July 21, 2025 Trump’s critical minerals obsession reignites deep-sea mining Still, the Trump-triggered seabed mining boom faces significant hurdles.
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.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
