December 30, 2025 Top stories of 2025 on MINING.COM Critical minerals and gold were the two big themes shaping the mining industry in 2025.
December 30, 2025 ISA rules leave seabed mining stuck without benefit sharing Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.
December 29, 2025 Copper price plunges in New York after hitting new high in London Wild swings in the copper price continues going into 2026 after a 35% rise this year.
December 29, 2025 Axis sues Guinea for $29B over bauxite permit revocation The UAE-based miner says Guinea unlawfully revoked its licence and seized assets as the military government tightens control of mining.
December 29, 2025 Guinea’s military leader set to extend rule amid mining boom Mamadi Doumbouya faced a fragmented opposition, with none of the eight contenders seriously threatening his first-round win.
December 28, 2025 Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold.
December 26, 2025 Historic gold, silver price rally continues Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs on Friday, extending a historic end-of-year rally.
December 26, 2025 B2Gold’s Johnson channels global experience B2Gold ends the year after seamlessly pivoting from launching Canada’s newest Arctic gold mine to complex talks in strife-torn Africa.
December 26, 2025 Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel.
December 24, 2025 Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025 Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year.
Intrepid Potash weighs potential to develop battery-grade lithium processing plant in Utah Test results achieved a lithium extraction rate of 92.9%, producing an overall lithium chloride purity above 99.5%, the company said. January 06, 2026 | 04:20 pm
Wealth Minerals wins approval for lithium application in Chile The mining ministry will present the company with a contract for an early-stage project in the Ollagüe salt flat. January 06, 2026 | 02:11 pm
Lithium Argentina hits forecast, seeks gov’t financing Lithium Argentina shares reached a new 12-month high Tuesday afternoon. January 06, 2026 | 01:29 pm