Vedanta Resources’ Zambian copper mining unit plans to refurbish its smelter as part of efforts to ramp up production from operations the company recovered last year. The plant will undergo “a full... 

Aim-listed Critical Metals has announced a retail offer, through a bookbuild of 23.63-million new ordinary shares of £0.0005 each in the capital of the company at an issue price of £0.02 per new... 

A severe lack of economic collaboration between nations is stifling Africa’s critical minerals beneficiation aspirations, expert panel members agreed during the Manufacturing Indaba, in Sandton, on... 

Eskom reports that repowering projects with a combined capacity of 5 GW are currently under development across six coal power station sites and that it is aiming to implement 2 GW by 2026, mostly... 

State-owned railway company Transnet and United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) on Wednesday July 16 signed a ten-year contract for the transportation of manganese by rail from UMK’s mine in South... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has started construction of an inland rail facility (IRF) at Makor, in Cameroon. The company describes the IRF as a key piece of infrastructure that will underpin the... 

Zimbabwe's Kuvimba Mining House will begin construction of a $270-million lithium concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in the third quarter of this year, with commissioning expected in early... 

Amid the successful field preparations for full launch of the Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia, Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported that it is preparing to start paying compensation to... 

Global bullion miner Gold Fields on Wednesday reported a milestone in the construction of its A$296-million St Ives renewable energy project, pouring the foundations for seven wind turbines as part... 

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has increased the production guidance for its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, from between 74 000 oz and 78 000 oz, to between 75 500 oz and 79 500 oz of gold for this year.... 

It is not everyday that one embraces the memoirs of two distinguished geologists, twin brothers Morris and Richard Viljoen. Following their university endeavours, both embarked on careers linked to... 

This week: Maelgwyn Mineral Services Africa advances sustainable mineral processing in Africa; and, Big cost-cut uplift for major Limpopo platinum group metals project 

Titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma mine, in Mozambique, remains on track to achieve its production and cost guidance for the 2025 financial year, but... 

The direct impact of tariffs on forecast platinum demand in 2025 is estimated to total only 112 000 oz, or 1.4% of total demand. While the indirect risks through slower GDP growth over the next few... 

Zimbabwe's Kuvimba Mining House will develop its Darwendale platinum project as an openpit rather than the previously planned underground mine, CEO Trevor Barnard said, speeding up the delayed... 

Iron-ore futures climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by strengthening ties between top producer Australia and leading consumer China, though gains were capped by concerns over persistent weakness in... 

Simon Trott’s appointment as CEO of Rio Tinto is signalling a vote of confidence in the company’s existing trajectory, with an openness to large-scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A), analysts said... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto Group delivered a strong second-quarter operational performance, with group-wide copper equivalent production up 13% year-on-year, underpinned by solid gains across its... 

Ghana is working on a programme to hedge the price of gold exports as it seeks to shield earnings that have bolstered the central bank’s foreign reserves from future volatility, Governor of the... 

Gold enters the second half of 2025 coming off an exceptionally strong start to the year – up 26% – shaped by a weaker US dollar, persistent geopolitical risk, robust investor demand, and continued... 

Namib Minerals plans to spend $300-million to restart operations at two of its mothballed gold mines in Zimbabwe and lift production, its chief executive Ibrahima Tall told Reuters on Tuesday.... 

ASX-listed Haranga Resources’s subsidiary Mandinga Resources has been granted another renewal for the exploration permit on the Saraya uranium project, in Senegal. The renewal of the exploration... 

South Africa's mining production increased by 0.2% year-on-year in May, with iron-ore having made the largest positive contribution and manganese ore and coal the largest negative contributions.... 

Coal miner MC Mining has started implementation of a revised business plan at its Uitkomst Colliery, in KwaZulu-Natal. The revised plan involves significant operational changes to position the... 

Half-way through this decade, the platinum price has largely gone sideways, underperforming many other assets, says precious metals trader Heraeus in its latest ‘Precious Metals Appraisal’ report,... 

TSX-listed Loncor Gold has established a special committee comprised of independent board directors to review an unsolicited nonbinding offer received from an interested party for a potential... 

Eskom has announced a delay to the return of Koeberg Unit 1 from another extended maintenance outage, but insists that the risk of loadshedding this winter has not increased as a result. The unit... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources, which is developing the Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, has appointed Adjou Ait Ben Idir as nonexecutive director, with effect from July 14. Based in Dubai,... 

Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Trott as its next CEO, selecting the current head of its iron-ore division to succeed Jakob Stausholm effective August 25. Trott, a 25-year veteran of the company,... 

ASX-listed Aurum Resources has completed a A$35.6-million strategic placement to accelerate development of its gold assets in Côte d’Ivoire, attracting backing from investors including the Lundin... 

Australia-listed Evion Group has started formal engagement with EU advisers and funding institutions in a bid to accelerate development of its Maniry graphite project in Madagascar, following the... 

China’s CMOC Group produced more cobalt at its two mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first half of this year, despite the African nation’s ban on exports. The world’s largest...