July 8, 2025 Trafigura prepays $200 million to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper The world’s biggest copper trader will take 20% of the Congo smelter’s anodes for three years.
July 7, 2025 Barrick’s Twiga JV marks five years of growth Tanzania Formed in 2019 to settle a tax dispute, Twiga has injected $4.79 billion into Tanzania’s economy since then.
July 7, 2025 Aya discovers new gold-copper zone at Morocco site The latest drill results extend the Boumadine project’s Imariren mineralized trend by 1 km.
July 7, 2025 China’s mining investment sets new record There were 10 deals worth more than $100 million in 2024, the most since 2013, data from S&P and Mergermarket shows.
July 7, 2025 Royal Gold to acquire Sandstorm, Horizon in $3.7B deal The combined company will have 80 assets, with 87% of revenue from precious metals and gold contributing about 75% alone.
July 6, 2025 Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.
July 4, 2025 Guinea bauxite exports up 36% on Chinese demand Guinea’s surging bauxite shipments to China coincide with the planned launch of the massive Simandou iron ore project.
July 4, 2025 India to woo foreign copper miners, expand ties India plans to promote investments by foreign companies, including Codelco and BHP.
July 3, 2025 Major Rwandan coltan exporter bought smuggled Congolese minerals, UN report says Boss Mining was named in the UN report, which documents how recent territorial gains in Congo by M23 have further destabilized a region beset by decades of conflict.
July 3, 2025 Barrick outlines growth outlook for Kibali in the DRC Kibali is Africa’s biggest gold mine.
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 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
