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A copper mine in the DRC
Congo eyes coops, credit scheme to fund mine workers' equity stakes
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering a plan to help mining employees acquire mandatory stakes in the companies they work for through worker cooperatives and company-financed credit, a... 


Sherritt's nickel and cobalt refinery in Alberta
Sherritt confirms Alberta refinery is shutting down for now
23rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed nickel and cobalt producer Sherritt International Corporation has started to shut down operations at its refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The transition aligns with the... 


A copper plant in Zambia
Zambia, US expand use of $491m grant programme to critical metals infrastructure
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia said on Thursday it had agreed with US agency Millennium Challenge Corporation to expand the use of a $491-million agriculture grant programme to support key critical minerals... 


Artisanal gold mining in the DRC
Congo miners seek delay to 5% worker equity rule before July deadline, sources say
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking a delay to a government directive requiring them to grant a 5% equity stake to Congolese employees, while unions are pushing for immediate... 


A mine in the DRC
Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges – Unctad
12th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

As the global economy shifts towards cleaner energy systems, electrification and digital technologies, more countries are competing for access to critical minerals. Clean technologies will account... 


The Ambatovy mine site
Sumitomo finances Ambatovy stake sale to exit project, sources say
8th June 2026 By: Reuters

Sumitomo Corp provided financing to the buyers of its 54% stake in Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel operation, smoothing its exit from the loss-making project, three sources familiar with the matter... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.
New cadastre processing W Cape mining licence applications, Parliament hears
4th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on... 


Sherritt cobalt and nickel refinery in Alberta
Sherritt appoints finance veteran interim CFO to steer through Cuba challenges
4th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having warned shareholders of acute financial, legal and operational challenges ahead owing to US sanctions in Cuba last month, TSX-listed Sherritt International Corporation has appointed Fitzroy... 


A shear zone at BWA Group's Aracari project, in Cameroon
Canadian, Cameroon mining investor BWA Group appoints new CEO
4th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-listed mining investment company BWA Group has promoted nonexecutive director Peter Taylor as CEO effective June 1. Taylor has been a nonexecutive director of BWA Group since August 2024,... 


Truck with copper ore in Zambia
Vedanta spin-off CopperTech yet to announce IPO value on NYSE
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The NYSE will soon welcome its newest mining company, in integrated copper and cobalt producer CopperTech Metals, with the company having filed a registration statement with the US Securities and... 


An openpit mine operated by Zijin Mining Group
China picks State firm to help coordinate mining deals abroad
3rd June 2026 By: Bloomberg

China has chosen a new State investment company to help coordinate its overseas metals and mining deals, and counter mounting geopolitical risks that threaten its ability to secure resources,... 


Cobalt nugget
Coda Minerals raises $6.7m for copper, cobalt PFS work in Australia
1st June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Coda Minerals has successfully completed a $6.7-million placement to institutional and sophisticated investors, which strengthens the company's balance sheet as it accelerates a number... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne (centre) flanked by Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane (left) and vice-president Moses Madondo.
Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council
28th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 


Minerals Council South Africa President Paul Dunne.
Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle
AustralianSuper says possible Glencore listing on ASX would be positive
27th May 2026 By: Reuters

Pension fund AustralianSuper on Wednesday said if Glencore decides to list shares on the ASX, it would be "positive" for both the bourse and the Swiss-based commodities trader and miner. "If they... 


Copper cathode produced in the DRC
China’s Jinchuan says $145m missing in Congo mine probe
26th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

Jinchuan Group International Resources Co said an independent probe found that nearly $145-million was siphoned from its copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo through... 


Illegal mining operations in Africa
Congo suspends mining activities in parts of South Kivu province
25th May 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a three-month suspension of mining activities in parts of the country's South Kivu province, a mines ministry directive showed. The suspension was in... 


Sherritt's nickel and cobalt operation, in Cuba
Sherritt shares suspended amid Cuba challenges
25th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a failure-to-file cease trade order against TSX-listed Sherritt International Corporation effective May 21, owing to the company’s failure to file its... 


Sherritt operation in Cuba
Sherritt warns of looming acute operational, financial and legal difficulties in Cuba
20th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian mining company Sherritt International Corporation, which is among Cuba’s largest foreign investors, is seeking to take the necessary and most appropriate actions to definitively address... 


An image of the Kabanga project site
Critical minerals mine inching towards construction
15th May 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

The completion of a feasibility study on the Kabanga nickel project, in Tanzania, in July 2025 was a “defining moment” for the project owner, modern metals developer Lifezone Metals, and for the... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis (centre), Differential Capital Special Situations Fund Head Mark Salmon (right), and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer (left).
Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment
14th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 


Cobalt flakes
EGC, EVelution Energy and Trafigura agree MoU for US–DRC cobalt supply chain
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), EVelution Energy and Trafigura on Wednesday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a long-term supply framework for Congolese cobalt hydroxide... 


Cobalt ore
Canada backs first cobalt sulphate refinery build with $20m federal funding
5th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation (ELBM) has signed a binding investment agreement with the Canadian government under the Strategic Resource Fund. The latest agreement... 


Sherritt's operation in Cuba
Canadian miner invested in Cuba says it's asssessing Trump's fresh sanctions
5th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

A Canadian mining company that is among Cuba’s largest foreign investors is consulting with advisers and stakeholders after President Donald Trump expanded US sanctions against the struggling... 


Glencore's Tweefontein coal mine in South Africa
Glencore's weak first-quarter coal output offset by higher copper production
30th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Glencore has reported a 22% year-on-year decrease in steelmaking coal production to 6.5-million tonnes for the first quarter, primarily owing to pit sequencing at Elk Valley... 


Pipestone XL project area
First Atlantic acknowledges cobalt importance with name change
28th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed First Atlantic Nickel Corporation has announced a name change to “First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corporation” in recognition of the natural cobalt content of awaruite – which the... 


An excavator at work at a copper mine in the DRC
Congo launches $100m US-backed mining guard to secure sites
28th April 2026 By: Reuters

KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines inspectorate said on Monday it had created a paramilitary mining guard to secure mining sites and mineral supply chains, as the world’s top cobalt... 


A railway line
AFC targets end-2027 financial close for Lobito's Zambia railway
24th April 2026 By: Reuters

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) will launch its debt and equity fund-raising push for a new rail line in Zambia in the third quarter of this year, a senior official said on Friday, seeking... 


Mining and processing equipment
War squeezes global mining as diesel and acid supplies tighten
24th April 2026 By: Bloomberg

From the Australian outback to Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the global mining industry is beginning to feel the effects of disruption caused by the war in Iran. War-driven... 


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