With Zambia in the process of amending its Mines and Minerals Development Act of 2015 through a Minerals Bill, law firm May and Co legal practitioner and Zambian High Court advocate Maloba Nalomba... 

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has awarded strategic project status to the Gonneville project, which has the potential to produce a rare mix of critical and strategic minerals, such as... 

As the world moves toward a greener economy involving an increased uptake of critical minerals, the need to successfully locate and extract these minerals comes to the fore. Consequently, increased... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines, which is advancing base metal and platinum group metal projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa, has entered into a memorandum of... 

Glencore, Mercuria Energy Group and Trafigura Group are buying copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s State miner, which is marketing metal from joint venture projects for the first time.... 

The mining industry is currently one of the most significant contributors to planet-warming emissions — but it's on track to become one of the most important sectors for a net-zero future. Annual... 

Canadian cobalt refinery developer Electra Battery Materials on Tuesday announced a non-binding term sheet for a $20-million prepayment facility from a strategic player in the battery materials... 

Government agency Export Development Canada (EDC) may provide a $500-million loan for the Crawford nickel sulphide project in Timmins, Ontario. This is according to project owner Canada Nickel,... 

Earlier in the year, metal processing and trading company Buenassa was provided $3.5-million as an initial tranche payment from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish... 

Mineral exploration company Kingsrose Mining has earned a 51% interest in the Råna nickel/copper/cobalt project, in Finland, by incurring $3-million of expenditure and drilling more than 5 000 m.... 

Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has, alongside the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), approved funding of up to $200-million... 

Zambia plans to establish an investment company that will control at least 30% of critical minerals production from future mines. Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe unveiled a strategy on Thursday that he... 

A senior US State Department official reassured African governments that an initiative to help counter China’s influence through developing infrastructure on the continent will continue even after... 

Sumitomo Corp has filed a debt restructuring plan to a UK court for its Ambatovy nickel and cobalt project, in Madagascar. The plan would allow it to address plant equipment malfunctions and ensure... 

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is opposed to a proposal by Chemaf SA to sell its copper and cobalt mines in the country to China's Norin Mining, according to a document seen by... 

China’s CMOC Group, the world’s biggest cobalt producer, expects supply pressures to start easing in the second half of this year. Cobalt — used in batteries and alloys — has been in the doldrums... 

Societe Generale SA is withdrawing from the London Metal Exchange’s open-outcry trading floor, in a move that will raise fresh questions about the viability of the iconic “Ring” as a key... 

Australian project developer Chalice Mining on Friday announced that it had reduced the size of its board and implemented additional targeted reductions in corporate overheads and project... 

US critical metals company Ivanhoe Electric has appointed Mike Patterson VP of investor relations and business development, with effect from August 19. Patterson is a seasoned professional with a... 

The US Department of Defense has awarded Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials $20-million to support the construction of a cobalt sulphate refinery, capable of producing battery-grade... 

In less than six years, at the end of the decade, 2030, Barrick will have grown its gold output by 30% and will be a copper miner up there with some of the biggest. It goes to the upper 400 000... 

Virtually every mining house in South Africa is in the process of procuring green electrons, and similar advances are taking place across the African continent, from the Democratic Republic of... 

Exploration company Mawson Finland has closed initial public offering (IPO) and will list on the TSX-V on Monday. Pursuant to the IPO, Mawson issued almost 2.88-million shares at $1 a share,... 

South Africa’s preparation for a brand new economic future is coinciding with the biggest ever Electra Mining Africa show, which takes place in Johannesburg, from September 2-6. Five interconnected... 

The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) proposed transaction to acquire the remaining participation interest in the Nkomati joint venture (JV) and an... 

St Louis, Missouri-based US Strategic Minerals (USSM) has received a nonbinding letter of interest from the Export Import Bank of the US (Exim) for a potential debt funding package of... 

Astron Energy, which has successfully rebranded one of South Africa’s transport fuel forecourt networks, is described by Glencore CEO Gary Nagle as being a terrific asset. With the restart to full... 

iversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday highlighted what it described as “strong strategic achievements for the group over the year to date”. Against the backdrop of lower... 

The global trade and investment environment for critical minerals is rapidly changing and Australian critical mineral explorers, developers and producers need to understand the implications for...