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.
July 2, 2025 Mineral smuggling from Congo to Rwanda at ‘unprecedented levels’, UN says UN experts document how Rwanda has already expanded its economic interests in Congo through the M23 occupation.
July 1, 2025 India’s NMDC explores critical minerals acquisition overseas The country's largest iron ore miner opened a Dubai office that will track mineral sector developments in Africa and Australia.
July 1, 2025 India sends geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits New Delhi is stepping up efforts to secure critical mineral supplies essential to its energy transition.
June 30, 2025 Critical minerals to top Modi’s agenda in five-nation tour Narendra Modi plans to visit Ghana, Namibia, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad & Tobago starting Wednesday.
Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China China's antitrust regulator is likely to be concerned about a combined entity's concentration in copper production, analysts said. January 16, 2026 | 07:45 am
