February 7, 2024

China’s CMOC eyes further growth in Congo and beyond after taking cobalt crown

CMOC last year became the world's No. 1 cobalt mining company with production of some 55,000 tons.

February 7, 2024

Ivanhoe, Trafigura to be first users of Lobito Atlantic Railway Corridor

They will ship copper, cobalt and other critical minerals and metals from mines in the DRC to Angola’s port of Lobito via rail.

February 5, 2024

Anglo American explores for copper, cobalt in Zambia

The miner is in the early stages of exploring for copper and cobalt in Zambia's North-Western province, according to CEO Duncan Wanblad.

February 5, 2024

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals says Zambia copper find largest in a century

It estimates the Mingomba project, in the northern Copperbelt province, will become one of the world’s highest-grade copper mines.

February 2, 2024

Western miners lag as oil powers enter race for Africa’s critical metals

Risk aversion is likely to leave major Western miners lagging in a race to tap Africa's reserves of critical raw materials.

February 2, 2024

Germany invests $1.1bn to counter China on raw materials

The state fund will focus on cobalt, copper, lithium, silicon, rare earths projects, including in extraction, processing and recycling.

February 1, 2024

Glencore reports lower 2023 copper, nickel, cobalt output; flags further falls

Other producers including BHP have put nickel projects on ice to counter falling prices for the metal.

January 31, 2024

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new…

January 31, 2024

Deep-sea mining could contribute to increasing the scale, speed of climate change – study

New research shows that disturbing the seabed could increase the scale and speed of climate change.

January 30, 2024

Pentagon plans AI-based program to estimate prices for critical minerals

The US Department of Defense plans to develop a program to estimate prices and predict supplies of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals.