July 15, 2024 Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.
July 14, 2024 Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium? There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.
July 12, 2024 Botswana eyes new export route to exploit huge coal resource The African Development Bank has agreed to finance a feasibility study for the project, at a cost of about $4 million.
July 12, 2024 Congo offers own cobalt from joint ventures for first time Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.
July 11, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater hit by cyberattack, says mining business unaffected Smelter operations in Columbus, Ohio were impacted after its automated systems all went down.
July 11, 2024 Montage Gold secures final permit for Koné project The Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire is Montage's flagship asset and is expected to have a 16-year mine life.
July 11, 2024 Zambia says China’s JCHX will invest $300m in Lubambe copper mine Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years.
July 11, 2024 Uganda is latest African nation eying gold as currency shield Uganda plans domestic gold purchases to build foreign exchange reserves.
July 10, 2024 Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture? As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a gold rush the easiest way to get rich is selling shovels and picks.
July 10, 2024 Africa’s rare earths could make up 9% of global supply by 2029 Eight mines in countries such as Tanzania, Angola, Malawi and South Africa are expected to start production by 2029.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
