The global diamond market may be facing a challenging period, but the Kingdom of Lesotho is not sitting idle. In an address at the Africa Down Under conference, in Perth, Prime Minister Sam... 

Burkina Faso’s director-general of the mining registry, Mamadou Sagnon, has moved to assure investors that the government’s request for a greater stake in West African Resources’ (WAF’s) new Kiaka... 

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy announced on Friday that it had signed its first uranium supply agreements, securing contracts with two major North American power utilities to deliver one-million... 

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discussed opportunities for Australia and the United States to cooperate on critical minerals in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Thursday... 

Côte d’Ivoire’s emergence as West Africa’s premier gold investment destination took centre stage on day two of the Africa Down Under conference in Perth, with several Australian companies... 

With the world's energy transition accelerating and nations scrambling to secure resilient supply chains, Africa has what the world needs. In fact, the continent is seen to be in pole position to... 

London-listed Gem Resources has raised £2.12-million, before expenses, to support production optimisation and cost reduction at its Gravelotte emerald mine, in South Africa, and to restart... 

ASX- and OTCQX-listed Lotus Resources has raised about A$65-million through a strongly supported placement, extending its liquidity runway as it ramps up operations at the Kayelekera uranium... 

A new chapter in Guinea's economic future is finally unfolding, as the West African nation sees the world's largest undeveloped high-grade iron-ore deposit, Simandou, come to fruition. Guinea’s... 

ASX-listed Austral Resources Australia has executed binding agreements with Glencore covering funding, offtake and tolling arrangements, securing the final pieces needed to complete its acquisition... 

Gold could rally to almost $5 000/oz if the Federal Reserve’s credibility were damaged and investors shifted just a small portion of holdings from Treasuries into bullion, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.... 

ASX-listed Centaurus Metals has hit an unexpected hurdle in the development of its flagship Jaguar nickel sulphide project in Brazil, after being told that transmission upgrades are required to... 

Ghana’s Lands and Natural Resources Minister Armah-Kofi Buah has moved to assure international investors that the West African nation remains a stable and attractive mining jurisdiction, despite a... 

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) has completed the first blast at the North Pit of its Iron Valley operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara, advancing development of the mine’s newest... 

Western Australia’s digital portal to streamline mining approvals will go live within days, Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael confirmed at the Africa Down Under conference on Thursday.... 

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals has reported further progress in securing approvals for its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec, saying the federal permitting process is now aligned with... 

US- and Australia-listed Ioneer has delivered a material uplift in the economics of its Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project in Nevada, following optimisation work that cut leach times and unlocked... 

Aim-and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium has entered into binding financing agreements with global investment company Long State Investments to secure funding of up to £28-million to support the... 

Australia-based Sandfire Resources MD and CEO Brendan Harris has described the company’s Motheo copper mine in Botswana as a “remarkable achievement”, crediting both the supportive investment... 

State-owned rail company Transnet on Wednesday reported yet another ten-year third-phase Manganese Export Capacity Allocation (MECA3) agreement, this time with the Tshipi é Ntle manganese mining... 

JSE- and ASX-listed Southern Palladium has begun its detailed metallurgical and geotechnical drill programmes as part of ongoing field work to support the delivery of a definitive feasibility study... 

The Australian government approved an extension to a Glencore thermal coal mine, sparking renewed concerns from environmental groups about the country’s efforts to tackle climate change.... 

Prices of iron-ore futures climbed for a second straight session on Wednesday, as Goldman Sachs raised its average price forecast for the fourth quarter of this year to $95 a metric ton from $90 a... 

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has begun exploration drilling at the Lithium Ridge project, in Namibia, in partnership with Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) through its subsidiary SQM Australia.... 

While the implementation of South Africa’s long-awaited digital mining cadastre has been pushed back to October, government and industry leaders insist that taking more time is necessary to ensure... 

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane says logistics reforms are “moving in the right direction”, with private sector participation and government-business collaboration starting to... 

The resurgence of resource nationalism, particularly in West Africa, has emerged as one of the discussion points on the first day of the Africa Down Under (ADU) conference in Perth, with officials,... 

BHP may be the world’s biggest miner, but it knows the next great mineral discoveries are more likely to come from outside its walls. This was the message from Sophie Proud, manager of the... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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...