February 5, 2025

Syrah Resources hopes to resume production of Mozambique site in first quarter

The company declared force majeure in December due to disruptions from protests.

February 5, 2025

Anglo Platinum CEO sees investor interest ahead of spinoff

Amplats, the biggest platinum miner by value, is due to be separated by mid-year.

February 5, 2025

Mali’s new mines law needs review to win back investors, gold mine CEOs say

Three gold mining CEOs operating in West Africa said that Mali's new rules render investment and acquisitions uneconomic.

February 4, 2025

NGOs ask EU to cancel mineral pact with Rwanda over Congo war

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took the Congolese trading hub of Goma last week, leaving thousands dead and wounded and raising concerns of a regional war.

February 4, 2025

Sasol, Anglo American and De Beers to pilot renewable diesel in South Africa

De Beers is providing the more than 20-hectare tracts of land on which the crops for the trial vegetable oil feedstock.

February 4, 2025

Barrick CEO says miner ‘making progress’ in dispute with Mali

Barrick and Mali’s military rulers are locked in a standoff over the distribution of revenue from the Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex.

February 4, 2025

Guinea sees maximum Simandou output in second year of operation

Output is expected to double to 60 million tonnes at each of the two mines in the second year, the government projects.

February 4, 2025

Sumitomo raises annual profit forecast despite Ambatovy loss

Sumitomo has been struggling to stabilize production and improve profitability at the Ambatovy project, launched in 2005.

February 4, 2025

Mining Indaba: US trade aggression could stall African metals investment, deepening supply gap

US protectionism could stall mineral processing investment around the world as supply shortages threaten to squeeze markets, delegates warn.

February 4, 2025

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold expands lithium and nickel exploration to Namibia

The company also plans to invest $2 billion in the Mingomba copper-cobalt mine in Zambia.