Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 

Aim-listed Cora Gold has appointed DRA Global group company New Senet to oversee an updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) at its flagship Sanankoro gold project, in south Mali. Cora says the... 

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported recent across-the-board progress at its Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia. Preparations for full launch of the Tulu Kapi project are advancing across... 

London-listed Thor Explorations achieved record results for the year ended December 31, 2024, repaid all senior debt, had record gold sales and reached a major milestone of declaring a maiden... 

London-listed Blencowe Resources has signed an additional nonbinding offtake agreement (NBA) with China-based Qingdao TaiDa Carbon for natural fine flake concentrate offtake from its Orom-Cross... 

Australia-listed Deep Yellow has deferred the final investment decision (FID) for its flagship Tumas project, in Namibia, to fully capitalise on its upside potential and to protect shareholder... 

As part of its Decadal Plan 2022 to 2032 to support the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) and increase collaboration in the business sector, the Department of Science, Technology and... 

CMOC Group boosted cobalt production at its mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first three months of this year even after authorities in the country imposed a temporary halt in... 

Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold operations, in Burkina Faso, had a “solid” start to this year, chairperson and CEO Richard Hyde says. He points out that Sanbrado... 

Sufficient uranium resources exist to support the continued use of nuclear power and its significant growth through 2050 and beyond; however, timely investments in new exploration, mining... 

Chinese copper buyers used Monday’s collapse in prices below $8500 a ton to significantly increase purchases, traders said, helping to trigger a dramatic rebound even as a rout in other global... 

TSX- and OTCQX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ joint venture (JV) Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has reached a major turning point following a significant increase in... 

Although precious metals dodged the reciprocal import tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week, they were unable to avoid the wide-ranging sell-off that hit most assets, Heraeus... 

London-listed Arc Minerals has entered into a binding  agreement for its wholly-owned Zambian subsidiary Foreland Minerals to acquire the Chingola copper project, in the Zambian Copperbelt, from... 

Oil prices extended losses on Monday, falling 3% as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China stoked fears of a recession that would reduce demand for crude while OPEC+ readies... 

London-listed Tirupati Graphite’s Vatomina project, in Madagascar produced about 388 t of flake graphite concentrate of various grades in March. Production was below the planned monthly target... 

ASX-listed Volt Resources is reviewing the results of the previous sampling and auger drilling programmes conducted on its Guinea gold projects to plan the next stage of gold exploration... 

New York- and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company Barrick is now advancing its portfolio of growth projects to support a planned 30% growth in gold equivalent ounces by the end of the... 

US President Donald Trump warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs, characterising the duties as "medicine" and triggering further carnage across... 

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has bagged another sales agreement with a leading North American utility for offtake from its Kayelekera mine in Malawi, the company announced on Monday. Lotus said the... 

The slowdown in the adoption rate of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) has granted some reprieve to the platinum group metals (PGM) industry; however, with zero-emission mobility still being... 

Following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on April 2 that South Africa would be subjected to 30% tariffs on its exports to the US, banker and academic Colin Coleman has said there is... 

South Africa’s rejigged green hydrogen corridor project, Project Rhynbow, has been shortlisted for just energy transition (JET) investment project funding, this week’s Platinum Group Metals (PGM)... 

Although the global economic and industrial “dashboard is littered with red and yellow indicators”, Metals Focus platinum group metals (PGMs) research director Wilma Swarts believes there are... 

South Africa has confirmed that it has no intention of imposing retaliatory tariffs on the US after President Donald Trump announced that South African imports faced so-called “reciprocal tariffs”... 

Copper plunged more than 5% to trade below $9 000 a ton, in the biggest drop since July 2022, as worries over the impact of a worsening trade war sparked a heavy selloff in industrial metals and... 

Despite challenges, elements of the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry offer opportunities and stakeholders are progressing key projects to capitalise on these and are also pursuing technology... 

Copper mining company Kamoa Copper has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with CrossBoundary Energy for the provision of baseload renewable energy to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper mining complex, in... 

China announced additional tariffs of 34% on US goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession and triggered a global... 

A liquidity crunch in Zimbabwe is deepening the economy’s embrace of the US dollar and undermining the bullion-backed currency introduced by the government almost a year ago. The ZiG, short for... 

TSX-V-listed Pasofino Gold has entered into a binding term sheet for cooperation and support with its 50.8% shareholder, Hummingbird Resources, and its parent company Nioko Resources Corporation.... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South Africa reclaiming its position in the global mining industry by restoring trust; the new sun-tracking system that is attracting attention; Plug...