April 3, 2019 Congo’s public revenues from mining sector nearly double in 2018 Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector paid $1.57B in revenues to the government last year, up 91% on 2017.
April 3, 2019 MMG joins Glencore, ERG reviewing Congo plans after tax hike Congo collected $1.57 billion of revenue from mining companies last year, almost double the previous year, mostly in profit tax and royalties.
April 2, 2019 Uganda seeks again to redevelop defunct Kilembe copper mine The Ugandan government is making another attempt to reopen a defunct copper mine estimated to contain 4 million tonnes of ore.
April 1, 2019 UEX shares latest West Bear results The company said that 14 of the 20 assays exceeded the cobalt equivalent grade of 0.023% or more.
March 29, 2019 American Manganese to help US government recover lithium-ion battery materials The miner is the only private sector company taking part in the project to recover critical materials.
March 28, 2019 Europe aims to take its place on the global EV battery production stage Europe has a dedicated €600 million stream of projects on raw materials. A lot of it is about innovation in the technologies used in mines.
March 28, 2019 Australia launches Critical Minerals Strategy 2019 focused on innovation and tech The plan puts emphasis on emphasis on agritech, aerospace, defense, renewable energy and telecommunications.
March 27, 2019 More than a third of gold mines in Congo exposed to Ebola — report In its current form, the epidemic won’t impact the nation’s cobalt production, as the vast distance from the Katanga region largely prevents its spread, says global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft.
March 26, 2019 Pancontinental acquires battery and energy metals project in Ontario The company says the acquisition of the St. Laurent project supports its strategy of exploring for battery and energy metals.
March 24, 2019 Scientists find new way to power electric cars using cobalt The discovery was made while working on another research project: using cobalt as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere back to hydrocarbon fuels.
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
