October 21, 2025 Barrick’s seized Mali mine restarts under state management Loulo-Gounkoto – which produced 723,000 ounces of gold in 2024 – is one of Barrick’s most important assets.
October 21, 2025 Appian, World Bank start $1B critical minerals fund Washington-based IFC will anchor the fund, contributing $100 million at first.
October 21, 2025 Congo rebels loot $70M in gold from Twangiza mine Rebels, helped by mine employees, have reportedly taken at least 500kg of gold since May, when the operation was seized.
October 20, 2025 Kodal begins lithium exports from Mali’s Bougouni mine Kodal started trucking lithium from Bougouni to San Pedro port, with customs clearing ahead of first shipment to Hainan.
October 20, 2025 Robert Friedland says global economy faces copper crisis Friedland’s four-year copper forecasts proved spot-on — prices now top $5 per pound or about $11,130 per tonne.
October 20, 2025 Anglo American, Arc Minerals end Zambia copper venture Arc Minerals shares plunged 55% on the news which marks the close of Anglo’s first new investment in Zambia in nearly 20 years.
October 19, 2025 NextSource says graphite operations not impacted by political unrest in Madagascar The Molo mine represents one of the world’s largest and highest quality graphite deposits.
October 19, 2025 Gold’s historic rally comes with a bonus for emerging markets In South Africa, home to the world’s deepest gold mines, stocks are on track for the best year in two decades.
October 17, 2025 Rubio, Liberian minister discuss boosting US participation in Liberia’s critical minerals sector Rubio and Nyanti met in Washington on Thursday to discuss deepening US-Liberia bilateral relations.
October 17, 2025 Kenya court blocks $2 billion coal plant at heritage site The developers of the 1,050-megawatt facility majority owned by Centum Investment Co. failed to carry out adequate public participation.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
