East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

President Paul Kagame on 23 May 2025 visited the Nyakabingo Mine in Rulindo District which is Africa’s largest producer of tungsten, highlighting Rwanda’s growing role in the global supply of critical minerals.Operated by Trinity Metals, the mine employs over 1,800 people and has nearly doubled its production over the past …

Kolwezi, DRC – Ivanhoe Mines, the Canada-headquartered mining powerhouse, has been forced to pull its 2025 production and cost guidance for its prized Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The unsettling decision comes in the wake of renewed seismic activity that has plunged the Kakula mine’s …

Tungsten, tantalum and tin from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could soon be exported legally to neighbouring Rwanda for processing under a US brokered peace deal aimed at ending the escalating conflict in eastern DRC, three sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters. For years, Kinshasa has accused …