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Barrick warns of escalation in Mali, slams govt over office closure
Barrick warns of escalation in Mali, slams govt over office closure
16th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold on Wednesday issued a sharp rebuke to the government of Mali as tensions over taxes escalated, warning that the viability of its flagship Loulo-Gounkoto mine is... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
16th April 2025

This week: Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold and, South Africa's hydrogen corridor project shortlisted for JET funding 


Gold climbs to record as expanding trade war aids haven demand
Gold climbs to record as expanding trade war aids haven demand
16th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold rose to record high as the Trump administration pressed ahead with probes that could broaden a sweeping trade war, boosting demand for havens. Bullion climbed above $3 248 an ounce for the... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto reports weaker iron-ore output as weather batters Pilbara operations
16th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified major Rio Tinto Group warned on Wednesday that its 2025 iron-ore output will likely land at the lower end of guidance as extreme weather disrupts operations in Australia’s Pilbara... 


The Otjikoto mine
B2Gold to cut 300 jobs in Namibia this year
15th April 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian gold mining company B2Gold plans to cut 300 jobs in Namibia this year as it goes ahead with the phased downscaling of operations at its Otjikoto mine after depletion of open pit reserves.... 


An image of metal pieces
Mining production, sales fall in February
15th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining production decreased by 9.6% year-on-year in February, Statistics South Africa reports. The largest negative contributors were platinum group metals (PGMs) (-23.9% and contributing -5.8... 


Kinross halts Tasiast mill operations after fire, maintains production guidance
Kinross halts Tasiast mill operations after fire, maintains production guidance
15th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Kinross Gold has temporarily suspended milling operations at its Tasiast mine, in Mauritania, following a fire on on Tuesday, the Canadian gold producer said Wednesday. The fire, which occurred in... 


Barrick employees at a Mali mine
Mali has shut Barrick Gold's office in Bamako over alleged non-payment of taxes, sources say
15th April 2025 By: Reuters

Malian authorities have shut the Canadian miner Barrick Gold's office in the capital Bamako over the alleged non-payment of taxes, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, in the latest... 


Askari highlights extensive tin, tantalum mineralisation at Namibia project
15th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Askari Metals has reviewed the historical exploration database for its Uis project, in Namibia, with the focus on evaluating the significant tin and tantalum mineralisation that exists.... 


Mbe gold project delivers further gold mineralisation – Oriole
15th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has reported that the maiden – Phase 1 – drilling programme at MBO1-S on the company’s 90%-owned Mbe orogenic gold project, in Cameroon, is about 44% complete for a... 


Drilling continues to return strong results at Wia’s Namibia project
15th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Wia Gold has reported positive assay results for 29 reverse circulation (RC) drillholes and four diamond drillholes, totalling 7 414 m, at its Kokoseb gold project, in Namibia. The... 


An image showing the Blanket mine's central shaft
Caledonia’s Zimbabwe mine achieves record first quarter
15th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining’s Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, produced 18 671 oz of gold in the first quarter of this year, exceeding the 17 050 oz produced in the first quarter of 2024. ​This is a new... 


An image showing gold samples from Akobo
Akobo Minerals progresses mining operations in March, smelting temporarily halted
15th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals, which owns gold operations in Ethiopia, progressed mining operations in March, starting with lower-grade ore and reaching higher-grade material toward... 


First Quantum exploration team onsite in Zambia
FQM invests A$15.2m in Prospect Resources
15th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has announced a strategic investment in Australia-based battery and electrification metals developer Prospect Resources. Prospect’s principal focus is... 


Safety meeting at Khumani mine.
Huge ten-year zero-fatality achievement by 10 000-employee, six-operation Assmang
15th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's sizeable manganese ore, manganese alloy, and iron-ore producer Assmang has achieved a major mining safety landmark by being totally fatality free for ten years. Jointly owned by... 


UNTU to ballot members after Transnet wage meeting ends without agreement
15th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Labour union the United National Transport Union (UNTU) will ballot its members after a conciliation process to resolve a dispute between it and State-owned transport agency Transnet ended without... 


Gold refining
Ghana orders foreigners to exit gold market by April 30
15th April 2025 By: Reuters

Ghana has ordered foreigners to exit its gold trading market by the end of the month, a new government body said on Monday, as the West African country looks to streamline gold purchases from... 


Allied abandons share placement with Ambrosia, NYSE listing progresses
Allied abandons share placement with Ambrosia, NYSE listing progresses
15th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Allied Gold has scrapped a planned private placement with UAE-based Ambrosia Investment Holding, citing unmet conditions and improved market dynamics that it says now support a... 


Damang mine, in Ghana
Gold Fields ordered to vacate Damang mine area by April 18
14th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has rejected JSE-listed Gold Fields’ application for an extension of the Damang main mining lease for another 30 years and instructed the company to cease... 


Platinum smelting
PTM advances smelting study alongside Waterberg pre-build development
14th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) says its near-term objective remains advancing the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project, in South Africa, to a development and construction... 


Copper, nickel intersected at Tertiary’s Zambia project
14th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has announced the completion of an initial scout drilling programme of three diamond drill holes for a total length of about 554 m at the Mukai copper project, in... 


Control room at Black Rock manganese ore mine.
Assmang refutes illegal sugilite mining allegations
14th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining company Assmang on Monday refuted allegations that it engages in the illegal mining of sugilite at the Black Rock mine in the Northern Cape. Sugilite is described as a pink to purple... 


An image showing solar panels at the Blanket mine
Caledonia sells Zimbabwean solar operator subsidiary
14th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Caledonia Mining on April 11 completed the sale of its Zimbabwean subsidiary Caledonia Mining Services (CMS) to CrossBoundary Energy Holdings (CBE) for a pre-tax consideration of... 


China’s commodities imports shrink bar oil as trade woes worsen
China’s commodities imports shrink bar oil as trade woes worsen
14th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

China’s commodities imports mostly fell year-on-year in March, the last full month before the Trump administration choked off bilateral trade by imposing punitive levies on Chinese goods. With the... 


Exxaro CEO Ben Magara and Eskom CEO Dan Marokane sign MoU to collaborate on coal emissions
Exxaro views collaboration with Eskom as key to lowering of Scope 3 emissions
14th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

JSE-listed coal and energy group Exxaro Resources and State-owned electricity producer Eskom have announced they will collaborate on research initiatives and projects to reduce carbon emissions and... 


In a Metso-sponsored webinar for WAMPEX, a panel of experts uncover the opportunities that West Africa holds for the mining industry through embracing the ESG imperative.
Embracing ESG is a crucial imperative for mining success in West Africa
14th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In the heart of West Africa's burgeoning mining sector, the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles has evolved from a mere option to an indispensable cornerstone for... 


MC Mining continues positive momentum in governance
14th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed MC Mining has appointed Wang Lanlan (Lily) and Dr Huoxin Wang (Hevin) as nonexecutive directors, following the resignation of nonexecutive director An Chee Sin from the... 


Jubilee vice-chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa
Phosa to succeed Oliveira as Jubilee chairperson
14th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Jubilee Metals’s chairperson Ollie Oliveira will retire with effect from April 30, and will be succeeded by current vice-chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa. Phosa will also assume Oliveira’s... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Marokane says Eskom must be given ‘space’ to pursue renewables strategy
14th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has appealed for the State-owned utility to be given “space” to implement its renewable-energy strategy, insisting that it is not designed to “crowd out” private competitors... 


Goldman puts $4 000 gold on the agenda as hunt for havens grows
Goldman puts $4 000 gold on the agenda as hunt for havens grows
14th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group and UBS Group issued another round of bullish calls for gold, with stronger-than-expected central bank demand and the metal’s role as a hedge against recession and geopolitical... 


Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight
Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight
14th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold edged down from a record as markets weighed the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has driven a flight to safety assets amid mounting confusion over his tariff agenda.... 


Lindian starts early works at Malawi rare earths project
11th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Lindian Resources has kicked off early-stage site works at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. The company said on Friday that civil and infrastructure development was... 


URU completes airborne survey over Zebediela
11th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed exploration and development company URU Metals has announced the completion of a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey over its Zebediela project area, in South Africa, conducted... 


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