Railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway exported its first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the U.S. in August 2024, strengthening Africa's contribution to the growing global demand for the critical mineral. With the global...
Ivanhoe Mines , Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announced today that on August 26, 2024, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (Ministry of Mines) of the Government...
GoviEx Uranium Inc. is pleased to announce that, as part of its strategy to expand its foothold in the Republic of Zambia (“Zambia”), it has secured an option to acquire a 51% interest in the Lundazi exploration license (the...
Ivanhoe Mines , Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announced today that the Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) achieved a combined monthly production...
Ore grade fluctuations, fault zones and unexpected geological conditions can be any miner’s largest foe, said Copper 360 executive chair Shirley Hayes. For companies like the red metal miner and producer with several sites within its rights portfolio, sustained...
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) revealed its findings on the efficiency and environmental impact of the Railveyor system implemented at its Goldex Mining Complex. The whitepaper, published by Railveyor and Agnico Eagle, details the system's profound influence on reducing...
Eurasian Resources Group (“ERG”, “The Group”), a leading diversified natural resources group headquartered in Luxembourg, announces a pre-export finance agreement with Bank of China Limited, London Branch, and Glencore International AG (“Glencore”).
Under the terms of the agreement, the Group...
Earlier this year, market research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence forecast Africa’s lithium production to triple year-on-year in 2024, increasing the continent’s share of global output from 4% to over 10%. The rise can be attributed to a surge in...
Ammonia is a highly versatile chemical compound that is used by many industries for a variety of applications. The mining sector uses ammonia for the extraction of elements (copper and molybdenum) and metals (nickel) from ores. Ammonia is employed...
Exclusive interview with Susannah McLaren, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability at the Cobalt Institute and Board Member of the Global Battery Alliance. She is also a member of the advisory board of the upcoming DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum...