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Congo tin miner Alphamin says production restarts after rebels withdraw
17th April 2025 By: Reuters

Alphamin Resources said it restarted tin production at its Bisie mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday after rebels withdrew from a nearby town of Walikale. The miner said in a... 


Indonesia hikes mining royalties in bid to fund Prabowo policies
16th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia has raised the royalty rate to be paid by nickel, tin and other metal producers as the government searches for ways to fund President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious but costly priority... 


Andrada CEO Anthony Viljoen.
Andrada looking to opening more mines in Namibia
16th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Opening more mines in Namibia is the aspiration of tin, tantalum and lithium green transition metals producer Andrada Mining. “We've always been very bullish on Namibia, not only as an investment... 


Askari highlights extensive tin, tantalum mineralisation at Namibia project
15th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Askari Metals has reviewed the historical exploration database for its Uis project, in Namibia, with the focus on evaluating the significant tin and tantalum mineralisation that exists.... 


Centre for Palladium Technologies head Dmitry Izotov.
South Africa invited to help uplift palladium demand by 1.7-million ounces a year
11th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


An image of the Uis tin mine
Andrada reports strong drilling results at Uis licence
10th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s initial batch of drill results for 13 proximal (polymetallic) pegmatites located in the previously mined areas of the Uis mining licence, in Namibia, has returned strong... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane, senior policy analyst, public affairs and transformation Fundiswa Ndaba, and senior executive, public affairs and transformation Tebello Chabana.
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
9th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Alphamin's Bisie tin mine
Tin hits two-month low as major mine in Congo resumes production
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

Tin prices slumped to two-month lows on Wednesday after major producer Alphamin Resources Corp said it was launching a phased resumption of operations at its Bisie mine in Democratic Republic of... 


US envoy sees Alphamin reopening DRC tin mine as rebels depart
US envoy sees Alphamin reopening DRC tin mine as rebels depart
9th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Alphamin Resources could soon resume operations at one of the world’s biggest tin mines located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after Rwanda-backed rebels withdrew from the area, a... 


Pure tin ore
Elementos confirms viability of Europe’s first vertically integrated tin project
4th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed tin developer Elementos demonstrates in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on its Oropesa tin project, in Spain, the viability of a vertically integrated mine-to-metal smelting... 


Stacks of tin
Malaysia smelting warns of disrupted tin output after gas blast
4th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Malaysia Smelting Corp., one of the world’s biggest tin producers, has reported disruptions to deliveries from its Port Klang smelter after a pipeline explosion interrupted gas supply, exacerbating... 


copper ore
Strategic Minerals posts solid sales growth in the March quarter
3rd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Strategic Minerals recorded 38% year-on-year growth in sales volumes from the Cobre magnetite mine, in New Mexico, during the quarter ended March 31. The 17 162 t of magnetite sold in... 


Paul Miller.
To reclaim global mining status, South Africa must restore trust – Paul Miller
2nd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


The South Crofty tin mine
Cornish Metals increases land ownership at UK tin mine
2nd April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Cornish Metals has bought about 4.5 acres of land adjacent to its South Crofty tin project, in Conwall, in the UK, from the Cornwall Council, taking the total land area of the... 


Uis tin mine
Andrada reports processing improvements in quarterly update
31st March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and OTCQB-listed tin producer Andrada Mining's ongoing continuous improvement programme has resulted in processing rates reaching 141 t an hour, the highest level in the past five quarters,... 


Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
27th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Alphamin's Bisie tin mine
Alphamin temporarily stops mining at Bisie as DRC conflict continues
13th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and JSE-listed Alphamin Resources has advised that it will temporarily cease mining at the Bisie tin mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid conflict in the country. Insurgent... 


Jeff Currie
Carlyle’s Currie says tariffs to add security premium for metals
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

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.... 


Rome Resources expands polymetallic potential at Mont Agoma prospect
4th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Rome Resources says assay results from drill hole MADD018 at its Mont Agoma prospect in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a 62.25 m cumulative higher-grade zone at 0.61%... 


High-grade tin find at Kalayi validates Rome Resources’ play
25th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

The latest assay results from two diamond core drill holes at Aim-listed tin exploration company Rome Resources' Kalayi tin prospect, in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have... 


The Uis tin mine
Andrada secures $2.5m loan to build a second tin processing jig plant at Uis
12th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Tin producer Andrada Mining, which has a portfolio of critical raw materials mining and exploration assets in Namibia, has secured a $2.5-million loan from LC Abelheim as a trustee of the Orange... 


Rome assures shareholders its DRC operations continue uninterrupted
11th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

In light of the ongoing security developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Aim-listed Rome Resources has confirmed that drilling operations at its Bisie North site continue... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


Updated Uis MRE shows increases in average lithium grade, contained metal tonnage
6th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s updated mineral resources estimate (MRE) for the V1V2 pegmatite at the Uis tin mine, in Namibia, shows increases in average lithium grade and volumes of the measured and... 


M23 rebels
64 NGOs ask EU to cancel mineral pact with Rwanda over Congo war
5th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

A group of 64 organizations mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo sent a letter asking the European Union to cancel a critical minerals partnership with Rwanda because of its support for a... 


Beneficiation of African metals and minerals in Africa is being demanded as an absolute must.
Adding value to metals and minerals in Africa emphasised as a must at Mining Indaba
3rd February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investing in African Mining Indaba presenters on Monday spoke repeatedly of the need for Africa to add value to its metals and minerals on the continent itself rather than allowing this to take... 


Miners at an artisanal gold mine near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
28th January 2025 By: Reuters

A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further surge in illicit trade in minerals... 


Rwandan security officers escort members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), who surrendered in Goma, in the DRC
Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
28th January 2025 By: Reuters

Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias on Tuesday, while another four South... 


Alphamin slumps after rebels take Goma
28th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Alphamin Resources shares fell the most in nine years after Rwanda-backed rebels overran the eastern Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province where the company’s tin mines are... 


DRC soldier
Rome Resources’ DRC projects unaffected by Goma invasion
27th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Rome Resources has advised that its on-site activities, including drilling on the Mont Agoma and Kalayi base metal projects, in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), remain unaffected by... 


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