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Gemfields Delays Completion of Second Ruby Processing Plant in Mozambique

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Constance

Gemfields has announced a delay in the final completion of the second processing plant (PP2) at its Montepuez Ruby Mine (MRM) in Mozambique. The facility, designed to triple the mine’s ore processing capacity from 200 to 600 tonnes per hour, is now expected to be fully completed by September. Although construction is 95% complete and remains largely on budget, certain critical components—specifically the tailings belt conveyor and decanter centrifuge—are still unfinished. Despite this, Gemfields anticipates that PP2 will begin producing rubies in August using its core systems. The delay has… Read More Here

Events & Expos Copper

First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian Country Manager Joins African Mining Week (AMW) 2025

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Constance

LUSAKA, Zambia, June 20, 2025/APO Group/ — Godwin Beene, Country Manager for Zambia at mining firm First Quantum Minerals, will speak at the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) conference – Africa’s premier event for the mining sector. During the event, Beene will join a high-level panel discussion titled Zambia: Accelerating Exploration and Development Through License Allocation and Global Partnerships, where he is expected to share insights into the company’s Zambian strategy. Beene’s participation at AMW 2025 comes as Zambia intensifies efforts to attract global investment and scale-up copper production to… Read More Here

International Battery Metals Cobalt

Celsius Exits Opuwo Cobalt Project in Namibia to Prioritize Philippine Flagship

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Constance

Celsius Resources is moving forward with plans to divest its 95% interest in the Opuwo Cobalt Project in Namibia, as it sharpens its strategic focus on its flagship Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog (MCB) Copper-Gold Project in the Philippines. The Opuwo Cobalt Project, one of the largest known cobalt deposits outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is owned by the Opuwo Cobalt Group, in which Celsius holds a 95% stake. In March 2025, Celsius revalued the group’s assets at approximately USD 3.02 million. As of June 30, 2024, all assets under the… Read More Here

International Corporate News Tin

Andrada Mining Boosts Tin Production with High-Grade Goantagab Orebody in Namibia

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Constance

Andrada Mining, the operator of the Uis Tin Mine in Namibia, has secured a new source of high-grade tin feedstock from the Goantagab orebody, located in the Kunene Region. This strategic development is expected to significantly increase throughput and production capacity at the Uis facility, leveraging the Goantagab deposit’s historically high tin grades of up to 1.75%. The Goantagab deposit was extensively drilled by Gold Fields Namibia during the 1980s, establishing a non-JORC-compliant resource of over two million tonnes with an average tin grade of 0.95%. In addition, grab samples… Read More Here

International Energy Uranium

Morocco Launches $100 Million Uranium Extraction Project to Strengthen Energy Sovereignty

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Constance

In a bold move to enhance its strategic autonomy, Morocco has unveiled a $100 million investment by URANEXT, a state-owned company affiliated with the OCP Group (Office Chérifien des Phosphates). The project focuses on extracting uranium from phosphate deposits near Jorf Lasfar—locally known as Yellow Cliff—leveraging Morocco’s vast phosphate reserves to position the country as a key player in the global uranium industry. This initiative marks a transformative leap for Moroccan industry, shifting the traditional phosphate sector toward advanced resource extraction and technological innovation. Significantly, the project is fully funded… Read More Here

International Gold

Mali Begins Construction of Russia-Backed Gold Refinery to Assert Resource Sovereignty

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Constance

Mali has officially begun construction of a new gold refinery backed by Russia, a move the country’s military leadership says will strengthen national control over its vast natural resources. The facility, which will have a refining capacity of 200 tons per year, is being built in partnership with Russia’s Yadran Group and a Swiss investment firm. The Malian government will maintain a controlling stake in the project. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony in Senou, near the capital Bamako, interim President Colonel Assimi Goita emphasized that the refinery is a key… Read More Here

Mining in DRC

U.S. Signals Strategic Shift in Africa at DRC Mining Week

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

Before an audience of investors and policymakers at DRC Mining Week 2025, U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lucy Tamlyn, delivered a forthright and strategic address outlining Washington’s renewed economic ambitions in the DRC and Central Africa. Speaking from Lubumbashi, the heart of the country’s copper belt, Ambassador Tamlyn made it clear: the United States no longer intends to remain a bystander in the global race for strategic resources. “For too long, we have been on the back foot,” she declared. “We’re beginning to recognize how uncompetitive we’ve… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Events & Expos

CAMI Chief Urges Cross-Border Geological Collaboration

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

In response to the lack of coordination among African nations regarding geological data, Popol Mabolia Yenga, Director General of the Mining Cadastre (CAMI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has called for a regional research initiative aimed at preventing disputes over the origin of mineral resources. Speaking during the panel discussion “Roadmap for the Mining Industry: Shaping the Future of Mining in the DRC,” held as part of DRC Mining Week 2025 in Lubumbashi, Mabolia emphasized the shortcomings of the current nation-by-nation approach to mapping Africa’s subsoil. “We face… Read More Here

Mining in DRC

Pascal Agboyibor Appointed to Lead Legal Oversight in DRC–US Critical Minerals Partnership

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

Franco-Togolese business lawyer Pascal Agboyibor has been appointed as a key member of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) strategic coordination unit tasked with managing mining partnership negotiations with the United States. His appointment was formalized on May 12, 2025, by Decision No. 25/020, which established the unit to oversee implementation of the bilateral critical minerals agreement. The coordination unit is composed of three components: a management team, a technical secretariat, and a panel of experts. Agboyibor is the only lawyer appointed to the management team, joining high-ranking officials such… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Artisanal mining

DRC Govt Moves to Curb Illegal Artisanal Mining at Key Glencore Sites

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a series of measures aimed at halting the persistent infiltration of artisanal miners into industrial mining concessions, particularly at the Kamoto-Oléivera-Virgule (KOV) and Mashamba sites operated by Kamoto Copper Company (KCC). During a visit to KCC’s facilities in Kolwezi on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa addressed the growing security concerns. “This issue was discussed at the provincial security council chaired by the head of state. Measures are being developed, and we are considering alternative solutions for… Read More Here