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Mongolia backs PPP road project supporting Aspire’s Ovoot coal mine
12th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Aspire Mining on Friday said the Mongolian Cabinet had endorsed the Murun–Uliastai highway project under a build–operate–transfer public–private partnership (PPP) agreement, a move the... 


Hive Hydrogen programme director Trevor Donian, AMDA Developments CEO Piero Granelli, Hive Hydrogen head of development Zander van der Walt, Hive Energy Africa CEO Colin Loubser, and Hive Hydrogen legal director Benji Mothibedi.
South Africa's R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 


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UBS raises gold price target to $3 800/oz by end-2025
12th September 2025 By: Reuters

UBS raised on Friday its gold price forecast by $300 to $3 800 per ounce by the end of 2025 and by $200 to $3 900 by mid-2026, citing anticipated Federal Reserve easing and dollar weakness linked... 


Indonesia seizes 148 ha area of Weda Bay Nickel
12th September 2025 By: Reuters

An Indonesian task force has seized a 148 ha area of PT Weda Bay Nickel for not having the relevant forestry permits, mining ministry official Rilke Jeffri Huwae said on Friday. The move is part... 


Freeport still searching for 7 missing workers at Grasberg
Freeport still searching for 7 missing workers at Grasberg
12th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Freeport-McMoRan said on Friday its Indonesian unit was continuing around-the-clock efforts to locate seven missing contractors after a mudflow blocked access routes at its Grasberg block cave mine... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'
11th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets that are also liquid. With the increase in the... 


Pan African FD Marileen Kok and Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed... 


Lithium miners slide worldwide as CATL seen resuming China mine
Lithium miners slide worldwide as CATL seen resuming China mine
10th September 2025 By: Reuters

Shares of global lithium producers fell on Wednesday after Chinese state media reported that battery major Contemporary Amperex Technology's (CATL) shuttered Yichun mine is likely to resume... 


Coal subsidies, policy instability threaten Asia's energy transition
Coal subsidies, policy instability threaten Asia's energy transition
10th September 2025 By: Reuters

Asia's clean energy push will stall unless governments curb fossil fuel subsidies, offer stable policy direction and invest in upgrading grids, industry executives said on Wednesday. The... 


World Platinum Investment Council CEO Trevor Raymond.
Platinum outpaces gold, silver amid huge 660% platinum bar, coin investment surge
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Global investment in platinum bar and coin surged 660% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, when platinum outpaced gold and silver and even platinum demand from hydrogen-based applications... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert.
Smelting with 70% less electricity is now a reality, no longer R&D, ARM highlights
9th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Proudly South African smelting technology that saves more than 70% of electricity consumption needed for smelting, reduces carbon emissions by about 60%, and puts users at the bottom of the... 


Yichun lithium mine expected to resume production soon, Securities Times reports
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is expected to soon resume production at a lithium mine in Yichun in southern China's Jiangxi province, state media Securities Times... 


News outlets report that Rio Tito could be forced to build a refinery for the Simandou ore project in Guinea.
Iron-ore rallies on Simandou supply concerns, restocking demand
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures climbed for a sixth straight session on Tuesday, driven by mounting concerns over supply prospects from the giant Simandou project in Guinea, coupled with expectations of improving... 


Freeport halts Indonesia's Grasberg mining operations after underground incident
Freeport halts Indonesia's Grasberg mining operations after underground incident
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan said on Tuesday it temporarily halted mining in Indonesia's Grasberg minerals district after a large flow of wet material blocked access to parts of its underground mine,... 


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Gold price continues to soar as dollar sentiment weakens
8th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As global investor sentiment takes its toll on the dollar, gold demand has continued to surge as a safe haven asset, reaching an all-time high trading price of $3 592/oz in the week ended September... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive: Growth and Strategic Development in Executive Chairperson’s Office Mike Schmidt.
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations
8th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going exceptionally well. The game-changing... 


China August iron-ore imports stay high as mills prepare for peak season
8th September 2025 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports in August climbed 0.6% from July, as lower prices encouraged sustained buying and as mills prepared for the peak steel demand period in September. The world's largest... 


Kazatomprom seeking more ventures abroad, tripling exploration
Kazatomprom seeking more ventures abroad, tripling exploration
8th September 2025 By: Reuters

Kazatomprom, the world's largest uranium producer, announced on Friday plans to triple its exploration activities in Kazakhstan and explore international expansion opportunities, following recent... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe.
ARM highlights need for South Africans to work together to make country better place
5th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The need for South Africa to attract investment as a globally competitive investment destination was highlighted on Friday by Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of African Rainbow... 


Indian coal prices to be lower after tax revision, industry officials say
5th September 2025 By: Reuters

Coal prices in India will fall after revisions to taxes on the fuel that generates nearly 75% of the country's electricity, industry officials and analysts said, as a higher consumption tax is... 


BCG project leader Lindokuhle Shongwe.
Unleash Africa's energy, critical minerals to uplift continent, Boston Consulting exhorts
4th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the world's energy transition accelerating and nations scrambling to secure resilient supply chains, Africa has what the world needs. In fact, the continent is seen to be in pole position to... 


Gold refining
Zijin Gold said to plan $3bn HK IPO in world’s biggest listing since CATL
4th September 2025 By: Bloomberg

China’s Zijin Mining Group is planning to take its international gold-mining unit public in Hong Kong in an initial public offering that may fetch more than $3-billion, according to people familiar... 


Gold bars
Goldman Sachs says gold could surge if Fed’s credibility damaged
4th September 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold could rally to almost $5 000/oz if the Federal Reserve’s credibility were damaged and investors shifted just a small portion of holdings from Treasuries into bullion, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.... 


Philippines targets fairer share from mining with new tax law
4th September 2025 By: Reuters

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed into law on Thursday a measure overhauling the country's mining tax system to ensure a more equitable share of revenues for the government and... 


Tshipi é Ntle CE Ezekiel Lotlhare and Transnet Group CE Michelle Phillips.
More long-term rail certainty through yet another public-private agreement
3rd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

State-owned rail company Transnet on Wednesday reported yet another ten-year third-phase Manganese Export Capacity Allocation (MECA3) agreement, this time with the Tshipi é Ntle manganese mining... 


Iron-ore extends gain as Goldman Sachs lifts fourth-quarter price forecast
3rd September 2025 By: Reuters

Prices of iron-ore futures climbed for a second straight session on Wednesday, as Goldman Sachs raised its average price forecast for the fourth quarter of this year to $95 a metric ton from $90 a... 


Looming Fed rate cuts fuel gold price bonanza to records
Looming Fed rate cuts fuel gold price bonanza to records
3rd September 2025 By: Reuters

Gold's latest rally, triggered by expectations of US rate cuts, concerns about Federal Reserve independence and strong demand from investors as well as the central bank, is likely to propel prices... 


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Unctad reports that trade policy uncertainty has 'become the new tariff'
2nd September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The unpredictability of particularly US trade policy has become a major factor in global trade, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has highlighted in its latest 'Global Trade Update'. This was on... 


Platinum group metals support every step of the vitally necessary energy transition.
IDC, KfW funding green hydrogen, green ammonia project in solar-rich Northern Cape
2nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Project development funding for the Prieska Power Reserve Project is being partly sourced from the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development... 


A gold nugget resting on dollar banknotes
Dollar inches up as gold hovers near record high of $3 508/oz
2nd September 2025 By: Reuters

The US dollar clawed back some ground in Asian trading on Tuesday following five days of selling, ahead of the return of US traders from the Labor Day holiday. The dollar index was last up 0.2% at... 


Silver Institute highlights US, India as key drivers of investment demand as prices top $40/oz
Silver Institute highlights US, India as key drivers of investment demand as prices top $40/oz
2nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Global silver investment remains concentrated in just four countries – the US, India, Germany and Australia – which together account for about 80% of bar and coin demand, according to a new report... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
South Africa streaks ahead with exceptionally pure rare earth optimised in Joburg lab
1st September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has delivered what is described as “an exceptionally pure rare earth product”, which has been optimised in a Johannesburg laboratory. The breakthrough is part of the rare earths... 


Fenix Resources executive chairperson John Welborn.
Fenix secures right to 290Mt iron-ore Weld Range iron-ore project
1st September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Fenix Resources has signed a binding 30-year right-to-mine agreement with Sinosteel Midwest Corporation (SMC), a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, giving Fenix exclusive rights to... 


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