Congo rebels making hay after seizing tantalum mining district
REBELS in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are earning around $300,000 a month in production taxes after seizing control of the Rubaya coltan mining...
Sinomine to build $500m lithium refinery in Zimbabwe
SINOMINE is to build a $500m lithium refinery in Zimbabwe in the next three to five years despite losing money following a crash in...
Dubai’s IRH to seek mine turnarounds after deal with PIC
SOUTH African asset manager Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has signed an agreement to cooperate with Dubai's International Resources Holding (IRH) aimed at breathing life...
Copper price set for volatility, say producers
COPPER producers have warned the price of the metal will become volatile as the industry struggled to bring new supply online.
Price swings would be...
Kodal warns of delay to Bougouni lithium project
FIRST production from the $65m Bougouni Lithium Project in Mali would be delayed to the first quarter of 2025, said the venture's developer, London-listed...
Froneman says Sibanye-Stillwater will not be “a dinosaur”
IT was the familiar shape of Neal Froneman that took the helm at Sibanye-Stillwater’s interim results presentation earlier this month, but what he had...
Kabanga Nickel in spotlight as West forms minerals coalition
THE US government is due to unveil financing for the Kabanga Nickel, a project in Tanzania in which BHP has a 17% stake.
The commitment...
US accelerates battery minerals investment with South32 grant
SOUTH32 said its Hermosa project in Arizona was in line to receive a $166m grant from the US Department of Energy which the miner...
Rhyolite Ridge decision looms for Sibanye-Stillwater
A DECISION on whether to invest up to $245m in Rhyolite Ridge, a lithium/boron mine in the US, moved a step closer for Sibanye-Stillwater...
Botswana grants first manganese mining licence to Giyani
TORONTO-listed manganese developer Giyani Metals said on Wednesday it had been awarded a 15-year mining licence by the Botswanan government, a development that sets...