China's iron-ore imports dropped 4.9% in May from April, as mills exercised caution in procurement for seaborne cargoes in anticipation of seasonally slower steel consumption. The world's largest... 

Australian gold mine production totalled 73 t in the March quarter of 2025 – 6 t (or 7%) less than in the December quarter, but 3 t (or 4%) more than in the March quarter of 2024, according to... 

Rio Tinto and China Baowu Steel have officially opened the Western Range iron-ore mine in Australia’s Pilbara region, a $2-billion project aimed at sustaining production at the nearby Paraburdoo... 

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi has approved a shift in its underground development strategy, pausing work in the Entrée Resources joint venture (JV) area and bringing forward development in Panel 2 South,... 

Global miner Rio Tinto is in talks with Australian federal and state governments about a multibillion-dollar bailout for its struggling Tomago aluminium smelter in New South Wales state, the... 

Significant gains in gold mine production will lift total global gold supply by 1% this year, precious metals consultancy Metals Focus has revealed in its newly published ‘Gold Focus 2025’ report.... 

With the platinum price now over the $1 000/oz threshold, many are holding thumbs that price discovery will be further elevated by China as it proposes an inventive global platinum and palladium... 

The Coburn mine in Western Australia is being placed into care and maintenance, the receivers of Strandline Resources said on Friday, stating that it was moving closer to concluding a sale and... 

Investors are exiting exchange-traded funds that track the shares of gold-mining companies, a sign that the high-flying sector’s allure may be dimming even as prices for the precious metal remain... 

Gold producer St Barbara will acquire a 14.4% interest in Geopacific Resources through a share transaction with Patronus Resources, aligning the company with the development of the... 

ASX-listed Ora Banda Mining trimmed its gold production guidance for the 2025 financial year and flagged higher costs as extended mill downtime and slower-than-expected commissioning impacted... 

ASX-listed Tivan said on Friday that it had secured exploration grant funding from the Northern Territory government for its Sandover fluorite project. The firm was awarded a total of A$150 000... 

Australian Strategic Materials' (ASM's) shares surged as much as 27% on Friday in Sydney trading after the company announced a wave of rare earth alloy sales and growing demand for its products... 

Zlatko Kokanovic, a farmer from Serbia's Jadar region, is determined to stop development of a Rio Tinto lithium project, identified this week as strategic by the European Commission as it aims to... 

Australia offers a secure alternative supply for critical minerals vital to industry, its trade minister Don Farrell said on Thursday, in the face of rising concerns about Beijing's dominance of... 

The mining licence cadastre system of Zambia is reportedly not functioning. “We understand that the platform they were building to handle the cadastre function, called ZIMIS, has been a failure.... 

Diversified mining company Jubilee Metals has decided to dispose of its chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) business in South Africa to focus fully on Zambia, where the directors believe there... 

Perth-based Lithium Energy announced on Wednesday it had secured a 6 150-ha package of mineral claims in Utah, in what it is calling the White Plains lithium brine project. The newly staked claims,... 

The share price of GTI Energy soared more than 33% on the ASX on Thursday after the company released a scoping study highlighting the potential for a low-cost, in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium... 

Global energy investment is set to increase to a record $3.3-trillion this year, despite headwinds from elevated geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, according to the International... 

ASX- and TSX-listed FireFly Metals has announced a C$25.8-million bought deal equity financing in Canada and an A$46-million equity raise in Australia to fund development and exploration at its... 

Shares of Australia's Lynas Rare Earths climbed on Thursday to their highest point in more than two years, after global automakers warned that China's export restrictions on rare-earth materials... 

Oversupply in the global nickel market is expected to persist over the next few years given production capacity expansion and slower growth in demand for the metal used in batteries and stainless... 

ASX-listed Lincoln Minerals has signed a native title mining agreement with Gawler Ranges Aboriginal, paving the way for exploration at its Jungle Dam uranium prospect in South Australia. The... 

TSX- and ASX-listed Marimaca Copper has announced a non-brokered private placement to raise about $17.7-million, or C$24.43-million, to fund exploration and development activities at its flagship... 

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its Mineral and Petroleum Exploration figures for the March 2025 quarter, revealing a nationwide downturn in exploration activity –both... 

Rio Tinto is revising the cost of its Serbian lithium project that the European Commission identified as one of 13 strategic new critical material projects, Chad Blewitt, managing director of the... 

Bulgaria is particularly enthusiastic about establishing hydrogen collaboration with stakeholders from South Africa – and is fully prepared to initiate cooperation "right away". Research... 

Australia and the European Union have revived talks for a sweeping free trade agreement, after Australia's trade minister Don Farrell met with the European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič in... 

Gold miner Genesis Minerals has completed the acquisition of the Laverton gold project from Focus Minerals, paying A$250-million in cash for the asset. Described as a "bolt-on acquisition", the... 

Australia-based Coronado Global Resources has secured a $150-million asset-based lending (ABL) facility with an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, shoring up its liquidity as metallurgical... 

Wilo, a global name in pump manufacturing, now has solar panels on the roofs of all of its buildings to enable green hydrogen generation through electrolysis. The stored hydrogen is then used as...