AME JV video: Empress Royalty looks to expand portfolio
Empress Royalty is working to expand its portfolio of gold and silver investments in 2025, CEO Alexandra Woodyer Sherron says in a new video. Empress has about US$20 million available…
Africa
Mining Indaba: US trade aggression could stall African metals investment, widening supply gap
U.S. protectionism could stall mineral processing investment around the world as supply shortages threaten to squeeze markets, an industry conference heard Monday in Cape Town, South Africa. New trade measures…
Mining Indaba: Africa must shift to local mineral processing amid US trade aggression
Africa must process its minerals at home as de-globalization and a brewing U.S. trade war threaten raw exports, the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town heard on Monday….
Resolute Mining CEO quits following detention in Mali
West Africa-focused gold producer Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) announced on Monday the resignation of CEO Terry Holohan, who was detained in Mali for 10 days in November. Holohan and two…
Resolute’s costs rise, output falls in Mali, Senegal
West Africa-focused gold producer Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) forecasts reduced production and higher costs this year as its Mako mine in Senegal nears depletion and tax changes in Mali drive up…
Gemfields halts emerald sales over Zambia export tax
Coloured precious stones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) has paused the sale of emeralds from its Kagem mine in Zambia, but says the government could soon reverse a 15%…
Endeavour Mining output up 34% in fourth quarter
Fourth-quarter production for Endeavour Mining (LSE: EDV; TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) gained more than a third over the previous three months , while cash costs fell by double-digits. Shares gained…
China funnelled US$57B to control critical mineral supply chain: report
China has systematically extended its control over critical minerals essential for the global energy transition and net-zero emissions, using a network of at least 26 state-backed financial institutions over the…
Midnight Sun gains on Solwezi’s copper hits in Zambia
Shares in Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) surged 26% Wednesday morning on drill results with hits as high as 10% copper at its Solwezi project in north-central Zambia….
The future of copper mining’s top tier?
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) appears to be discarding its long-running interest in Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and pivoting to spend billions instead on expanding its own assets. Over the…
Montero Mining settles with Tanzania for US$27M
Montero Mining and Exploration (TSXV: MON) has agreed to settle its dispute with Tanzania over the Wigu Hill rare earth element project for US$27 million, to be paid in three…
Premium Resources hits high grades at Selebi North
Two holes drilled outside the resource estimate area at the past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt Selebi North underground mine in Botswana delivered grades as high as 1.73% copper, Premium Resources (TSXV: PREM; US-OTC:…