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DRC: AVZ signs two lithium MoUs with Chinese

AVZ Minerals has signed two MoUs with Chinese battery manufacturers regarding potential investment and offtake opportunities centred on the company's Manono Lithium Project in the DRC. Read more about 'DRC: AVZ signs two lithium MoUs with Chinese '...

BOTSWANA: Galane enters earn-in with B2Gold

Galane Gold Ltd has entered into an earn-in option agreement with B2Gold Corp covering two gold prospecting licences around Galane's Mupane project in Botswana. Read more about 'BOTSWANA: Galane enters earn-in with B2Gold'...

New code will damage mining in DRC – comment by Yolanda Torrisi

Despite opposition from major mining companies, Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has signed into law a new mining code that raises royalties and taxes. Read more about 'New code will damage mining in DRC – comment by Yolanda Torrisi'...

DRC: Kamoa-Kakula fourth largest copper discovery

A new mineral resource estimate for Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in the DRC establishes it as the world's fourth-largest copper discovery. Read more about 'DRC: Kamoa-Kakula fourth largest copper discovery '...

NAMIBIA: Montero to acquire lithium prospects

Montero Mining and Exploration has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with Namib Base Minerals CC and Namibia Silica CC to acquire a 95% interest in the Uis Lithium-Tin... Read more about 'NAMIBIA: Montero to acquire lithium prospects'...

MOZAMBIQUE: Balama mining agreement signed

Syrah Resources has had the mining agreement for its Balama Graphite Project in Mozambique signed by the country’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto Max Elias Tonela on behalf... Read more about 'MOZAMBIQUE: Balama mining agreement signed'...

SENEGAL: 8000 metre drilling program at Douta

Thor Explorations has started an 8000-metre reverse circulation (RC) drilling program on its Douta Gold Project in southeast Senegal. Read more about 'SENEGAL: 8000 metre drilling program at Douta'...

Nigeria determined to benefit from mining – comment by Yolanda Torrisi

There are many opportunities in Nigeria’s mining sector with some of the world’s highest-grade mineral deposits found in the country. Read more about 'Nigeria determined to benefit from mining – comment by Yolanda Torrisi'...

MOROCCO: All Boumâadine holes intersect sulphide

Maya Gold & Silver's drilling program at the Boumâadine polymetallic deposit in Morocco continues to deliver positive results. All verification holes to date have intersected polymetallic sulphide mineralisation. Read more about 'MOROCCO: All Boumâadine holes intersect sulphide '...

TANZANIA: Mining licence process starts for Mahenge

Black Rock Mining has started the formal mining licence application process for the Mahenge Graphite Project in Tanzania. Read more about 'TANZANIA: Mining licence process starts for Mahenge'...