June 16, 2025

Giyani Metals receives loan interest from US EXIM for Botswana manganese project

The funding is part of the US effort to reduce its reliance on critical minerals from China.

June 16, 2025

Gold mining companies in Ghana, Ivory Coast resist tax hikes

Miners are refusing to comply with tax increases imposed this year.

June 16, 2025

Algeria opens door to larger foreign role in mining projects

Algeria’s parliament approved legislation allowing foreign companies to own as much of 80% of mining projects.

June 13, 2025

Barrick removes Mali gold complex from 2025 output forecast

Jefferies forecasts that Barrick would lose 11% of its expected 2025 EBITDA from the idled mine.

June 12, 2025

Tanzania wants large miners to refine, trade 20% of gold locally

Miners that will likely be affected by the move include Barrick and AngloGold.

June 12, 2025

Flooding at Ivanhoe copper mine was self-induced, study suggests

The setback has cast uncertainty on a project touted as one of few across the mining world to be built ahead of schedule.

June 12, 2025

Mali hearing on Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex adjourned to June 16

Outside of court, negotiations between the two sides continue, according to Reuters.

June 12, 2025

Burkina Faso completes nationalization of five gold mining assets

Burkina Faso is Africa's fourth largest gold producer, producing more than 57 tons of gold in 2023.

June 11, 2025

Ivanhoe slashes 2025 copper guidance by 28% following DRC mine restart

The company's revised guidance is between 370,000 and 420,000 tonnes of copper in concentrates.

June 11, 2025

Land Rovers, houses and whisky: Gold rally brings riches to rural Zimbabwe

The three-year surge in gold prices is enriching the country’s more than 700,000 informal, or artisanal, miners.