The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the launch of platinum and palladium futures and options contracts on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, Heraeus reports. The contracts will... 

Central banks likely bought large amounts of gold in November in a multi-year trend to diversify reserves to hedge geopolitical and financial risks, Goldman Sachs said on Monday. The Wall Street... 

Indonesia's plan to retire 6.7 gigawatts of coal-fired power plant capacity by 2030 to fight climate change is at risk of failure due to stalled disbursal of funding from rich countries, the... 

West Wits Mining on Monday issued a drawdown notice for a first tranche of $12.5-million from a loan facility to advance the development of Qala Shallows, the promising project that is bringing... 

China's lithium price surged on Monday after the chairman of major Chinese producer Ganfeng Lithium Group forecast demand growth of 30% or even 40% for the battery metal in 2026. The most-traded... 

A rare earths deal between the US and China will "hopefully" be done by Thanksgiving, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in remarks that aired on Sunday. Bessent's comments follow a framework... 

The board of Canada's Barrick Mining has raised the possibility of splitting the company into two separate entities, one focused on North America and the other on Africa and Asia, four sources... 

China's coal output fell 2.3% year-on-year in October, official data showed on Friday, reflecting production restrictions designed to support prices. October output was 406.75-million metric tons.... 

During a Capital Markets Day media conference call, on November 13, gold miner Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser pointed out that the company was targeting incremental production growth over the next... 

Chinese copper exports are on pace to set a record in 2025, with October shipments set to exceed 100 000 metric tons for only the third time ever, as rising domestic supply and higher foreign... 

Rio Tinto Group has mothballed the controversial $2.95-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, according to an internal note. The memo, sent this week and seen by Bloomberg, said that the project... 

Iron-ore futures gained on Wednesday, as hopes of fresh stimulus from top consumer China outweighed concerns over a gloomy outlook stemming from growing supply and diminishing demand. The... 

AngloGold Ashanti is constantly coming up with the same answer during its continual assessment of where this 40 000-employee gold mining major can generate the most value.   “The answer is clear,”... 

Australia's Mineral Resources said on Wednesday it would sell a 30% stake in part of its lithium business to South Korea's Posco for $765-million as it seeks to cut debt and repair its balance... 

Operations have started at the giant Simandou iron-ore project in Guinea, marking a historic milestone for Africa’s largest greenfield mine and infrastructure development. At a ceremony held at... 

In the three months to September 30, the free cash flow of AngloGold Ashanti rose 141% year-on-year to a record $920-million as continued cost discipline helped to capture the benefits of a higher... 

In the three months to September 30, the Africa region of Barrick Mining Corporation delivered the largest quarter-on-quarter increase of all the Barrick regions. Moreover, the costs of the Africa... 

South Africa’s rare earths endowment at Phalaborwa in Limpopo province is a gift that just keep on giving through the ongoing effort of Rainbow Rare Earths. In December, Mining Weekly reported that... 

China's market regulator said on Monday that it granted conditional approval for a lithium-related joint venture between Chile's state-run copper giant-Codelco and local lithium producer SQM. The... 

Japan's Marubeni said on Monday it will invest in a mineral sands project of Australia's RZ Resources, following in the footsteps of compatriot JX Advanced Metals which struck a similar deal with... 

China has suspended a ban on exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US, its commerce ministry said on Sunday, although the three metals remain subject to broader export controls... 

Contemporary Amperex Technology has been told how much it should pay for the rights to its key lithium mine in China, another sign of progress in the battery maker’s bid to restart the operation... 

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 

Vancouver-headquartered B2Gold says it remains on track for strong fourth-quarter gold production, after its mines in Africa and the Philippines exceeded production targets for the third quarter,... 

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 

The South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province sold 20% more gold in the September quarter and 22% more gold than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The 86 300 oz of... 

Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are far from done. Mining Weekly chalked up reads... 

Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia, a group of miners is betting there’s still billions to be made from the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. Global mining giants have largely retreated from coal... 

Iron-ore miner BHP Group and steelmaker Posco have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance hydrogen-based ironmaking technology as part of efforts to decarbonise the steel sector, the... 

Base metals company Pacific Nickel Mines has agreed to sell its Solomon Islands subsidiaries, including the Kolosori nickel project, to Green Rock for a nominal price of A$1, exiting the operation... 

A Chinese state bank closed retail gold accounts to new investors on Monday, two days after Beijing tweaked a long-standing tax exemption for the metalthat is likely to hit retail demand in the... 

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s...