Known as 'The Prison', it is usually only accessible by sea - but very occasionally on foot - and is as dangerous as it is ...

The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended for six months a ban on the trading of minerals from dozens of artisanal mining sites in conflict-hit North and South Kivu provinces, the mines ministry ...

Ban affects tin, tantalum, tungsten supply chains M23 rebels, armed groups control mineral-rich areas Congo files complaints against Apple, others over conflict mineral sourcing KINSHASA, Nov 17 ...

Quartz and cassiterite crystals of granite, greisens, and quartz veins from Mocambo Granite, Carajás Province, were studied by scanning electron microscopy — cathodoluminescence and electron ...

A mineral that is difficult to crack meets a raw material that is increasingly in demand in the electronics and semiconductor industry: In multi-stage smelting and refining processes, raw tin is ...

Contained tin production of 4,106 tonnes for the quarter ended June 2025 was below the targeted quarterly production of 5,000 tonnes due to the impact of the temporary cessation of operations on 13 ...

U.S. sanctions have halted Chevron’s operations in Venezuela, leaving China as the primary buyer of Venezuelan crude. While not officially taking over Chevron’s assets, Chinese companies like China ...

In this study, a machine learning method and a piece of cassiterite trace element composition data were used to find fingerprint trace elements that distinguish different tin (Sn) mineralization types ...

Changing technologies are driving global demand for transition minerals – and drawing the attention of organised crime. Illegal armed groups in Latin America are eyeing new mineral opportunities after ...

The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) has released a Mining Investment Pitchbook highlighting mining investment opportunities in Rwanda. It features 10 ready-to-invest mining blocks, each ...