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”... 

Canada’s largest private-sector union, Unifor, has called on Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to hit back after US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum... 

The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) has condemned the US’ decision to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian aluminium, warning that the move could destabilise the North American supply chain and... 

Premiums for consumers buying aluminium on the physical market in the United States soared on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he planned to increase tariffs on imported steel and... 

British Columbia Premier David Eby has outlined a strategy aimed at positioning the province’s northwest as a major economic engine, blending mining development with conservation and reconciliation... 

South Africa needs to see far more harnessing of the capital of the private sector and needs to make sure that government and private sector work together to grow the economy and create jobs,... 

ASX-listed South32 will investigate steam electrification technologies to help decarbonise its Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia, supported by a A$4.4-million grant from the Australian... 

It's important to understand that the market for green hydrogen is already there because the world is consuming 100-million tons of hydrogen a year that are “polluting like hell”, the French... 

On the eve of next week’s Junior Indaba, strong emphasis was this week placed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) being open and ready to welcome junior miners. “We've got colleagues speaking... 

Greenland on Wednesday handed a 30-year mining permit to a Danish-French mining group aiming to extract a moon-like rock that could offer a climate-friendly alternative in aluminium production.... 

Emirates Global Aluminium plans to start building a $4-billion plant in Oklahoma next year as Donald Trump pushes for massive investments from oil-rich Gulf states to avoid his tariffs. The plant... 

Strengthening South African mining is key to strengthening South Africa’s domestic economy as well as its geopolitical standing, which is all-important at this time of global economic disruption.... 

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto is investing $1.2-billion, or C$1.7-billion, to modernise its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Alma, Quebec, marking the mining giant’s largest... 

Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, in what some analysts see as a warning shot to larger operators in the... 

JP Morgan forecasts rise in copper, aluminium prices in second half of year JP Morgan projected on Wednesday that copper prices will average $9 225 a metric ton in the second half of this year and... 

Mining and metals company South32 said on Monday that Anglo American executive Matthew Daley would become its new CEO in 2026, replacing Graham Kerr who would step down later that year after... 

NYSE- and ASX-listed Alcoa has appointed Thomas Gorman as non-executive chairperson of its board of directors, effective immediately following its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. Gorman, who... 

The electricity pricing agreement for Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal reflects the South African government’s policy to support strategic industries that create value for the nation, South32... 

Diversified major Rio Tinto and partner Indium have successfully extracted the first primary gallium from bauxite processed at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec as part of a research and... 

NYSE- and ASX-listed Alcoa said that its San Ciprián complex in Galicia, Spain, was affected by the massive power outage that swept across the Iberian Peninsula on Monday. Both the alumina... 

Although saleable production of aluminium from the Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal decreased by 1% to 537 000 t in the nine months ended March, the full-year guidance of... 

Alcoa, the largest US aluminum producer, said President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on metal imports has cost the company $20-million since the duties went into effect. The Pittsburgh-based company... 

Goldman Sachs has reduced its forecast for aluminium prices this year after its economists downgraded global growth forecasts including for the US and China following the Trump administration's... 

China’s commodities imports mostly fell year-on-year in March, the last full month before the Trump administration choked off bilateral trade by imposing punitive levies on Chinese goods. With the... 

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development...