The Western Australian government has signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces with mining company Rio Tinto to strengthen water security in the Pilbara. The West Pilbara Water Supply... 

Phillip Anthony Murnane will no longer be the new CFO of Gold Fields, as was announced on the JSE Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) in August last year. Instead, as from March 1, that role will be... 

Leading global banks anticipate that gold prices will remain elevated throughout 2025, potentially reaching the $3 000 mark, as geopolitical uncertainties continue to shape investor sentiment.... 

Circularity and community engagement have emerged as key factors for critical minerals mining as more countries and companies turn their focus to the “new” minerals required for green energy and... 

Australia-listed Blackstone Minerals on Thursday announced a binding scheme implementation deed with IDM International for an all-scrip merger, securing ownership of the Mankayan copper/gold... 

ASX-listed Global Lithium has signed a heritage protection agreement (HPA) with the Nyamal Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (NAC) for its expanded Marble Bar project tenure in Western Australia’s... 

Western Australia-focused uranium developer Toro Energy has completed the re-optimisation of the potential mining pit at its Lake Maitland uranium/vanadium project, marking a key step towards the... 

Iron-ore futures clawed back higher on Thursday, supported by a softer dollar and Australia supply snags, while investors looked for fresh developments surrounding the trade war between the United... 

Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter has reported that interest in investing in South African mining projects is re-emerging on North American bourses. He was talking to... 

Diversified miner Anglo American's copper and iron-ore operations delivered a good performance for the fourth quarter of 2024, as well as for the full-year, in line with the group's growing focus... 

ASX-listed Loyal Lithium has announced a strategic expansion of its North American battery minerals and technology portfolio, aiming to capitalise on the energy emergency declared by US President... 

ASX-listed Arizona Lithium has updated its phased development plan for the Prairie lithium project in Saskatchewan, Canada, announcing on Thursday that the project is advancing towards production... 

Oil and gas major Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill has called for reforms to Australia’s project approval processes, arguing that lengthy delays are undermining investment and the country’s global... 

Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu emphasised on Wednesday. In an interview on day-three... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has appointed Peter Secker CEO, starting July 1, succeeding Jean Sebastien Boutet, who will be transitioning into a new role for Canyon as chief commercial and corporate... 

Australia’s Trigg Minerals has joined the International Antimony Association (i2a) – a representative body working to ensure the responsible production, use and trade of antimony while supporting... 

ASX-listed Lithium Energy announced on Wednesday that it had secured the final environmental impact assessment (EIA) approvals for the next phase of exploration and evaluation activities at its... 

Gold held near a record high in Asian trading, after rising by almost 1% in the previous session, as the opening salvos of the US-China trade war stoked haven demand. Bullion reached an all-time... 

Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow said the company is “making progress” in its dispute with Mali’s military regime, but the advances haven’t come as fast as expected. The Canadian company last month... 

Iron-ore major Fortescue's bid to acquire Red Hawk Mining is progressing towards completion, with the offer now set to become unconditional by February 17. Fortescue’s subsidiary, FMG Pilbara... 

ASX-listed Kingsgate Consolidated  has reached a significant production milestone at its Chatree gold mine in Thailand, marking the hundredth gold pour since operations restarted in March 2023. The... 

Brisbane-headquartered coal miner Coronado Global Resources has made changes to its executive leadership team, with COO Jeff Bitzer transitioning to the newly established chief development officer... 

Western Australian iron-ore developer Athena Resources on Tuesday announced the appointment of Peter Jones as MD and CEO with effect from February 17. Prior to joining Athena, Jones worked for... 

The launch of a pilot initiative to produce feedstock for renewable diesel in South Africa was announced on day two of the Investing in African Mining Indaba taking place in Cape Town. The launch,... 

ASX-listed Predictive Discovery has received binding commitments from the Lundin family and associates, as well as Hong Kong-listed Zijin Mining Group, to raise almost A$70-million through a... 

De Beers said there were signs of a pick up in US diamond demand before Christmas, while India has overtaken China to become the second-biggest market. The industry has been hammered by a collapse... 

Australian mining services provider Perenti’s underground mining business, Barminco, has secured its first underground mining contract in the US, winning a deal with Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) for the... 

Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it had begun clearing iron ore ships from two Western Australian ports as two tropical cyclones offshore swell seas and complicate its efforts to repair infrastructure... 

ASX-listed Fortescue said on Tuesday morning that it had obtained a majority interest of 66.23% in iron-ore junior Red Hawk Mining following the acceptance of its off-market takeover offer by Red... 

ASX-listed New Murchison Gold (NMG) on Monday announced the results of a feasibility study for its Crown Prince gold deposit in Western Australia, confirming a robust pre-tax cash flow of... 

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed the Western Australian government’s announcement of a trial aimed at streamlining the approvals process for mining projects.... 

Applications for Round 31 of Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) co-funded exploration drilling programme and Series 8 of the energy analysis programme opened on Monday....