An unprecedented surge in demand for critical minerals on the back of global transitions to clean energy is posing significant challenges in meeting these goals, as the critical minerals sector... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Solaris Resources has announced it will complete its exit from Canada by the end of 2024, with its headquarters relocating to Zug, Switzerland, effective January 1, 2025. The... 

Russia's Alrosa, the world's largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, may suspend some production in 2025 and cut staff as it grapples with low global prices, the sanctions-hit company's CEO,... 

Africa-focused Marula Mining has opted to accelerate its initial work programme at the Northern Cape lithium and tungsten (NCLT) project and also seek to leverage its flexible mining and processing... 

Russia will continue to buy diamonds through a state fund in 2025 in order to support the diamond industry and market, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said on Thursday. The Russian budget... 

London-listed mining services company Capital has appointed Graeme Dacomb as an independent nonexecutive director, effective from December. Dacomb, who is based in London, will join the company’s... 

Gold will rally to $2 900/oz by the end of next year, according to UBS Group, echoing a call from Goldman Sachs Group for further gains as central banks expand their holdings. There’s likely to be... 

A total of 25 countries and the EU are pledging to commit to no new unabated coal power in their next round of national climate plans, the latest global pledge aimed at curbing use of the fuel.... 

London-listed emerging graphite miner Blencowe Resources has responded to shareholder questions following a capital raise of £1.6-million to fund the completion of a definitive feasibility study... 

Battery metals miner Marula Mining has received all necessary export permit and approvals in Tanzania to ship 10 kg of copper ore samples to South Africa for metallurgical testwork and assays.... 

A new brand that offers a comprehensive portfolio of hydrogen application support off a single platinum group metals (PGMs) company base has been launched at the European Hydrogen Week 2024 by... 

Russian State-funded private military company (PMC) Wagner Group is one of the greatest beneficiaries of illicit gold trading, a new report published by the World Gold Council (WGC) shows.... 

Sweden’s Boliden is closing in on a deal to buy Lundin Mining’s two European mines, according to people familiar with the situation. The two companies are in advanced talks over the assets, said... 

Soaring demand for copper will require $250billion of investment over the next decade, helping to drive further mergers in the industry, BHP Group CEO Mike Henry said. “New deposits in certain key... 

Gold will rally to a record next year on central-bank buying and US interest rate cuts, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which listed the metal among top commodity trades for 2025 and said... 

The rare earths recovery project underway in South Africa’s Limpopo province is regarded as one of the world’s most resilient rare earths projects at a time when these elements are in growing... 

Aim-listed Bezant Resources has commissioned independent consultancy firm Sound Mining International to generate a technical report focusing on the near-term development of the Hope deposit, in... 

Aim-listed Greatland Gold’s $475-million acquisition of the Telfer and Havieron assets, in Australia, from gold major Newmont is nearing completion, with a conclusion date set for early December.... 

Sustainable Fitch, a FitchSolutions company, has launched an expanded Transition Assessment analytical product, through the development of new sector-specific methodologies, covering additional... 

French nuclear fuels company Orano warned on Friday of a "deteriorating financial situation" at its Somair uranium plant in Niger, whose board it said had sought a temporary halt on expenditures... 

Copper prices could fall towards $8 500 a metric ton within the next four months on expectations that demand will be hurt by potential trade disruptions when Donald Trump returns to the White House... 

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has approved another €400-million policy-based loan to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET), increasing its approvals to €700-million out of... 

TSX-V and ASX-listed Euro Manganese has appointed CFO Martina Blahova as its interim CEO to replace Matthew James, who had resigned from the company. The board will conduct a search for a new CEO. 

People are sitting up and taking notice of South Africa being very much back on the investment radar screen, Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter said on Thursday. This follows the... 

Lithium is enjoying a mini-revival on an uptick in Chinese electric vehicle demand and supply cuts, although analysts caution there’s still likely to be a surplus of the battery metal in 2025.... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has signed a new polyhalite fertiliser agreement with Cefetra Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of BayWa, further reinforcing the companies’ European partnership.... 

Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources has provided an update on its 53%-owned subsidiary Pasofino Gold’s progress on a potential strategic transaction. Pasofino is continuing discussions with a... 

Chile-based copper miner Antofagasta’s transport division, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB), has unveiled South America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive. The new locomotive, which... 

Aim-listed Lexington Gold and its broad-based black economic empowerment partner Letsema have entered into an intention to cooperate agreement with Gold One Africa, which will see the parties seek... 

German potash and salt miner K+S published its third quarter results on Thursday that beat revenue and core profit expectations but were weaker than a year ago following a fall in potash prices.... 

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has successfully completed the mining trials stage of its pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme (pilot phase) at the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in... 

How South Africa can grow its participation in the global battery supply chain was spelt out this week at the Mintek@90 event to mark nine decades of mineral and metallurgical research, development...