Angola joins race for De Beers slice
Angola’s state diamond company Endiama has formally submitted a bid for a minority stake in De Beers, intensifying the scramble for influence over the world’s largest diamond producer as Anglo American…
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Botswana wants De Beers control within weeks
Botswana is accelerating efforts to gain control of De Beers as parent company Anglo American (LSE: AAL) moves forward with plans to divest its 85% stake in the diamond giant,…
La Caisse enters Aus renewables with $1.1B deal
La Caisse, Canada’s largest provincial pension fund, is acquiring Australian renewables developer Edify Energy for $1.1 billion (US$725 million), securing a foothold in a market it has long sought to…
Seabed miners face squeeze under oceans law
A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside…
Mining Forum Americas: B2Gold open to M&A in 2026
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) is open to mergers and acquisitions but may hold off until next year, when management expects the market to assign greater value to its fully…
Anglo American to cut hundreds of coal jobs
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) will shed more than 200 jobs from its Queensland coal division as weak prices and high state royalties hit profits. The company confirmed the cuts would…
Ecuador casts doubt on Dundee’s Loma Larga
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has requested further information on DPM Metals’ (TSX: DPM) Loma Larga gold project, handing responsibility for its approval or rejection to authorities in the southern province…
Anglo, Codelco seal pact to mine $5B in Chilean copper
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco have sealed a landmark deal to jointly operate their neighbouring mines in central Chile, unlocking at least $5 billion in value….
Alamos ends $1B fight in Turkey with $470M sale
Alamos is selling its Turkish subsidiary to Middle East-based Tumad Madencilik Sanayi, a unit of Nurol Holding.
Newmont sells Coffee gold project for $150M
Newmont (NYSE: NEM) has agreed to sell its Coffee gold project in Yukon to Fuerte Metals (TSXV: FMT) for up to $150 million (C$207 million), completing a year-long divestment plan….
Japan pours $7B into African rail link for Sovereign graphite
Japan has committed $7 billion to develop the Nacala Logistics Corridor, a project expected to boost Sovereign Metals’ (ASX: SVM; LSE: SVML) Kasiya rutile-graphite project in Malawi. The funding would…
Panama to discuss First Quantum copper mine restart
Panama may open talks early next year with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) on the possible restart of its shuttered Cobre Panamá copper mine. Commerce Minister Julio Moltó told local…