January 30, 2025 Chinese firms to build $2 billion Tanzanian rail to nickel mine The new railway will link the port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.
January 30, 2025 Glencore reports lower metals production in 2024 The company produced 951,600 tonnes of copper in 2024, down 6% from 1.01 million tonnes in 2023.
January 30, 2025 Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ, Orion team up to invest $1.2bn in metals, mining Wealth fund will focus on mining companies in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
January 30, 2025 Resolute hit by rising costs, lower output in Mali and Senegal It expects lower production and higher costs in 2025 as its Mako mine in Senegal depletes and fiscal changes in Mali drive up expenses.
January 29, 2025 De Beers sees India as a bright spot, notes early recovery signs in US India is the world's largest centre for cutting and polishing diamonds, accounting for nine out of 10 diamonds polished globally.
January 29, 2025 China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.
January 28, 2025 Wabtec wins $248 million locomotive order from Winning Consortium The order is to support their rail operations at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.
January 28, 2025 Liberia anticipates new minerals discovery will draw $3 billion Studies conducted over five decades and funded by the Chinese show the iron ore exporter also has uranium, lithium, cobalt, manganese and neodymium deposits.
January 28, 2025 Montero Mining settles with Tanzania for $27 million The company previously submitted a claim for C$90 million with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
January 28, 2025 Botswana’s leader says diamond deal reached with De Beers The new agreement had not resulted in “any major changes, just a little tweaking of things here and there,” Botswana’s president Duma Boko says.
Polish recycler bets millions on Europe’s critical metals push Elemental Group plans to build a copper smelting and refining facility, taking up two-thirds of an $800 million investment. January 14, 2026 | 07:15 am
