South Africa’s rare earths endowment at Phalaborwa in Limpopo province is a gift that just keep on giving through the ongoing effort of Rainbow Rare Earths. In December, Mining Weekly reported that... 

Canadian miner Barrick Gold on Monday reported record quarterly cash flow and earnings for the third quarter of 2025, driven by higher gold production, lower costs and strong commodity prices. The... 

Chemicals group Omnia Holdings says it delivered a strong performance from its core mining and agriculture segments for the six months ended September 30, reflecting growth across diversified... 

South African precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to pay $215-million to funds managed by Appian Capital Advisory to settle a legal dispute over the failed acquisition of... 

South Africa’s inland coal market faces a critical need for reform, with inconsistencies in supply, declining coal quality and logistical bottlenecks threatening the reliability of the fuel that... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe has called for the re-establishment of research capacity in South Africa’s academic institutions to support... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended activities at a Chinese-operated mining site in the south of the resource-rich country after a spill, mines minister Louis Watum Kabamba said late on... 

Aim-listed Andrada Mining, a critical raw materials producer with mining and exploration assets in Namibia, has published its Sustainability Report for the financial year ended February 29. The... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 

Despite reports of unrest in several cities in Cameroon following the re-election of President Paul Biya, ASX-listed Canyon Resources has continued to progress the development of its Minim Martap... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Galiano Gold, which owns a 90% interest in the Asanko gold mine (AGM), in Ghana, achieved the targeted improvements in volumes of material mined and overall throughput in the... 

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 

Vedanta Resources has launched CopperTech Metals, a US-domiciled company that will own and operate Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), connecting America’s critical mineral needs with Zambia’s... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the exciting new West Wits gold project; the Pilgrim’s Rest gold plant project that is accelerating; and Sibanye-Stillwater's gold and platinum group... 

The mining ministers of Botswana and Angola held talks in Botswana's capital on Friday on cooperation in the diamond sector, as the two Southern African countries seek to take control of Anglo... 

Jonathan Oppenheimer, scion of the family that built Anglo American and De Beers into global mining powerhouses, urged the South African government to “get out of the way” of entrepreneurs. While... 

With State-owned freight logistics group Transnet having turned to the market to invest in rail and port infrastructure, and the Department of Transport (DoT) having introduced various reforms to... 

The virtual conference held by transport sector engagement organisation the Transport Forum on November 6 heard from a range of experts about the progress of reforms in the transport sector and the... 

The Supreme Court of British Columbia on November 5 granted the final order approving the previously announced plan of arrangement, which would result in dual-listed GoviEx Uranium becoming a... 

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals, which owns and operates the Segele mine, in Ethiopia, has produced about 7 kg of doré gold in October, exceeding its monthly target of 5 kg. Cumulative... 

Vancouver-headquartered B2Gold says it remains on track for strong fourth-quarter gold production, after its mines in Africa and the Philippines exceeded production targets for the third quarter,... 

ASX-listed Toubani Resources says operations at its Kobada gold project, in Mali, remain unaffected by recent fuel supply restrictions and security concerns reported in the country’s capital,... 

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Allied Gold Corporation expects its gold production for the fourth quarter of this year to be the highest quarterly output yet this year, primarily driven by higher grades,... 

Owner and developer of the Bakubung platinum group metals mine in South Africa's North West province Wesizwe Platinum says it expects to release its financial results for the six months ended June... 

A new study that assesses the investments required to achieve electricity security in South Africa by 2050 while also meeting the country’s decarbonisation goals has reaffirmed that the least-cost... 

Assmang, which is jointly owned by African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Assore South Africa, has decided to place its Beeshoek iron-ore mine, in the Northern Cape, on care and maintenance, with about... 

Gold development and technology company Blue Gold announces a further $65-million of committed funding available to finance the restart of the Bogoso and Prestea gold mine in Ghana, bringing the... 

South Africa’s commodity windfall is expected to seep into the broader economy, boosting banks, retailers and property stocks as stronger prices improve the fiscal outlook and support lower... 

As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and... 

Diamond producer De Beers has appointed Kevin Smith, currently corporate affairs & strategy executive VP, as interim COO, with effect from December 1. He succeeds Burger Greeff, who is retiring... 

Former Thungela Resources CEO July Ndlovu has been appointed independent nonexecutive director of Zimbabwe-focused gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation. Ndlovu, who is also the former...