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A map indicating the world's largest sediment-hosted copper districts
Ivanhoe forms JV to explore for copper in Kazakhstan
12th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines, which has successfully developed the large-scale joint venture (JV) Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has formed a JV with UK-based private... 


Adani signs A$330m private loan for Australia coal port
12th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indian conglomerate Adani Group has signed an around A$330-million ($207-million) private credit loan for its coal port unit located in Australia’s Northern Queensland, according to people familiar... 


‘Show me the money’: Record gold price is test for top miners
‘Show me the money’: Record gold price is test for top miners
12th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold prices are hovering around record highs, but Barrick Gold and Newmont have frustrated investors by failing to capitalise on bullion’s rally. The next ten days gives the top producers a chance... 


Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, which crushes and refines bauxite provided by Australia.
South32 secures Worsley bauxite project approval Down Under
12th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 on Wednesday reported Australian government environmental approval for the Worsley Mine Development Project Down Under. South32’s Hillside Aluminium... 


The many uses of platinum group metals.
Platinum group metals have major ‘urban mining’ plus, Johnson Matthey highlights
11th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs)  – which are hosted and mined overwhelmingly in South Africa – have recycling rates approaching the 100% mark in some applications, with the carbon intensity of PGM... 


President Donald Trump
Trump tariffs spell fresh turmoil for volatile aluminum market
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The global aluminum market is entering a fresh period of upheaval as traders rush to assess the potential impact of renewed US protectionism under President Donald Trump. The US leader ordered... 


China’s nickel overcapacity spurs another surge in metal exports
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chinese refined nickel exports could almost treble this year, as domestic overcapacity produces yet another glut of metal that will have to be absorbed by overseas markets. The country flipped to... 


IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva
Too early to assess US tariffs' impact on world economy, IMF managing director says
11th February 2025 By: Reuters

US tariffs are an "evolving story" and it is too early to assess their impact on the world economy, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday. She told the... 


Gold refining
Gold bulls lock in on glittering milestone; $3 000/oz in sight
11th February 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats have ignited another gold rush, propelling the safe-haven metal to new heights and bringing the glittering $3 000 milestone into view. Spot gold... 


CATL and Lopal restart China lithium refinery despite price rout
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Jiangsu Lopal Tech and Contemporary Amperex Technology are restarting their lithium refinery in China after a roughly five-month halt, further threatening any price recovery for the key battery... 


Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario says it would ban China from deals on minerals, energy
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The leader of Canada’s largest province said the government will ban Chinese components from energy projects if his party is reelected later this month. “China is playing by its own rules, is... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


Gold edges higher toward record as Trump tariffs aid haven bids
Gold edges higher toward record as Trump tariffs aid haven bids
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold rose toward a record high after President Donald Trump said he would announce duties on steel and aluminum imports on Monday, adding to increasing uncertainty in global financial markets.... 


Iron-ore at multi-month high as improving fundamentals outweigh Trump tariff threat
Iron-ore at multi-month high as improving fundamentals outweigh Trump tariff threat
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures gained on Monday as earlier losses triggered by US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats were countered by signs of recovering demand in top consumer China and falling... 


Global Lithium seeks government help, alleging Chinese control attempt
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Global Lithium Resources is pressing the government to halt what it calls a takeover attempt by Chinese investors of its cornerstone asset ahead of a shareholder meeting this week. The... 


Mongolia seeks to boost coal exports to China with new rail link
7th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Mongolia plans to press China next week to approve a new railway link that could boost an already growing coal trade between the two countries. Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai... 


$22.5m equity raising to progress Greenland, Austria projects
$22.5m equity raising to progress Greenland, Austria projects
7th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has completed a private placement of $22.5-million to assist in accelerating development plans for the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland and the Wolfberg... 


Tungsten miner says clients in disbelief as China chokes supply
Tungsten miner says clients in disbelief as China chokes supply
7th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The phone has been ringing off the hook for Lewis Black after China imposed export controls on tungsten, a niche metal mined by his firm that’s crucial to weapons manufacturing. The CEO of North... 


Indonesia trade ministry supports extending Freeport's copper export permit
7th February 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesia's trade ministry would support allowing PT Freeport Indonesia to continue exporting copper concentrate after a cost-and-benefit analysis, a deputy minister said on Friday. Resource-rich... 


Alex Dall
Surprise turn as Gold Fields' permanent financial task now falls to interim CFO Dall
7th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Phillip Anthony Murnane will no longer be the new CFO of Gold Fields, as was announced on the JSE Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) in August last year. Instead, as from March 1, that role will be... 


Gold prices to remain up, reaching $3 000/oz in near-term, says Citi
Gold prices to remain up, reaching $3 000/oz in near-term, says Citi
7th February 2025 By: Reuters

Leading global banks anticipate that gold prices will remain elevated throughout 2025, potentially reaching the $3 000 mark, as geopolitical uncertainties continue to shape investor sentiment.... 


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Critical minerals miners urged to integrate circularity, communities from start
7th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Circularity and community engagement have emerged as key factors for critical minerals mining as more countries and companies turn their focus to the “new” minerals required for green energy and... 


Blackstone to acquire Mankayan copper/gold project in merger with IDM
Blackstone to acquire Mankayan copper/gold project in merger with IDM
6th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Blackstone Minerals on Thursday announced a binding scheme implementation deed with IDM International for an all-scrip merger, securing ownership of the Mankayan copper/gold... 


De Beers' Venetia mine
De Beers cuts its 2025 output guidance by 10Mct as trading conditions remain challenging
6th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Amid ongoing challenging rough diamond trading conditions, De Beers has revised its production guidance for 2025 to between 20-million and 23-million carats, compared with previous guidance of... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu
Return of ferromanganese is this year’s focus, Menar emphasises at Mining Indaba
5th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu emphasised on Wednesday. In an interview on day-three... 


Gold holds near record high as trade war stokes haven demand
Gold holds near record high as trade war stokes haven demand
5th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold held near a record high in Asian trading, after rising by almost 1% in the previous session, as the opening salvos of the US-China trade war stoked haven demand. Bullion reached an all-time... 


Chinese firms control around 75% of Indonesian nickel capacity, report finds
5th February 2025 By: Reuters

Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security nonprofit C4ADS has said... 


Kingsgate achieves 100th gold pour at Chatree
4th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Kingsgate Consolidated  has reached a significant production milestone at its Chatree gold mine in Thailand, marking the hundredth gold pour since operations restarted in March 2023. The... 


From left De Beers sustainability head Tefo Molosiwa, Anglo Group projects director Alison Atkinson, Sasol executive VP Sarushen Pillay, and Sasol corporate affairs manager Christopher Kabosha.
Promising renewable diesel pilot production plan announced by powerful partnership
4th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The launch of a pilot initiative to produce feedstock for renewable diesel in South Africa was announced on day two of the Investing in African Mining Indaba taking place in Cape Town. The launch,... 


A necklace, diamond ring and earrings
De Beers CEO says US diamond demand shows signs of recovery
4th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

De Beers said there were signs of a pick up in US diamond demand before Christmas, while India has overtaken China to become the second-biggest market. The industry has been hammered by a collapse... 


China expands critical mineral export controls after US imposes tariffs
China expands critical mineral export controls after US imposes tariffs
4th February 2025 By: Reuters

China said on Tuesday it would restrict exports of five metals used in defence, clean energy and other industries in response to fresh US tariffs, refraining from the outright export bans Beijing... 


Copper demand, prices likely to boom, despite uncertain macroeconomics
Copper demand, prices likely to boom, despite uncertain macroeconomics
3rd February 2025 By: Irma Venter

When looking ahead to 2050, the global economy is probably going to need about 80% to 90% more copper than what is being produced today – which adds up to between 50-million and 60-million tons a... 


Beneficiation of African metals and minerals in Africa is being demanded as an absolute must.
Adding value to metals and minerals in Africa emphasised as a must at Mining Indaba
3rd February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investing in African Mining Indaba presenters on Monday spoke repeatedly of the need for Africa to add value to its metals and minerals on the continent itself rather than allowing this to take... 


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