B2Gold pours first gold at Goose mine in Canada
Canadian gold mining company B2Gold has reported the inaugural gold pour at its Goose mine, part of the Back River…
01 Jul 2025
ABTC’s Tonopah Flats lithium project gains US priority status
The American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has announced that the US Federal Permitting Council has selected its Tonopah Flats lithium facility as a transparency priority. This priority project status underscores…
01 Jul 2025
IXM declares force majeure due to extended Congo cobalt export ban
IXM, a commodity trader owned by China's CMOC Group, has announced a force majeure on deliveries of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world's major producer of…
01 Jul 2025
Mali government takes over abandoned Yatela and Morila gold mines
Mali's government has completed the nationalisation of the Yatela and Morila gold mines, previously abandoned by their owners, in an effort to regain control of its natural resources, as reported…
01 Jul 2025
Guinea bauxite exports at 48.6mt in Q1 2025 as Chinese demand rises
Guinea's bauxite exports soared 39% to a record 48.6 million tonnes (mt) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, despite regulatory challenges impacting major operators, as reported by Reuters. Guinea,…
01 Jul 2025
Posco to build lithium brine pilot plant in the US
Posco Holdings announced it has agreed to build a pilot lithium processing plant in the US, in partnership with Australia’s Anson Resources, as the South Korean steel and chemicals group…
30 Jun 2025
Gateway Mining to buy Yandal gold project in Western Australia for $29m
Gateway Mining has agreed with Strickland Metals to acquire latter’s interest in the Yandal gold project in Western Australia. The strategic acquisition, which hinges on approval from shareholders of both…