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Zimbabwe and Namibia Lead Africa’s Lithium Boom — But Is It Still Profitable

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As demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems continues to surge, lithium has emerged as one of the planet’s most strategically important commodities. For Africa — endowed with significant resources yet historically a peripheral supplier — 2026 could be a pivotal year in the evolution of lithium mining profitability and economic impact. This […]

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Strait of Hormuz Risk: Why Mining Executives Should Be Concerned

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The rapidly escalating tensions between Israel, the United States and Iran are being framed as a geopolitical crisis. But for mining executives, investors and operators, this is something else entirely: An energy shock with direct margin consequences. The threat to the Strait of Hormuz — the artery through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supply

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Mountain road infrastructure at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, a major development reshaping global iron ore supply in 2026.

Study: Simandou — The Iron Ore Project Reshaping Global Supply in 2026

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Why Simandou Actually Matters The Simandou deposit in southeastern Guinea is not just large — it is one of the highest-grade undeveloped iron ore resources in the world, with Fe content above 65%. That grade matters. High-grade ore: In a world pushing for “green steel,” Simandou is strategically positioned — not just volumetrically large, but

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designing the Mine of the Future: Why Decarbonisation, Trust, and Early ESG Integration Define Success

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In a rapidly evolving global mining landscape, success is no longer defined solely by the size of a resource or the efficiency of extraction. Speaking in an interview, John Pala, Managing Director at Palaris Australia, emphasised that modern mining projects must be conceived as complete, integrated systems—balancing geology, engineering, environmental responsibility, financial resilience, and long-term

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The National Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, communicates his roadmap and outlines the course of action

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The highlights of his working visit to Lualaba on September 18 and 19, 2025 in detail. Working together with the government to address the major challenges in the mining sector (artisanal and industrial), in accordance with the laws of the country and the vision of the President of the Republic and Head of State, Félix-Antoine

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Maliciously denounced in an imaginary fraud in Maniema by its competitors, the Lushoe company MMR was cleared by facts and official documents, including those of ITSCI, in Punia.

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On August 12, 2025, the unidentified newspaper ” INFOS ROUGES” , in its Edition number 2087, published on its front page an article entitled “Mines: MMR company denounced for fraud involving 19 tons of ore in Punia in Maniema province” , thus falsely accusing the company Mining Mineral Resources SAS (MMR) of being involved in an incident that occurred

Maliciously denounced in an imaginary fraud in Maniema by its competitors, the Lushoe company MMR was cleared by facts and official documents, including those of ITSCI, in Punia. Read More »

CORAC and key players in DRC civil society are joining forces to have the sanctions against Dan Getler lifted.

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It is no longer a secret that the Coalition for the Recovery of Congolese People’s Assets (CORAC), in agreement with key civil society organizations, has expressed its desire to see the sanctions against Mr. Dan Gertler lifted. This coalition made this known on Wednesday, July 16th, in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of

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