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Supply problems may force Freeport Indonesia to halt Manyar smelter, media reports
14th October 2025 By: Reuters

Miner Freeport Indonesia may be forced to suspend operations at its Manyar smelter at the end of October due to a lack of copper concentrate following a mud-flow incident at its Grasberg mine,... 


Game-changing possibilities for gold as a modern digital asset.
Digitalisation could re-orientate gold industry, World Gold Council highlights
14th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The value of gold as an asset has never been clearer, yet the gold industry finds itself at a fascinating crossroads, the World Gold Council reports. The advent of new technologies, including... 


BofA hikes gold price forecast to $5 000/oz for 2026
BofA hikes gold price forecast to $5 000/oz for 2026
13th October 2025 By: Reuters

Bank of America Global Research on Monday raised its price forecasts for precious metals, lifting its 2026 outlook for gold to $5 000 an ounce, with an average of around $4 400. Gold surged above... 


Chance to up diamond strength.
Major opportunity for the diamond business to return to old strengths, says luminary
13th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To the mind of diamond luminary Martyn Charles Marriott, this could be an opportunity to return to old... 


China says its rare earth export controls are 'legitimate'
13th October 2025 By: Reuters

China defended its export control measures on rare earths as "legitimate" on Sunday after President Donald Trump retaliated against the curbs by announcing steep new US tariffs on Chinese goods.... 


Major uplift for South Africa-European Union Just Energy Transition Partnership.
European Union elevates South Africa’s R105bn green hydrogen project to new high
10th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project to a new high when she singled it out for special... 


A gold nugget on dollar bills
Gold's record run creates new rulebooks for investors
10th October 2025 By: Reuters

Investors are testing well-established views about gold, which is surging to new records, as an AI-driven stocks rally and red-hot bitcoin force a rethink of what's driving one of the world's... 


Raw copper
Copper hits $11 000/t for first time since May 2024
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

Copper prices hit $11 000 per metric ton on Thursday, a level not seen in over 16 months, as widespread disruption at mines sparks fears of a shortage of supply and attracts speculative inflows.... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
South Africa urged to revive ferroalloy smelters, replace ideology with pragmatism
9th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with pragmatism in mining. Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu called on... 


Gold bars
Gold takes a breather after safe-haven demand fuels record run
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4 000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and... 


China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users
China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, expanding restrictions on processing technology and spelling out its intention to limit exports to overseas defence and semiconductor... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne.
Promote growth, transformation together, Minerals Council South Africa urges
8th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad (right) with Joburg Indaba chairperson Bernard Swanepoel.
Anglo committed to investing R600m in junior exploration fund, Joburg Indaba hears
8th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad... 


man at materials conveyor
Global materials sector contracts but profitability holds firm amid shift to gold, copper, aluminium – McKinsey
8th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The global materials industry saw revenues decline in 2024, with metals and mining contracting by 6% to about $3-trillion, even as profitability remained strong and profit pools continued to shift... 


Gaza has been affected by conflict between Hamas and Israel
Gold's rush to record heights propelled by global anxieties
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

Anxieties over global geopolitical and economic risks are the biggest drivers pushing gold's 53% surge this year to a record over $4 000/oz, with analysts seeing little to halt the surge. The... 


Gold builds on historic rally, soars past $4 000/oz for first time
Gold builds on historic rally, soars past $4 000/oz for first time
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold smashed through $4 000 an ounce to hit a record high on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further... 


WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
WTO downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump's... 


PwC Africa Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader Andries Rossouw and PwC SA Mine Project Leader Vuyiswa Khutlang.
South Africa's mining sector shifting gears to thrive, PwC highlights
7th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 


A copper smelter
Aurubis hikes 2026 European copper premium to record $315/t
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis will charge European customers a premium of $315 per metric ton for refined copper next year, three market sources said on Tuesday, a record high for the... 


Openpit coal mining
Indian states sign more coal power deals to meet rising demand
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Indian state electricity distributors are signing long-term contracts with coal-fired power generators to meet a projected surge in evening demand, despite the country's efforts to expand clean... 


Nickel smelting
Nickel market forecast to be in 209 000 t surplus in 2025, says INSG
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

The International Nickel Study Group on Tuesday forecast a nickel market surplus of 209 000 metric tons for 2025, increasing to 261 000 tons in 2026. Global demand for nickel is expected to... 


A nickel operation in Indonesia
Indonesia cuts mining quota validity to one year
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesia's mining ministry has issued a new regulation that shortens the validity of mining production quotas to one year from three years, a move intended to offer the government more control... 


A gold pour
Goldman hikes December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900/oz
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs raised on Monday its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900 per ounce from $4 300, citing strong Western exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and likely central bank buying. "We... 


Molten gold
Gold blazes through $3 900/oz to new records as investors flee uncertainty
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices surged to record highs above $3 900 per ounce on Monday on expectations of further US rate cuts, and as investors fleeing economic and political uncertainty piled into the safe-haven... 


The demonstration plant in Johannesburg.
Manganese beneficiation successful at Joburg demo plant, Canadian company reports
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration plant in Johannesburg. Following the production... 


Andre Nepgen, Head of Discovery Green.
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified... 


Implats chairperson Thandi Orleyn.
Clean electricity accounts for 31% of Implats’ FY2025 power consumption
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and refining company Implats, with market... 


Freeport Indonesia says search for five trapped Grasberg workers still ongoing
2nd October 2025 By: Reuters

Miner Freeport Indonesia said on Thursday that the search for five missing workers at the Grasberg copper and gold mine was still ongoing, more than three weeks after a deadly mud flow disaster at... 


Mining added 2 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter.
Mining creates 2 000 more second-quarter jobs, Minerals Council South Africa reports
2nd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO transition complete, ex-PIC head leading business development
1st October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) head of listed... 


platinum jewellery
Global platinum jewellery market grows as gold price surges
1st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The global platinum jewellery market saw growth across key regions in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Platinum Jewellery Business Review published by Platinum Guild... 


St Barbara weighs options for Atlantic and Simberi as guidance points to stronger year
St Barbara weighs options for Atlantic and Simberi as guidance points to stronger year
1st October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian gold miner St Barbara has signalled it may hold on to its Atlantic business in Canada for longer than expected, while also exploring a potential sale of its Simberi mine in Papua New... 


Freeport-McMoRan still in talks with Indonesia over Grasberg mine rights, company says
Freeport-McMoRan still in talks with Indonesia over Grasberg mine rights, company says
1st October 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan said on Tuesday it remains in discussions with the government of Indonesia regarding rights to operate the Grasberg copper and gold mine past 2041. News reports earlier on Tuesday... 


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