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.
April 24, 2025 CHART: Price spike doubles value of cobalt EV battery market Congo’s surprise export ban and collaboration with Indonesia to limit global supply of cobalt sparks rapid reaction in top source of demand.
April 24, 2025 Rwanda says it’s in talks with US on possible minerals deal Its a development that follows similar ongoing talks between Washington and Rwanda's neighbour, the DRC.
April 24, 2025 Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10 people M23-appointed South Kivu governor blamed the incident on "uncontrolled construction and poor maintenance of gold wells" in the area.
April 24, 2025 Atlantic Lithium asks Ghana for tax relief to save mine The value of the Ewoyaa lithium project has declined significantly due to an 80% drop in the battery metal prices since their peak in 2022.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
