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China's export controls see April rare earth shipments tumble on month
Updated 1 hour 1 minute ago By: Reuters

China's exports of rare earths in April fell 15.6% from the month before after the country, which dominates global supply,announced controls on shipments of some of the critical minerals. China's... 


The De Beers name on a building
De Beers to shut down its lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Lightbox
8th May 2025 By: Reuters

De Beers plans to shut down its lab-grown diamond jewellery brand, Lightbox, and focus on natural diamonds, it said on Thursday, as the company battles weak diamond prices due to low demand and... 


Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow.
Barrick’s drill bit adds 111-million gold equivalent ounces at a mere $10/oz
8th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The foundation of a real mining company lies in its reserve base, Barrick Mining highlighted during Wednesday’s quarterly results presentation when it displayed a slide that brought into sharp... 


Iron-ore falls as China steel body says output curbs under way
Iron-ore falls as China steel body says output curbs under way
8th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore fell as China’s top steel association confirmed that output curbs were under way, and long-awaited PBOC rate cuts failed to deliver a sustained lift in sentiment. Futures fell as much as... 


LBMA CEO Ruth Crowell
Most LBMA refineries using gold database, the association says
8th May 2025 By: Reuters

Most gold refineries accredited by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) are now providing data to a digital platform launched in January to increase transparency in the industry, the... 


DHL Supply Chain Europe, Middle East Africa CEO Hendrik Venter.
Coordinated action needed to realise green hydrogen ambitions, DHL CEO highlights
8th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost last month when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy... 


B2Gold completed its 2025 ice road campaign, which is a critical logistical undertaking for the Nunavut mine, one month ahead of schedule.
B2Gold nears first gold pour at Goose project
8th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious metals miner B2Gold is closing in on a key milestone at its Goose project in Nunavut, with the first gold pour expected by the end of next month. The Vancouver-based miner said on... 


Barrick’s Bristow says 'all systems go' at Pakistan copper/gold project
Barrick’s Bristow says 'all systems go' at Pakistan copper/gold project
8th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-headquartered Barrick Mining CEO Mark Bristow says momentum is building at the company’s Reko Diq project in Pakistan, with construction advancing, exploration upside emerging, and... 


India eases coal supply rules to ramp up power generation capacity
7th May 2025 By: Reuters

India on Wednesday changed rules to allow long-term coal supply contracts for so-called independent power producers as it looks to ramp up its coal-powered plant capacity. The government also did... 


DRDGOLD's flagship Ergo plant on Johannesburg's East Rand.
Good gold price uplifts DRDGOLD revenue amid unprecedented wet weather setback
7th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to March 31 when gold sold in the quarter added up to 1 109 kg, the revenue of surface gold miner DRDGOLD increased on strong gold pricing, despite the impact of unprecedented... 


Red Dog zinc mine gets caught in US-China tariff turmoil
Red Dog zinc mine gets caught in US-China tariff turmoil
7th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

The owner of the world’s largest zinc mine is in discussions to reroute output of the US operation away from China due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, according to people familiar... 


Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser.
Strong gold price benefiting Gold Fields amid advances in Chile, Canada, Australia
6th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The benefit of the strong gold price is playing out for Gold Fields, which is generating steady cash and deleveraging the balance sheet, the first-quarter’s $335-million dividend payout... 


A gold pour
Safe-haven demand lifts gold to two-week peak, focus on Fed meet
6th May 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices rose to a two-week high on Tuesday, as tariff threats from US President Donald Trump lifted demand for the safe-haven metal, while the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week was... 


Big South Deep mine west of Johannesburg.
South Deep produces 24% more gold, on track to meet guidance, Gold Fields reports
6th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

After addressing backfill leakage and rehandling issues and transitioning into higher-grade areas, the big South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg has delivered a 24%-higher 72 200 oz... 


Moab Khotsong's quality orebodies supporting investment under way.
Harmony on track to meet full year guidance, increased grade, net cash up
5th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold Mining Company is on track to meet full-year guidance with the underground recovered grade guidance increased to more than 6 g/t. South Africa’s Mponeng and Papua New Guinea’s Hidden... 


Community near mine
ICMM publishes new handbook on community-led mine closure practices
5th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mining and metals advocacy group ICMM provides in its latest “Handbook on Multistakeholder Approaches to Socioeconomic Transitions in Mining” publication a practical guide for mining companies to... 


Gold bar on silver bars
Gold consumption dips on back of latest price rallies
5th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refining services provider Heraeus Precious Metals finds in its latest appraisal publication that fabrication demand for gold fell significantly in the first quarter of the year, largely owing to... 


DRDGOLD CFO Riaan Davel (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer.
The good gold price is providing much more capex confidence, says chief financial officer
5th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The good gold price is providing gold mining companies with much more confidence to execute capital programmes, and a sentiment doing the rounds is that South Africa should, in every respect, make... 


Adani Enterprises fourth-quarter profit drops on coal trading weakness
2nd May 2025 By: Reuters

India's Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Adani Group, reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by weaker performance at its coal trading division. The company's... 


Trump’s push for deep-sea metals clashes with UN ocean treaty
2nd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump first set his sights on Canada and Greenland’s mineral resources. Now he’s eyeing the global seabed that holds vast troves of critical metals for green technologies but is... 


Drilling at Siguiri in Guinea.
AngloGold agrees sale of Côte d’Ivoire projects, acquisition of Guinea project
2nd May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The New York- and Johannesburg-listed AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to sell its interests in two gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire and simultaneously acquire a project in Guinea, alongside its Siguiri... 


DRDGOLD Chairperson Tim Cumming.
Gold price sustaining opportunity to mine for longer, says DRDGOLD chairperson
30th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new opportunities. That is the view of DRDGOLD chairperson Tim... 


China's Zijin Mining eyes gold unit spin-off and listing
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

China's Zijin Mining said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its unit, Zijin Gold International, and list it on the Hong Kong bourse as part of a reorganization of its overseas gold assets. This... 


Record gold prices help keep China's copper smelters going despite losses
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

Surging prices for gold and other byproducts are keeping China's copper smelters afloat and could fend off significant production cuts this year despite a key gauge of industry profitability... 


Flashback to Glencore's winter wheat pilot project in Mpumalanga.
Glencore produces 5% more South African energy coal in first quarter
30th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The energy coal produced by Glencore in South Africa in the first three months of this year was up on the first quarter of last year, the London- and Johannesburg-listed mining and marketing... 


Gold bars
Billionaire investor John Paulson sees gold near $5 000 by 2028
29th April 2025 By: Reuters

Central bank gold buying and global trade tensions are likely to push bullion prices to near $5 000 an ounce by 2028, billionaire investor John Paulson said in an interview during which he... 


commodities trading screens
Global commodity prices expected to drop to six-year low by 2026 – World Bank
29th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s... 


 	DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Premature gold mine closure can no longer be allowed, says 130-year-old DRDGOLD
29th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold... 


Citic sees ‘turning point’ for China’s steel industry this year
Citic sees ‘turning point’ for China’s steel industry this year
29th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

China’s steel industry is expected to see a “turning point” this year on additional stimulus measures and production cuts, even as overseas tariffs put pressure on demand, according to Citic... 


Gold’s bullish sentiment seen easing as record rally stumbles
Gold’s bullish sentiment seen easing as record rally stumbles
29th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

The gold rally has outshone other asset classes this month — even drawing some comparisons to bitcoin — as President Donald Trump’s tariff war reshapes the global economic order, pushing investors... 


CEO Mark Bristow says Barrick is building a substantial copper business alongside its core gold operations.
Barrick proposes rebrand to reflect broader copper strategy
29th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold is rebranding as Barrick Mining, a move that reflects the company’s increasing emphasis on copper alongside its core gold operations. The proposed name change is... 


DRDGOLD's 130th anniversary celebration at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
DRDGOLD stronger than ever as it hits 130-year mark at time of sky-high gold pricing
25th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Friday, April 25, marked the remarkable 130th anniversary of the uninterrupted listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange of South Africa's resilient gold producer, DRDGOLD. Born out of the gold... 


Zinc ingots
Global refined zinc and lead markets face 2025 surplus, ILZSG says
25th April 2025 By: Reuters

The global refined zinc and lead market will be in surplus this year, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) said on Friday. The group expects that global supply of refined lead will... 


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