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MetalsGrove Mining acquires three gold JV permits in Côte d’Ivoire
5th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed MetalsGrove Mining has completed the acquisition of three gold joint venture (JV) permits in central-west Côte d’Ivoire. The permits are strategically located between 60 km and 140 km... 


BHP partner Lundin unveils large copper, gold and silver resource at Vicuña
BHP partner Lundin unveils large copper, gold and silver resource at Vicuña
5th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Lundin Mining has released an initial mineral resource estimate for the sulphide deposit at Filo del Sol and updated estimates for the oxide deposit and the Josemaria project, confirming... 


Natascha Viljoen
Newmont promotes Viljoen to president and COO
5th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based gold major Newmont has promoted Natascha Viljoen from executive VP and COO to president and COO of the company. Viljoen will continue to report directly to CEO Tom Palmer. 


Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser
Gold Fields strengthens Australian footprint in A$3.7bn Gold Road deal
5th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

South African gold producer Gold Fields has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Australian gold miner Gold Road Resources, in a deal that values the takeover target's equity at... 


Robert McEwen
McEwen sees gold equities boom on metal’s bull run to $5 000
2nd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Bullion’s record-breaking run will attract investors back to gold mining stocks, leading to “explosive” performance in shares of producers of the precious metal, according to Canadian mining... 


An image of the Ity mine
Endeavour on track to achieve full-year guidance following strong first quarter
2nd May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Endeavour Mining says it achieved a strong performance for the first quarter, with production of 341 000 oz at an all-in sustaining cost of $1 129/oz. The company is on track to... 


Alamos' Young Davidson mine
Alamos reaffirms 2025 guidance as production builds in second half
2nd May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Alamos Gold has reaffirmed its full-year production guidance of 580 000 oz to 630 000 oz after delivering first-quarter output of 125 000 oz, at the lower end of its forecast range. The... 


The Keno Hill silver mine in Yukon
Hecla reports first profitable quarter for Keno Hill
2nd May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious metals miner Hecla Mining’s Keno Hill operation in Canada’s Yukon Territory posted its first profitable quarter under company ownership, even as power disruptions curbed throughput and... 


New Gold closes New Afton transaction
2nd May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and NYSE American-listed New Gold has closed its previously announced $300-million agreement with Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan to acquire the remaining 19.9% free cash flow interest in the... 


Drilling at Siguiri in Guinea.
AngloGold agrees sale of Côte d’Ivoire projects, acquisition of Guinea project
2nd May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The New York- and Johannesburg-listed AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to sell its interests in two gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire and simultaneously acquire a project in Guinea, alongside its Siguiri... 


A mine in the DRC
US pushes Congo, Rwanda for peace accord and billion-dollar mineral deals
2nd May 2025 By: Reuters

The US is pushing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace accord at the White House in about two months, accompanied by bilateral mineral deals that would bring billions of dollars of Western investment... 


DRDGOLD, Office of the Engineer-General South Africa make headlines
DRDGOLD, Office of the Engineer-General South Africa make headlines
2nd May 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses DRDGOLD celebrating it 130-year anniversary during high gold pricing; DRDGold warning against closing gold mines too soon; and the Office of the... 


Australia boasts rare trade surplus with US on gold frenzy
2nd May 2025 By: Reuters

Australia has boasted its best three-month run of exports to the United States as President Donald Trump's tariff policies sparked a rush to buy gold, turning a rare US trade surplus into a... 


Gold Road halts trading due to speculation over transaction
Gold Road halts trading due to speculation over transaction
2nd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold Road Resources shares were suspended from trading in Sydney, with the miner citing “media speculation regarding a potential change of control transaction”. The suspension will be lifted when... 


Men and women in suits and traditional Ghanaian clothing on the stage all hoping a ribbon ready to cut it
WAMPEX expecting 30% more visitors
2nd May 2025 By: Halima Frost

This year's West African Mining and Power Expo (WAMPEX) is expected to be attended by more than 7 000 visitors – an increase of almost 30% compared with last year’s attendance, reports global... 


A man holding a piece of gold ore which has been mines illegally in ghana
Chamber supports legal small-scale mining
2nd May 2025 By: Halima Frost

The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines is in favour of, and supports, regularised and licensed small-scale mining, “just as the laws in Ghana support them”, reported acting CEO Ahmed Nantogmah during the... 


Unrefined gold
Ghana secures deal with nine more gold miners to buy 20% of their output
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

Ghana has reached a deal with nine more mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold production, a government body said on Wednesday, aiming to consolidate a gold purchase programme meant to... 


DRDGOLD Chairperson Tim Cumming.
Gold price sustaining opportunity to mine for longer, says DRDGOLD chairperson
30th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new opportunities. That is the view of DRDGOLD chairperson Tim... 


St Barbara’s Simberi expansion targets 220 000 oz/y
30th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's St Barbara has confirmed strong economics for its Simberi expansion project in Papua New Guinea, following the completion of a pre-feasibility level plant study and an updated life of... 


Theta Gold advances toward production with preconstruction at TGME plant
30th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines has begun pre-construction work at its TGME gold processing plant in South Africa, moving the company closer to becoming a near-term gold producer. In an operational... 


China's Zijin Mining eyes gold unit spin-off and listing
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

China's Zijin Mining said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its unit, Zijin Gold International, and list it on the Hong Kong bourse as part of a reorganization of its overseas gold assets. This... 


Record gold prices help keep China's copper smelters going despite losses
30th April 2025 By: Reuters

Surging prices for gold and other byproducts are keeping China's copper smelters afloat and could fend off significant production cuts this year despite a key gauge of industry profitability... 


An image of the Yaouré mine
Perseus maintains full-year production guidance
30th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has maintained its full-year production guidance at between 469 709 oz and 504 709 oz of gold at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of between $1 250/oz and $1 280/oz, after... 


An image of gold
First-quarter gold demand underpinned by increasing ETF inflows
30th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Total gold demand increased by 1% year-on-year to 1 206 t – the highest for a first quarter since 2016, industry organisation the World Gold Council’s new report on gold demand trends for the first... 


Delta Lithium to spin off Mt Ida gold assets into Ballard Mining
30th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australian exploration and development company Delta Lithium is moving to spin off its Mt Ida gold assets into a separate entity, Ballard Mining, after a significant resource upgrade... 


Gold bars
Billionaire investor John Paulson sees gold near $5 000 by 2028
29th April 2025 By: Reuters

Central bank gold buying and global trade tensions are likely to push bullion prices to near $5 000 an ounce by 2028, billionaire investor John Paulson said in an interview during which he... 


commodities trading screens
Global commodity prices expected to drop to six-year low by 2026 – World Bank
29th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s... 


 	DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Premature gold mine closure can no longer be allowed, says 130-year-old DRDGOLD
29th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold... 


Harmony reports another fatality
29th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company has reported that an employee died in an incident at its surface operations at the Saaiplaas reclamation camp, in Virginia, in the Free State, on April 27.... 


ngezi mine
Zimplats reports lower mined volumes on trackless machinery constraints
29th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Zimplats has reported an 11% year-on-year and a 4% quarter-on-quarter decrease in mined volumes for the quarter ended March 31, owing to lower availability of... 


Ramelius Mark Zeptner
Ramelius refines production guidance, free cash flow hits record levels
29th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious metals miner Ramelius Resources has refined its full-year production guidance buoyed by a strong March quarter marked by standout performances at its Mt Magnet and Cue operations. The... 


Northern Star's KCGM
Northern Star trims FY25 production guidance, cites KCGM setbacks
29th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources has lowered its full-year production guidance following operational challenges at its Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) operation, in Western... 


A gold mine in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso to nationalise more industrial mines, PM says
29th April 2025 By: Reuters

Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, the country's prime minister said, as the West African country seeks a bigger share of revenue from its national... 


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