US government plans new mining house to tap Africa’s copperbelt
Orion CMC's transaction with Glencore would create a new entity that could become a vehicle to buy up additional assets.
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Zimbabwe seeks partners to develop $500 million platinum mine
The state miner expects to start developing the project in Darwendale by the end of the first quarter.
Brazil’s only rare earth producer offers US stake option for loan deal
Serra Verde Group secured a $565 million loan with the US International Development Finance Corporation.
South Africa rare earths project gets $20 million in state funds
The state-owned Industrial Development Corp. is backing Frontier Rare Earths’ Zandkopsdrift project in the Northern Cape province.
Kumba Iron Ore expects 23% profit jump on higher prices and sales volumes
Africa's top iron ore miner said the increase in earnings was mainly due to a higher average realized free-on-board export price.
LME advances sustainable metal pricing plan; launches new portal
LME Insight will publish metals market news, pricing data and details of the methodology used to calculate sustainable metal premiums.
Rio Tinto expected to push for more time to weigh Glencore deal
One of the key concerns for Rio Tinto investors is that Glencore is holding out for a big premium.
China’s 2025 gold consumption slips for second year in a row
China's gold consumption in 2025 fell 3.57% to 950.096 metric tons, the state-backed association said.
Rio Tinto, Glencore scrap mining mega-merger
Deal collapse ends years of on-off talks, despite leadership changes and hopes of creating a copper powerhouse.
