The trends that helped propel gold to record levels this year look set to continue in 2025, according to the ‘Precious Metals Forecast 2025’ published by German precious metals trader Heraeus... 

Guinea plans to use some of its income from mining the world’s largest iron-ore reserve to create a sovereign wealth fund. The facility will fund key development projects in the government’s... 

A wall collapsed at an illegal gold mine in northern Kenya, killing five people and leaving around 15 others missing, a local government official said on Tuesday. The bodies of five miners were... 

Barrick Gold Corp. is seeking buyers for its Tongon gold mine in Côte d'Ivoire in an effort to sell the aging operation when bullion prices are surging. The world’s No. 2 gold miner started... 

Statistics South Africa reports that mining production increased by 1.4% year-on-year in October, with the largest positive contributors having been platinum group metals (PGM), chromium ore,... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is in Japan this week in a bid to secure financial backing for flagship South African green-hydrogen projects in the Eastern and Northern... 

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum says it detected, on December 9, that the company’s information management systems had been compromised. The IT team, with the support of management, has been... 

London-listed Critical Mineral Resources has announced its first exclusive offtake contract. The company recently signed an agreement for the purchase of high-grade antimony ore, mined by a... 

South Africa, which hosts more than 70% of the world reserves of chrome ore and manganese ores, was dominant in ferroalloy production until 2010. In the early 2000s, South Africa was the undisputed... 

Scandinavia-headquartered gold exploration and mining company Akobo Minerals says record high gold prices in the global market is improving the value of its Segele resource and revenue potential... 

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has provided some additional detail regarding the decision to continue operating 17 coal units across five power stations beyond their original decommissioning... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has appointed Anne Wade as a nonexecutive director and member of its board audit and sustainability committees, with effect from January 1, 2025. Wade is... 

Based on coal producer Thungela Resources’ performance from January 1 to November 30, CFO Deon Smith has expressed confidence that the company would exceed its full-year export saleable production... 

Emerald producer Grizzly Mining has generated $22.4-million of revenue from its latest auction, held in Dubai. The company offered mid- to high-grade rough emeralds produced from the Grizzly mine... 

Mineral resources company GoviEx Uranium and its subsidiary GoviEx Niger have started arbitration proceedings against Niger under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between... 

State-owned utility Eskom’s average energy availability factor (EAF) exceeded 60% for the seventh consecutive month in November. This milestone coincided with over 250 days without loadshedding and... 

Following a merger with Nasdaq-listed Hennessey Capital Investment Corporation, diversified miner Namib Minerals will soon have a separate listing on Nasdaq, offering investors access to its... 

The transportation of raw materials to diversified miner South32’s Mozal Aluminium operation is being negatively impacted on by road blockages related to escalating civil unrest in Mozambique.... 

Many lithium mines, led by Chinese operators, are maintaining production of the raw material needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in defiance of prices weak enough to trigger mass output... 

US-based artisanal and small-scale mining support services and product marketing company Makor Resources and UK-based environmental data collection tools provider AUYAN have announced that they... 

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) has released the first tranche of four of its $1-billion loan to State-owned Transnet as part of a financing arrangement to... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to sell its Beatrix 4 shaft, in the Free State, to LSE-listed uranium exploration and development company Neo Energy Metals for R500-million in... 

Global technology company ABB has been selected by global mining company BHP to deliver, install and commission three friction hoists and a further electrical system for a Blair service hoist at... 

ASX-listed Turaco Gold, and its 100%-owned subsidiary Turaco Côte d’Ivoire, have entered into an exclusivity and option agreement with Pioneer Minerals, securing acquisition rights over an... 

ASX-listed Triton Minerals has entered into a share sale and purchase agreement (SSAP) with Chinese company Shandong Yulong Gold through its wholly-owned subsidiary NQM Gold 2 for an interest in... 

ASX-listed Arrow Minerals has confirmed a substantial bauxite discovery with high-grade mineralisation already outlined over 5 km2 at its Niagara bauxite project, in Guinea. This discovery is... 

Midtier gold mining company Pan African Resources, which has been top of the pops as a South African gold share for the most part of this year, on Monday uplifted its 2024 activity further with a... 

Aim-listed Goldstone Resources has reported that the production ramp-up at its Homase mine, in south-western Ghana, continues to advance in line with expectations. The company notes a 34% increase... 

Shareholders of ASX-listed Star Minerals have approved the Cobra uranium project earn in, in the Erongo region of Namibia, at a general meeting held on December 6. Earlier this month, Star... 

Diamond miner De Beers Group has announces the winners of the 2024 Shining Light Awards, a jewellery design competition for designers from the countries where De Beers recovers diamonds, including... 

Dual-listed mineral sands producer Kenmare Resources has said that, contrary to some media reports, senior management have remained on site at the Moma titanium minerals mine, in northern... 

Copper looks set to struggle as extra US trade tariffs from the Trump administration and economic risks in China drag on consumption and prices next year, according to Citigroup. The metal —...