands over six seized tin smelters to state miner Among the assets seized was PT Refined Bangka Tin, once one of the largest private players in the sector.
October 6, 2025 Tudor Gold sues British Columbia over Seabridge mine tunnel dispute Tudor challenges the legality of a conditional mineral reserve connected to Seabridge’s KSM project.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
