April 29, 2025 Burkina Faso to nationalize more industrial mines Like neighbours Mali and Niger, Burkina Faso is pushing for greater control over its resources.
April 29, 2025 Belgium open to bigger role in Congo minerals sector, foreign minister says Kinshasa is currently on a push to attract new players to the sector.
April 28, 2025 Zimbabwe restarts minting of gold coins as bullion prices soar to record Minting of the so-called “Mosi-Oa-Tunya” 22-carat coins, named after the iconic Victoria Falls, was previously scrapped in July.
April 28, 2025 Barrick faces contractor layoffs in Mali as it plans name change The miner plans to become Barrick Mining Corporation next week.
April 28, 2025 China’s CMOC elevates ex-Glencore trader as top execs depart CMOC said its chairman Yuan Honglin and vice chair Li Chaochun both resigned for personal reasons.
April 27, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed critical minerals explorer to ‘go big’ on Congo – report These investments could potentially be "in the billions", says the country's newly appointed director general.
April 25, 2025 Mozambique’s coal mines shed hundreds of workers as prices slump Coal sales, which are Mozambique’s biggest export, were worth $2 billion last year, according to data from the country’s central bank.
April 25, 2025 Burkina Faso grants mining lease to Russia’s Nordgold The move signals deepening economic ties between Russia and Burkina Faso, as the junta that seized power in 2022 continues its pivot away from traditional Western allies.
April 25, 2025 IEA head calls for critical minerals supply diversification The IEA has urged nations to focus on policies that promote the diversification of mineral sources and move away from "critical mineral monopolies."
April 25, 2025 South Africa blocks Kropz bid to mine in national park Kropz had applied in March to extract phosphate from land within one of South Africa's most important wetlands.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
