Africa • Dec 10, 2025
Glencore Cobalt Shipment: First Cargo under
DRC approves the first Glencore cobalt shipment under its new quota regime, easing supply pressure and influencing global cobalt prices after months of disruption.
Regulation Watch
Battery Metals • Dec 6, 2025
Congo Cobalt Export Rules Tighten as Market
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s sweeping overhaul of Congo cobalt export rules is sending shockwaves through the global battery metals market. As the country responsible for…
Critical Minerals • Nov 11, 2025
U.S. Moves Toward Offshore Mineral Leasing
BOEM advances offshore mineral leasing near American Samoa and CNMI, marking a key step in U.S. critical minerals strategy.
Gold • Nov 4, 2025
Under the Lens: Brazil’s Major Blow Against Illegal Gold
Brazil dismantled 277 illegal gold-mining dredges in the Amazon, disrupting US$193 million worth of criminal networks—what mining firms must know.
Africa • Oct 30, 2025
Mali Mining Permits Cancelled Amid Sweeping
Mali annuls 90-plus mining exploration permits, marking a turning point for compliance and control In a decisive regulatory move, Mali has cancelled more than 90 mining…
Critical Minerals • Oct 10, 2025
Deep Sea Mining and Space Mining 2025
Deep sea mining and space mining 2025 have become the twin frontiers of a global race for critical minerals, redefining how—and where—humanity extracts its future resources.
Base Metals • Oct 6, 2025
Indonesia Reallocates Seized Tin Assets to
PANGKALPINANG, Oct 6– In a high-stakes show of force, Indonesia’s Attorney General on Monday handed over six seized smelters, approximately 680 metric tons of refined tin,…
Copper • Oct 1, 2025
Chile’s Alcaparrosa Sinkhole: Court Orders
TIERRA AMARILLA, Chile — Three years after a vast sinkhole tore open above the Alcaparrosa underground copper mine, Chilean regulators have turned a slow-moving environmental disaster…
Africa • Sep 27, 2025
Congo’s Cobalt Reset: From Blanket Ban to
DAKAR, Sept. 27, 2025 — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), source of nearly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, will lift its eight-month export ban on…
Copper • Sep 16, 2025
Canada’s Competition Bureau to Review
TORONTO, Sept. 16 — Canada’s Competition Bureau has confirmed it will scrutinize the proposed US$53 billion merger between Anglo American and Teck Resources, a transaction that…
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