Newcore’s wide gold hit boosts Enchi plan in Ghana
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) has cut one of its widest and strongest zones yet at the Boin deposit in Ghana, adding higher-grade material that could improve the mine…
Africa
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 60
At least 60 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s West Kordofan state as reports that survivors remained underground spurred calls for urgent rescue efforts. More than…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according to an updated database compiled…
Mineral tracking a must for industry credibility: OECD
Better traceability of critical minerals like lithium and nickel can boost the credibility and integrity of the supply chain, a new report this week by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and…
Aya doubles Boumadine value to $3.5B
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) has more than doubled the after-tax net present value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion (C$4.8 billion) while raising initial…
Swiss gold ban squeezes Sudan’s war economy
Switzerland has begun banning purchases and imports of Sudanese gold and restricting mining supplies in an effort to choke off a source of financing for the country’s three-year war. The…
Ivanhoe’s giant Makoko copper find gets 30% bigger
The DRC discovery is moving towards mine planning as Ivanhoe expands drilling and prepares a 2027 scoping study.
Gem Diamonds rebounds as big stones lift profit
Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) swung back to profit in the first half of the year as stronger prices for large diamonds from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho and cost reductions…
Sibanye OKs copper-gold projects on two continents
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) has approved its Mt Lyell copper-gold project in Tasmania and Burnstone gold project in South Africa, advancing two long-life developments as stronger metals prices boost…
Koryx drills nearly 1 km of copper in Namibia
Koryx Copper (TSXV: KRY; NSX: KYX; US-OTC: KRYXF) has drilled the longest continuously mineralized intersection yet at its Haib copper project in Namibia, adding support for a resource update and…
Gold Fields says Ghana treating miners as ‘easy target’
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) CEO Mike Fraser criticized Ghana’s mining policies on Tuesday, saying the government is treating the sector as an “easy target” for revenue as uncertainty hangs…
Atomic Eagle claws back Niger uranium project
Atomic Eagle (ASX: AEU) has regained control of its Madaouela project in Niger, two years after the government revoked the mining permit of predecessor company GoviEx Uranium amid a dispute…