November 10, 2025

Botswana president reiterates plan to buy majority of De Beers

Botswana, which owns the rest of the company, relies on diamonds for about 80% of its exports.

November 10, 2025

Guinea to fast-track alumina, iron ore processing, minister says

Guinea ships about 60% of its bauxite to China, while a third of iron ore produced by the Simandou mine is destined for Chinese mills.

November 10, 2025

Mercuria sizes up Congo coltan mine as Trump pursues peace deal

The Swiss trading house and TechMet are considering a venture to modernize mining and processing at one of the world’s richest deposits of tantalum-bearing coltan ore.

November 10, 2025

Barrick hikes dividend, shifts focus to North America as gold prices bolster profit

Barrick declared a 25% rise in its quarterly dividend to 125 cents per share.

November 7, 2025

Congo suspends activities at Chinese mine after spill

Congo's mines minister said the operator, a unit of Zhejiang Huayou, does not meet environmental standards.

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.