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Vale CEO Gustavo Pimenta
Vale’s new CEO aims to make Brazilian miner the world’s biggest
30th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The new head of Vale has laid out one of the Brazilian company’s most ambitious goals — becoming the world’s biggest metals producer by market capitalisation. “It has to be the biggest mining... 


Resources Minister Madeleine King
Australia cuts commodity export outlook despite gold price gain
30th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports, as a meteoric rise in gold prices fails to offset weakness in iron-ore and natural gas. Total resource and energy export earnings fell... 


Vale defines part of Carajas investment plan execution
Vale defines part of Carajas investment plan execution
30th June 2025 By: Reuters

Brazil's Vale, one of the world's largest iron-ore producers, has decided how to spend half of the planned 70-billion reais in investments under its "new Carajas programme", according to a company... 


UK trade envoy for Southern Africa Calvin Bailey, MP.
UK committed to fresh value-adding mining approach, says Southern African envoy
27th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The UK government is promising Africa a fresh in-Africa value-adding approach to the mining and minerals development it will be going all out to partner and promote. This promise was spelt out... 


Kumba's Sishen mine
Mark Goliath appointed as IDC's representative on Kumba board
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mark Goliath has been appointed as a nonexecutive director of Kumba Iron Ore's board with effect from July 1, representing the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). He will also serve as a... 


Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston on screen top left at London Indaba.
China sees pleasing Africa as form of insurance against trade wars, London Indaba hears
25th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China sees pleasing Africa as a form of insurance against trade war impacts, Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston spelt out at the London Indaba, the annual event organised by... 


Vale Base Metals chairperson Mark Cutifani at the London Indaba.
Praise heaped on geological data transparency of Malawi, Nigeria at London Indaba
24th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

There are only two countries in Africa that currently make their geological survey data open to the world. “Malawi is the first, and I believe Nigeria is the second,” Vale Base Metals chairperson... 


Port Hedland
Australia’s top iron-ore export hub has busiest May on record
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore shipments from the largest bulk-export terminal set a record for the month of May, putting flows at the biggest year-to-date volumes even after weather issues curbed exports earlier in... 


Iron-ore prices flat as China demand counters Australia supply outlook
Iron-ore prices flat as China demand counters Australia supply outlook
24th June 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures prices flitted within a tight range on Tuesday, as traders weighed resilient near-term demand in China against the potential of improved supply from top producer Australia. The... 


Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
24th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.61-billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron-ore project in the Pilbara, aiming to sustain long-term output from their joint operations in the... 


Grindrod CEO Xolani Mbambo
Grinrod’s Mbambo to join Kumba as CFO from January
20th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has announced that CFO Bothwell Mazarura will be stepping down to pursue other interests after nearly eight years of service since his appointment in September 2017.... 


Cyclone’s Iron Bear de-risked with 100% renewable power study
20th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals explorer and developer Cyclone Metals has marked a substantial derisking milestone at its flagship Iron Bear project in Canada, with a study by global engineering group Hatch confirming... 


Xi’s giant iron-ore trader is shaking up a $130bn market
Xi’s giant iron-ore trader is shaking up a $130bn market
20th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Just three years after its founding, a Chinese government-run trader has become the single biggest force in the country’s $130-billion market for iron-ore imports. The rise of China Mineral... 


Anglo American Africa and Australia regional director Themba Mkhwanazi will step down at the end of June
Anglo streamlines its leadership team as it simplifies its product portfolio
18th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Anglo American has streamlined its executive leadership team to reflect substantial progress with the simplification of its portfolio, which has included the demerger of the newly... 


NeoSmelt secures federal support, adds Woodside and Mitsui to green steel JV
NeoSmelt secures federal support, adds Woodside and Mitsui to green steel JV
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NeoSmelt, an Australian joint venture (JV) formed to advance lower-emissions steelmaking from Pilbara iron-ore, has secured fresh federal funding and welcomed two new partners to its... 


ZEITI national coordinator Ian Mwiinga.
Well done, Zambia, on your transparent ‘G-Factor’ mining revenue system
13th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia is strengthening transparency and accountability to make sure that natural resources improve the lives of all of its citizens. It gives easy visibility to the level of natural resource... 


A Transnet locomotive
South Africa to give Transnet more guarantees to settle debt
13th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government said it will give Transnet additional guarantees so the troubled State ports and freight railway operator can settle all its debt that falls due and execute its... 


South Africa's mining production decreases 7.7% y/y in April
12th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the country's mining production decreased by 7.7% year-on-year in April, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative... 


African Rainbow Minerals, Harmony Gold enter hedging collar transaction
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals Limited (ARM), an associate of Dr Patrice Motsepe, has entered into a hedging collar transaction over 18-million ordinary shares of ARM's equity... 


Zambia’s South Africa-based cadastre system developer re-engaged, Ministry confirms
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia’s South Africa-developed mining cadastre licensing system portals have been reactivated, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has confirmed. “The disruption was due to the... 


South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked by CFM Green Hydrogen executive Sebastiaan Surie (left) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
South Africa’s green hydrogen sector boosted by big-ticket funding commitments
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 


Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
12th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is consolidating its two iron-ore businesses – Roy Hill and Atlas Iron – into a single entity named Hancock Iron Ore, in a move the company says will combine the... 


An Ironveld smelter
Ironveld raises £900 000 to lift processing capacity
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed strategic metals producer Ironveld has raised £900 000, before expenses, through a placing with investors of two-billion shares at a price of 0.045p apiece. "Market demand for our dense... 


Lower grade Australian iron-ore sparks global benchmark change
Lower grade Australian iron-ore sparks global benchmark change
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

The longstanding global pricing benchmark for most traded iron-ore cargoes will be adjusted in 2026 to reflect the falling quality of ore from top supplier Australia, pricing service Platts said.... 


The Port of Durban
South Africa wins $1.5bn World Bank infrastructure loan
10th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The World Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan to support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa’s infrastructure. The Washington-based lender said in a statement the operation will... 


Port of Dampier
New agreement to decarbonise WA iron-ore exports
10th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Delaware-based Terra Metals and its Zambian subsidiary, Lunda Resources, have reported flotation recoveries of 96.5%copper and concentrate grades nearing 27% at their Kalaba copper project in... 


China May iron-ore imports fall on expectations of seasonally slow demand
China May iron-ore imports fall on expectations of seasonally slow demand
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports dropped 4.9% in May from April, as mills exercised caution in procurement for seaborne cargoes in anticipation of seasonally slower steel consumption. The world's largest... 


Outgoing CEO Jakob Stausholm speaking at the opening of the new Western Range iron-ore mine in the Pilbara.
Rio Tinto opens new $2bn iron-ore mine in Pilbara
9th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rio Tinto and China Baowu Steel have officially opened the Western Range iron-ore mine in Australia’s Pilbara region, a $2-billion project aimed at sustaining production at the nearby Paraburdoo... 


miscellaneous blast
Ironveld achieves first blast at Lapon
6th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Mining development company Ironveld’s South African subsidiary Lapon Mining has successfully completed its first blast at the planned opencast pit located on the Altona farm, in Limpopo. The blast... 


Zambia's cadastre system is reportedly not functioning.
Zambia’s mining licence cadastre system is reportedly not functioning
5th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mining licence cadastre system of Zambia is reportedly not functioning. “We understand that the platform they were building to handle the cadastre function, called ZIMIS, has been a failure.... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
DoT confirms 162 responses to RFI for private freight rail and port projects
5th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Transport (DoT) reports that it received 162 formal responses to a request for information (RFI) launched by Minister Barbara Creecy in March to test the market appetite for... 


Rio Tinto, PKKP sign agreement to protect sacred sites and rebuild trust
Rio Tinto, PKKP sign agreement to protect sacred sites and rebuild trust
3rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a formal co-management agreement with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) Aboriginal Corporation, as it seeks to repair relations after the destruction of... 


Alchemy takes full ownership of Bryah iron-ore rights
3rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Alchemy Resources has acquired full ownership of the iron-ore rights at its Bryah project in Western Australia, buying out joint venture partner Carey Mining for A$75 000 and a... 


Mintek pyrometallurgy division in action.
Using hydrogen, South Africa demonstrates carbon-free manganese ferroalloys advance
2nd June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's national mineral research organisation Mintek has achieved a significant milestone in sustainable metallurgy by demonstrating production of manganese ferroalloys using carbon-free... 


Iron-ore hits one-month low on Trump's plan to hike steel levies
Iron-ore hits one-month low on Trump's plan to hike steel levies
2nd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Iron-ore fell to its lowest level since early May alongside equity markets after President Donald Trump said he would double tariffs on steel and aluminum to help protect American workers. Futures... 


First Simandou locos unveiled in India
First Simandou locos unveiled in India
30th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Simandou iron-ore project has reached a milestone with the unveiling of its first locomotives, ahead of first production by year-end. The unveiling ceremony took place on May 28 at Wabtec’s... 


Simandou is a joint venture between Rio Tinto and China Baowu.
Iron-ore pessimism subsides despite looming Simandou supply
30th May 2025 By: Reuters

The prospects for iron-ore prices are improving thanks to a lower than expected global surplus this year, analysts and traders say, though looming new supply from the giant Simandou project in... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Key public-private direction missing in new draft Minerals Bill, Junior Indaba hears
27th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa needs to see far more harnessing of the capital of the private sector and needs to make sure that government and private sector work together to grow the economy and create jobs,... 


Bauxite ore mined in Guinea
Guinea cancels 129 exploration permits, further tightening control
27th May 2025 By: Reuters

Guinea's military government has cancelled 129 minerals exploration permits, it said in a statement late on Monday, as the West African nation tightens control over its assets. A senior official at... 


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