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Nickel smelting
Nickel market forecast to be in 209 000 t surplus in 2025, says INSG
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


A nickel operation in Indonesia
Indonesia cuts mining quota validity to one year
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


A gold pour
Goldman hikes December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900/oz
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


Molten gold
Gold blazes through $3 900/oz to new records as investors flee uncertainty
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


The demonstration plant in Johannesburg.
Manganese beneficiation successful at Joburg demo plant, Canadian company reports
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Andre Nepgen, Head of Discovery Green.
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Implats chairperson Thandi Orleyn.
Clean electricity accounts for 31% of Implats’ FY2025 power consumption
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Freeport Indonesia says search for five trapped Grasberg workers still ongoing
2nd October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


Mining added 2 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter.
Mining creates 2 000 more second-quarter jobs, Minerals Council South Africa reports
2nd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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,... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO transition complete, ex-PIC head leading business development
1st October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


platinum jewellery
Global platinum jewellery market grows as gold price surges
1st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

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... 


St Barbara weighs options for Atlantic and Simberi as guidance points to stronger year
St Barbara weighs options for Atlantic and Simberi as guidance points to stronger year
1st October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

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 still in talks with Indonesia over Grasberg mine rights, company says
Freeport-McMoRan still in talks with Indonesia over Grasberg mine rights, company says
1st October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


Castle wind farm.
Low-cost renewables will make up 30% of Sibanye-Stillwater power supply by 2027
30th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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 bars
UBS forecasts gold price could reach $4 200/oz by mid-2026
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

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 bans all BHP iron-ore cargoes as pricing dispute deepens, Bloomberg News reports
China bans all BHP iron-ore cargoes as pricing dispute deepens, Bloomberg News reports
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

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,... 


Japan Gold sinks 44% as Barrick exits exploration alliance
Japan Gold sinks 44% as Barrick exits exploration alliance
30th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

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... 


Zijin Gold shines on debut as gold prices reach record high
Zijin Gold shines on debut as gold prices reach record high
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow.
Bristow stepping down after elevating Barrick to great heights in fewer than seven years
29th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Heraeus Business Line Hydrogen Systems head Dr Philipp Walter with Shanghai laboratory professionals Weiwen Dong and Mike Li.
Key platinum-boosting hydrogen labs will go live in China next month, Heraeus reports
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Miners' permit suspensions can be lifted if they meet reclamation fund requirements, minister says
26th September 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


PGI conference speakers and management team
Advantages of platinum highlighted during jewellery trade show
26th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

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.... 


Mining at Freeport halted to search for trapped miners, Indonesia Mining Minister says
Mining at Freeport halted to search for trapped miners, Indonesia Mining Minister says
26th September 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


bp service station
Clean energy trajectory increasingly influenced by geopolitical fragmentation – bp
26th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


The Kelvin power station
Nature loss could cut mining, power earnings by a quarter, Barclays finds
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

 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... 


Goldman Sachs downgrades copper supply forecast after Grasberg mine disruption
Goldman Sachs downgrades copper supply forecast after Grasberg mine disruption
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs lowered on Thursday its global copper mine supply forecast for 2025 and 2026 following a disruption at Indonesia's Grasberg, the world's second-largest copper mine. The incident,... 


Platinum needed in pacemakers.
Medical demand for platinum forecast to reach new high this year
25th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3% compound annual growth rate since 2013 and 4% more... 


Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg, expects lower copper, gold sales
Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg, expects lower copper, gold sales
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan on Wednesday declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia and said it is expecting consolidated sales to be lower for copper and gold in the third quarter, sending its... 


An image of iron ore
Genmin, Sinohydro progressing Gabon project
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Genmin has achieved further progress in its collaboration with Sinohydro Corporation, a majority owned subsidiary of Chinese State-owned integrated engineering and construction... 


Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking Head of Equity Capital Markets, South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa Richard Stout
Anglo’s Valterra Platinum divestment ‘largest in history of JSE’, Standard Bank reports
23rd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler Standard Bank as “the largest equity capital... 


Copperbelt’s initial 1 000 ha cassava project expected to show how the lot of Zambia’s farmers can be uplifted.
Copperbelt being groomed as starting point of cassava food-and-fuel thrust in Zambia
22nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Another big C may soon begin to emerge along Zambia’s copper-renowned Copperbelt, this time having nothing to do with the yellow metal but instead highlighting the first letter of a staple food... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab
22nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a time when REEs are in growing demand for use in... 


India signs deepsea mining exploration deal with International Seabed Authority
22nd September 2025 By: Reuters

ndia has signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority for exclusive rights to explore polymetallic sulphides in the Indian Ocean, the government said on Saturday. Polymetallic... 


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