AVZ slams Congo-KoBold deal
Australia-based AVZ Minerals (US-OTC: AZZVF) said on Monday a new agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and U.S.-backed KoBold Metals violates an international arbitration order tied to the…
Tin
Abu Dhabi’s IRH spends $500M to control Alphamin tin
Abu Dhabi’s International Resources Holding (IRH) is acquiring a majority stake in Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) to access the Bisie tin mine, one of the world’s largest and highest-grade deposits…
US signs tin deal with Rwanda
The United States has established a new supply of tin, which it hasn’t mined in more than three decades, after Rwanda’s Trinity Metals agreed to export its mined products. Trinity…
US seeks Congo-Rwanda peace deal in 2 months: Reuters
The United States is actively pushing for a peace accord between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, with the aim of having both sign an agreement at the White…
Alphamin cuts tin forecast 12% amid DRC unrest
Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) has lowered its full-year tin production forecast by 12% to 17,500 tonnes due to recent conflict-related disruptions at its Bisie mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo….
Alphamin to resume Congo tin mine, shares rally
Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) says it will resume operations at its flagship tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo as security concerns ease with reports of the African nation…
US, DRC near minerals deal: report
The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing an agreement that would see U.S. companies take greater control of critical mineral assets in exchange for support for…
DRC to slap export quotas on cobalt
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer accounting for three-quarters of output, plans to place export quotas on the battery metal after setting a four-month ban…
Tin prices hit two-year high as Congo mine halts
Tin prices surged to their highest level in more than two years after Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) suspended its Bisie mine because rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
Middlemen and local militias steal billions from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) cobalt and coltan trade, fuelling conflict and leaving the nation poor, according to a political analyst. The…
Cornish Metals nets $100M for South Crofty tin project
The fundraising drew support from existing shareholders and the UK’s National Wealth Fund.
Vision Blue grants Cornish Metals £7 million backing
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) has received a £7-million (around US$9 million) credit facility from shareholder Vision Blue Resources, to help it reopen the South Crofty tin mine in…