Ghana's union of mineworkers delivered a petition to the central bank on Thursday to demand more than 380-million cedis ($34.55-million) they say they are owed and that have been frozen since a clean-up of the financial sector.

Crude oil prices rose by more than one dollar in global market trading on Friday, amid attacks on oil tankers and a lack of progress in a peace agreement.

Sunrise Energy Metals has accelerated studies into expanding the production capacity of its Syerston Scandium Project in New South Wales to 180 tonnes per annum (tpa), as it responds to predicted growth in global scandium demand and customer demand for supply outside China.

Goldman Sachs said on Monday that Brent crude could top $120 a barrel in the fourth quarter this year and average $100 a barrel next year if flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted and Gulf output only fully recovers by the end of 2027.

A meeting to assess the damage to industrial infrastructure in Khuzestan Province and Khuzestan Steel Company was held in Ahvaz, attended by the Executive Deputy of the President, the Minister of Energy, and senior provincial officials, for the purpose of planning the rapid reconstruction of units.

Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda and the DRC.

Pakistan has pledged extra security for its largest operating Chinese-run copper and gold mine after the operator warned that worsening militant violence could force it to halt production within a month, a senior minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

Export Finance Australia (EFA) added 40 staff in the financial year to June, as the government-backed agency builds up critical minerals expertise to deliver an A$1.2-billion ($840-million) strategic reserve ahead of its rollout later this year, government data shows.

During a visit to Saudi Arabia, Canada's Prime Minister signed over CAD 1 billion in trade and investment agreements, emphasizing the expansion of bilateral cooperation in the sectors of mining, critical minerals, energy, and technology—a move assessed as part of Ottawa's strategy to reduce dependence on the US market and leverage Riyadh's economic capacities.

Mark Carney, making the first visit to Saudi Arabia by a Canadian Prime Minister for 26 years, on Thursday said the two nations were well-placed to deepen mining and energy ties.