Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corporation finds in an updated technical report that the underground project at its Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, has the potential to recover 4.5-million carats... 

Copper extended a powerful rally after bursting through $13 000 a ton for the first time, as traders and investors bet on a tighter global market. Three-month futures surged as much as 2% to a... 

Remarkable South African geoscientist Stephen Edward Haggerty, who served with distinction as a research professor at Florida International University in the US, has died aged 87. A legend in the... 

UK-based mining and exploration company Premier African Minerals has reached an agreement with its principal shareholder Canmax Technologies to extend the long stop date related to a restated... 

Africa-focused critical mineral exploration and development company Aterian informs that its Rwandan mineral trading operations continue to grow and generated an unaudited gross profit of about... 

Aim-listed Richmond Hill Resources has appointed Canadian exploration company Critical Discoveries to lead a technical work programme on the Martello gold project, in Ontario. The company’s scope... 

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium has, through its Chile-based subsidiary Atacama Salt Lakes (ASL), submitted the application for a Special Lithium Operating Contract (CEOL) for the Laguna Verde... 

A boom in battery storage has bolstered the demand outlook for lithium in 2026, driving hopes for an accelerated turnaround for an industry struggling with oversupply. The lithium market has been... 

Iron-ore futures edged higher on Monday, beginning the New Year on a firm note, supported by strong Chinese demand and ongoing supply constraints. The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the... 

OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a quick meeting that avoided discussion of the political crises affecting several of the producer group's members. Sunday's meeting of eight members... 

BHP Group’s top boss said he’s moving on after the company’s aborted attempt to buy Anglo American, preferring instead to focus on its copper projects and opportunities in Canada. CEO Mike Henry’s... 

Studies being undertaken on the future power source for South32’s Hillside Aluminium beyond 2031 are taking place amid awareness of the different energy levers that can potentially be pulled. The... 

Diversified mining group Anglo American has reported progress on its portfolio transformation strategy, which aims to unlock value from its portfolio and accelerate consistently stronger... 

African-focused mine operator and developer Shuka Minerals has received confirmation from African-focused investment banking and corporate finance group Gathoni Muchai Investments (GMI) that it... 

London-listed Caledonia Mining says that revised proposals to changes in royalties in Zimbabwe should result in no change to the financial outlook for its portfolio of assets in the country,... 

Diversified miner Glencore has cautioned that uncertainty around Quebec’s regulatory framework could jeopardise a proposed $300-million investment at its Horne copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda,... 

The Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSDEA) has agreed to a staged conversion of a $15-million bridging loan to manage its ownership percentage in London-listed Pensana, while supporting the... 

Technology group Wärtsilä has renewed its operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with Tasiast Mauritanie, a subsidiary of Canada’s Kinross Gold for a further three years. The agreement will... 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – It is difficult to know where to start when doing an obituary on Brian Gilbertson, who passed away at the age of 82 in his bed at home in South Africa surrounded... 

Brian Gilbertson, the South African dealmaker who helped build the global mining giant BHP Billiton before his departure as CEO in 2003, has died. He was 82. His family said in a statement on... 

The mineral reserves of South Africa hold enormous potential for the country’s future economic growth, newly appointed MC Mining MD and CEO Christine (Yi) He emphasises in an Op-Ed released on... 

A Russian court has ruled in favour of Rusal in the aluminium giant's 104.75-billion-rouble ($1.32-billion) lawsuit against global mining and metals company Rio Tinto, according to court... 

Japan's JX Advanced Metals on Tuesday said its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit sold its entire stake in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to Swiss trader and miner Glencore for an... 

A smelter shutdown in Mozambique is set to dent global aluminium supplies next year, analysts say, leaving the plant's core European Union customers searching for alternatives. South32 confirmed... 

Aim-listed Goldplat says it continued to achieve profitable trading results and maintained a solid cash balance during the year ended June 30, despite a challenging operating environment in Ghana... 

Russian mining giant Nornickel said on Monday that it had doubled its nickel surplus forecast for this year and more than doubled its forecast for 2026. In a metals market review, Nornickel, the... 

Canadian miner Teck Resources has secured final court approval for its proposed merger of equals with Anglo American. The Vancouver-based miner reported on Friday that the Supreme Court of British... 

Exploration company Kavango Resources has begun evaluating strategic options for its interests in Botswana’s highly prospective Kalahari Copper Belt, including the potential introduction of a joint... 

Copper is closing in on the $12 000 a metric ton mark as expectations of soaring demand from data centres that power artificial intelligence and tight supplies collide with shortages outside the... 

Lithium bulls are betting on energy storage systems as the next meaningful pillar of demand for the battery metal, nudging the global market back toward balance after years of oversupply. Giant... 

Ecuador-focused SolGold has opened the door to a takeover after Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC) returned with a sweetened all-cash proposal valuing the London-listed developer at about £842-million.... 

Although it had been a difficult year for the diamond industry in the 12 months ended June 30 and beyond, Aim-listed diamonds developer Botswana Diamonds says it made significant progress on its...