Four global metals and minerals mining organisations on Wednesday published a draft consolidated standard that covers a wide range of topics related to responsible mining practices. The Copper... 

With the global energy system moving into the “Age of Electricity”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has again highlighted the central role of Africa in producing the critical minerals... 

Commonwealth Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has granted major project status to Chalice Mining’s Gonneville project, in Western Australia. Gonneville, located about 70 km north-east of... 

Western nations should make ambitious investments in critical minerals to close the gap with China, which remains aggressive in consolidating its dominance in this space, Jonathan Price, CEO of... 

A High Court in London has ruled that Sibanye-Stillwater, listed on the JSE and NYSE, is liable for damages following the termination of a $1.2-billion agreement with investment advisor Appian... 

Recycle like there’s no tomorrow were the urging words flashed across the large screen at the thirteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference, where long-time former diamond mining luminary Nicky... 

Rescue efforts were under way after a mine pit collapsed in Zambia's Mumbwa District, killing ten people and injuring five, police said on Monday. "An unknown number of people went to conduct... 

Phase 1 of Cobalt Blue’s planned cobalt/nickel refinery in the Kwinana Industrial Area, near Perth, will require a capital investment of A$60-million, the company has reported. This updated... 

South Africa needs to transition into renewable energy in a way that continues to protect the country’s energy availability, Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati told the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday.... 

Uganda has formed a State-owned mining company to manage the government's equity interests in mining operations, its minister for energy and mineral development, Ruth Nankabirwa, said. All mining... 

Manganese Metal Company (MMC) of Mbombela is on its way to becoming a Western world beater in the supply of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). MMC’s... 

The world needs more mines to cope with rising demand for key energy-transition metals like copper, as mergers and acquisitions will not plug a looming supply gap, Rio Tinto Group chairman Dominic... 

With Zambia in the process of amending its Mines and Minerals Development Act of 2015 through a Minerals Bill, law firm May and Co legal practitioner and Zambian High Court advocate Maloba Nalomba... 

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has awarded strategic project status to the Gonneville project, which has the potential to produce a rare mix of critical and strategic minerals, such as... 

As the world moves toward a greener economy involving an increased uptake of critical minerals, the need to successfully locate and extract these minerals comes to the fore. Consequently, increased... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines, which is advancing base metal and platinum group metal projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa, has entered into a memorandum of... 

Glencore, Mercuria Energy Group and Trafigura Group are buying copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s State miner, which is marketing metal from joint venture projects for the first time.... 

The mining industry is currently one of the most significant contributors to planet-warming emissions — but it's on track to become one of the most important sectors for a net-zero future. Annual... 

Canadian cobalt refinery developer Electra Battery Materials on Tuesday announced a non-binding term sheet for a $20-million prepayment facility from a strategic player in the battery materials... 

Government agency Export Development Canada (EDC) may provide a $500-million loan for the Crawford nickel sulphide project in Timmins, Ontario. This is according to project owner Canada Nickel,... 

Earlier in the year, metal processing and trading company Buenassa was provided $3.5-million as an initial tranche payment from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish... 

Mineral exploration company Kingsrose Mining has earned a 51% interest in the Råna nickel/copper/cobalt project, in Finland, by incurring $3-million of expenditure and drilling more than 5 000 m.... 

Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has, alongside the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), approved funding of up to $200-million... 

Zambia plans to establish an investment company that will control at least 30% of critical minerals production from future mines. Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe unveiled a strategy on Thursday that he... 

A senior US State Department official reassured African governments that an initiative to help counter China’s influence through developing infrastructure on the continent will continue even after... 

Sumitomo Corp has filed a debt restructuring plan to a UK court for its Ambatovy nickel and cobalt project, in Madagascar. The plan would allow it to address plant equipment malfunctions and ensure... 

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is opposed to a proposal by Chemaf SA to sell its copper and cobalt mines in the country to China's Norin Mining, according to a document seen by... 

China’s CMOC Group, the world’s biggest cobalt producer, expects supply pressures to start easing in the second half of this year. Cobalt — used in batteries and alloys — has been in the doldrums... 

Societe Generale SA is withdrawing from the London Metal Exchange’s open-outcry trading floor, in a move that will raise fresh questions about the viability of the iconic “Ring” as a key...