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.

October 17, 2025

AFC to invite bids to build Key Zambian copper railway link

The link to Lobito will be the first major railway built in the nation since China financed and helped construct the Tanzania-Zambia line in the 1970s.