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Glencore CEO Gary Nagle says the RIGI framework is a key catalyst to attract major foreign investment to Argentina.
Glencore weighs $13.5bn copper spend in Argentina as RIGI transforms investment climate
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major Glencore has applied to bring two of its flagship Argentine copper projects under President Javier Milei’s new Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI), seeking to unlock... 


BHP CEO Mike Henry says China and India demonstrate resilient economic and commodity demand growth.
BHP’s Henry sees resilient China, India commodity demand
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major BHP Group expects demand for raw materials to remain strong despite global policy uncertainty, with CEO Mike Henry highlighting resilient growth in China and India and an... 


Gold bars
UBS raises gold target price for end-March 2026 by $100 to $3 600/oz
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

UBS on Monday raised its gold target price for end-March 2026 by $100 to $3 600 per ounce as persistent US macroeconomic risks, de-dollarization trends, and strong investment demand — especially... 


Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence
Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence
18th August 2025 By: Reuters

Sweden's landmark Kiruna Church will begin a two-day trip to a new home on Tuesday, inching down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's... 


Thor Explorations announces high-grade mineralisation intersections at Nigeria project
18th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Minerals exploration and mining company Thor Explorations has announced further positive results from an advanced diamond drilling programme at its Segilola gold mine, in Nigeria, which is... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


Christian Milau
Eldorado Gold announces appointment of Milau as president
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold has announced the appointment of Christian Milau as president, effective September 12. He was most recently the CEO and a founder of Saudi Discovery Company, a... 


Kavango encouraged by Botswana exploration progress
18th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Kavango Resources is encouraged by a recently completed ground geophysical programme at the company’s Karakubis copper project, in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB), part of its 6... 


The Muga project in Spain
China’s Minmetals pulls plug on investment in Highfield
18th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Highfield Resources faced a significant setback on Monday after China Minmetals and its subsidiary Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (QSL) formally declined to proceed with a proposed... 


Tungsten
Almonty on track to start initial production at flagship South Korean tungsten mine
15th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Tungsten miner Almonty Industies CEO and president Lewis Black says the company has made solid strides across several strategic initiatives to lay the groundwork for the company’s next phase of... 


The Lion Ferrochrome Smelter.
Ferrochrome: In my view, we’re fairly close to possible solution – Glencore Alloys CEO
15th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

“We are, in my view, fairly close to a possible solution,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard said during Merafe Resources question time earlier this week amid South Africa going all out to prevent... 


Nurol said to eye Alamos’ Türkiye mines stuck in $1bn claim
15th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Türkiye’s Nurol Holding is seeking to buy Alamos Gold Inc.’s local mines in a deal that could bring an end to the Canadian miner’s $1 billion claim against the government for alleged mistreatment.... 


LME traders
LME to adopt changes to block trades to boost electronic trading
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

 The London Metal Exchange will go ahead with planned reforms that seek to funnel more trading onto its electronic system to boost liquidity, it said on Friday. The exchange, the world's oldest and... 


Iron-ore stockpiles
Iron-ore set for weekly decline on China's weakening property demand
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures slipped on Friday, on track for a weekly loss, as property demand in China weakened. The most-traded January iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1... 


Rare earth oxides
China warns western companies against stockpiling rare earths, FT reports
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

China is warning western companies against stockpiling rare earths or risk even greater shortages, as Beijing tightly controls supply of the metals that are vital for electric vehicles and other... 


Aluminium smelting
Russian aluminium giant Rusal swings to first-half loss as expenses surge
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

Rusal reported a first-half net loss on Friday, as rising costs, higher interest expenses and foreign exchange fluctuations weighed on the Russian aluminium producer's earnings. The Hong... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
This century’s greatest gold discovery prospect being advanced by an excited Barrick
14th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Fourmile is rapidly competing to be the largest and highest-grade gold discovery in the industry this century, Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow enthused during the quarterly presentation of the New... 


Swiss gold industry warns against Swatch boss's US gold tax proposal
Swiss gold industry warns against Swatch boss's US gold tax proposal
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Switzerland's gold industry on Thursday voiced scepticism about a proposal by the boss of watchmaker Swatch to introduce a levy on gold exports to the United States in retaliation for US tariffs on... 


Antofagasta CEO Ivan Arriagada says the company expects more than 30% growth in output in the medium term.
Antofagasta half-year earnings surge 60% on higher copper demand, prices
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean miner Antofagasta posted a nearly 60% jump in half-year core earnings on Thursday, on higher production and prices its customers paid for energy transition material copper. Earnings before... 


Re-evaluation at Galileo’s KCB licences confirms copper in drillholes
13th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Galileo Resources is “very pleased” with the outcome of the re-evaluation of its previous holes on Kalahari Copperbelt (KCB), CEO and chairperson Colin Bird says. Given that various... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala (right) and Merafe FD Ditabe Chocho (left).
Ferrochrome demand is up but South Africa is now eclipsed in a market it once led
13th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global demand for ferrochrome, which South Africa once provided overwhelmingly to the world to back 200 000 local jobs, was higher in the six months to June 30, the period in which this... 


Eramet names processing head in Gabon with eye on manganese ore export ban
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

French mining group Eramet has appointed an executive to oversee mineral processing in Gabon, the company said on Tuesday, as the West African country seeks to end exports of unrefined manganese... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
Barrick’s DRC gold mine is exemplary global advancer of African greenness, automation
12th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Africa received a strong thumbs up during the second-quarter presentation of Barrick as one of its “main cash generators”. “We saw solid performance across the portfolio,” Barrick CEO Dr Mark... 


Alrosa flags high rates, inflation pressure as revenue falls
Alrosa flags high rates, inflation pressure as revenue falls
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

Russia's sanctions-hit diamond producer Alrosa reported a 25% fall in first-half revenue on Tuesday, warning that geopolitics and macroeconomic uncertainties were weighing on demand as high... 


An image showing graphite from Blencowe
Blencowe conditionally raises £290 000 to settle Uganda tax liability
12th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Blencowe Resources has conditionally raised £290 000 through the issue of 7.25-million new ordinary shares, with this placing undertaken by Tavira Financial, and limited to two... 


An image of the Douta project
Thor Explorations records strong interim performance, says exploration progressing
12th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Thor Explorations recorded a good operational performance for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, president and CEO Segun Lawson says in an operational and... 


Gold refining
Bullion markets breathe sigh of relief after Trump says gold will not face tariffs
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not impose tariffs on gold, a move welcomed by global bullion markets and which ended days of speculation that the yellow metal could be caught up... 


A Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture Group smelting operation in action.
South African ferrochrome, chrome ore sectors at crucial juncture, says Merafe
12th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South African ferrochrome and chrome ore sectors are at a crucial juncture, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe Resources reported on Tuesday, August 12. Sustained pressure from the... 


Zanaga reports improved targeted economics for Congo-Brazzaville project
11th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company has reported a material improvement in the targeted economics at its flagship Zanaga project, in Congo-Brazzaville, driven by the ability to produce a high-grade... 


Kumba Iron Ore in action.
South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore helping to lessen carbon emission in global steelmaking
11th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The high ferrous content of Kumba Iron Ore, which is produced in South Africa’s Northern Cape, is helping to lessen carbon dioxide (CO2) emission at a time when this is the global pursuit of... 


An image showing a Fabergé Game of Thrones dragon ring
Gemfields sells Fabergé for $50m
11th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gemstone miner Gemfields has signed an agreement to sell its entire interest in wholly-owned luxury brand Fabergé to SMG Capital for $50-million. Of that sum, $45-million is payable to Gemfields by... 


An image of the Blanket gold mine
Caledonia reports strong second quarter
11th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining delivered a strong quarter ended June 30, with record second-quarter gold production at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, and a considerable increase... 


Ferrochrome production.
We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions, says Glencore Alloys CEO
8th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

“We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard tells Mining Weekly amid Glencore reporting this week that not one of its ferrochrome smelters is... 


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