Category: Mining

Southern Africa has become a focal point of geopolitical competition, with the U.S., China, and other global powers maneuvering for influence over key infrastructure projects and critical resources. The Lobito Corridor Project, a railway and logistics ...

Uncertain economic outlooks for key markets and the erupting trade war are disrupting markets for critical minerals. While prices for some tech-related minerals are spiking as countries scramble to secure supplies, others are slumping. The latter is due to ongoing economic uncertainty in China and Monday’s plunge ...

By Aymeric Vincenot The Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily suspended cobalt exports as the world's leading producer hopes to stem falling prices, though analysts warn the freeze is not without risk. The government said ...

In recent years, the relationship between Chinese mining companies and local communities in many African countries has been very contentious over allegations of environmental damage, a lack of transparency, and tensions with local civil society groups.

China will push its steel sector to lower production output to drive up prices. The National People’s Congress was told that restructuring in the sector would be encouraged. The size of the output cuts was not specified. The move comes as many Global South countries have put duties ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is reportedly lobbying the U.S. for greater backing against incursions by the Rwandan-backed M23 militia in return for access to critical minerals. Recent press reports cited a classified letter by Aaron Poynton, an executive appointed by the DRC government to boost ...

U.S. and European leaders often talk about the importance of building China-free supply chains for transition minerals and other critical resources. While, for a lot of people, that may resonate among their constituents at home, the reality is that it's not ...

Trouble seems to be brewing in Indonesia’s nickel sector.  One of the nation’s primary nickel smelters, PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI), is in an unprecedented crisis. Its troubles are deepened by its ties to a faltering Chinese parent company.

An Indonesian nickel producer has announced plans for a $1.8 billion plant as Southeast Asia's biggest economy tries to boost domestic processing and refining capacity for the material, which is key to electric vehicles. Indonesia has the world's largest reserves of ...

One of the world's largest rare earths producers outside China reported slumping net profits Wednesday, pointing to a "challenging" market for the hard-to-source metals used in renewable energy technologies. Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths digs up and refines so-called "rare earth ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches. A copy of the deal—signed during a state visit to China that has been criticized by former ...

U.S. participation in the Lobito Corridor project that aims to challenge China's dominance of African critical resource supply chains is now in jeopardy due to the Trump administration's decision this month to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). ...