July 8, 2025 Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035, PwC report says By 2035, most of the 17 countries supplying the chip industry will be at risk of drought, PwC said.
July 8, 2025 Ghana launches task force to curb gold smuggling losses The task force is Ghana's first national anti-gold smuggling initiative.
July 8, 2025 Copper output at Ivanhoe’s Congo mine jumps in second quarter The Canadian miner resumed operations in June and cut its 2025 production guidance by nearly 30%.
July 8, 2025 Mali to sell $107M in gold from Barrick to fund mine restart Reuters sources indicate that the mine's administrator intends to sell one metric ton of the gold from the site's storeroom.
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.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
