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Artisanal miners working in an openpit in the DRC
Congo suspends artisanal mining agency head for failing to prevent illegal activities
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister has suspended the head of the state agency overseeing artisanal and small-scale mining, accusing him of failing to prevent illegal mining on licensed... 


AFC president and CEO Samaila Zubairu
Webuild, Odebrecht in line to build key African copper rail line
27th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Italy’s Webuild and Brazil’s Odebrecht Engenharia & Construção are key members of groups that have been selected as preferred bidders to build an 830 km section of the Lobito Corridor rail... 


Marc Cameron, who will be joining Weir as Minerals Division President.
Marc Cameron to join Weir as minerals division president
21st October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Marc Cameron will join Weir as president of the minerals division on October 26 and become a member of the group executive. In a media release to Mining Weekly on Wednesday, October 21, Weir plc... 


Cobalt metal rounds
Australia's Cobalt Blue secures early offtake agreement with Swiss metals trader
19th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue Holdings has signed a term sheet for the sale of standard-grade cobalt metal rounds to Swiss metals trader STG Metals. The material will be produced at Cobalt Blue's... 


A copper mine in the DRC
Mercuria agrees $250m Congo copper deal with China miner
14th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Mercuria Energy Group has placed another big bet on copper production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sealing a deal to buy metal from units of Shanghai Jayson New Energy Materials Group. The... 


Electra Battery Materials CEO Trent Mell
Critical minerals producer Electra Battery Materials inks commercial partnership with trader WMC
14th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has signed a term sheet with global commodities trader WMC Group for a five-year working capital and commercial partnership to support... 


The Skouries project in Greece
European Commission picks 46 new strategic critical mineral projects
9th October 2026 By: Reuters

The European Commission has chosen 46 strategic raw material projects to benefit from faster permitting and help in bidding for public and private funding, as the bloc races to diversify supply... 


Raw copper produced in Zambia
Zambia says it is negotiating US minerals deal after 'decoupling' from health pact
8th October 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia is negotiating a critical minerals deal with the US government after "decoupling" it from a separate health funding agreement it signed on Thursday, its foreign minister said. "There was... 


Rendering of EVelution Energy's planned cobalt facility in Arizona
EVelution progressing America's first solar-powered, commercial-scale cobalt refinery with innovative funding strategy
7th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A US company developing America's first commercial-scale, solar-powered cobalt sulphate and cobalt metal processing facility, EVelution Energy, has garnered approval from US Citizenship and... 


DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba
Congo launches geological survey in push to unlock mineral potential
6th October 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a nationwide airborne geological mapping programme aimed at improving knowledge of its vast mineral reserves to reduce exploration risk and attract... 


A hydropower plant
Gemcorp joins Madagascar to raise $5bn for energy, mining
6th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Madagascar wants to raise as much as $5-billion by teaming up with asset manager Gemcorp Capital Management to fund energy, infrastructure and mining projects in the island nation. The partnership... 


Electra's cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials appoints Duenas GM of Ontario cobalt refinery
5th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has appointed as GM of its Ontario cobalt sulphate refinery Garzon Duenas, who will lead the project from ongoing construction through... 


Haul trucks at a DRC gold mine
Congo to audit major miners annually from 2027 as part of local content drive, regulator says
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo will subject major mining companies to annual audits of subcontracting practices and compliance with local-content requirements from 2027, as authorities step up... 


South Africa's A2X complementary stock exchange.
South Africa’s complementary A2X exchange attracts another mining listing
29th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary... 


People shaking hands
Miners bound to megadeal playbook in pursuit of global scale
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining companies are set on building scale through M&A and partnerships to tackle financial and geopolitical hurdles, despite several thwarted megadeals over the past year. Gold Fields, whose... 


Managem cobalt mine in Morocco
Moroccan miner Managem's first-half profit jumps as prices, production rise
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Morocco's largest mining group Managem said on Friday its first-half profit attributable to shareholders surged to 3.778-billion dirhams ($395-million) from 380-million dirhams a year earlier,... 


Valterra Platinum Executive Head: Processing Operations Agit Singh.
Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road
23rd September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which... 


USTDA deputy director Thomas Hardy and Anzana Electric Group CEO Brian Kelly
USTDA signs agreement to support reliable power for Lobito Corridor
23rd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with electric utility company Anzana Electric Group to fund a feasibility study to expand hydropower generation and upgrade... 


Molten copper
Congo plans centralised mining investment agency under US deal, sources say
22nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a one-stop agency for major mining investments as part of reforms linked to its minerals partnership with the US, aiming to cut red tape and attract more... 


Stacks of copper
Zimbabwe secures funds for key commodity gateway upgrade
22nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday announced a funding agreement for the upgrade of the Chirundu border with Zambia, to reduce delays on a vital gateway connecting the central African copperbelt to... 


Black mass material
Electra Battery Materials demonstrates high nickel recoveries in refinery engineering study
17th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has announced preliminary engineering results for the initial phase of its two-phase nickel refinery to process mine-derived feedstock... 


Kemcore founder and chief commercial officer Calisto Radithipa
Botswana's mining chemicals plant gets key environmental nod
17th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining chemicals importer Kemcore has been granted environmental clearance for a manufacturing plant in Botswana, paving the way for it to secure financing to build a facility to supply copper and... 


Nickel Industries plant in Indonesia
Dry conditions hamper ramp-up of Nickel Industries' newly commissioned Exelsior plant
15th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Nickel Industries has advised of an interruption to the ramp-up of its Excelsior nickel/cobalt high pressure acid leaching project, in Indonesia, owing to dry conditions that have... 


Kal Tire's Tracy Cobb and John Martin being interviewed at Electra Mining Africa by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
AI helping reduce mining tyre downtime by up to 20%, Electra Mining Africa showcases
9th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Demonstrated to Mining Weekly at this week’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg were AI-enabled solutions that are taking mining tyre performance to the next level by lowering... 


The Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC
Congo extends State control over mining with bid to lock down geological data
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially extending state influence over the development of... 


Nickel smelting
Deeper cobalt discounts add to squeeze on Indonesian nickel producers' margins
4th September 2026 By: Reuters

Chinese makers of batteries for electric vehicles are demanding steeper discounts for cobalt, which could further cut into margins at Indonesian nickel producers squeezed by rising costs of ore and... 


Electra's cobalt sulphate refinery
Cobalt refinery builder Electra secures C$17.5m Ontario funding
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed cobalt processor Electra Battery Materials has finalised definitive agreements with an agency of the Ontario government, Invest Ontario, for C$17.5-million in funding to... 


A railway track
Mota-Engil said to win deal for US-backed Congo copper railway
26th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Mota-Engil is set to sign a 30-year concession with the Democratic Republic of Congo to operate a key copper and cobalt railway, potentially backed with up to $1-billion of US financing. The deal... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


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