Category: Minerals
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🇿🇼 First shipment of lithium sulphate produced in Africa leaves Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe shipped its first consignment of lithium sulphate on Monday, raising Harare’s hopes of becoming a hub for battery minerals processing. The news comes just months after the country banned the export of raw lithium in an effort to force local processing, boost export earnings, and create skilled industrial jobs. Chinese investors have spent millions…
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🇧🇼 As De Beers Bid Deadline Looms, Botswana Pushes for Control
As the deadline for bids approaches in the long-running De Beers deal, Botswana is pressing for greater control over one of the world’s most iconic diamond companies. The government, which already holds a 15 percent stake in the firm, is now seeking to increase that ownership to more than half, signaling a bold push to…
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🇱🇷 Overnight Gold Rush Stuns Nimba County: Blessing, Mystery, or Omen for West Africa?
Gold Rush in Nimba! Overnight Discovery Sends Hundreds Scrambling for Fortune Nimba County, Liberia – A wave of excitement and bewilderment has swept through Nimba County after reports emerged that a significant gold deposit appeared literally overnight. What began as a rumor at dawn has quickly turned into a full-scale rush, with villagers — young…
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🇳🇬 “Digging Under Our Homes”: Backyard Tin And Columbite Mining Sweeps Central Nigeria
Families across central Nigeria are literally turning their compounds into small mine sites, digging narrow shafts in their backyards to search for tin, columbite and related minerals that once powered the country’s early mining boom. Where this is happening The new wave of backyard mining is most visible in Plateau State, particularly around the Jos…
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A Poisoned River: How Bea Mountain’s Repeated Chemical Spills Are Uprooting Liberian Villages
An investigation reveals years of toxic leaks from Liberia’s largest gold miner, forcing communities to flee and prompting calls for urgent reform. Dateline: Monrovia, Liberia – February 1, 2026 — Introduction For generations, the rivers and creeks of Grand Cape Mount County have been the lifeblood of rural Liberian communities. Today, those same waterways are…
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🇱🇷 Liberia’s Concession Dilemma: A Boon for Corporations or a Path to National Prosperity?
Liberia stands at a pivotal crossroads. As one of the world’s ten poorest nations yet endowed with vast natural resources, the West African country has long relied on concession agreements with foreign corporations to spur economic development. These deals, particularly in mining and agriculture, promise significant foreign investment, job creation, and infrastructure development. However, they…
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🇸🇦 The Future Minerals Forum 2026 Sets Record as Global Mining Leaders Converge to Drive Real Action
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is gearing up for what promises to be the most impactful edition yet of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), with over 20,000 participants already registered — marking a record-breaking turnout in the event’s history. This milestone underscores the growing global interest in advancing dialogue around critical minerals into concrete, actionable…
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🇬🇭 Ghana to reform state gold purchase programme in 2026
Ghana will reform its domestic state gold purchase programme (DGPP) in 2026 in order to improve the efficiency of the gold mining sector. This was stated in a press release issued by the Bank of Ghana on 25 December. 🔸The DGPP, under which the Bank of Ghana purchases gold, is described as “a policy tool…
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Bitcoin is falling while Gold is hitting record highs…
Updated U.S. inflation data for July, August, and September (PCE) is expected to be released today, which could change the situation for BTC. ➠ Current picture:▪️ BTC: -30% from ATH.▪️ Gold and Silver: new all-time highs.▪️ S&P 500 and Nasdaq: just a step away from ATH. ➠ Defensive assets are overheated▪️ Gold is trading +25%…
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🇱🇷 Liberia: ArcelorMittal Remains Liberia’s Largest Revenue Contributor Nearly Two Decades Running
New financial disclosures highlight ArcelorMittal Liberia’s position as the country’s largest and most consistent revenue contributor, with payments to the Government of Liberia now exceeding nearly half a million since the company began operations nearly two decades ago. According to data read by this paper this payment has repeatedly been made through royalties, taxes, and…
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