Ivanhoe Mines fires up Africa’s largest copper smelter
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) recently ignited what it touts as the largest and greenest copper smelter in Africa, with first feed of concentrates by the end of this…
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Montage acquires African Gold for $170M
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU, US-OTC: MAUTF) is acquiring Australia’s African Gold (ASX: A1G) in a move that expands the company’s presence in Côte d’Ivoire and adds nearly 1 million oz….
Allied discovers new targets at Ethiopia gold project
Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) said recent drilling at its Kurmuk property in western Ethiopia has identified at least five new target areas, bolstering the case for a high-volume gold…
Sahel talks spur West African Resources’ ASX return
The Australia Stock Exchange reinstated West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) shares after the company reported progress in discussions with the Burkina Faso government, which has sought to nationalize natural resources….
Aya posts strongest intercept yet at Boumadine
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) said new drilling at its Boumadine polymetallic project in Morocco yielded the strongest mineralized intercept so far while identifying a new high-grade…
Kimberley Process stalls again on conflict diamonds
The Kimberley Process (KP) has failed for a third straight year to agree on an expanded definition of conflict diamonds after a five-day plenary in Dubai. Delegates from 86 member…
Caledonia bets big on Bilboes as Zimbabwe’s next major gold mine
Caledonia Mining (LSE, NYSE-A: CMCL) has approved full development of its Bilboes gold project in Zimbabwe after a feasibility study projected strong returns for what is expected to become the…
CEO Tristan Pascall on First Quantum’s future
The highs and lows of copper are not quite as far apart as memecoins or stonks, but in the last couple of years more than the usual number of fires…
United States to reissue cobalt stockpile tender
The United States is preparing to revive a major cobalt procurement effort after cancelling an earlier bid round this autumn, as Washington accelerates long-term plans to rebuild strategic mineral inventories…
US EXIM to invest $100B in mining, energy
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) plans to invest $100 billion in support of the Trump administration’s strategy of striving for global energy dominance, according to the London-based Financial Times. Newly…
JV Video: ReeXploration adds uranium target at Eureka
Canada’s ReeXploration (TSXV: REE) is widening the scope at its Eureka project in Namibia to include a large Rössing-style uranium target that the company says complements the asset’s rare earths…
Sahel faces widening security threats, analysts say
Despite military governments across West Africa, the region’s security situation is worsening as insurgents flush with kidnapping ransoms and illegal mining profits threaten fuel supplies and road networks, according to…