Mining Indaba: US trade aggression could stall African metals investment, deepening supply gapUS protectionism could stall mineral processing investment around the world as supply shortages threaten to squeeze markets, delegates warn.Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | February 4, 2025 | 7:27 am
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold expands lithium and nickel exploration to NamibiaThe company also plans to invest $2 billion in the…Staff Writer | February 4, 2025 | 7:12 am
ERG mulls selling Mozambican assets, reviewing Congo permitsThe overhaul is aimed at reducing costs at the cobalt…Bloomberg News | February 3, 2025 | 11:28 am
De Beers sees India as a bright spot, notes early recovery signs in US India is the world's largest centre for cutting and polishing diamonds, accounting for nine out of 10 diamonds polished globally. Reuters | January 29, 2025 | 10:13 am
China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2025 | 4:12 am
Wabtec wins $248 million locomotive order from Winning Consortium The order is to support their rail operations at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. Staff Writer | January 28, 2025 | 5:10 pm
Liberia anticipates new minerals discovery will draw $3 billion Studies conducted over five decades and funded by the Chinese show the iron ore exporter also has uranium, lithium, cobalt, manganese and neodymium deposits. Bloomberg News | January 28, 2025 | 12:09 pm
Montero Mining settles with Tanzania for $27 million The company previously submitted a claim for C$90 million with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Staff Writer | January 28, 2025 | 11:27 am
Botswana’s leader says diamond deal reached with De Beers The new agreement had not resulted in “any major changes, just a little tweaking of things here and there,” Botswana’s president Duma Boko says. Bloomberg News | January 28, 2025 | 7:50 am
Congo rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say M23 insurgent group entered eastern Congo's largest city this week. Reuters | January 28, 2025 | 6:48 am
GRAPH: What global copper mining’s top tier could look like The Rio Tinto-Glencore merger appears stalled and a BHP-Anglo American tie-up is indefinitely postponed, but copper mining is already top heavy. Frik Els | January 27, 2025 | 11:35 am
Tin miner Alphamin slumps after rebels take Congolese city Rwanda-backed rebels overran the eastern Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province where the company’s tin mines are located. Bloomberg News | January 27, 2025 | 11:30 am