The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines is in favour of, and supports, regularised and licensed small-scale mining, “just as the laws in Ghana support them”, reported acting CEO Ahmed Nantogmah during the... 

The energy coal produced by Glencore in South Africa in the first three months of this year was up on the first quarter of last year, the London- and Johannesburg-listed mining and marketing... 

Undersea explorer The Metals Company (TMC) has submitted the first-ever application for a commercial recovery permit to mine the deep ocean under the US seabed mining code. The application, filed... 

Belgium is open to deeper involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo's minerals sector, its foreign minister said on a visit to the former Belgian colony, which is seeking to diversify its... 

By 2030, Southern Africa’s logistics landscape will be transformed through infrastructure investment, deeper regional integration and sustainability initiatives. While significant challenges... 

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino stepped up nationalist rhetoric toward a shuttered copper mine in the country as his administration prepares to negotiate a potential restart with operator First... 

Prominent Trump supporter Erik Prince has agreed to help Democratic Republic of Congo secure and tax its vast mineral wealth, according to two sources close to the private security executive, a... 

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 

Diversified miner Glencore’s two operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a joint venture with Gécamines and the DRC government, and Mutanda Mining... 

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 

Three American citizens jailed over a failed coup attempt in Democratic Republic of Congo were handed over to US custody on Tuesday, officials said, following high-level talks between the two... 

CMOC Group boosted cobalt production at its mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first three months of this year even after authorities in the country imposed a temporary halt in... 

ASX-listed IGO on Monday announced the pending departure of two key executives, with CFO Kathleen Bozanic set to retire at the end of the year and chief people and sustainability officer Sam... 

The US said it remains committed to the Lobito Corridor project that links critical minerals deposits in central Africa to an Atlantic port, signaling a bright spot in trade with the continent... 

The United States is in talks to invest billions of dollars in mineral-rich Congo and wants to help end a conflict raging in the country's east, President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa... 

If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) needs to go beyond admitting... 

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo may extend a suspension of cobalt exports beyond a planned four-month period as it considers ways to maintain higher prices for the electric-vehicle battery... 

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials has received a letter of intent (LoI) for C$20-million in proposed funding to support the completion of North America’s first battery-grade cobalt... 

US President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals used widely across the economy as part of a broad effort to offset China's... 

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 

The head of Canada’s Conservative Party says a government led by him would aim to approve all federal permits for Ontario’s Ring of Fire minerals region within six months to speed the harvesting of... 

A Congolese ministerial committee recommended measures to bolster a temporary ban on cobalt exports, including working with Indonesia, the No. 2 supplier of the battery metal. The Democratic... 

Most midtier markets in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to see a slight uptick in their growth rates this year, economic and financial research company BMI sub-Saharan Africa country risk senior... 

ASX- and TSX-V-listed cobalt company Jervois Global has officially entered voluntary administration, with KPMG appointed as administrators on March 12. David Hardy and Gayle Dickerson of KPMG have... 

Carlyle Group’s Jeff Currie warned of a “security premium” that will be added to the cost of metals like copper as tariffs mean that countries will need to pay more to ensure domestic supplies.... 

The US is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday, after a Congolese senator contacted US officials to pitch a... 

A Chinese State-controlled mining company mothballed a cobalt processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo only 15 months after opening it due to a historic slump in the price of the... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo has offered the US exclusive access to critical minerals and infrastructure projects in exchange for security assistance as it battles a rebellion backed by...