Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is inching closer to finishing a long-planned breakup of his metals-to-energy conglomerate Vedanta, a move aimed at trimming the group’s $11-billion debt pile and... 

Chinese mining company CMOC Group has agreed to acquire Canada's Lumina Gold in an all-cash deal valued at C$581-million.  The transaction, announced on Monday, will mark a step forward for the... 

A US producer of rare earth metals stopped shipments to China after Beijing placed export controls on similar materials crucial for defense and technology manufacturing. MP Materials, which... 

China's export controls on three metals important across the defence and chip sectors are keeping shipments at historically low levels despite high prices worldwide as Beijing flexes its control... 

Toronto-listed Euro Sun Mining’s South African CEO is reported to have exercised considerable resolve in helping to remove the obstacles in the way of turning one of Europe’s large copper/gold... 

Turkish billionaire Robert Yuksel Yildirim is on a $2-billion hunt for nickel mines, betting that the battery metal’s price will rebound and that the West will want those supplies to cut its... 

Asia’s coal price benchmark fell to a four-year low as trade tensions threaten to sap demand, testing levels where miners shut more production. Australian Newcastle futures declined to $94.25 a... 

Although saleable production of aluminium from the Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal decreased by 1% to 537 000 t in the nine months ended March, the full-year guidance of... 

Sinomine Resource Group aims to start copper production in September 2026 at its Kitumba Copper Mine in the Mumbwa district of Zambia’s Central Province, according to a company WeChat post on... 

The world’s biggest iron-ore miners face a difficult start to the year, after extreme weather impacted production and as their biggest customer China braces for a trade war. This week, BHP Group,... 

World Bank president Ajay Banga on Wednesday doubled down on his push to revamp the bank's energy strategy to end a ban on lending for nuclear power projects and enable more natural gas projects,... 

Diversified commodities major BHP CEO Mike Henry has expressed concern about increasing protectionism, warning that while tariffs have little direct impact on the miner, their broader implications... 

Gold major Newmont has completed its previously announced non-core divestiture programme, closing the sales of its Akyem mine in Ghana and Porcupine operation in Canada. The company has now... 

Indonesia has raised the royalty rate to be paid by nickel, tin and other metal producers as the government searches for ways to fund President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious but costly priority... 

India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products until May 1, a spokesperson at India's Ministry of Mines said on... 

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold on Wednesday issued a sharp rebuke to the government of Mali as tensions over taxes escalated, warning that the viability of its flagship Loulo-Gounkoto mine is... 

Australia's top gas producer Woodside Energy aid on Wednesday it had hired Sarah Bairstow, the chief executive of Mexico Pacific, for its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant in the United... 

Gold rose to record high as the Trump administration pressed ahead with probes that could broaden a sweeping trade war, boosting demand for havens. Bullion climbed above $3 248 an ounce for the... 

Goldman Sachs has reduced its forecast for aluminium prices this year after its economists downgraded global growth forecasts including for the US and China following the Trump administration's... 

Mining company Assmang on Monday refuted allegations that it engages in the illegal mining of sugilite at the Black Rock mine in the Northern Cape. Sugilite is described as a pink to purple... 

China’s commodities imports mostly fell year-on-year in March, the last full month before the Trump administration choked off bilateral trade by imposing punitive levies on Chinese goods. With the... 

China plans to keep building coal-fired power plants through 2027 in regions where they are needed to meet peak power demand or stabilise the grid, according to government guidelines for upgrading... 

India's exports of cut and polished diamonds plummeted to their lowest level in nearly two decades in the 2024/25 fiscal year, which ended in March, on sluggish demand from the United States and... 

Goldman Sachs Group and UBS Group issued another round of bullish calls for gold, with stronger-than-expected central bank demand and the metal’s role as a hedge against recession and geopolitical... 

Gold edged down from a record as markets weighed the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has driven a flight to safety assets amid mounting confusion over his tariff agenda.... 

Sydney-listed Australian Strategic Materials said China’s newly announced export restrictions on rare earth elements (REEs) underscore the urgent need to establish secure and diversified global... 

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 

The copper industry is turning attention to how the escalating trade war between the world’s biggest economies will affect investments needed to meet future demand for the wiring metal. US... 

Safe-haven gold surpassed the key $3 200 mark for the first time on Friday, spurred by a weaker dollar and economic concerns due to an intensifying trade war. Spot gold jumped over 1% to $3 214.92... 

After listening to Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel placing ruthenium on a new high pedestal and describing this low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) as “my personal... 

Chinese alumina producers, which rushed to expand capacity after prices surged last year due to short supplies of raw material bauxite, are being squeezed by falling prices, prompting some to shut... 

US President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries sent battered global stock markets surging on Thursday even as he ratcheted up a...