Congo approves US firm’s deal for Chemaf
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has indicated it will approve the purchase of copper and cobalt miner Chemaf SA by American company Virtus Minerals...
Munition metal tungsten surges amid China squeeze
TUNGSTEN prices have surged more than 550% since China tightened exports of the metal - used in the manufacture of weapons – in 2024.
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Rainbow Rare Earths approves $279m Brazil project
RAINBOW Rare Earths has approved a $279m rare earths project in Brazil, partnering with US fertiliser giant Mosaic to extract critical minerals from phosphogypsum...
Australia joins G7 minerals alliance in Canada pact
AUSTRALIA and Canada have signed a series of agreements on critical minerals as part of efforts among the West to reduce their dependence on...
Canada deploys $2.6bn to accelerate critical minerals
CANADA will deploy around C$3.5bn ($2.6bn) in investments and programmes to accelerate the development of critical minerals deposits, as the country seeks to position...
Zimbabwe pushes Chinese miners to process lithium locally
A CHINESE lithium producer has begun construction of a lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe as the southern African country tightens controls on raw mineral...
Lithium price soars following Zimbabwe ban
CHINA'S lithium price surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended all raw mineral exports, stoking fears of supply disruptions at a time when rising energy...
Zimbabwe halts all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports
ZIMBABWE has imposed an immediate ban on exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates, said Reuters citing a mines ministry announcement on Wednesday.
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Glencore buys cobalt hoard for US defence stockpile
GLENCORE has agreed to purchase nearly 2,000 tons of cobalt from industry veteran Rami Weisfisch in a deal worth close to $115m at current...
Mind the gap: Sibanye-Stillwater plans new era
SIBANYE-Stillwater’s founding CEO, Neal Froneman, was an expert at reinventing mines. In 2013, he took on Gold Fields’s faltering mines following their unbundling, and...