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Ivanhoe founder and co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe expects Kamoa-Kakula to report record copper output for April
2nd May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is set to report record production for April, achieving about 50 000 t of copper in concentrate,... 


Trump’s push for deep-sea metals clashes with UN ocean treaty
2nd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump first set his sights on Canada and Greenland’s mineral resources. Now he’s eyeing the global seabed that holds vast troves of critical metals for green technologies but is... 


An image of the Ity mine
Endeavour on track to achieve full-year guidance following strong first quarter
2nd May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Endeavour Mining says it achieved a strong performance for the first quarter, with production of 341 000 oz at an all-in sustaining cost of $1 129/oz. The company is on track to... 


Aterian to accelerate African growth with trade facility
2nd May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian has secured signed subscriptions for £468 000 of equity capital targeted through the issue of convertible bonds to both new and existing investors. It is intended that... 


Emmerson approaches ICSID for arbitration over Morocco project
2nd May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Emmerson has submitted a request for arbitration (RFA) to World Bank arm the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding what it says are breaches by the... 


Hainan provides up to $15m loan facility for Kodal’s Bougouni project
2nd May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals says Hong Kong Xinmao Investment (HKXI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hainan Mining Co, has entered into a loan agreement with Kodal... 


Xtract Resources reports continued high-grade copper and silver intercepts at Silverking
2nd May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Xtract Resources chairperson Colin Bird says the latest assay results from drilling at the Silverking copper project, in Zambia, have doubled the strike extent of the high-grade... 


Anglo American's corporate head office in South Africa
Anglo American shareholders approve demerger of South African unit Amplats
2nd May 2025 By: Reuters

Global miner Anglo American said on Wednesday that shareholders have approved the demerger of its South African unit, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), along with the company's share... 


Drilling at Siguiri in Guinea.
AngloGold agrees sale of Côte d’Ivoire projects, acquisition of Guinea project
2nd May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The New York- and Johannesburg-listed AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to sell its interests in two gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire and simultaneously acquire a project in Guinea, alongside its Siguiri... 


A mine in the DRC
US pushes Congo, Rwanda for peace accord and billion-dollar mineral deals
2nd May 2025 By: Reuters

The US is pushing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace accord at the White House in about two months, accompanied by bilateral mineral deals that would bring billions of dollars of Western investment... 


DRDGOLD, Office of the Engineer-General South Africa make headlines
DRDGOLD, Office of the Engineer-General South Africa make headlines
2nd May 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses DRDGOLD celebrating it 130-year anniversary during high gold pricing; DRDGold warning against closing gold mines too soon; and the Office of the... 


Giyani appoints corporate development VP, operations manager
30th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals Corp, which is developing the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project, in Botswana, has appointed Gavin Horscroft operations manager and Sean Thijsse corporate development... 


Unrefined gold
Ghana secures deal with nine more gold miners to buy 20% of their output
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

Ghana has reached a deal with nine more mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold production, a government body said on Wednesday, aiming to consolidate a gold purchase programme meant to... 


DRDGOLD Chairperson Tim Cumming.
Gold price sustaining opportunity to mine for longer, says DRDGOLD chairperson
30th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new opportunities. That is the view of DRDGOLD chairperson Tim... 


The Lulo mine
Lucapa achieves higher first-quarter carat recoveries, revenue
30th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company, which has assets in Angola and Australia, has recorded year-on-year increases in carat recoveries, grade, revenue and diamond price for the quarter ended March... 


An image showing the Makhado pit
MC Mining achieves significant development milestones at Makhado
30th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed MC Mining’s Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal (HCC) project, in Limpopo, achieved significant development milestones towards commissioning of the coal handling and preparation plant... 


Theta Gold advances toward production with preconstruction at TGME plant
30th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines has begun pre-construction work at its TGME gold processing plant in South Africa, moving the company closer to becoming a near-term gold producer. In an operational... 


Record gold prices help keep China's copper smelters going despite losses
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

Surging prices for gold and other byproducts are keeping China's copper smelters afloat and could fend off significant production cuts this year despite a key gauge of industry profitability... 


An image of the Yaouré mine
Perseus maintains full-year production guidance
30th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has maintained its full-year production guidance at between 469 709 oz and 504 709 oz of gold at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of between $1 250/oz and $1 280/oz, after... 


Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe
Zambia copper production up 30% year on year in the first quarter, minister says
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

Zambia's copper production was up about 30% on the previous year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching roughly 224 000 metric tons from around 173 000 metric tons in the first quarter of 2024,... 


The Doornbosch plant
Sylvania increases full-year output guidance again
30th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed platinum group metal (PGM) producer Sylvania Platinum, which owns assets in South Africa, has again increased its production guidance for the current financial year to between 78 000 oz... 


Flashback to Glencore's winter wheat pilot project in Mpumalanga.
Glencore produces 5% more South African energy coal in first quarter
30th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The energy coal produced by Glencore in South Africa in the first three months of this year was up on the first quarter of last year, the London- and Johannesburg-listed mining and marketing... 


An image of the Tshipi mine
Jupiter reports strong quarterly performance at Tshipi
30th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines says that the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa, delivered an “outstanding” operational and financial performance in the third quarter ended March 31, with sales... 


Gemfields product and sales MD Adrian Banks
Gemfields reports improved results from commercial quality Emereld auction
30th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Gemfields has recorded revenue of $16.4-million from an auction of commercial-quality rough emeralds recovered from its 75%-owned Kagem mine, in Zambia. For the auction, held in Jaipur,... 


As it turns 21, Murray & Roberts Cementation commits to new tech, Africa expansion
30th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation is celebrating 21 years since the merger of Murray & Roberts RUC and The Cementation Company (Africa) in July 2004 and says it is committed... 


A rough diamond in kimberlite
Botswana eyes spending cuts as diamond slump hits economy
30th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Botswana is intent on cutting spending to offset the effects of a prolonged downturn in the diamond market that’s led it to raise its budget deficit forecast to post-Covid peaks, its finance... 


Mintek launches Grad Hackathon for scientists under 35 at Mintek-Sci
29th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

National mineral research council Mintek will host a Youth Grad Hackathon for young innovators, including university students, unemployed graduates and interns under 35 years of age at the Mintek... 


Gold bars
Billionaire investor John Paulson sees gold near $5 000 by 2028
29th April 2025 By: Reuters

Central bank gold buying and global trade tensions are likely to push bullion prices to near $5 000 an ounce by 2028, billionaire investor John Paulson said in an interview during which he... 


commodities trading screens
Global commodity prices expected to drop to six-year low by 2026 – World Bank
29th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s... 


 	DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Premature gold mine closure can no longer be allowed, says 130-year-old DRDGOLD
29th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold... 


Harmony reports another fatality
29th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company has reported that an employee died in an incident at its surface operations at the Saaiplaas reclamation camp, in Virginia, in the Free State, on April 27.... 


An image of Motheo mine
Sandfire delivers robust results despite headwinds
29th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Sandfire Resources says it delivered robust operating results in the quarter ended March 31, as its teams responded well to unprecedented rainfall at both Motheo, in Botswana, and its... 


Kore receives draft financing proposal for Kola project
29th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Potash development company Kore Potash has received the draft financing proposal and associated draft nonbinding term sheets for its 97%-owned Kola potash project, in Congo-Brazzaville, from the... 


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