Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta missed quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, as lower aluminium and copper prices and higher tax expenses overshadowed the impact of strong local... 

South Africa Manganese finished the financial year strongly, South32, the Johannesburg-, Sydney- and London-listed diversified mining company reported on Monday, July 21. June quarter sales soared... 

Alcoa, the storied US metals producer, is feeling the pinch of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and has been forced to pause work on all its growth projects underway in Canada. If the levies stay... 

Alcoa Corp, the largest US aluminum producer, said tariffs on imports from Canada cost it $115-million in the second quarter, showing how US President Donald Trump’s trade agenda has affected the... 

Diversified metals and mining company Rio Tinto incurred about $300-million in gross costs tied to US aluminium tariffs on Canadian product during the first half of 2025, the firm reported on... 

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... 

Alcoa said on Monday it expects to complete the restart of its San Ciprian aluminium smelter in Spain by mid-2026 and anticipates up to $110-million in losses due to the delay. Production at the... 

JSE-, ASX- and ADR-listed diversified miner South32 has informed shareholders that it expects to recognise an impairment expense in its 2025 financial year-end results, as a result of the... 

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 

Emirates Global Aluminium said on Wednesday that the Guinean government had wrongfully terminated an agreement with its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation, after a year-long dispute over the... 

Commercial mineral processing specialists Maelgwyn Mineral Services Africa (MMSA) is positioning itself at the forefront of sustainable and innovative mineral processing solutions, helping to... 

Canada has discussed offering financial support to large aluminum producers like Rio Tinto impacted by a US-led trade war, in the event that Washington's 50% tariff on imports of the metal persist... 

South Africa’s derelict and ownerless mine rehabilitation programme has gone beyond rehabilitation to include the closure of hazardous old shaft openings as well as apertures created by illegal... 

South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane... 

Russian base metals sales to China surged in the first five months of 2025, underscoring its economic dependence on its Asian neighbor even as the country seeks to diversify trade. Russian... 

The newly named Cementation Africa is excited about setting the rebranded business on a new growth path. As part of preparations to operate outside of the Murray & Roberts Group, the new “own... 

The UK government is promising Africa a fresh in-Africa value-adding approach to the mining and minerals development it will be going all out to partner and promote. This promise was spelt out... 

China sees pleasing Africa as a form of insurance against trade war impacts, Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston spelt out at the London Indaba, the annual event organised by... 

There are only two countries in Africa that currently make their geological survey data open to the world. “Malawi is the first, and I believe Nigeria is the second,” Vale Base Metals chairperson... 

Canada could increase counter-tariffs on US-produced steel and aluminum if it does not reach a broader trade deal with President Donald Trump within 30 days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on... 

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a new critical minerals action plan aimed at securing the supply of materials for clean energy, digital technologies and industrial... 

Zambia is strengthening transparency and accountability to make sure that natural resources improve the lives of all of its citizens. It gives easy visibility to the level of natural resource... 

Zambia’s South Africa-developed mining cadastre licensing system portals have been reactivated, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has confirmed. “The disruption was due to the... 

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 

Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Exasperated automakers and parts suppliers have been desperate to find alternative sources of... 

Global miner Rio Tinto is in talks with Australian federal and state governments about a multibillion-dollar bailout for its struggling Tomago aluminium smelter in New South Wales state, the... 

The mining licence cadastre system of Zambia is reportedly not functioning. “We understand that the platform they were building to handle the cadastre function, called ZIMIS, has been a failure.... 

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada won’t respond immediately to the Trump administration’s doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs, and indicated that officials are in “intensive discussions”...