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Canada’s top court clears way for class action over Lundin's 2017 disclosure
1st December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that allows investors to proceed with a proposed securities class action against Lundin Mining, clearing the way for the case to be heard in Ontario’s... 


Global bauxite production outlook lowered for 2025
28th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Global bauxite production growth is expected to slow to 2% this year, reaching 451.3-million tonnes, after forecasts were revised down by BMI – A Fitch Solutions company – in its ‘Global Bauxite... 


Codelco offers US clients copper at record premiums
28th November 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's state-owned copper producer has offered to sell copper at record premiums above $500 a metric ton to US customers with contracts based on London Metal Exchange copper prices, two sources... 


Jubilee signs development agreement with Galileo to accelerate Zambia’s Molefe mine
28th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Johannesburg- and London-listed Jubilee Metals Group has signed a cooperation and project development agreement with Galileo Resources to accelerate exploration and development at the Molefe mine,... 


SolGold outlines 60Mt starter-pit plan to fast-track Cascabel build
28th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and copper developer SolGold has outlined a high-confidence 60.2-million-tonne near-surface starter-pit opportunity at the Tandayama-América deposit in northern Ecuador, a development the... 


China's overcapacity crackdown reaches copper, but market impact unlikely
28th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's decision to shelve a series of planned copper smelters is unlikely to have an impact on historically tight markets unless it is followed by more measures to curb output in the world's... 


Copper Mark, SSI sign collaboration agreement on responsible copper sourcing for solar sector
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Copper Mark and the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at promoting responsible production and... 


China's overcapacity crackdown reaches copper, but market impact unlikely
27th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's decision to shelve a series of planned copper smelters is unlikely to have an impact on historically tight markets unless it is followed by more measures to curb output in the world's... 


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Rio Tinto to cut Yarwun output by 40% from next year
18th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified commodities group Rio Tinto will cut production at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Australia, by 40% from October next year, a move aimed at extending the operation’s life to... 


Major step forward for emissions-free aluminium smelting
14th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Alcoa and Rio Tinto's technology joint venture (JV), ELYSIS, has successfully produced its first commercial-size inert anode cell at the Alma smelter, in Quebec, in what the partners describe as a... 


Hillside Aluminium to provide R200m funding to support manufacturing in Richards Bay
12th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium subsidiary has partnered with the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to... 


Bauxite

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Rio Tinto to cut Yarwun output by 40% from next year
18th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified commodities group Rio Tinto will cut production at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Australia, by 40% from October next year, a move aimed at extending the operation’s life to... 


Ghana scraps tax on minerals exploration to boost investment
14th November 2025 By: Reuters

Ghana will abolish value-added tax on mineral exploration and reconnaissance to boost investment in its mining sector, its finance minister said, as Africa’s top bullion producer seeks to reverse... 


Guinea to fast-track alumina, iron-ore processing, mines minister says
11th November 2025 By: Reuters

Guinea will fast-track the development of alumina refineries and iron-ore pellet plants to end decades of raw ore exports, its mines minister told reporters, as the country prepares for the first... 


Cobalt

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Africa’s minerals indispensable for clean global economy, Valterra Platinum highlights
21st November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Africa’s minerals are indispensable for a clean economy and these range from platinum-group metals (PGMs), which power hydrogen and fuel cells, to cobalt and manganese, which will drive battery... 


Canadians back critical minerals push, but demand stronger enviro safeguards
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada’s first Social Acceptability Barometer for the mining sector shows strong national support for developing critical minerals, but the public expects tighter environmental oversight, better... 


Congo produces first 1 000 t of traceable artisanal cobalt
13th November 2025 By: Reuters

The State cobalt agency in Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt, a key step in formalizing the sector in a country that supplies much... 


Copper

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South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief... 


Africa must collaborate to protect ‘our precious planet’, Oppenheimer event urges
15th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international players and partners, the fourteenth Oppenheimer... 


Boab raises A$50m for Sorby Hills
14th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Boab Metals has raised A$50-million through a two-tranche placement to professional and sophisticated investors to fund the development of its Sorby Hills silver/lead project in Western... 


Lead

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Zambian Presidency shuns plan to give State free stake in mines
26th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zambia’s Presidency rejected proposed regulations that seek to give the state a minimum 15% stake in mines producing copper and other critical minerals without having to pay for it. A draft... 


MMG's deal to buy Anglo American's Brazil nickel assets faces EU regulatory delay
24th November 2025 By: Reuters

Hong Kong-listed mining and metals company MMG said on Monday that the European Commission had extended the review of its deal to purchase Anglo-American's nickel business in Brazil. The... 


Ramaphosa lauds Ivanplats for Platreef energy, water management, corporate citizenship
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The inauguration of the first phase of Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary Ivanplats' Platreef platinum/palladium/nickel/rhodium/gold/copper mine is an important moment for the company, for the mining... 


Nickel

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Zambian Presidency shuns plan to give State free stake in mines
26th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zambia’s Presidency rejected proposed regulations that seek to give the state a minimum 15% stake in mines producing copper and other critical minerals without having to pay for it. A draft... 


MMG's deal to buy Anglo American's Brazil nickel assets faces EU regulatory delay
24th November 2025 By: Reuters

Hong Kong-listed mining and metals company MMG said on Monday that the European Commission had extended the review of its deal to purchase Anglo-American's nickel business in Brazil. The... 


Ramaphosa lauds Ivanplats for Platreef energy, water management, corporate citizenship
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The inauguration of the first phase of Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary Ivanplats' Platreef platinum/palladium/nickel/rhodium/gold/copper mine is an important moment for the company, for the mining... 


Tin

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Rome Resources launches £200 000 share placing to fund DRC drilling
26th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed Rome Resources has announced plans to raise £200 000 through a placing of 100-million new ordinary shares, primarily to JLE Group, to support additional drilling on its Kalayi and Mont... 


Company delivers landmark projects amid Africa’s mining shift
21st November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Reflecting on global engineering consultant DRA Global’s evolving role in Africa’s mining sector, CEO James Smith says delivering successful mining projects in Africa requires not only technical... 


Andrada sustainable report shows measurable progress
7th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Andrada Mining, a critical raw materials producer with mining and exploration assets in Namibia, has published its Sustainability Report for the financial year ended February 29. The... 


Zinc

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Anglo, Teck pushed by Canada to give head office job guarantees
21st November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canada is putting pressure on Anglo American to make stronger commitments to executive and management jobs at its proposed Vancouver headquarters as a condition of taking over Teck Resources,... 


Canadians back critical minerals push, but demand stronger enviro safeguards
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada’s first Social Acceptability Barometer for the mining sector shows strong national support for developing critical minerals, but the public expects tighter environmental oversight, better... 


Endeavor mine moving to continuous shifts as restart gains pace
18th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian miner Polymetals Resources has ramped up operations at the Endeavor silver/zinc mine, in Cobar, New South Wales, with mining teams shifting from dayshift-only work to continuous... 


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