East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

Rwanda-based mining company Trinity Metals says exports from its Nyakabingo tungsten mine now account for up to 20% of primary tungsten concentrate consumption in the US. Since the commercial agreement that Global Tungsten & Powders (GTP) signed with Trinity’s offtake partner, New York-headquartered Traxys in August 2025, more than 320 …

MITHRA Metals Holding, a private investment firm headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market, has announced the advancement of a strategic nickel laterite initiative in Southern Ethiopia, expanding its critical minerals portfolio across Africa and Middle East. The initiative is being advanced through a majority-controlled Ethiopian subsidiary holding exploration licences issued …

Irene Batebe, Uganda’s Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, has called on regional energy regulators in East Africa to expand their mandate to include mining, arguing that the sector is increasingly intertwined with energy development and regional industrialization ambitions. Speaking during the annual general meeting of …