Mnangagwa fires Chitando, appoints his deputy Kambamura as new Mines MinisterDecember 8, 2025 10:51 pmNew ZimbabwePresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed Winston Chitando as Minister of Mines with immediate effect, replacing him with his deputy, Polite Kambamura.
The announcement was made Monday by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Rushwaya, in …
7 ASX mining shares to buy for Christmas amid upgrades from MacquarieDecember 8, 2025 10:43 pmThe Motley Fool AustraliaFree Article You’re reading a free article with opinions that may differ from The Motley Fool’s Premium Investing Services. Become a Motley Fool member today to get instant access to our top analyst recommendations, in-depth research, investing resources, …
Grit Metals Corp. Announces Non-Brokered Private PlacementDecember 8, 2025 10:39 pmInvesting News NetworkGrit Metals (TSXV: FIN,OTC:EUEMF) (FSE: K9T) ("Grit" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") of up to 10,000,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0. …
Rwanda-DRC peace deal: Implications & opportunities for Great Lakes RegionDecember 8, 2025 10:36 pmCNBC AfricaIn a historic and strategically significant move, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have signed a peace deal aimed at quelling long-standing hostilities in the Great Lakes region. This signed agreement could potentially reshape economic …
Company Discovers Hundreds of New Deep Sea Creatures While Figuring Out How to Mine Their HomeDecember 8, 2025 9:57 pmGizmodoFor all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new creatures, during a deep-sea mining trial, no less.
A team …
How Africa Will Become The World’s Next Major Economy With The Right InvestmentsDecember 8, 2025 9:03 pmModern GhanaAfrica's vast untapped potential in the fields of technology, natural resources, agriculture, and human capital is driving the continent's rapid transformation. With 18% of the world's population and a median age of 19, the continent's …
Potential Deep-Sea Mining Site Harbors Scores of New SpeciesDecember 8, 2025 9:00 pmYahoo NewsThe deep seabed offers an alluring source of minerals to sustain our modern lifestyles. But the same sediments that yield valuable substances, from rare earth elements to copper and manganese, may also harbor unexplored ecosystems teeming with organisms …
Progress at Thacker PassDecember 8, 2025 8:24 pmElko Daily Free Press - NevadaWhen Mining the West made a second visit to Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass mine site on Sept. 22, it was a very busy day in the midst of a very busy year for the big lithium project.
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Collins Mnangagwa Given Top Award As Zvigananda Intensify Bootlicking The First FamilyDecember 8, 2025 7:35 pmZim EyeCollins Mnangagwa Given Top Award As Zvigananda Intensify Bootlicking The First Family
By Business Reporter — President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins Mnangagwa, has scooped a top business award at a local ceremony held in Harare last Friday, in what …
Mnangagwa fires Mines Minister Winston Chitando as factional battles heat upDecember 8, 2025 7:01 pmNehanda RadioHARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired Winston Chitando from his position as Minister of Mines and Mining Development and replaced him with his deputy, Polite Kambamura.
This is now the second time Chitando has been fired from the same post having …
Mnangagwa fires Chitando, appoints Polite KambamuraDecember 8, 2025 6:31 pmBulawayo 24 NewsPresident Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has relieved Winston Chitando of his Cabinet duties and immediately appointed Polite Kambamura as the new Minister of Mines and Mining Development.
According to an official communication from the Office of the …
Eng Polite Kambamura Appointed Zimbabwe’s New Mines Minister Amid Sudden Cabinet ReshuffleDecember 8, 2025 6:27 pmMining ZimbabweIn a swift cabinet reshuffle, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Eng Polite Kambamura as the new Minister of Mines and Mining Development, effective immediately, Mining Zimbabwe, can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The appointment, announced by the …
End Cap-Gains on Bullion to Secure Critical SupplyDecember 8, 2025 4:21 pmZero Hedge
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Years ago, when asked informally how much gold China really has, one PBoC official reportedly replied that “China owns gold through its people.” The remark has since become shorthand for Beijing’s view that privately held bullion …
Critical minerals in the spotlight: COP30 and the rise of responsible supply chainsDecember 8, 2025 4:03 pmEdieBelém will be remembered as one of the most unpredictable COPs in recent memory. Intense heat interspersed with heavy downpours, protests about Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and a fire at the venue, created scenes as turbulent as the negotiations themselves. …
Strategic Political Analysis of the Brussels High-Level SummitDecember 8, 2025 3:40 pmBrussels MorningUnified Stance of Afghanistan’s Democratic Opposition & Coordination with European, International, and Afghan Representatives, Global Significance, Political Imperatives & the Necessity of an Alternative Governance Framework
The High-Level …
Lithium Refining Australia: Ambition Rises as Processing Challenges PersistDecember 8, 2025 3:27 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaAustralia’s push to scale lithium refining Australia capabilities entered a new phase this quarter as Canberra sharpened policy incentives and miners accelerated downstream plans. With lithium exports already worth more than A$19 billion in FY2023 (ABS) …
Zimbabwe Signals Royalty Review After Gold Sector BacklashDecember 8, 2025 3:20 pmMining ZimbabweIn a significant shift following intense industry pressure, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has indicated the government is open to revising its recently proposed hike in gold royalties, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga …
Mining is destroying our homes: We need global binding rules for mineral extractionDecember 8, 2025 2:52 pmClimate Home NewsBeverly Besmanos is the national coordinator of Bantay Kita-Philippines, a coalition of NGOs advocating for transparency and accountability of the extractive industries in the Philippines. Nsama Chikwanka is the national director of Publish What You Pay …
RK Equity Releases Policy White Paper Proposing a USA Strategic Lithium ReserveDecember 8, 2025 2:38 pmEIN PresswireNEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RK Equity today released a new policy white paper titled “The USA Strategic Lithium Reserve: Stabilizing Price Volatility from China-Dominated Oversupply.” The report outlines a practical, rapidly deployable …
Michigan Potash, partners could create largest mine. How it could power batteries December 8, 2025 2:26 pmDetroit Free Press - MichiganDec. 8, 2025, 9:09 a.m. ET
A partnership between Michigan Potash & Salt Co. LLC and Group1 Inc. would create the nation's largest potash mine in Michigan's Osceola County to support the growth of industrial batteries by using the potassium-rich …
India’s rare earth scheme: What does it mean for EVs?December 8, 2025 2:25 pmHindustan TimesWith the central government having greenlit its incentive program for large-scale manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets, India’s EV market stands to gain a real, structural advantage. The recent export curb imposed by China, caused several hiccups …
Energy politics and strategic resourcesDecember 8, 2025 1:50 pmNews.AzEnergy politics is entering a new era shaped not only by oil and gas, but also by critical minerals, renewable technologies and the strategic competition of global and regional powers, News.Az reports.
For more than a century, energy has determined the …
How America’s rare earth crisis offers a warning to Nigeria’s oil and gas sectorDecember 8, 2025 1:10 pmThe CableBY ABDULAI OMOSUNLADE
The United States, long regarded as a global leader in long-term strategic planning, has spent the past decade confronting the realities of securing its own critical resources. The experience of its rare-earth sector, which underpins …
AI-Enabled Weapons Systems and the Environment: The Overlooked Costs of AI-Driven WarfareDecember 8, 2025 12:59 pmEJIL: Talk!Introduction
The relationship between AI-enabled weapons systems and environmental harm grown in significance in contemporary society. These two areas fall within fields that have attracted increasing global attention: on the one hand, the protection of …
Apex Completes Critical Minerals Drilling at the Jersey-Emerald PropertyDecember 8, 2025 12:50 pmInvesting News NetworkApex Resources Inc. (TSXV: APX,OTC:SLMLF) (OTCID: SLMLF) ("Apex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of a drilling program at its Jersey-Emerald Property (the "Property"), located in southern British …
Rare Earth Metals: How Central Asia Became Interesting to Global PlayersDecember 8, 2025 12:44 pmOpen KGIn the world, there is an active struggle for rare earth metals, in which China holds a dominant position, dictating its terms. European countries and the USA, seeking to find new sources, have begun to pay attention to Central Asia. And while the region …
Congo Tightens Control of Cobalt Exports in New Rules Aimed at Reshaping Global SupplyDecember 8, 2025 12:34 pmWest Africa WeeklyThe Democratic Republic of Congo has introduced a new set of export conditions designed to tighten its grip on the global cobalt market, marking one of its most assertive policy shifts in recent years. The move, outlined in an exclusive Reuters report, …
Trustco Declares Riskowitz Value Fund’s Hostile Takeover Attempt Dead on ArrivalDecember 8, 2025 12:29 pmInformanteWINDHOEK, Namibia –Trustco Group Holdings Ltd (Trustco) has completed an assessment of the requisition delivered on behalf of the Riskowitz Value Fund (RVF). The attempted takeover does not survive basic legal, procedural, or governance scrutiny. It is …
Global Utility Vehicle Terrain Market Size to Reach USD 4.69 Billion by 2034 at 6.5% CAGRDecember 8, 2025 12:29 pmEIN PresswireThe global utility vehicle terrain market size was approximately USD 2.66 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach around USD 4.69 billion by 2034
PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, December 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global utility vehicle …
Civil Society Coalition Rejects Ghana Lithium Royalty Reduction to Five PercentDecember 8, 2025 12:28 pmNews GhanaThe Coalition for Accountable Resource Governance has strongly opposed the proposed five percent royalty rate in Ghana’s renegotiated Ewoyaa lithium agreement, describing the reduction as undermining national interests.
CARG-Ghana issued a statement …
Argentina's railway privatization dreams face long haul aheadDecember 8, 2025 11:16 amYahoo FinanceBy Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Argentina, a major global food supplier, plans to supercharge its grain and mining exports with privatization and an ambitious modernization of its aging railway network, which industry leaders say will halve …
Bioleum Corporation Acquires Hexas Biomass Inc.December 8, 2025 11:15 amEIN PresswireVIRGINIA CITY, Nev., Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE American: LODE, the “Company”) today announced that one of its strategic investees, Bioleum Corporation (“Bioleum”), acquired Hexas Biomass Inc. (“Hexas”), a global leader in the …
Why are the Russians rushing to mine rare earths in the Arctic?December 8, 2025 9:52 amArctic Business JournalBy Lukas Wahden
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Moscow’s new “roadmap” towards independence from China and leverage with the U.S.
This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on 66° North. If you would like to read more posts by Lukas Wahden, you can sign …
Gold, Guns, And Gangs: How Illegal Mining Is Fueling Insecurity In NigeriaDecember 8, 2025 7:59 amThe News ChronicleNineteen Northern State Governors alongside their traditional rulers met in Kaduna last week Monday to rub minds and possibly work out practical solutions to the insecurity crisis that has not only engulfed the region, but threatening to consume it. At the …
Market Close: It’s Week 50 of the year!; Fed cut likely (RBA not so much) & rare earths jitters?December 8, 2025 7:47 amThe Market HeraldJoin our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights
Good Afternoon and welcome to Market Close for Monday of Week 50, I’m Jon Davidson. We get the RBA rate call tomorrow and I’m not going to bother talking about prediction markets …
LG Energy Solution breaks deeper into Mercedes mass-market EV lineupDecember 8, 2025 7:00 amKorea HeraldGerman carmaker expands partnership with Korean firm amid tightening carbon rules, rising China risk
LG Energy Solution has secured an additional 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) battery supply contract with Mercedes-Benz — likely targeting midpriced electric …
Closing Bell: Market sinks as traders brace for RBA and US Fed meetingsDecember 8, 2025 6:18 amStockheadASX traders are holding their breath ahead of an RBA meeting on Tuesday and a US Fed rate decision on Thursday. Pic: Getty Images
ASX slips 0.12%, closing near session highs
Lithium gains, while other commodities slide
Strong rotation into defensive …
Venus gold royalty steals the spotlight in QGold takeover tussleDecember 8, 2025 5:13 amThe West AustralianIf QGold was hoping for a quick resolution to its unsolicited takeover bid for gold junior Venus Metals, it will likely be a little disappointed after Venus today tabled a string of value drivers lurking within its books that management says makes QGold’s …
Flinders University researchers use mining waste in concrete productionDecember 8, 2025 5:11 amFacility ManagementA team of researchers from Flinders University have found an innovative way to repurpose mining waste and use it in the production of concrete. Dr Aliakbar Gholampour from Flinders University’s College of Science and Engineering found that Delithiated β- …
Kairos Minerals secures mining agreement with Nyamal Aboriginal...December 8, 2025 12:14 amProactive AustraliaKairos Minerals Ltd (ASX:KAI, OTCQB:KAIFF) has signed a Mining Agreement with Nyamal Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) covering the Mt York Gold Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
NAC represents the Nyamal People, the Traditional Owners of the country …