July 21, 2025 AVZ slams Congo-KoBold deal over disputed lithium project AVZ claims a new US-backed partnership on the Manono lithium and tin deposit clashes with an arbitration ruling.
July 18, 2025 Lifezone Metals buys BHP’s stake in Kabanga, estimates $1.6B project value Kabanga is considered to be one of the world’s largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel sulfide deposits.
July 18, 2025 KoBold signs Congo deal to boost US mineral supply Congo and Kobold Metals agree on exploration tie‑up to boost critical‑minerals output.
July 17, 2025 Special forces veterans lead US bid to buy Congo cobalt miner Orion Resource Partners and Virtus Minerals are jointly negotiating the purchase of Chemaf, Bloomberg sources say.
July 16, 2025 Botswana-focused NexMetals Mining lists on NASDAQ NexMetals' main assets are two past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt mines in Botswana.
July 14, 2025 CMOC boosts cobalt production despite Congo export ban The world’s largest cobalt miner reported a 13% year-on-year rise in production of the material.
July 14, 2025 Gertler, a ‘king’ in Congo, describes mine payments in arbitration testimony Gertler’s testimony cited in the arbitrator’s decision also describes how he made loans to the country and held assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of Congolese partners.
July 14, 2025 Lockheed Martin reboots Pacific seabed mining plans The US defense giant holds two licenses in the mineral-rich Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the eastern Pacific ocean.
July 11, 2025 CHART: Nvidia hits $4 trillion – how do mining stocks stack up? It's an open money pit.
July 10, 2025 Fatalities rise for second year in global mining sector The ICMM, representing one-third of global mining, reported 42 worker deaths last year, an increase from 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
