November 7, 2025

Botswana, Angola eye split in battle for De Beers

Meeting between the countries' mining ministers sparked talk of a De Beers split amid alliance between Africa’s diamond giants.

November 6, 2025

Vedanta Resources launches US-domiciled CopperTech Metals

CopperTech will own and operate Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia, one of the highest-grade copper-producing assets in the world.

November 6, 2025

Montage Gold boosts resource at Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire

Koné is now estimated to hold 269 million indicated tonnes grading 0.63 gram gold per tonne for contained metal of 5.49 million oz.

November 5, 2025

Key African copper trade route reopens between Zambia and Tanzania

Tanzania’s main port of Dar es Salaam is a crucial hub for copper and cobalt shipments from mines in Congo and Zambia to China.

November 5, 2025

South African iron ore mine to close after ArcelorMittal halts purchases

Mining operations at the Beeshoek mine ceased at the end of October.

November 5, 2025

Can Africa ride critical minerals wave to economic boom?

To capitalize on the burgeoning demand, the continent must address power shortages, skills gaps, trade barriers and limited industrial capacity.

November 5, 2025

Blue Gold secures $140M to restart Ghana gold mine

Funds are in escrow as Blue Gold awaits a lease dispute resolution, saying it’ll drop litigation if settled immediately.

November 5, 2025

Iamgold hits record gold output, powers up Canadian growth

Its three mines: Côté, Westwood and Essakane, produced 190K oz of gold this quarter, pushing year-to-date output to 524K oz.

November 4, 2025

Kore Potash weighs sale or fresh funding to advance Congo mine

Kore began a formal sale process after announcing in June it was seeking a potash-savvy operator and partner.

November 4, 2025

Aya values Boumadine project in Morocco at $3B

Aya, which owns 85% of Boumadine, envisions building six open pits and three underground mines over a projected mine life of 11.1 years.