Guinea junta warns Rio of smelter cost whack
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) may be forced to make expensive downstream investments in Guinea as the military-led government pushes for local refining tied to the giant Simandou iron ore project….
Africa
Kinross cuts Asante Gold stake by nearly half
Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) has reduced its holding in Ghana-focused Asante Gold (CSE: ASE) by nearly half. It sold 29.9 million Asante shares, about 45% of its holding,…
Silver Top 20: Hycroft Mining leads results this year
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top 20 silver assays of the year to June 30. Drill holes are ranked by silver grade times width. Drilling in three…
Koryx Copper’s Haib tops Africa’s south by value
Koryx Copper’s (TSXV: KRY) new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) positions its open-pit Haib project in Namibia among the largest red metal projects in the region by value and contained copper….
Burkina Faso seeks to ease investor concerns
Burkina Faso, Africa’s fourth-largest gold producer, is trying to reassure international miners that its request to acquire more of West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) Kiaka gold mine is an option,…
Opinion: US mineral strategy turns to Africa
What do Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal all have in common? They’re all countries located along Africa’s west coast. But they’re also small; collectively, these five countries have an…
Kodal secures export permit for Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has secured an export permit for spodumene concentrate from its Bougouni lithium mine in southern Mali, clearing a key hurdle for the project’s first shipments. The…
Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…
RANKED: Top 10 gold miners of 2025
Gold has run a remarkable rally throughout 2025, ascending to unprecedented heights. On Tuesday, the spot price set a new all-time record of $3,528.78 per oz., surpassing its previous high…
Burkina Faso’s nationalization rattles West Africa’s gold sector
Burkina Faso is accelerating its drive to nationalize natural resources, requesting this week to buy another 35% of West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) Kiaka gold mine — a move that…
Rwanda sends first tungsten to US
Trinity Metals, a Rwandan miner controlled by private UK-based industrialist TechMet, plans to ship tungsten to America’s largest processor of the metal used in bombs, jet engines and light bulbs. …
Sprott buys 50,000 lb for $5B uranium trust
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust’s (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD) holdings now total about 68.6 million lb. of uranium after it bought 50,000 lb. of the energy metal this week…