August 11, 2025 Lifezone Metals secures $60M bridge loan for nickel project Kabanga is considered to be one of the world’s largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel sulfide projects.
August 11, 2025 Barrick falls after posting $1 billion charge on Mali mine The impact on earnings was partly offset by a gain of $745 million on the sale of its 50% interest in the Donlin gold project.
August 11, 2025 Gold Council awaiting US clarity on gold bar tariffs, Barrick CEO says The Canadian miner beat analysts' expectations for second-quarter profit on Monday.
August 10, 2025 Gold exploration spend trending down despite higher prices – S&P Global The gold mining sector continues to rely on older discoveries for reserve growth despite a sustained gold price rally in recent years.
August 7, 2025 Desert Gold dodges Mali risk with low-cost project The open-pit SMSZ project would cost $15 million to start mining part of the resource.
August 7, 2025 South Africa looks to join international diamond marketing push The natural diamond market has struggled in the past three years due to rising consumer demand for the cheaper synthetic gems.
August 7, 2025 Zambia denies health risks flagged by US embassy over acid spill The spill occurred in February, when a tailings dam failed at a Chinese-run copper processing plant.
August 6, 2025 Kodal working with Mali gov’t on export permits for Bougouni lithium project Bougouni is set to become Mali’s second operational lithium mine.
August 6, 2025 South African minister and top miner clash over US minerals plan That strategy identified coal, chrome ore, iron ore, manganese and platinum as critical minerals, rather than materials found in abundance elsewhere in Africa.
August 6, 2025 Glencore warns of cobalt surplus amid DRC export ban Glencore noted that much of its cobalt output may remain unsold by 2025 due to ongoing DRC export restrictions.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
