Trump to meet miners on critical minerals
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump will meet mining executives on Friday as his administration steps up efforts to secure critical mineral supplies from the US...
Copper nears record on supply tightness
COPPER was on course for a record close after rising on signs of tightening global supply, Bloomberg reports.
It gained as much as 0.9% on...
Glencore wins Guinea bauxite offtake deal
GUINEA has selected Glencore Plc as the offtaker for bauxite produced by state-owned Nimba Mining, Bloomberg reports.
The appointment followed an international tender, Mines and...
Froneman named chair of struggling Copper 360
FORMER Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman has been appointed chair of Copper 360, bringing one of South Africa's best-known mining executives into the junior copper...
Congo bans copper, cobalt concentrate exports – report
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrate, marking a major escalation of its push to force domestic processing,...
US-backed group favoured for Tanzania nickel deal
A CONSORTIUM backed by the US government has emerged as the preferred candidate to invest in a major nickel project in Tanzania, said Bloomberg...
Bokoni Platinum reboot could knock ARM’s cash flow
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has a colourful track record picking capital projects. It sold its 40% stake in Zambia’s 70-year-old Lubambe copper mine (formerly...
Allied Gold flags upside to 2027 Kurmuk guidance
ALLIED Gold has raised the prospect that it could exceed full-year production guidance for 2027 from its Ethiopian project, Kurmuk, which is due to...
Analysts eye M&A angle in Glencore’s Sydney listing
AUSTRALIAN analysts say Glencore's plan for a secondary listing on the ASX could pave the way for future mergers and acquisitions.
The listing plan comes...
US bans critical mineral exports in bid to boost defence
THE US will prohibit exports of certain used critical minerals as it moves to secure military supply chains and reduce reliance on China for...