November 10, 2025 The shipping mogul who carved a route to China’s African mining prize Former merchant seaman opens access to Guinea’s vast untapped iron ore with a 370-mile cross-country railway.
November 10, 2025 Barrick starts review to boost predictability, safety Details of the review will be released in February, interim CEO Mark Hill said.
November 10, 2025 Ex-Glencore staff plead not guilty to Africa bribery charges Glencore was fined £276 million in 2022 over paying out corrupt payments in Africa.
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.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am