US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Convenes Emergency G7 Critical Minerals Meeting
On 12 January 2026, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened a Critical Minerals Meeting with #G7 Finance Ministers. Other key
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Mining
Rio Tinto Interested in Takeover of Glencore to Form World’s Largest Mining Company
On 8 January 2026, Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) announced that they had started talks with a
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GoldBod to Take Over Strategic Gold Business from Bank of Ghana in 2026
On 27 December 2025, Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) CEO Sammy Gyamfi announced that his company will take over the #gold
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Lindian Resources Aims to Operationalize Kangankunde Rare Earths Project by End of 2026
In mid-December 2025, Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) welcomed an American delegation to its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi. The
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Glencore Restarts Cobalt Exports Under New Rules in DRC
After a suspension of cobalt exports since February, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has issued new
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Korea Zinc Secures USA’s Backing for $6.8B Modern Refinery to Process Critial Minerals in Tennessee
As part of the US scramble to diversify sources of #CriticalMinerals, Washington has given the green light to Korea Zinc
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GMM Update on Kanyika Niobium Project Puts Production in 2028
In a coomunique issued on 19 December 2025, Globe Metals and Mining (GMM, ASX: GBE) provided an update on its
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Trump Brokers Peace Deal Between DRC and Rwanda, While Securing Access to Critical Minerals
On 4 December 2025, US President Donald Trump hosted the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President
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First Iron Ore Shipment from Simandou Departs for China
On 2 December 2025, the first-ever shipment of iron ore from #Simandou, Guinea, left the seaport of Morebaya for China.
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Sino-Hunan Expresses Interest in Genmin’s Baniaka Iron Ore Project in Gabon
On 1 December 2025, Australian firm Genmin (ASX: GEN) announced that it has received an expression of interest from Chinese
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