May 20, 2025 US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals Congo, the UN, the US have accused Rwanda of exploiting Congolese minerals.
May 19, 2025 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.
May 19, 2025 Namibia sees uranium, oil driving rebound in foreign investment Idled uranium operations restart and global companies ramp up oil exploration and green hydrogen projects in the west African nation.
May 19, 2025 Too many ESGs, too little clarity: Challenges to Africa’s critical minerals sector The issue is not a lack of ESG standards, but the overwhelming abundance of them, writes Christopher Burke.
May 19, 2025 Rhodium prices to outperform platinum and palladium in 2025, Metals Focus says Rhodium is up 20% so far this year due to lower production in South Africa.
May 19, 2025 Kodal expects Mali permit soon to export 27,000t of stockpiled lithium The company began production at Bougouni in February.
May 18, 2025 Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets, FT reports The uranium miner filed a lawsuit this week over the "arbitrary arrest, illegal detention and unjust confiscation of property" involving its staff and assets in the country.
May 17, 2025 Gold price could exceed $4,800 by 2030: Incrementum AG Based on a severe “tail-risk” scenario of a rare but extreme event, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum AG outlined in its new report.
May 16, 2025 Guinea repossess 51 mining licences, information minister says Guinea is home to the world's largest reserves of bauxite.
May 15, 2025 Mali hearing on Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto mines postponed to May 22 Bamako's Tribunal de Commerce court was due to consider a request by the Malian state to put the mines under a provisional administration.
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