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First Au starts inaugural diamond drilling on Liberian prospect Nimba
11th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed First Au (FAU) has appointed Hong Kong-based Hit N Drill to conduct a 3 000 m diamond drilling programme at its Nimba gold project, in Liberia. The first of two drill rigs have already... 


Malawi Mines Minister Ken Zikhale Reeves Ng’oma
Malawi clinches $12-billion mining, infrastructure investments from China
11th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Malawi has concluded $12-billion worth of Chinese mining and infrastructure transactions, which are positioning the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa for the supply of critical minerals,... 


ASM CEO Rowena Smith
Heap leach option slashes Dubbo capex, speeds up rare earths delivery
11th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths company Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) on Friday published the scoping study for its Dubbo project in New South Wales, outlining a new first-phase development plan that uses heap... 


Byrah to buy Canada gold/antimony project
11th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Byrah Resources reported on Friday that it had exercised its option with Toronto-listed Globex Mining to acquire 100% of the Golden Pike gold and antimony project in New Brunswick,... 


Carawine reassesses Fraser Range as IGO exits JV
11th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration and development company Carawine Resources will reassess the potential of its Fraser Range nickel project in Western Australia after joint venture (JV) partner IGO confirmed it will... 


ICMM president and CEO Rohitesh Dhawan
ICMM reports third consecutive year of increased fatalities among member companies
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

A total of 42 people employed by mining and metals advocacy group ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2024. This compares with 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.  “No one should have to risk... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal.
Big cost-cut uplift for major Limpopo platinum group metals project
10th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 


Copper
Chile to drive global copper mine output growth of 2.5% this year – BMI
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 


Ausgold raises A$35m for Katanning development
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold developer Ausgold has secured A$35-million in funding through a placement to institutional investors, as the company moves to accelerate the development of its flagship Katanning gold project... 


Liontown opens Australia’s first underground lithium mine
Liontown opens Australia’s first underground lithium mine
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Western Australian government has welcomed the launch of Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley lithium project, hailing it as a milestone for the nation’s critical minerals sector and the world’s... 


Glencore's Mount Isa operation
Trump’s copper tariff creates export opportunity for Australia
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

As the US turns inward with a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, Australia is positioning itself to step up as a stable, reliable supplier in increasingly fractured global markets. The... 


Kinterra ups New World offer, declares bid unconditional pending 30% threshold
Kinterra ups New World offer, declares bid unconditional pending 30% threshold
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Private equity firm Kinterra Capital has raised the stakes in its pursuit of New World Resources, increasing its all-cash takeover offer to A$0.064 a share and declaring its bid unconditional–... 


Black Cat senior geologist Sammy Bakie conducting reconnaissance mapping and sampling at Big Sarah.
Black Cat Syndicate's Big Sarah gets even bigger
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian gold miner Black Cat Syndicate is scaling up its land position around the Big Sarah gold prospect within its Paulsens gold operation, adding about 460 km² of tenure to reach a total of 3... 


Copper squeeze unravels with window closing to beat Trump tariff
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 


South Africa’s Shanghai Consul General Phuti Tsipa.
South Africa’s platinum metals, China’s green revolution merging strongly in Shanghai
9th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s green revolution have come together strongly in Shanghai at a hugely opportune time of changing global trading relationships and energy... 


Pantera sells Smackover brine project for A$40m
Pantera sells Smackover brine project for A$40m
9th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Pantera Lithium's share price doubled on the ASX on Wednesday as the company announced it will sell its flagship Smackover lithium brine project in Arkansas to US-based Energy Exploration... 


Vik Bansal
Orica appoints Vik Bansal chairperson elect
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed mining and infrastructure solutions provider Orica has appointed Vik Bansal nonexecutive director, with effect from August 15, and chairperson elect. He will succeed outgoing chairperson... 


An image depicting a platinum ring
Global platinum jewellery market rebounds amid surging demand in China, resilience in key markets
9th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Platinum Guild International (PGI), a worldwide marketing organisation dedicated to creating, expanding and strengthening consumer and trade markets for platinum jewellery, has shared findings from... 


NMR raises A$10m for Blackjack gold mine
NMR raises A$10m for Blackjack gold mine
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Native Mineral Resources (NMR) has locked in firm commitments for a A$10-million capital raise to accelerate gold production at its recently commissioned Blackjack processing plant in... 


GT1 holds firm on Canada lithium strategy, tightens costs amid market lull
GT1 holds firm on Canada lithium strategy, tightens costs amid market lull
9th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Green Technology Metals (GT1) is doubling down on its Canadian lithium strategy despite industry-wide headwinds, with MD Cameron Henry saying the company remains confident in its... 


gold and silver ingots
Central banks support gold; silver ETFs surge; platinum faces cost and trade challenges – report
8th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Central banks continue to underpin gold demand, while investors are seeing value in silver as well, precious metals trader Heraeus said in its latest precious metals appraisal published on July 7.... 


Nornickel's Palladium Center Head Dmitry Izotov.
South Africa’s palladium can cut South Africa’s water treatment costs, researchers show
8th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The message Nornickel's Palladium Center head Dmitry Izotov communicated strongly at South Africa’s PGM Industry Day in Johannesburg in April was that research is pointing to a long list of... 


Australian PM Anthony Albanese
Australia’s Albanese heads to China as Trump stresses alliance
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to China from this weekend, seeking to strengthen ties with his country’s largest trading partner while its top security ally US aims to... 


MCA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fair Work ruling on BHP labour hire
MCA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fair Work ruling on BHP labour hire
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s peak mining lobby has issued a warning over the future of contract services in the mining sector after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruled that diversified major BHP’s in-house labour... 


A coal-fired power station
Banks plough billions into coal ‘as if Glasgow never happened’
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits.... 


Copper ore
Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035, PwC report says
8th July 2025 By: Reuters

Some 32% of global semiconductor production could face climate change related copper supply disruptions by 2035, quadrupling from today's levels, advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in... 


Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael
Next-gen technology to supercharge exploration in WA
8th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael on Tuesday unveiled a next-generation spectral scanner set to accelerate resource discovery across Western Australia. The HyLogger 4... 


Arrow MD David Flanagan
Arrow Minerals still in the dark over Guinea tenements amid govt review
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company Arrow Minerals remains in voluntary trading suspension on the ASX as it awaits clarity from Guinean authorities regarding the status of its exploration... 


Almonty targets Nasdaq listing
Almonty targets Nasdaq listing
8th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Tungsten producer Almonty Industries has announced plans to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market as it kicks off a public share offering in the US, aiming to boost its funding base and expand its... 


Regis ends FY strong with gold output near top guidance
Regis ends FY strong with gold output near top guidance
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Regis Resources capped off its 2025 financial year with a robust finish, reporting fourth-quarter gold production of 87 400 oz and pushing full-year output to 373 000 oz, which is near... 


Broken Hill Mines nears ASX return after Coolabah Metals acquisition
Broken Hill Mines nears ASX return after Coolabah Metals acquisition
7th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Coolabah Metals, set to rebrand as Broken Hill Mines, has cleared a key regulatory hurdle by receiving a conditional letter of admission from the ASX in relation to its acquisition of Broken Hill... 


Bellevue posts record A$67m cash flow
7th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Bellevue Gold closed the financial year with record-breaking free cash flow of A$67-million and a strong production performance. The gold miner processed a record 287 000 t of ore at 4.5... 


Zeus completes acquisition of Casablanca antimony project
7th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Zeus Resources has completed its acquisition of a portfolio of six exploration licences comprising the Casablanca antimony project, in central Morocco, following satisfactory completion... 


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