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.

May 15, 2025

China’s Shenghe Resources to buy Australia’s Peak Rare Earths for $97M

Peak Rare Earths is currently developing the Ngualla project in Tanzania.

May 15, 2025

Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators

The affected licences cover bauxite, gold, diamond, and graphite operations.

May 15, 2025

Permit delays stall Kodal’s lithium exports in Mali

Over 20,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from the Bougouni mine in Mali are ready for delivery, but export is stalled due to permit issues.

May 14, 2025

Palladium market seen moving to balance after years of deficit, says Johnson Matthey

For palladium, robust growth in Chinese automotive recycling will boost secondary supply by 4%, it says.

May 14, 2025

Judge to hear Mali’s request to reopen Barrick mine under new management

The order would represent a major escalation of a dispute between the country and the Canadian miner.