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Boston Consulting Group’s Tycho Möncks (left) and Mikhail Nikomarov.
2025 to 2035 decisive for Africa’s new mineral wealth opportunity, say Boston execs
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Africa’s mineral wealth has become a focal point for the clean energy transition and advanced manufacturing and coordinated action by Africa can convert the continent’s mineral wealth into GDP... 


US lawmakers introduce bill to create $2.5bn critical-minerals stockpile
US lawmakers introduce bill to create $2.5bn critical-minerals stockpile
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to create a $2.5-billion stockpile of critical minerals, a move aimed at stabilizing market prices and encouraging domestic mining... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Significant new platinum-linked green hydrogen advances sweeping across UAE and US
15th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on Tuesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa positioned green hydrogen at the centre of Africa’s big energy opportunity – and then on Wednesday... 


Canada seeks to boost Indigenous participation in critical minerals
15th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Canadian federal government has committed more than C$850 000 to support Indigenous participation in critical minerals–related development across Northern Ontario, as part of its broader... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump says no critical minerals tariffs for now, will seek overseas supplies
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had opted for now against imposing tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals, and instead ordered his administration to seek... 


Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce
Ontario fast-tracks Crawford nickel project
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada Nickel Company says Ontario has formally named its Crawford nickel project as the second development to be advanced under the province’s new One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework. The... 


Saudi Arabia Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef adressing delegates at the Future Minerals Forum
FMF underscores importance of securing minerals supply
14th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With burgeoning demand for critical minerals globally, there is a need for secure, sustainable and resilient supply chains to ensure countries can capitalise on this momentum and their resources.... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad
Future Minerals Forum launches pioneer Future Minerals Barometer
14th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Future Minerals Forum (FMF) has launched the inaugural Future Minerals Barometer, a pioneering tool designed to measure and track progress of critical mineral value-chain developments across... 


B2Gold's Otjikoto mine in Namibia
Fifth Canada-Africa Business Conference to be hosted by Namibia next month
14th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business will be holding the fifth Canada-Africa Business Conference in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, on February 5. The conference will have a strong focus on... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum research head notes demand for precious metals as fiat currency alternatives
14th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The Trump administration’s policies and repeated attacks on the independence of the Federal Reserve are bringing into question the role of the US dollar as the global reserve currency and driving... 


The flags of countries participating in the FMF
Future Minerals Forum making 'excellent progress' in reaching its goals
13th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Future Minerals Conference, the Future Minerals Forum’s (FMF's) Ministerial Roundtable and the “largest such gathering of its kind globally”, has grown considerably over the past few years,... 


Absa CIB Coverage Head for Resources and Energy Shirley Webber.
Call for Africa to turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
13th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa does not have the luxury of treating regional cooperation and regional beneficiation as afterthoughts. If the continent continues to negotiate in small, fragmented units, the result will be... 


Industry organisation promotes price-support model for Australian critical minerals strategic reserve
Industry organisation promotes price-support model for Australian critical minerals strategic reserve
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed fresh detail on the Australian federal government’s proposed Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve, while pressing the case for... 


G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths
G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in Washington on Monday to discuss ways to reduce dependence on rare earths from China, including setting a price floor and new... 


Washington commits $450m to revive Atalco, build gallium capacity
Washington commits $450m to revive Atalco, build gallium capacity
13th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Atlantic Alumina Company has announced a $450-million strategic partnership with the US government and private investors to sustain domestic alumina production and establish America’s first... 


Platinum ingots.
Significant 2026 platinum price rise forecast by Bank of America Securities
12th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With strong demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) continuing, Bank of America Securities Global Research has raised its 2026 platinum price forecast to $2 450/oz from $1 825/oz and its 2026... 


Elevra identifies staged pathway to accelerate NAL expansion
Elevra identifies staged pathway to accelerate NAL expansion
12th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Elevra Lithium Limited has identified a revised, staged development pathway for the expansion of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation that is expected to bring forward... 


Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Australia to prioritise antimony, gallium, rare earths in A$1.2bn reserve
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2-billion strategic reserve, it said on Monday, as its Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to join a G7 meeting to... 


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will urge Group of Seven nations and others to step up their efforts to reduce reliance on critical minerals from China when he hosts a dozen top finance... 


Flashback to CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian (right) being interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Long-run gold bull market expected by CPM Group of the US
8th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Given the state of the world politically, economically, financially and socially, the gold bull market is expected to continue in the long run, says Jeffrey Christian of New York-based CPM Group.... 


M2i, Volato, Titanium X sign collaboration agreement to advance US critical mineral development
M2i, Volato, Titanium X sign collaboration agreement to advance US critical mineral development
8th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

M2i Global, a company specialising in the development and execution of a complete global value supply chain for critical minerals, along with Volato Group, a technology-driven company, have... 


Almonty appoints Guillaume Wiesenbach de Lamaziere as chief development officer
7th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX- and ASX-listed Almonty Industries, a global producer of tungsten, has appointed Guillaume Wiesenbach de Lamaziere as chief development officer to spearhead a key corporate development strategy... 


Aterian continues work to grow mineral trading operations
5th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Africa-focused critical mineral exploration and development company Aterian informs that its Rwandan mineral trading operations continue to grow and generated an unaudited gross profit of about... 


At the signing ceremony (left to right): Ben Black, CEO DFC, Manuel Mota, deputy CEO Mota-Engil, Richard Holtman, CEO Trafigura, and Mpho Mokwele, group executive for transacting at the DBSA.
DBSA says $200m Lobito loan in line with regional integration strategy
18th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s State-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says its $200-million funding contribution to a larger $753-million loan agreement with the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)... 


Flashback to Brian Gilbertson (right) being interviewed by Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer.
Legendary Brian Gilbertson’s colossal contribution to mining will live on
18th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – It is difficult to know where to start when doing an obituary on Brian Gilbertson, who passed away at the age of 82 in his bed at home in South Africa surrounded... 


Newly appointed MC Mining CEO Christine (Yi) He.
Foreign direct investment providing quantum progress, new MC Mining CEO emphasises
17th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mineral reserves of South Africa hold enormous potential for the country’s future economic growth, newly appointed MC Mining MD and CEO Christine (Yi) He emphasises in an Op-Ed released on... 


US President Donald Trump
White House plans more 'historic deals' with mining sector, official says
17th December 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration plans more "historic deals" with the US mining sector to boost production of critical minerals for the national defense and high-tech sectors, a senior official said on... 


Lithium may get much-needed demand boost from battery storage
Lithium may get much-needed demand boost from battery storage
12th December 2025 By: Bloomberg

Lithium bulls are betting on energy storage systems as the next meaningful pillar of demand for the battery metal, nudging the global market back toward balance after years of oversupply. Giant... 


South Africa's expansive Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay.
US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, Bank of America reports
11th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Bank of America Global Research yesterday reported that the US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, China has capped its aluminium production, US consumers are now having to pay the... 


Rainbow Rare Earths senior metallurgist Roux Wildenboer interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa’s low-cost, high-value rare earths heading for global market entry
10th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited the laboratories that Rainbow Rare Earths has established very innovatively on the north-western fringe of Greater Johannesburg as part of its journey towards... 


Cabinet backs six-pillar Critical Minerals Strategy Implementation Plan
Cabinet backs six-pillar Critical Minerals Strategy Implementation Plan
10th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Critical Minerals Strategy Implementation Plan has been approved by Cabinet, which claims it will significantly contribute to economic growth and job creation. In May, Cabinet... 


CRML 'dismantling China’s stranglehold on rare earth', says CEO
CRML 'dismantling China’s stranglehold on rare earth', says CEO
10th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp (CRML) has executed a term sheet to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with Romanian State-owned processor FPCU, paving the way for what the company says will be the... 


Iridium and platinum in green hydrogen technology.
Platinum-, iridium-based green hydrogen development continuing, Heraeus reports
9th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Many countries are still pursuing the development of platinum- and iridium-using green hydrogen infrastructure, including China where green hydrogen features in the latest Five-Year Plan to 2030.... 


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