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.
May 5, 2025 Fortuna eyes Guinea investments after Burkina Faso exit, CEO says The Canadian mining firm is looking for gold opportunities in Guinea.
May 5, 2025 Gold Road agrees to $2.4B takeover by JV partner Gold Fields Gruyere gold mine joint venture partners Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources reach agreement on a friendly deal to consolidate ownership.
May 2, 2025 US pushing for Congo-Rwanda peace, minerals deals For decades, Congo has been at odds with Rwanda due to ethnic tensions and control over the region's natural resources.
May 2, 2025 Vedanta weighs Zambia copper IPO to fund $1 billion investment The company regained control of the Konkola Copper Mines assets in Zambia last year.
De Beers bets on India’s rich to boost natural diamond demand The unit of Anglo American Plc is opening its fifth and largest global ‘Forevermark’ store in Mumbai this week . January 07, 2026 | 11:10 am
Column: US tariff pull on copper drains China’s bonded warehouses China's exports of refined copper surged to record levels last year as the world's top buyer found itself in unusual competition with the US for spare metal. January 07, 2026 | 10:40 am
Strike continues at Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde mine after negotiations fail The union in a statement said it expected a lengthy strike and that the mine was almost completely shut down. January 07, 2026 | 10:06 am