September 26, 2025 World Bank tribunal bars Niger uranium sales from Somaïr mine Niger’s military government took control of the mine in June.
September 26, 2025 Aya Gold shoots down short-seller claims, stock rebounds At the heart of the short-seller attack was the veracity of the 100-million-ounce silver resource at Zgounder reported by Aya.
September 25, 2025 Congo seeks to tap more gold with new mines amid soaring prices The country says it loses 60 tons of gold a year to smuggling.
September 25, 2025 Barclays warns mining earnings could fall 25% from nature-related risks The bank analyzed 250 operational mines linked to 30 mining clients.
September 25, 2025 Gold Fields kicks off $1.1B sale of stake in Northern Star Gold Fields gained the holding via its $2.4B takeover of Gold Road Resources, which received shareholder approval this week.
September 25, 2025 Zijin becomes world’s No. 3 miner after reaching $100B valuation Zijin joins mining heavyweights BHP and Rio Tinto, which have market caps of $140 billion and $111 billion, respectively.
September 24, 2025 Congo sticking to cobalt export quotas, keen to boost processing Miners will be allowed to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with annual caps of 96,600 tons in 2026 and 2027.
September 24, 2025 Appian sells polymetallic royalty, silver stream to Versamet The sale comprises a 2.75% NSR on the Santa Rita polymetallic mine in Brazil and a 90% silver stream on the Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia.
September 24, 2025 Chemaf to cease operations without investor Chemaf put itself up for sale more than two years ago after financial troubles left the company unable to complete development projects.
September 24, 2025 Angola joins race for stake in De Beers Angola seeks a minority stake to create a pan-African ownership model, preventing any single country from dominating De Beers.
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