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... 

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 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... 

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... 

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,... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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,... 

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... 

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... 

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 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... 

A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater which, combined with other energy management... 

Gold markets are now leaning toward a bull-case scenario where the price rises to $4 200/oz by mid-2026, UBS said in a note on Tuesday. The bank pointed to factors including a weakening US dollar,... 

China's state iron-ore buyer has told major steelmakers and traders to temporarily pause purchases of any dollar-denominated seaborne iron ore cargoes from BHP, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday,... 

Shares of Japan Gold plunged 44% on Monday after the Vancouver-based explorer said Barrick Mining would walk away from their five-year strategic alliance in Japan. The partnership, struck in 2020... 

Shares of China's Zijin Gold International rose as much as 66% in their Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday after the company raised $3.2-billion in an initial public offering (IPO), the largest... 

The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company to great heights in fewer than seven years. After... 

Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange membrane (PEM) green hydrogen technology that is poised... 

Indonesian miners can get their suspension lifted once they fulfill requirements related to land reclamation fund deposits, the country's Mining Minister said on Friday, after his Ministry... 

An international panel of jewellery experts highlighted platinum’s present and distinct advantages of price and technical brilliance at the Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong 2025 trade show.... 

ndonesia's government has reached an agreement with Freeport Indonesia to halt operations at the Grasberg mine to give priority to the search for trapped workers, the country's mining minister said... 

Global energy company bp has added to its latest ‘Energy Outlook’ publication a section on important current issues influencing the global energy system, such as geopolitical fragmentation and the... 

 Company earnings could fall by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said, as rising input costs and operational disruptions driven by policy changes and worsening...