A strong sustained positive commodity cycle is on the way, and South Africa should go all out to take full benefit from it for the benefit of the South African people. To make the best of what is... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has warned that South Africa’s sluggish development of a reliable cadastre for exploration and licensing is exacerbating an already serious... 

The US is using offtake deals and State-backed funding to compete in the short term with China in securing supplies of African copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, diplomats, executives and... 

Australian multinational mining company BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa’s Council for Geoscience (CGS) to collaborate on geoscientific research and exploration.... 

Precious and green metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has concluded a flexible renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy trader Etana Energy, involving the supply of 220 MW... 

Rare earths miner Serra Verde has secured a $565-million financing package from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The financing includes an option for the US government... 

Commodity markets are set for a volatile year, with copper, precious metals and rare earths supported by supply tightness, geopolitical risks and currency dynamics, while ferrous metals face weaker... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining, refining and marketing company Valterra, which last week reported sharply rising earnings expectations for 2025, has delivered its strongest quarterly... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has reported a 14% quarter-on-quarter decrease in its copper production to 170 000 t in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, and a 10% year-on-year decrease... 

Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future again – and do so inclusively. A successful and growing mining industry... 

Senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday to reauthorize funding for the United States Export-Import Bank for the next decade, as lawmakers try to inject an extra $70-billion into the agency... 

Despite mining being essential for the survival of the global economy, the mining industry’s critical minerals pipeline remains thin and its greenfield exploration budgets flat. Pressure on mines... 

An Australian scandium project backed by mining billionaire Richard Friedland is expected to contribute to the $12-billion US critical minerals stockpile, the company's CEO told Reuters on... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has confirmed that it is in advanced discussions with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) State-owned mining company Gécamines and metals and energy trader Mercuria to... 

Glencore is in talks to sell a 40% stake in its copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a US-backed consortium in a deal valuing the assets at about $9-billion including... 

South Africa is hosting the most intensive mineral systems thrust ever conducted by the exploration advancement programme being innovatively implemented by major mining company BHP. Brought... 

Glencore Canada says it has yet to reach an agreement with the Quebec government on a long-term regulatory framework for the Horne smelter and Canadian Copper Refinery (CCR), despite a self-imposed... 

Junior mining companies CuFe, Emmerson Resources and Tennant Minerals have secured A$600 000 in combined federal and Northern Territory government funding to advance plans for a shared critical and... 

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has appointed new members to the project management and technical team of its flagship Tanbreez rare-earths project in southern Greenland. The expanded project... 

Sustained capital flows into mining will depend on demonstrable, measurable and independently verifiable improvements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance across the the mining... 

Stronger collaboration across Zambia’s mining ecosystem will be central to unlocking the country’s copper and critical-minerals growth ambitions, says Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) CEO Sokwani... 

Africa’s ability to attract sustainable mining investment increasingly depends on coherent policy frameworks, regional integration and coordinated infrastructure development – an outlook that... 

Partnership-driven growth is emerging as the dominant investment priority as the mining industry readies for this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, with miners, financiers, infrastructure... 

The theme of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships – underscores a pivotal consensus in the mining industry that collaboration among... 

South Africa’s ambition to expand mineral beneficiation, accelerate technology transfer and deepen collaborative innovation aligns closely with this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba theme... 

This year must be one of decisive, demonstrable progress in stabilising energy supply, improving logistics performance and restoring regulatory efficiency as South Africa prepares to engage... 

Cross-institutional alignment, predictable governance structures and pragmatic policy implementation will be central to unlocking domestic and cross-border mining and associated investment, says... 

Diversified mining group Menar’s presence at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba is an opportunity to reinforce its message that coordinated partnerships across South Africa’s resources,... 

As delegates prepare for this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba under the theme Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships, the focus is shifting to how collaboration, technology... 

Long-term concessions, unified governance and transparent metrics are essential to restoring rail performance and rebuilding investor confidence, says consultancy Oliver Wyman energy and natural... 

Partnerships will shape Africa’s next phase of mineral development, says advisory company Deloitte South Africa economic advisory leader Hannah Marais, noting that while Africa holds major... 

South Africa’s universities are accelerating efforts to align engineering, research and innovation capabilities with the mining sector’s rapid transition towards decarbonisation, says University of...