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Looming Fed rate cuts fuel gold price bonanza to records
Looming Fed rate cuts fuel gold price bonanza to records
3rd September 2025 By: Reuters

Gold's latest rally, triggered by expectations of US rate cuts, concerns about Federal Reserve independence and strong demand from investors as well as the central bank, is likely to propel prices... 


Containers being transported by ship
Unctad reports that trade policy uncertainty has 'become the new tariff'
2nd September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The unpredictability of particularly US trade policy has become a major factor in global trade, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has highlighted in its latest 'Global Trade Update'. This was on... 


Carawine takes full control of Big Bullocks tenement as Fraser Range JV ends
2nd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Carawine Resources has elected to acquire IGO's 76% interest in the Big Bullocks exploration licence (E39/1733) in Western Australia’s Fraser Range for a nominal sum of A$1, under the... 


Platinum group metals support every step of the vitally necessary energy transition.
IDC, KfW funding green hydrogen, green ammonia project in solar-rich Northern Cape
2nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Project development funding for the Prieska Power Reserve Project is being partly sourced from the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development... 


A gold nugget resting on dollar banknotes
Dollar inches up as gold hovers near record high of $3 508/oz
2nd September 2025 By: Reuters

The US dollar clawed back some ground in Asian trading on Tuesday following five days of selling, ahead of the return of US traders from the Labor Day holiday. The dollar index was last up 0.2% at... 


WA Environment Minister approves Arrowsmith North silica sands project
2nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed VRX Silica has shifted its focus at the Arrowsmith North silica project to finalising infrastructure solutions, binding offtake agreements and project finance, MD Bruce Maluish said on... 


Metallium wins US defence contract to advance gallium recovery
2nd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and OTCQX-listed Metallium has secured its first direct contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD), marking a formal entry into the Pentagon’s innovation and funding system. The... 


Parker’s standout feature is the 4 km-long Red Breccia Zone, a haematite-magnetite mega-breccia over 100 m wide, typical of iron oxide copper-gold systems.
Magnum refocuses US projects on rare earths and critical minerals
2nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-based Magnum Mining and Exploration has sharpened its focus on the growing US market for critical minerals, launching a comprehensive review of its American assets following a board... 


Silver Institute highlights US, India as key drivers of investment demand as prices top $40/oz
Silver Institute highlights US, India as key drivers of investment demand as prices top $40/oz
2nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Global silver investment remains concentrated in just four countries – the US, India, Germany and Australia – which together account for about 80% of bar and coin demand, according to a new report... 


Bauxite
Canyon Resources plans to ship first bauxite from Minim Martap before June 2026
1st September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian miner Canyon Resources has confirmed positive economics in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, with early works already having started... 


Dateline raises A$25m for California gold and REE project
1st September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Dateline Resources secured A$25-million from institutional investors to fund exploration at its Colosseum gold and rare earth project in California, boosting the company’s cash reserves... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
South Africa streaks ahead with exceptionally pure rare earth optimised in Joburg lab
1st September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has delivered what is described as “an exceptionally pure rare earth product”, which has been optimised in a Johannesburg laboratory. The breakthrough is part of the rare earths... 


The Kiaka mine in Burkina Faso.
WAF shares suspended as Burkina Faso targets bigger stake in Kiaka
1st September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Trading in gold miner West African Resources’ (WAF’s) shares has been suspended on the ASX after the company failed to lodge an announcement addressing a request from the Burkina Faso government to... 


Boddington was Australia's biggest gold producer in the 2024/25 financial year.
Australian gold output hits 300 t again
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian gold mine production for the 2024/25 financial year reached 300 t, the highest yearly total since 2022/23, but falls short of the 328-t record set in 1999/20, according to... 


Fenix Resources executive chairperson John Welborn.
Fenix secures right to 290Mt iron-ore Weld Range iron-ore project
1st September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Fenix Resources has signed a binding 30-year right-to-mine agreement with Sinosteel Midwest Corporation (SMC), a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, giving Fenix exclusive rights to... 


Yellowcake being drummed at the Kayelekera mine.
Lotus produces first yellowcake at Kayelekera mine in Malawi
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s Lotus Resources said on Monday it had produced the first batch of uranium oxide (U3O8) from its 85%-owned Kayelekera mine in Malawi. The milestone follows the successful commissioning... 


MAC Copper shareholders approve takeover by Harmony Gold
MAC Copper shareholders approve takeover by Harmony Gold
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Shareholders in MAC Copper have voted in favour of a takeover by Harmony Gold Mining. At meetings held Friday, 98.43% of votes cast backed the Jersey law scheme of arrangement, the company said in... 


Sayona completes merger with Piedmont Lithium
Sayona completes merger with Piedmont Lithium
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Sayona Mining has completed its merger with Piedmont Lithium. The transaction was finalised on August 29 in the US (August 30 in Australia), following shareholder approvals... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel,
Harmony’s starting to show the world that gold mining in South Africa is good business
29th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa’s biggest gold mining company, is proving itself to be a great South African asset and it’s booming at the moment, not only because the gold price is so... 


Lynas raises A$750m to accelerate rare earths growth strategy
Lynas raises A$750m to accelerate rare earths growth strategy
29th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths has completed a A$750-million institutional placement to help fund its long-term expansion strategy as demand for rare earths accelerates. The equity raising, fully... 


Sayona reports record output but $382m loss as lithium prices weigh on earnings
Sayona reports record output but $382m loss as lithium prices weigh on earnings
29th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Sayona Mining has posted record production and sales from its North American Lithium (NAL) operations, but still recorded a $382 million full-year loss as lower prices and asset... 


Metro Mining posts strong half-year profit on record shipments
Metro Mining posts strong half-year profit on record shipments
29th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Bauxite producer Metro Mining has delivered a strong turnaround for the six months ended June 30, reporting a net profit after tax of A$119.8-million, compared with a loss in the prior... 


MCA CEO Tania Constable
Miners urge balance in EPBC reforms
29th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has backed the Albanese government’s push to reform national environment laws but warned that changes must deliver “practical, workable outcomes” for... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel presenting strong annual results.
It’s records all round for Harmony Gold, Mponeng performance ‘phenomenal’
28th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

It’s records all round for South Africa’s largest gold mining company Harmony, which on Thursday reported record-high free cash flow of R11-billion-plus at a 16% margin and a record final dividend... 


Paladin Energy confirms Patterson Lake economics
Paladin Energy confirms Patterson Lake economics
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

An engineering review of the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Canada has confirmed the project’s strong economics, even as capital and operating costs increased, with first production... 


Ivan Vella says IGO's 2025 results are disappointing.
IGO swings to A$955m loss, says FY results 'disappointing'
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Battery metals producer IGO on Thursday posted a sharp full-year loss after being hit by weaker lithium markets, impairments and a writedown of its Kwinana refinery. The Perth-based company... 


MinRes chairperson Malcom Bundey says strong governance is an accelerator, not a barrier, to entrepreneurialism and high performance.
Bundey addresses governance, Ellison succession in letter to MinRes shareholders
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Perth-based miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) on Thursday reported a near A$900-million loss in a 12-mont period marked by softer commodity prices, write downs and governance turmoil. Revenue fell... 


Amanda Lacaze says Lynas is a big supporter of continued investment in development of outside-China's supply chains.
Lynas flags uncertainty over Texas rare earths plant, posts profit slump
28th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas and also reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its annual... 


South32 CEO Graham Kerr
South32 sees limited risk of Indonesia replicating nickel success in alumina
28th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australian diversified miner South32 is closely watching alumina developments in Indonesia to see whether they will drag down prices in the global market the same way its nickel industry has, CEO... 


The Cannington mine in Queensland
Cannington output scaled down amid underground challenges
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner South32 has cut production expectations at its Cannington silver, lead and zinc operation in north-west Queensland, after a review of the mine plan highlighted rising underground... 


South32 CEO Graham Kerr
South32 sharpens focus on critical minerals as profit lifts, legacy assets fall away
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining company South32 has sharpened its focus on copper, aluminium and other commodities tied to the global energy transition, reporting stronger earnings while confirming plans to... 


Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Critical Metals signs rare earth offtake agreement with Ucore
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed European Lithium’s US-based spinout, Critical Metals, has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Ucore Rare Metals for the offtake of rare earth concentrate from the Tanbreez project in... 


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