November 13, 2024 Mali seeks $160 million from Resolute Mining after detaining its CEO The nation’s junta has been pushing firms with operating gold projects to come to the negotiating table.
November 13, 2024 COP29 spotlights critical minerals as African women count the cost Africa holds over 40% of the world's reserves of transition minerals like cobalt, lithium and copper.
November 12, 2024 Paladin shares sink as it cuts uranium output The uranium miner revised down its production forecast for the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia.
November 12, 2024 Friedland considers floating African iron ore company on ASX The IPO, expected before June 2025, seeks to raise capital for acquiring "overlooked" critical minerals projects in Australia.
November 11, 2024 Resolute CEO detention in Mali comes amid West Africa mining squeeze Mali’s military junta — crippled by sanctions and cut off from Western aid — is at the forefront of the push, aggressively pursuing both Resolute and Barrick Gold.
November 11, 2024 Zimbabwe to end tax relief for miners to spur mineral processing President Emmerson Mnangagwa said last month the government would introduce incentives to encourage mining companies to process their output locally.
November 9, 2024 Barrick falls behind rivals as No. 2 miner misses boost from bullion boom Missed production targets, higher operational costs and political turbulence at mines in Africa and Asia have investors turning increasingly sour on the world’s second-biggest gold producer.
November 9, 2024 Resolute Mining CEO, executives detained in Mali CEO Terry Holohan and other company executives were taken by Mali’s junta over the weekend, said Bloomberg sources.
November 8, 2024 Ross Beaty to receive TNM’s lifetime achievement award Since 2017 as chairman, Beaty has built Equinox Gold into a nearly 1-million-oz. annual producer with a C$3.5 billion market value.
November 8, 2024 VIDEO: Trump re-election to bring commodity volatility in coming months As Trump’s policies take shape, miners face uncertainties that could reshape the global commodity landscape, says CRU analyst Alex Tuckett.
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