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Gemfields Delays Completion of Second Ruby Processing Plant in Mozambique 1

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

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

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Alphamin Leads DRC Cassiterite Production in Q1 2025 Amid Operational Challenges

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

Alphamin Resources, operator of the Bisie tin mine in Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accounted for the majority of the country’s industrial cassiterite production in the first quarter of 2025. According to data from the Mining Coordination and Planning Unit (CTCPM), Alphamin produced 4,104 tonnes of cassiterite, representing approximately 88% of total industrial output during the period. However, this figure is lower than what Alphamin reported in a press release issued on April 9. The company stated that it had produced 4,270 tonnes of… Read More Here

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Mali Takes Control of Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Mine Amid Tax Dispute

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

Canada’s Barrick Mining has lost control of its Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali after a local court appointed a provisional administrator to manage the site for six months. The decision, announced on Monday, escalates a long-standing conflict between Barrick and the Malian government over taxes and ownership. Former Malian health minister Soumana Makadji was named provisional administrator by the presiding judge. Barrick said it would appeal the decision and described the ruling as unjust. “Justice was neither heard, nor served,” said Issaka Keita, one of Barrick’s lawyers, speaking to Reuters.… Read More Here

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Kamoa Kakula copper mine disruption likely caused by overmining says Ivanhoe

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Constance

Seismic activity that recently disrupted production at the massive Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to have been self-induced, according to preliminary findings released by the mine’s operator, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. The incident, which occurred last month and resulted in flooding in parts of the mine, originated in an area where a significant portion of the ore had already been extracted, the company revealed in a filing on Wednesday. “Current thinking postulates that blocks of ore, earmarked for secondary extraction, began to collapse in a cascading… Read More Here

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Barrick Urges DRC to Strengthen Gold Mining Policies Amid Market Surge

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 Constance

Gold prices recently hit their highest level in a week, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions and renewed expectations of interest rate cuts in the United States. Against this backdrop, Cyril Mutombo, Country Director for Barrick Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has called on the Congolese government to enhance its mining policies to attract more gold-focused investment. Speaking during a panel on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at DRC Mining Week, Mutombo emphasized the need for a more investor-friendly environment to fully capitalize on the country’s gold potential. As… Read More Here

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Sinomine Halts Tsumeb Smelter Operations Amid Global Copper Concentrate Shortage

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Constance

Sinomine Resource Group announced on Friday that it has temporarily suspended copper smelting operations at its Tsumeb facility in Namibia due to a global shortage of copper concentrate. The shortage comes amid a rapid increase in global smelting capacity, which has outpaced the supply of copper ore. The Tsumeb smelter, one of the few facilities worldwide capable of processing arsenic- and lead-rich copper concentrates, was acquired by Sinomine from Dundee Precious Metals in 2024. With an annual processing capacity of 240,000 metric tons, the plant has previously handled copper concentrate… Read More Here

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Glencore Declares Force Majeure on Cobalt Shipments Following DRC Export Ban

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Constance

Glencore has declared force majeure on certain cobalt deliveries from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), just days after the Congolese government imposed a temporary export ban on the key battery metal, according to three sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters. The DRC, which produces the majority of the world’s cobalt, enacted a four-month export ban in February in a bid to ease a supply glut that had depressed prices to their lowest levels in nine years and reduced government revenue. As a result, Glencore, listed on… Read More Here

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Ivanhoe Mines Cuts 2025 Copper Guidance After Seismic Flooding Disrupts Kamoa-Kakula Operations

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Constance

Ivanhoe Mines has lowered its 2025 copper production forecast for the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a temporary suspension of underground operations at the Kakula mine due to severe flooding caused by seismic activity. The incident, which occurred on May 18, forced a full shutdown of the Kakula underground mine and triggered an extensive geotechnical review. In response, Ivanhoe has implemented a revised short-term mine plan. Underground mining resumed on the western side of the Kakula mine over the past weekend, with operations on the… Read More Here

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Gemfields Raises $30 Million Through Successful Rights Issue

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 Constance

Gemstone mining company Gemfields has successfully concluded a fully underwritten rights issue, originally announced on April 11. The offering resulted in the issuance of approximately 556 million new ordinary shares, raising around $30 million in capital for the company. Gemfields reported that it received valid acceptances for about 458 million of the new shares, representing roughly 82.4% of the total shares offered. The remaining 98 million shares will be taken up by the underwriters of the rights issue. Assore International Holdings will subscribe to approximately 64 million shares, while Rational… Read More Here