May 7, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold to buy stake in DRC lithium project KoBold plans to acquire AVZ’s stake in the Manono lithium project, aiming to resolve disputes and unlock a major source of the critical metal.
May 7, 2025 Newcore Gold rises on strong drill results at Enchi in Ghana Drilling returned as high as 15 metres grading 3.83 grams gold per tonne.
May 7, 2025 Barrick CEO says he does not know where Mali is keeping its confiscated gold CEO Mark Bristow said the company is spending $15 million a month to keep its Mali mine running.
May 7, 2025 Mining convoy attacked in Mali on road to Allied Gold’s Sadiola mine Eight people present were unharmed in the attack, Reuters reports.
May 7, 2025 Column: After Ukraine deal, US turns its critical minerals gaze to Africa The United States has pursued a potentially even more significant critical metals deal in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
May 7, 2025 Guinea moves to cancel EGA’s mining licence Emirates Global Aluminium operates one of the largest bauxite mines in Guinea.
May 7, 2025 Barrick drops ‘Gold’ from name as prices for the metal fuel profit Shift comes as it reported a first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates, thanks to record-high gold prices.
May 6, 2025 Niger security forces search Orano offices and seize phones Reuters sources said Orano's local director Ibrahim Courmo had been arrested.
May 6, 2025 Zambia regulator approves $270 million Congo transmission link The high-voltage transmission line will link Zambia's copper rich North-Western province to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 6, 2025 Gold Fields, AngloGold pause Ghana JV talks The companies planned to combine the Iduapriem and Tarkwa mines in Ghana to create Africa’s largest gold operation.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
