Tin shipments from Myanmar's Wa State are expected to resume in coming months after a nearly two-year-old ban, the International Tin Association said on Wednesday. Speculation by traders this week... 

State-owned railway company Transnet and United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) on Wednesday July 16 signed a ten-year contract for the transportation of manganese by rail from UMK’s mine in South... 

The direct impact of tariffs on forecast platinum demand in 2025 is estimated to total only 112 000 oz, or 1.4% of total demand. While the indirect risks through slower GDP growth over the next few... 

Iron-ore futures climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by strengthening ties between top producer Australia and leading consumer China, though gains were capped by concerns over persistent weakness in... 

Major miner BHP has said it is too costly for Australia to build a "green iron" industry after the country and China agreed this week to jointly work to decarbonise the steel supply chain,... 

Simon Trott’s appointment as CEO of Rio Tinto is signalling a vote of confidence in the company’s existing trajectory, with an openness to large-scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A), analysts said... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto Group delivered a strong second-quarter operational performance, with group-wide copper equivalent production up 13% year-on-year, underpinned by solid gains across its... 

Gold enters the second half of 2025 coming off an exceptionally strong start to the year – up 26% – shaped by a weaker US dollar, persistent geopolitical risk, robust investor demand, and continued... 

Shares in China’s lithium producers fell sharply on Tuesday after two of the largest miners warned that battery-metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year. Tianqi Lithium... 

Half-way through this decade, the platinum price has largely gone sideways, underperforming many other assets, says precious metals trader Heraeus in its latest ‘Precious Metals Appraisal’ report,... 

Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Trott as its next CEO, selecting the current head of its iron-ore division to succeed Jakob Stausholm effective August 25. Trott, a 25-year veteran of the company,... 

China is ready to work with Australia to deepen bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday in Beijing. The meeting... 

China's coal output in the first six months of the year rose 5% on the year, data from the statistics bureau showed on Tuesday, as authorities focus on ensuring sufficient supply of the fuel as... 

Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media reports that cited a government minister. The... 

China’s CMOC Group produced more cobalt at its two mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first half of this year, despite the African nation’s ban on exports. The world’s largest... 

Diversified mining major BHP is stepping up its electrification efforts through preliminary agreements with two leading Chinese battery companies, aimed at expanding the use of battery technologies... 

Work on engineering and planning related to initial road access, construction, water supply, infrastructure, essential site facilities, first phase accommodation lodge, and a site construction... 

JSE-, ASX- and ADR-listed diversified miner South32 has informed shareholders that it expects to recognise an impairment expense in its 2025 financial year-end results, as a result of the... 

Australia and China should cooperate more closely over green steel, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Shanghai on Monday, even as he called on the world's largest steelmaker to address excess... 

China's June coal imports fell to the lowest monthly level in over two years, General Administration of Customs data showed on Monday, as the country's miners ramped up domestic production to... 

China's rare earths exports rose 32% in June from the month before, customs data showed on Monday, in a potential sign that agreements reached last month to free up the flow of the metals are... 

China urged the European Parliament to stop politicising trade and economic issues and applying double standards on export controls, its mission to the European Union said on Friday. The remarks... 

Nickel ore shipments to Indonesia from the Philippines are expected to surge this year to meet demand from Chinese-owned refineries affected by Jakarta’s curbs on domestic production, according to... 

After drawing up a draft document called The Blue List in May and launching a four-month consultation period to garner inputs, World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has unpacked the necessity of... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South Africa’s platinum metals and China’s green revolution merging strongly in Shanghai; Hive Hydrogen's request for proposals for the $5.8-billion... 

Malawi has concluded $12-billion worth of Chinese mining and infrastructure transactions, which are positioning the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa for the supply of critical minerals,... 

A total of 42 people employed by mining and metals advocacy group ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2024. This compares with 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.  “No one should have to risk... 

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 

Vedanta Resources, the Indian mining conglomerate of billionaire Anil Agarwal that was targeted in a short-seller’s report, has lost the top executive of its base metals business, according to... 

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 

South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s green revolution have come together strongly in Shanghai at a hugely opportune time of changing global trading relationships and energy...