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Africa • Sep 5, 2025

Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town will decide how Africa’s critical minerals are shared. Buyers face new rules: invest locally or lose access.

Iron Ore • Sep 5, 2025

Vale reopens Capanema mine with dry processing, investing $12B in Minas Gerais to cut tailings dams and boost sustainable iron ore output.

Processing & Smelting • Sep 4, 2025

Junior uranium miners are driving the new nuclear age, transforming uranium into a strategic asset central to global energy security.

Coal • Sep 4, 2025

ICMM’s Global Mining Dataset shows coal still accounts for 42% of mines, exposing the gap between net-zero goals and mining reality.

Africa • Sep 3, 2025

High-grade gold veins in Guelmim could transform Morocco’s mining sector, with grades up to 300 g/t and potential 3–5M oz resource.

Battery Metals • Sep 2, 2025

Lithium prices plunge 85% despite record demand, reshaping the global battery metals industry and challenging miners.

Africa • Sep 2, 2025

Glencore launches retrenchment at South African ferrochrome and vanadium sites, threatening 20,000+ jobs amid power and cost pressures.

Drilling & Blasting • Sep 1, 2025

TNT shortage triggered by the Ukraine war threatens U.S. mining and construction, driving up quarry costs and risking infrastructure delays.

Gold • Sep 1, 2025

Gold miners are outpacing bullion in 2025 as tariffs, Fed rate cuts, and central bank demand drive prices higher. What’s next for the sector?

Asia Pacific • Aug 30, 2025

Australia’s rooftop solar panels hide silver reserves rivaling mines. New tech could reshape global silver supply.

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