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South Africa is seeking to expand its electricity transmission grid, which wis a R450-billion challenge, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his keynote address at the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, at...
ASX-listed Bannerman Energy has appointed its existing CEO Gavin Chamberlain as MD and Danny Goeman as an independent nonexecutive director. Chamberlain joined Bannerman as COO in February 2023 and...
Investment demand for platinum is expected to be “extremely robust” in 2026. “We've not only got the attractiveness in terms of platinum’s underlying supply demand fundamentals, but we also have a...
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has welcomed the announcement by mining giant Rio Tinto that its subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) will proceed with an R8.5-billion...
Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles,...
A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique maps of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo...
US forces continued a round-the-clock assault on Iran and Israel mounted a "broad wave" of strikes on Wednesday targeting Iranian missile sites and air defence systems in a campaign that a top...
The Canadian government has introduced a new online Mine Permit Navigator aimed at providing greater clarity and predictability for mining proponents navigating federal approvals. Developed by...
ASX-listed Brightstar Resources has completed a fully subscribed $120-million senior secured Nordic bond issue, locking in funding to develop its Goldfields project in Western Australia and advance...
An estimate of the mineral resources at a mine being developed by Rare Earths Norway, Europe's largest rare earth project, has soared by 81% since the last evaluation two years ago, the privately...
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BHP Group told workers at its vast coal operations across Queensland that the mines can no longer “compete for investment” and the company was receiving no returns from the projects. The mines in...
Canada-based Eldorado Gold reports that its Lamaque Complex, in Val-d’Or, Quebec, has received the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Gold Leadership Award from the Mining Association of Canada,...
Canada-listed Lucara Diamondhas reported lower revenue and earnings for 2025 as it advances the underground expansion of its flagship Karowe mine in Botswana, while cautioning that additional...
Gold's appeal as it draws support from the widening conflict in the Middle East is expected to remain intact even if some investors have favoured the dollar as their preferred safe haven, traders...
Canada believes that the best way to address the issue of concentrated supply of critical minerals is through a production alliance or a buyers' club rather than just a price floor, Energy and...
Global lithium demand could exceed 13-million tonnes by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, more than double base case projections, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie’s (WoodMac’s)...
ASX-listed Maronan Metals has been granted a mineral development licence (MDL) for its Maronan silver project in north-west Queensland, Australia, representing a significant milestone in advancing...
TSX- and ASX-listed Capstone Copper achieved record consolidated total contained copper production of 58 273 t in the fourth quarter last year. Having achieved higher realised prices, higher...
London-listed Pensana has reported that construction activities at the Longonjo rare earth project, in Angola, continue at pace and that the company is looking forward to a 12-month period of...
ASX-listed Sunrise Energy Metals has confirmed in a feasibility study that the Syerston project, in New South Wales, is one of a few in the world capable of delivering scandium at the scale and...
UK-based market research agency CreditSights says the conflict in Iran is already influencing global metals markets, with prices reflecting both geopolitical risk premiums and rising energy costs....
ASX-listed Lindian Resources has signed a binding term sheet to secure 51% ownership of the Sareco mixed rare earth carbonite (MREC) processing facility in Kazakhstan. The MREC facility was...
ASX-listed Artemis Resources has appointed Simon Lill as nonexecutive chairperson and Dr Matthew Greentree as an executive director, further bolstering the company’s leadership team as it advances...
Mexican precious metals miner Fresnillo reported a nearly 81% jump in annual profit on Tuesday, driven by higher precious metals prices, and proposed a record dividend. The company's final dividend...
An estimate of the mineral resources at a mine being developed by Rare Earths Norway, Europe's largest rare earth project, has soared by 81% since the last evaluation two years ago, the privately...
Iron-ore prices wobbled on Tuesday, as investors weighed rising freight costs due to a widening Iran conflict, which is choking shipments via the crucial Strait of Hormuz, against falling demand...
Canadian minerals developer First Phosphate has been approved for a nonrepayable contribution agreement for up to C$16.7-million with the Canadian government under the Global Partnerships...
Canadian mining company Allied Critical Metals has announced the results of an initial preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 100%-owned Borralha tungsten project, in northern Portugal. Key...
South African Electriciity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has highlighted the current global upheavals and what they mean for African energy in his welcoming address at Africa Energy...
Precious metals investment vehicle Wheaton Precious Metals Corp has selected wastewater treatment solutions provider Cetos Water as the winner of its second yearly Future of Mining Challenge and...
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Canadian gold exploration company Roscan Gold Corporation reports that a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Kandiolé gold project, in Mali, has estimated a robust $1.29-billion net...
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has granted Galleon Gold Corp a Category 3 Permit to Take Water (PTTW) for its West Cache gold project, in Timmins, Ontario. The PTTW...
TSX-V-listed Li-FT Power has started a scoping study into the construction of a lithium carbonate converter to be integrated with its Yellowknife lithium project in the Northwest Territories, in...
Midtier mining company Taseko Mines’ Florence Copper operation in Arizona, in the US, has harvested the first copper cathodes from its recently completed commercial production facility. In late...
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