The MiningWrap BriefNo. 7
Mali's industrial gold output falls 22.9% in 2025 on Barrick standoff
The week in African mining — 15 January 2026.
1GoldMali's industrial gold output falls 22.9% in 2025 on Barrick standoffMali's industrial gold production fell 22.9% in 2025, provisional government figures show, as the prolonged suspension of Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto complex outweighed a $1.2bn windfall from a mining-arrears audit.
2Manganese & ChromeChina's chrome ore imports from South Africa hit record 12.5-million tonnesChinese buyers imported a record 12.5-million tonnes of South African chrome ore across 2025, up 23.8% year on year, as South Africa's total chrome ore exports rose 15.7% to 23.77-million tonnes.
3ExplorationGhana seals $60m deal to accelerate Nyinahin bauxite miningGhana's state aluminium vehicle GIADEC has signed a $60m facility with Metalloid Investment and GIBDLC to fund mining at Nyinahin, part of the country's push to develop its 920-million-tonne bauxite reserves.
4CopperCongo sends first copper shipment to US market via MercuriaThe DRC dispatched its first copper shipment to the US under a Gécamines-Mercuria arrangement, marketing metal from the state miner's stake in CMOC's Tenke Fungurume operation.