November 21, 2025

G-20 calls to shield critical minerals in veiled China swipe

China weaponized its chokehold on critical minerals earlier this year as its trade spat with the US ramped up.

November 21, 2025

Africa G20 hosts bid to become mineral powerhouse

Africa is home to 30% of the world's critical minerals needed for the transition away from fossil fuels to clean technology.

November 21, 2025

Ivanhoe, Qatar to collaborate on critical minerals mining in Africa

Under the MoU terms, Qatar's wealth fund will support Ivanhoe's management team in its pursuit of existing and new growth projects.

November 21, 2025

China warns citizens risk becoming ‘mining slaves’ in Central African Republic gold rush

Chinese nationals have been killed or kidnapped by armed groups and even their supposed business partners, while others were scammed out of large sums of money and deported for illegally…

November 21, 2025

China starts $1.4 billion revamp of Mao-era African railway

The 1,860-kilometer (1,156-mile) Tanzania-Zambia railway has fallen into disrepair, operating at only a fraction of its original capacity.

November 21, 2025

A2MP secures $300 million from Afreximbank for African minerals

A2MP has mining interests from Gabon and Cameroon to Mozambique, while owning almost 50% of FG Gold.

November 20, 2025

CEO Tristan Pascall on the future of First Quantum Minerals

“We will always be a growth company” – we talk to the copper miner about Panama, Zambia and beyond.

November 20, 2025

Angola to speed up mine permits, cut red tape to lift investment

The push underpins Angola’s attempts to expand its non-oil minerals sector and attract foreign capital.

November 19, 2025

Fortuna doubles indicated ounces at Séguéla

The latest estimate represents an 11% increase in contained reserve ounces.

November 19, 2025

Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa

The opening caps a 37-year effort at what Friedland calls “the world’s largest undeveloped precious-metals mine.”