Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To the mind of diamond luminary Martyn Charles Marriott, this could be an opportunity to return to old... 

ASX-listed European Lithium has realised a further $50-million (A$76-million) through the sale of 3.85-million shares in Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals (CRML) to a single US institutional investor.... 

China defended its export control measures on rare earths as "legitimate" on Sunday after President Donald Trump retaliated against the curbs by announcing steep new US tariffs on Chinese goods.... 

Vulcan Energy said on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Glencore to supply the mining giant with lithium hydroxide monohydrate from its Lionheart Project in Europe. The company will... 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project to a new high when she singled it out for special... 

London-listed Pensana has completed an initial drilling programme on the Coola carbonatite, located about 30 km north of the company’s flagship Longonjo rare earth project in central Angola.... 

Scandinavia-based but Ethiopia-focused gold producer Akobo Minerals’ total doré gold production for the third quarter reached about 21.5 kg, while the company achieved its first positive earnings... 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on October 9 unveiled a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, at the Global Gateway... 

Investors are testing well-established views about gold, which is surging to new records, as an AI-driven stocks rally and red-hot bitcoin force a rethink of what's driving one of the world's... 

Copper prices hit $11 000 per metric ton on Thursday, a level not seen in over 16 months, as widespread disruption at mines sparks fears of a shortage of supply and attracts speculative inflows.... 

At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with pragmatism in mining. Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu called on... 

Feriel Zerouki will step down as De Beers chief trade and industry officer and member of the executive committee at the end of October. She joined De Beers in 2005 and has played a central role in... 

Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4 000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and... 

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 

On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad... 

Anxieties over global geopolitical and economic risks are the biggest drivers pushing gold's 53% surge this year to a record over $4 000/oz, with analysts seeing little to halt the surge. The... 

Gold smashed through $4 000 an ounce to hit a record high on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further... 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump's... 

Aim-listed Ironveld’s 74%-owned subsidiary Lapon Mining has entered into a binding mining operations agreement with South African mining and contracting company Daemaneng Minerals, which will... 

South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 

Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis will charge European customers a premium of $315 per metric ton for refined copper next year, three market sources said on Tuesday, a record high for the... 

The International Nickel Study Group on Tuesday forecast a nickel market surplus of 209 000 metric tons for 2025, increasing to 261 000 tons in 2026. Global demand for nickel is expected to... 

Goldman Sachs raised on Monday its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900 per ounce from $4 300, citing strong Western exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and likely central bank buying. "We... 

Gold prices surged to record highs above $3 900 per ounce on Monday on expectations of further US rate cuts, and as investors fleeing economic and political uncertainty piled into the safe-haven... 

High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration plant in Johannesburg. Following the production... 

Miner Gemfields earned revenues of $11-million from a mini-auction of rough rubies from Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) held via online bidding after viewings in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 29 to... 

South Africa’s Tax Court of has ruled in favour of integrated resources group Tharisa ‘s subsidiary Tharisa Minerals, in a long-running dispute with the South African Revenue Service (Sars)... 

To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified... 

In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and refining company Implats, with market... 

Shares in European Lithium surged more than 33% on Friday after the company unveiled plans for an on-market buy-back of up to 135-million ordinary shares, representing about 10% of its issued... 

London-listed Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma titanium minerals mine, in northern Mozambique, has reported a fatal incident involving a police officer in the early hours of September 30.... 

South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,...