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Louvre Heist: The Question of Security for Jewels and Precious Stones Resurfaces

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November 2025 In PARIS, on 19 October 2025, a daring break-in shook one of the most famous temples of art. Thieves, disguised as workers, entered the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre Museum and stole several pieces from the French Crown Jewels. The theft, which lasted only a few minutes, raises the question on everyone’s mind: […]

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“Forget American Critical Minerals.” A Bold Explorer Targets the EU

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Osmond Resources has become something of an excitement machine of late as it works towards confirming the world-class potential of what it calls its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project in southern Spain. This enthusiasm is reflected in the 158% rise in the share price since the beginning of the year, to 1.07 $, for a

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“UK Export Finance” Provides £500 Million Attracted by the DRC After Meeting with Mines Minister Louis Watum

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After participating in the Financial Times Africa Summit 2025, held from October 21 to 22 in London, the Minister of Mines, Louis Kabamba Watum, took part in a high-level business meeting organized by the DRC-UK Chamber of Commerce, in the presence of the British High Commissioner for Industry in Africa and several investors. Taking advantage

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PRESS RELEASE: PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GECAMINES SA AND BRGM

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Gécamines SA and BRGM conclude a bilateral cooperation partnership in the field of geosciences and transition metals. Paris, April 30, 2024 – Générale des Carrières et des Mines SA (Gécamines SA) and the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) concluded today, on the sidelines of the State visit of His Excellency Félix-Antoine TSHISEKEDI TSHILOMBO,

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As fortunes fade, Glencore moguls prepare to up their bets

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LONDON (Reuters) – Four years after a stock market listing made them billionaires, and months after the last ban on them selling shares expired, most Glencore managers are still sticking with their boss Ivan Glasenberg – and even preparing to invest more in the firm. The loyalty comes as a surprise to many industry players, particularly

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France is redefining its development aid and focusing it on 16 priority African countries.

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France’s new development priorities were defined by the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development, chaired by Jean-Marc Ayrault (pictured), on July 31. The aim is to make international development and solidarity policy more effective, coherent, understandable, and transparent. By convening the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development (CICID) – for the first time

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What on Earth Are ‘Commodity Super-Cycles’ and Why Do They Matter?

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The average developing country lives off exporting  commodities like oil, gas, copper, cocoa or soybeans. The sale of these resources brings both revenue to the government and foreign currency to import what is not produced at home – which, in these places, tends to be most things. So whatever happens to the price of those commodities

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Randgold boosts gold reserves and grades, looking at JVs

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LONDON (Mineweb) – In its 2012 annual report, Randgold Resources confirms it is looking at jvs with cash-strapped developers and explorers. Randgold Resources is one of two mid-tier gold miners quoted on the London stock Exchange main board making announcements today – the other is Petropavlovsk – and CEO Mark Bristow was able to give another upbeat assessment

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