This week: Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'; Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project and, Teck, Anglo American agree... 

Glencore will meet with the South African government this week to seek ways to prevent smelters that make a key stainless steel ingredient from shedding thousands of jobs as they grapple with... 

The US is in talks to set up a $5-billion fund to invest in mining, in what would be the government’s most significant foray into dealmaking to boost supplies of critical minerals. The US... 

Indian mining and metals conglomerate Vedanta will continue to rely on coal as its primary energy source for mining operations while aiming to increase the share of renewable sources in its energy... 

At least $5-bilion has been liberated by Johannesburg-listed Anglo American carrying out a joint mine plan with an adjacent copper operator in South America. Becoming one are Anglo American Sur’s... 

The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on... 

Diamond company De Beers' Upstream Technology business has developed a next generation of advanced subsea diamond recovery crawlers, with the first unit having been installed on Debmarine Namibia's... 

ASX-listed Peak Rare Earths has rejected an unsolicited approach from US-based General Innovation Capital Partners (GICP), reaffirming its support for a proposed A$195-million takeover by Shenghe... 

Gold's stellar rally to successive record highs shows every sign of continuing for the rest of the year, but a healthy correction is on the cards before breaching the $4 000/oz milestone in 2026,... 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Anglo American to move its headquarters to Canada or its proposed acquisition of Teck Resources would not be allowed to proceed, the Globe and Mail reported... 

Uranium miner Paladin Energy has unveiled plans for a fully underwritten equity raising of A$300-million to support the development of its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Canada,... 

Gold industry organisation the World Gold Council (WGC) has released a documentary that explores gold’s influence on culture, creativity and society, as told through the voice and life stories of... 

ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines has started earthworks and civil engineering activities at its flagship TGME gold mine project in South Africa, marking a pivotal milestone in the transition from... 

London-listed Aterian has announced the launch of expanded trading operations in Rwanda, marked by the first consignment of responsibly sourced tantalum/niobium concentrate, also known as coltan,... 

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has announced that it has secured firm commitments to raise A$17.5-million before costs through a share placement to institutional, sophisticated and professional... 

South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as an example of climate mitigation advance by the UN... 

ASX-listed Lindian Resources reports that nonexecutive director Zekai (Zac) Komur will transition to an executive role and lead the project delivery of the company's Kangankunde rare earths... 

Aim- and OTCQB-listed Andrada Mining has reported record quarterly tin production in the second quarter of its 2026 financial year, with output at its Uis mine, in Namibia, having risen by 17%... 

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will commit to working with third parties, including the US, to revamp their mineral supply chains and develop reforms, according to a draft of an... 

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has handed over the Lebelelang Centre community development project to the Tsantsabane community in Postmasburg, in the Northern Cape. The handover ceremony on... 

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 

Having been over a decade since Japan’s Tanaka Precious Metals developed the world’s first platinum-based powder for 3D printers, the World Platinum Council (WPIC) highlights how the use of... 

Combined scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the world’s largest gold producers fell below 30-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2024, marking the first time since... 

Amid a soaring gold price, global platinum jewellery marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) says it will spotlight a new era of platinum jewellery opportunities at the Jewellery... 

London-listed Blencowe Resources, which is advancing the Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, has completed an aggregate fundraise of £1.12-million through a placing of £1.02-million and the... 

JSE-listed Mantengu has entered into a binding term sheet to acquire 100% of the ordinary shares of New Salt Rock City (NSRC), which owns 60% of Kilken Platinum, which, in turn, owns 70% of the... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields earned revenue of $32-million from an auction of higher-quality rough emeralds recovered from its 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine, in Zambia. The auction was held from August... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes Pan African Resources has had an excellent financial year, and is now eyeing a promising Soweto gold project; African Rainbow Minerals’s game-changing... 

UBS raised on Friday its gold price forecast by $300 to $3 800 per ounce by the end of 2025 and by $200 to $3 900 by mid-2026, citing anticipated Federal Reserve easing and dollar weakness linked... 

Kazakh mining giant Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) said on Thursday it had signed a settlement with the Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned miner Gecamines in a dispute over the Swanmines... 

At the heart of one of the mining industry’s most ambitious combinations is a plan to fix a problematic Teck Resources copper mine high in Chile’s Atacama desert, and ultimately to integrate it... 

ASX-listed Askari Metals has signed a binding share sale agreement with Forrestania Resources to divest its Burracoppin gold project in Western Australia for A$700 000, paving the way for the...