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... 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is hopeful China will do more to ease the export of rare earth magnets after last month’s deal between the two countries, saying flows had still not... 

HSBC raised its 2025 average gold price forecast to $3 215 an ounce from $3 015 and its 2026 forecast to $3 125 from $2 915, citing elevated risks and government debt. Gold tends to perform well... 

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... 

India has dispatched a team of geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, two Indian government sources said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to secure critical mineral supplies... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 

Guinea's exports of bauxite, a feedstock for aluminium, surged 39% to a record 48.6-million metric tons in the first quarter though regulatory crackdowns sidelined major operators, official data... 

Zijin Mining Group has agreed to buy Kazakhstan’s Raygorodok gold mine for $1.2-billion. The deal, announced on Monday, marks the Chinese company’s first major entry into the Central Asian... 

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 threat of mass shutdowns across the automotive supply chain is fading as Chinese rare earth magnets begin to flow, though automakers and suppliers say production plans still face uncertainties... 

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... 

Barrick Mining and Komatsu have finalised an agreement for the delivery of primary mining equipment to Barrick’s Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, starting in 2026. The $440-million deal... 

Some Chinese smelters have agreed to process copper from Chilean miner Antofagasta for no charge, a record low for the industry, but the outcome was better than expected for the smelters, already... 

Gold headed for its second consecutive weekly loss, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran dented demand for havens. Bullion edged lower early in Asia to around $3 315 an ounce and was down... 

The United States has reached an agreement with China on how to expedite rare earth shipments to the US, a White House official said on Thursday, amid efforts to end a trade war between the world's... 

World Gold Council (WGC) CEO David Tait has highlighted how the council is addressing four major challenges in the digitisation and standardisation of the gold market, namely a lack of trust, poor... 

Indian miner Vedanta said on Thursday its parent Vedanta Resources has secured a loan facility agreement worth up to $600-million with international banks to refinance its debt. Easing risks... 

Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare earths miner Northern Minerals, the national treasurer said on Thursday,... 

Globally, the mining sector – except the gold industry – had a challenging 2024, with declining revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) as the industry... 

Copper extended gains for a fifth day, after Goldman Sachs Group said it expected prices to rise to a 2025 peak of around $10 050 a ton in August, as supplies outside the US tighten. Traders of... 

Global emissions from energy grew 1% to a record 40.8 Gt of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2024 as total energy demand rose 2% to a new high of 592 exajoules (EJ), the latest ‘Statistical... 

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... 

Top thermal coal importers China and India are slashing Indonesian shipments of the power generating fuel in favour of energy-dense grades from elsewhere as a global fall in prices has made... 

India’s coal stock at thermal power plants has reached a record high of 58.25-million tonnes, enough to meet 25 days of consumption, the government said on Tuesday, bolstering energy security ahead... 

Diversified miner BHP has announced a partnership with China's XCMG Mining Equipment for the delivery of mining fleet solutions across its global operations. Under an agreement framework signed... 

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... 

The custodians of trillions of dollars of global central bank reserves are eyeing a move away from the greenback into gold, the euro and China's yuan as the splintering of world trade and... 

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 

Iron-ore futures prices flitted within a tight range on Tuesday, as traders weighed resilient near-term demand in China against the potential of improved supply from top producer Australia. The... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals review that the gold price is showing signs of relaxation at $3 356/oz, having fallen by about 1.6% in the week to June 20.... 

The three power purchase agreements (PPAs) that Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed to date will provide the lion’s share of this energy-intensive Rio Tinto group company’s current energy needs.... 

As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometer...