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Acting Exxaro CEO Riaan Koppeschaar.
Exxaro boosting small business, education, post-mining economies, farming ventures
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

As at the end of December, the social investments of Exxaro Resources amounted to R2.1-billion amid the bettering of lives and livelihoods being declared core by this black-controlled Johannesburg... 


Workers sign petition for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto's Pilbara mine
Workers sign petition for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto's Pilbara mine
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Western Mine Workers Alliance (WMWA) said on Thursday that more than 400 workers at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo iron-ore mine in Pilbara region have signed a petition to support collective... 


Gold may rise as high as $3 500 in third quarter, Macquarie says
Gold may rise as high as $3 500 in third quarter, Macquarie says
13th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold’s burgeoning safe-haven allure may see it surge to a record high of $3 500 an ounce during the third quarter, according to Macquarie Group analysts. Bullion could average $3 150 an ounce over... 


Winsome withdraws SPP
13th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Winsome Resources, a company listed on the ASX and focused on hard rock lithium projects in Canada, announced on Thursday that it had withdrawn its share purchase plan (SPP), citing unfavourable... 


Ben Magara
Seasoned campaigner Ben Magara to assume Exxaro CEO role from April 1
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining veteran Bennetor (Ben) Magara has been appointed as the new incoming CEO of Exxaro Resources, effective from April 1. Magara, a mining engineer with more than 35 years of mining industry... 


Copper can reach $10 000 before tariffs bite, says Citigroup
Copper can reach $10 000 before tariffs bite, says Citigroup
13th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Copper will hit $10 000 a ton in the coming three months, according to Citigroup, which said the global market will remain tight until the timeline for US import tariffs becomes clearer. The metal... 


Boss expands stake in Qld uranium developer Laramide
Boss expands stake in Qld uranium developer Laramide
13th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Boss Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire 23.5-million shares in TSX- and ASX-listed Laramide Resources, boosting its stake in the uranium developer to about 18.4% on an... 


Activist investor defies Woodside directors election citing climate risk, poor returns
Activist investor defies Woodside directors election citing climate risk, poor returns
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) expressed dissent on Thursday against all directors due for election at the upcoming annual general meeting of Woodside Energy, citing... 


Jervois' Idaho cobalt mine
KPMG appointed voluntary administrators of Jervois Global
12th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and TSX-V-listed cobalt company Jervois Global has officially entered voluntary administration, with KPMG appointed as administrators on March 12. David Hardy and Gayle Dickerson of KPMG have... 


Global Uranium forms JV with Snow Lake for Wyoming uranium acquisition
Global Uranium forms JV with Snow Lake for Wyoming uranium acquisition
12th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Global Uranium and Nasdaq-listed Snow Lake Resources have entered a joint venture (JV) to acquire the Pine Ridge uranium project, located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, from... 


African Rainbow Minerals executive: growth and strategic development in the executive chairperson’s office Mike Schmidt.
‘Very promising’ narrow-reef boring technology nearing rollout stage, ARM reports
12th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance safety, and streamline downstream materials handling,... 


The Hobart facility in Australia
Nyrstar to cut output by 25% at Hobart zinc operations in Australia
12th March 2025 By: Reuters

Nyrstar will cut production by 25% at its Hobart zinc operations in Australia from April, the company owned by commodity trader Trafigura said on Wednesday, sending prices higher. "This decision... 


Accidents at giant Rio Tinto project kill more than a dozen workers, prompting inquiry
Accidents at giant Rio Tinto project kill more than a dozen workers, prompting inquiry
12th March 2025 By: Reuters

A routine night shift ended in tragedy for Alseny Camara. The 32-year-old was working for a Chinese subcontractor building a railway to reach Simandou - the world's largest new iron mining... 


Element 25 secures final approval for WA manganese mine expansion
Element 25 secures final approval for WA manganese mine expansion
12th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian manganese producer Element 25 has received final approval for the expansion of its Butcherbird mine in Western Australia, with the company now cleared to increase the mine's production... 


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PhosCo secures ownership of Tunisia project
12th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed PhosCo has taken another key step towards becoming a global fertiliser supplier by formally securing 100% ownership of its flagship Gasaat phosphate project, in Tunisia. The Gasaat... 


container with uranium
Scoping study confirms viability of Lotus’s Botswana uranium project
12th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lotus Resources notes that a scoping study on the Letlhakane uranium project, in Botswana, confirms the viability of a ten-year operation producing three-million pounds a year of... 


Victory delivers economic case for North Stanmore rare earths project
Victory delivers economic case for North Stanmore rare earths project
12th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Victory Metals has completed a scoping study for the North Stanmore rare earths project in Western Australia, confirming the project is a world-class opportunity for the critical... 


Pioneer Lithium appoints Beven as CEO to lead next phase of growth
12th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed exploration company Pioneer Lithium has appointed Michael Beven as new CEO, effective immediately. The appointment comes as Pioneer looks to expand its footprint in critical minerals... 


Blast furnace steel production
A global steel war heats up with Trump’s latest tariff offensive
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump is unleashing sweeping import tariffs that he says will reverse the decline of America’s steel towns. But the US isn’t the only nation rushing to protect its factory... 


Rio Tinto seeks to raise as much as $9bn for Arcadium Lithium buyout
Rio Tinto seeks to raise as much as $9bn for Arcadium Lithium buyout
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto is tapping the US investment-grade bond market Tuesday to raise between $7-billion and $9-billion for its just-closed acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, according to people familiar with... 


Raw copper produced in Zambia
Prospect declares world-class maiden resource for Mumbezhi project in Zambia
11th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Prospect Resources has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 107-million tonnes grading 0.5% copper, for a total 515 000 t total contained copper, on the Mumbezhi copper... 


An image of the Prieska mine
Orion’s interim performance reflects continued focus on exploration of key projects
11th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals' work programmes during the interim period to December 31, 2024, focused on the progression of definitive feasibility studies (DFS) for the company’s flagship... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa can return to being global ferroalloy hub, ARM’s Andre Joubert reiterates
11th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce... 


An image showing underground operations at the Syama gold mine in Mali
Resolute maintains mineral resources in West Africa
11th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has maintained its total mineral resources at 11-million ounces of contained gold, following exploration success at Tomboronkoto, in Senegal, and... 


Geopacific advances Woodlark gold project with major drilling programme
Geopacific advances Woodlark gold project with major drilling programme
11th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Geopacific Resources is set to begin a 30 000-m drilling programme at its 1.7-million-ounce Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea. Following the completion of a A$40-million... 


Cyclone receives first $6.3m from Vale for Canada project
Cyclone receives first $6.3m from Vale for Canada project
11th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-headquartered Cyclone Metals is preparing for a large drilling campaign at its Iron Bear iron-ore project in Canada. The programme, set to run between June and November this year, will... 


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Iron-ore production to accelerate over next five years – BMI
11th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global iron-ore production growth is expected to accelerate over 2025 to 2029, with production to reach 2.92-billion tonnes by 2029, BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, says in its latest ‘Outlook for... 


Rio Tinto to sell bonds to finance Arcadium Lithium purchase
Rio Tinto to sell bonds to finance Arcadium Lithium purchase
11th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group said it’s seeking to sell bonds in the US to help repay a bridging loan used to finance its $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium. The world’s second-biggest miner didn’t... 


Warren Pearce
Qld govt cancels mining lease objections review, Amec supports move
11th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Queensland government has made the decision to cancel the mining lease objections processes review, a move welcomed by the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec). The review,... 


Australian Prime Minister Tom Albanese
Australia makes Trump tariff exemption push as deadline nears
11th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia is playing down the possibility of an exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs expected from US President Donald Trump within days, despite last-minute discussions between officials in... 


Kevin Gallagher
Australia's Santos to hike investment in US due to pro-energy policy - CEO
11th March 2025 By: Reuters

Australian oil and gas producer Santos will look to increase investments in the United States because of the pro-energy policies of US President Donald Trump's administration, Santos CEO Kevin... 


St Barbara lowers full-year production guidance
St Barbara lowers full-year production guidance
10th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-based St Barbara has updated its production and cost guidance for the second half of the 2025 financial year, citing adjustments to its Simberi operations in Papua New Guinea. The... 


Broken Hill partners with Hartree for A$40m
10th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Coolabah Metals has announced a binding conditional term sheet between Broken Hill Mines and commodities trader Hartree Metals for a $25-million (A$40-million) senior secured offtake... 


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