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Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel
Gold mining in emerging markets has enabled Harmony’s expansion in Australian copper
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

The good momentum at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s South African and Papua‑New Guinean operations has enabled the company to replace ounces and grow the company. Even with the funding of the... 


A gold bar being poured
High costs, rising investment hit 2024 profits of top 40 global mining companies
26th June 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Globally, the mining sector – except the gold industry – had a challenging 2024, with declining revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) as the industry... 


Energy Fuels and Astron’s Donald rare earth JV secures regulatory approval
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Uranium and critical minerals company Energy Fuels has received the final major regulatory approval required to construct and operate the Donald rare earth and mineral sand project in Victoria,... 


WA Parliament passes Bill to shift mining royalty administration to finance dept
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Western Australian Parliament has passed the Mining Amendment (Transfer of Royalty Administration) Bill 2025, paving the way for the state’s mining royalty collection and administration to move... 


Perenti MD and CEO Mark Norwell
Barminco awarded A$200m underground mining services contract at Great Fingall
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Underground mining company Barminco – a subsidiary of ASX-listed Perenti – has been awarded a A$200-million contract by ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources for the provision of underground... 


China to overtake Australia as world's top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says
China to overtake Australia as world's top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

China by next year will overtake Australia as the world's top miner of the battery metal lithium, according to a forecast from consultancy Fastmarkets, and its market prowess is expected to grow... 


Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh coal mine in Australia
Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh coal mine in Australia
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

US coal producer Peabody Energy is extending a lockout at one of its New South Wales mines, Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Thursday, after its workers staged a protest, demanding... 


Copper extends gains as Goldman sees 2025 price peak in August
Copper extends gains as Goldman sees 2025 price peak in August
26th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Copper extended gains for a fifth day, after Goldman Sachs Group said it expected prices to rise to a 2025 peak of around $10 050 a ton in August, as supplies outside the US tighten. Traders of... 


Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston on screen top left at London Indaba.
China sees pleasing Africa as form of insurance against trade wars, London Indaba hears
25th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China sees pleasing Africa as a form of insurance against trade war impacts, Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston spelt out at the London Indaba, the annual event organised by... 


Trigg appoints US defence adviser
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Trigg Minerals has appointed former senior US Department of Defense official Ben Harris as its US defence and armaments adviser, as the company positions its Antimony Canyon project in... 


Brightstar strikes processing MoU with Paddington Gold
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Brightstar Resources has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Paddington Gold for the processing of ore from the Lady Shenton deposit, derisking the Menzies gold... 


New World clears key permitting hurdle for Arizona copper project
New World clears key permitting hurdle for Arizona copper project
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed New World Resources said on Wednesday that it had secured approval for its mined land reclamation plan for the Antler copper project in Arizona. The Arizona State Mine Inspector... 


Predictive plans 250 000 oz/y West African gold mine
Predictive plans 250 000 oz/y West African gold mine
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold developer Predictive Discovery is set to build one of the "largest gold mines in West Africa in a generation" following the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its flagship... 


BHP taps China's XCMG for mining fleet supply
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner BHP has announced a partnership with China's XCMG Mining Equipment for the delivery of mining fleet solutions across its global operations. Under an agreement framework signed... 


Dateline MD injects over A$1m in show of confidence
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Dateline Resources said on Wednesday that MD Stephen Baghdadi had exercised more than 53-million share options, injecting over A$1.06-million into the company and increasing his stake to... 


Ian Purdy will be available to the company until the end of his notice period in mid-December.
Paladin Energy appoints new CEO
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Uranium mining company Paladin Energy on Wednesday announced the appointment of COO Paul Hemburrow as its new MD and CEO, succeeding Ian Purdy with effect from September 1. Hemburrow, who joined... 


Vale Base Metals chairperson Mark Cutifani at the London Indaba.
Praise heaped on geological data transparency of Malawi, Nigeria at London Indaba
24th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

There are only two countries in Africa that currently make their geological survey data open to the world. “Malawi is the first, and I believe Nigeria is the second,” Vale Base Metals chairperson... 


GBM raises A$13m, reshapes board and consolidates Twin Hills ownership
24th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed GBM Resources on Tuesday announced a A$13-million capital raise, a board restructure, and a strategic agreement to regain full control of its Twin Hills gold project in Queensland’s... 


A gold nugget on dollar banknotes
Central banks eye gold, euro and yuan as dollar dominance wanes
24th June 2025 By: Reuters

The custodians of trillions of dollars of global central bank reserves are eyeing a move away from the greenback into gold, the euro and China's yuan as the splintering of world trade and... 


CAML ups offer for New World
24th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper developer New World Resources has formalised an improved takeover offer from London-listed Central Asia Metals Limited (CAML), signing a second deed of variation to its scheme implementation... 


Port Hedland
Australia’s top iron-ore export hub has busiest May on record
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore shipments from the largest bulk-export terminal set a record for the month of May, putting flows at the biggest year-to-date volumes even after weather issues curbed exports earlier in... 


IGO appoints new chief people and sustainability officer
24th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium miner IGO has appointed Suzanne (Suzy) Retallack as chief people and sustainability officer, succeeding Sam Retallack on September 15. Suzy was most recently chief safety and... 


Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 


Iron-ore prices flat as China demand counters Australia supply outlook
Iron-ore prices flat as China demand counters Australia supply outlook
24th June 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures prices flitted within a tight range on Tuesday, as traders weighed resilient near-term demand in China against the potential of improved supply from top producer Australia. The... 


Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
24th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.61-billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron-ore project in the Pilbara, aiming to sustain long-term output from their joint operations in the... 


Silver bars
Latest Heraeus appraisal confirms silver investment demand is surpassing that of gold
23rd June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals review that the gold price is showing signs of relaxation at $3 356/oz, having fallen by about 1.6% in the week to June 20.... 


Richards Bay Minerals GM Growth Strategy Bradley Reddy.
Richards Bay Minerals’ three power pacts will supply 80% of the power it consumes
23rd June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The three power purchase agreements (PPAs) that Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed to date will provide the lion’s share of this energy-intensive Rio Tinto group company’s current energy needs.... 


A drone monitoring mine operations in West Africa
As gold prices surge, West Africa mine operators launch drones to detect wildcat miners
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometer... 


Anglo American rehabilitates Queensland coal mine for cattle grazing
Anglo American rehabilitates Queensland coal mine for cattle grazing
23rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining company Anglo American has been awarded rehabilitation certification for 82 ha of land at its Dawson coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The area, located near the towns of... 


New World owns the Antler copper project in Arizona, US.
New World confirms takeover approach from Kinterra after revised CAML bid
23rd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s New World Resources on Monday confirmed it has received an unsolicited takeover approach from private equity firm Kinterra Capital, just days after accepting a revised acquisition... 


Copper SA asset president Anna Wiley, South Australia Deputy Premier Susan Close, Aurizon MD and CEO Andrew Harding and BHP procurement officer Rashpal Bhatti at the announcement last week.
BHP to cut 11 000 truck trips a year with new copper logistics plan
23rd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining group BHP has signed four long-term contracts worth about A$1.5 billion with Australian freight company Aurizon to deliver a fully integrated rail, road and port logistics... 


Larvotto gets regulatory backing to progress Hillgrove mine plans
23rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Larvotto Resources has secured key regulatory support for the proposed extension of mining operations at its Hillgrove gold and antimony project in New South Wales. The NSW Resources... 


Diatreme confirms scale and quality of Si2 deposit with resource upgrade
Diatreme confirms scale and quality of Si2 deposit with resource upgrade
23rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral sands developer Diatreme Resources on Monday announced a mineral resource estimate upgrade for the Si2 deposit, part of its Northern Silica project in north Queensland. The Si2 deposit now... 


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