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The virtual conference held by transport sector engagement organisation the Transport Forum on November 6 heard from a range of experts about the progress of reforms in the transport sector and the...
Assmang, which is jointly owned by African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Assore South Africa, has decided to place its Beeshoek iron-ore mine, in the Northern Cape, on care and maintenance, with about...
Iron-ore miner BHP Group and steelmaker Posco have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance hydrogen-based ironmaking technology as part of efforts to decarbonise the steel sector, the...
Coal miner Exxaro Resources has announced the successful completion of the sale of its entire shareholding in Exxaro FerroAlloys to a consortium made up of FerroAlloys employees, FerroAlloys...
In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four...
Vale is likely to announce extraordinary dividends in the coming months, CFO Marcelo Bacci said during a call with analysts on Friday, following the release of the Brazilian miner's third-quarter...
Vale, one of the world's largest iron-ore miners, posted on Thursday a third-quarter net profit that landed above analysts' estimates, while also cutting its full-year cost projections for copper...
ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) reported on Thursday that the Onslow Iron project in Western Australia had reached nameplate capacity of 35-million tonnes a year. The company shipped...
China's state buyer has allowed its steel mills to resume buying a type of iron-ore from Australia's Hancock Prospecting after barring such sales during a year-plus negotiation dispute, three...
Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by subsidiaries of international mining companies, according to an official decree seen by Reuters. Companies affected...
South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief...
JSE-listed Sable Exploration and Mining has reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lapon Plant has entered into a comprehensive operator, ore supply and processing agreement with South African...
Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which follows the lifting by the...
ASX-listed Cyclone Metals has received a further A$5.17-million from Vale. This is the third tranche of funding under the binding development agreement for the joint advancement of the Iron Bear...
South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore, which operates two mines in the Northern Cape, says it is on track to deliver on its full-year waste mining and production guidance of between...
Diviersfied miner Anglo American, which is set to merge with Teck Resources, has achieved a "solid quarter in copper and iron-ore", CEO Duncan Wanblad says, adding that the group is well positioned...
US-based mining company Ivanhoe Atlantic has completed environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) and submitted permit applications to the relevant authorities in Guinea and Liberia,...
Mount Gibson Iron withdrew its fiscal 2026 sales guidance on Friday after determining it was no longer viable to resume mining at its Koolan Island operations in Western Australia, following a...
Multi-commodity, midtier mining company and construction materials provider Afrimat has made several key improvements, and the results of these interventions are now becoming tangible, as evidenced...
Diversified miner BHP CEO Mike Henry has warned that Australia risks being “flat-footed” in the global race for mining investment as competing nations accelerate reforms to attract capital and...
Australia's Fortescue posted a 4.2% rise in first-quarter iron-ore shipments on Thursday as the firm logged a record for first-quarter production on the back of higher hematite shipments. Its...
State-owned freight and logistics company Transnet plans to invest R127-billion over five years in modernizing rail lines and upgrading ports, its CE Michelle Phillips said on Tuesday. Transnet...
Rio Tinto is exploring a potential asset-for-equity swap with Chinalco that would trim the Chinese investor's 11% stake, freeing up Rio to resume buybacks and pursue new strategic deals, three...
Brazilian miner Vale reported on Tuesday its highest quarterly iron-ore production since 2018, and said it is on track to reach the upper band of its 2025 production target for its three main...
Commodities giant BHP has made what CEO Mike Henry described as “a strong start to the year”, with solid operational performance and record output from key assets underpinning a constructive...
Rio Tinto has stockpiled two-million metric tons of high-grade iron ore at its Simandou project in Guinea for a mid-November shipment, three sources told Reuters, which would be the first from the...
Stocks of a type of iron-ore supplied by BHP are piling up at major Chinese ports to the highest levels in three months, with trade stalled as the miner remained in talks with China's state-run...
The revival of the Richards Bay and Saldanha Bay rail corridors is gradually progressing. A request for information on public sector participation (PSP) entities was put out in May, and a request...
ASX-listed Alchemy Resources has signed a binding option agreement with private miner Newcam Minerals that could see the experienced Western Australian iron-ore producer earn up to a 60% stake in...
Exploration and development company Iron Road said on Thursday that investors and potential partners in large-scale magnetite developments would need to take a long-term view amid subdued global...
Australian iron-ore producer Fenix Resources on Thursday reported record shipments and maintained its full-year 2026 guidance as its integrated pit-to-port operations continued to perform strongly...
To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international players and partners, the fourteenth Oppenheimer...
Australian power and communications infrastructure provider GenusPlus said on Wednesday it had secured three contracts worth about A$60-million from Fortescue to support the miner’s decarbonisation...
BHP's head of Australia, Geraldine Slattery, said on Wednesday the country must speed up environmental approvals and boost access to cheap power if it hopes to compete for mining investment capital...
South Africa's mining production decreased by 0.2% year-on-year in August, driven by lower platinum group metal (PGM), gold and manganese ore production, but offset by higher coal output. PGM...
Iron-ore miner Fenix Resources has expanded its hedge book, securing new contracts for an additional 300 000 t between October 2025 and June 2026, bringing total hedged volumes to 720 000 t at an...
Diversified mining major Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it would need a strong final quarter to meet its full-year iron-ore shipment guidance after third-quarter output showed only a modest recovery...
Several cargoes of BHP iron-ore were put up for sale in China on Thursday and at least one was sold to a local trader, potentially defusing concerns in Australia that Beijing had imposed a ban on...
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...
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