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Gemfields reports $25.4m result at year-end commercial emerald auction
Updated 2 hours 40 minutes ago By: Darren Parker

Gem producer Gemfields reported $25.4-million in revenue from its November to December auction of commercial-quality rough emeralds, closing the year’s sales with one of the company’s strongest... 


AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa
AMCU re-elects Mathunjwa president, sets firm resolutions for next five years
Updated 2 hours 50 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has re-elected Joseph Mathunjwa as president of the organisation for another five-year term, alongside a new national executive... 


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TLT Turbo Africa launches SMART Fan for mining
Updated 3 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Technology-driven mining and industrial fan and ventilation manufacturer TLT Turbo Africa on December 4 launched its new sustainable monitoring and airflow response technology (SMART) Fan for... 


uranium
Neo Energy appoints finance veteran Schutte CFO and director
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Uranium developer Neo Energy Metals has appointed De Wet Schutte CFO and executive director, effectively immediately. He brings to the position more than 30 years’ experience in finance,... 


Mithril secures option to acquire property near Copalquin
Updated 3 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and TSX-V-listed Mithril Silver and Gold has signed a purchase option to acquire the La Dura gold/silver property in Mexico’s Durango state, expanding its land position near the company’s... 


Syrah appoints Samantha Hogg as chair-elect
Updated 3 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Syrah Resources has appointed Samantha Hogg to its board as an independent non-executive director and chair-elect, completing a succession process first announced in May. She will... 


ARM founder and executive chairperson Patrice Motsepe
ARM Empowerment Trust reports rural development gains, R116m investment
Updated 3 hours ago By: Darren Parker

The African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) Empowerment Trust has reported substantial rural development progress across seven provinces this year and confirmed during its yearly stakeholder meeting, held... 


Askari Metals secures $1.15m, adds new director to advance African exploration
Updated 4 hours ago By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Askari Metals has secured $1.15-million in new funding and appointed a new board member as it moves to accelerate exploration across its projects in Ethiopia and Namibia. The company... 


Copper cathode produced in the DRC
South African private equity firms, lenders back $600m Congo dry port
Updated 4 hours ago By: Bloomberg

South African private equity firms and lenders will invest $600-million in debt and equity on a dry port in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ease congestion on one of Africa’s busiest mineral... 


Boliden CEO Mikael Staffas
EU's rare earths push is 10 years late, Boliden CEO says
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

The EU should have taken action on rare earths 10 years ago, the boss of Swedish miner Boliden said on Friday, commenting on the European Commission's plan to fast-track three-billion euros... 


Parys Mountain in Wales
Anglesey wipes £4m debt as Energold steps in with funding and new directors
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Anglesey Mining has struck a wide-reaching deal with its largest shareholder and creditor, Energold Minerals, that will eliminate nearly all of the company’s £4-million debt burden,... 


India's Adani, Hindalco seek Peru copper assets as demand surges
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

Indian conglomerate Adani and miner Hindalco Industries are exploring investments in Peru's copper sector, either through joint ventures or by taking stakes in existing mines, a senior Peruvian... 


Swedish miner Boliden says it will spend less capital in 2026
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

Swedish miner Boliden plans to lower its capital expenditures to 15-billion Swedish crowns ($1.6-billion) in 2026, 500 million crowns less than it expects to spend this year, it said on Friday.... 


BHP, Rio begin testing first battery-electric haul trucks in the Pilbara
BHP, Rio begin testing first battery-electric haul trucks in the Pilbara
Updated 7 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining companies BHP and Rio Tinto have taken delivery of Australia’s first Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks at BHP’s Jimblebar mine, marking the start of on-site... 


Rio Tinto limits lithium to in-flight projects only
Rio Tinto limits lithium to in-flight projects only
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto has reined in its lithium growth plans, confirming at its capital markets day in London that it will restrict investment to projects already under way, with any... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
New gold mine’s a milestone for industry, economy, communities – Minerals Council
5th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The new Qala Shallows gold mine is not only a milestone for West Wits Mining but also for South Africa's mining industry, the South African economy, and the communities that will share in the... 


XXIX Metal files PEA for Opemiska
5th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper project developer XXIX Metal has filed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) technical report for its Opemiska copper project in Chapais, Québec, confirming a long-life operation with... 


Platinum, Lion ferrochrome smelter make headlines
Platinum, Lion ferrochrome smelter make headlines
5th December 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Valterra Platinum's fruitful 2025, with a market capitalisation of over R300-billion; China’s strategic view of platinum; and the Eskom proposal that... 


Copper producer Freeport would pursue M&A only if 'stars and moon' align, CEO says
Copper producer Freeport would pursue M&A only if 'stars and moon' align, CEO says
5th December 2025 By: Reuters

Copper producer Freeport-McMoRan would pursue an acquisition if "the stars and the moon" aligned, but is not counting on deals to grow and is focused on developing existing assets, its CEO said on... 


American Rare Earths is working to build a mine in Wyoming.
US minerals projects seek 'industrial vision' from Washington to compete with China
5th December 2025 By: Reuters

Washington must move even faster to bolster critical minerals projects and offset Beijing's grip on the world's supply of the building blocks for electronics, weapons and a range of other goods,... 


Magazine round up | 05 December 2025
Magazine round up | 05 December 2025
5th December 2025

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 


The Tamgak open air uranium mine is seen at Areva's Somair uranium mining facility in Arlit, Niger
Niger accuses France's Orano of radioactive pollution as uranium row deepens
4th December 2025 By: Reuters

Niger has accused French nuclear fuel group Orano of "predatory behavior" and environmental crimes, escalating a bitter dispute over control of the West African nation’s uranium mines. The... 


Kazera Global raises £1.6m
4th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed Kazera Global has closed its retail share offer, bringing in £262 407 and lifting the total proceeds from its latest fundraising activities to £1.6-million. The investment company, which... 


Barrick gold bar
Council reflects on drivers of gold’s ‘remarkable’ 2025, outlook for 2026
4th December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

World Gold Council (WGC) says gold has experienced a remarkable year, achieving more than 50 all-time high prices and emerging as one of the strongest-performing assets in respect of returns. It... 


Gaspe mine rehabilitation project
Major players back Osisko's capital raise for Gaspé copper
4th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Osisko Metals has lined up a C$32.5-million private placement backed by major industry players, including Hudbay Minerals, Agnico Eagle Mines, Franco-Nevada and a strategic... 


West Wits CEO Rudi Deysel.
South Africa’s first underground gold mine in 15 years opens west of the City of Gold
4th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The official opening of Qala Shallows underground gold mine 15 minutes west of the Golden City of Johannesburg marks the start of a new growth chapter for South African gold mining, West Wits CEO... 


An image of a mining truck
Mining sector growth outperforms other sectors again, but Minerals Council notes economic stagnation
4th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Minerals Council South Africa has noted that another “uninspiring” GDP performance was recorded for South Africa in the third quarter, with GDP having grown by 0.5%  quarter‐on‐quarter. The... 


Goldman says copper’s ‘breakout’ above $11 000 won’t last
Goldman says copper’s ‘breakout’ above $11 000 won’t last
4th December 2025 By: Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group injected some caution into the debate over copper’s prospects, saying its surge past $11 000 a ton will prove short-lived as there’s still more than enough metal to meet global... 


Australian union members back strike at Woodside's Pluto LNG 2
4th December 2025 By: Reuters

An overwhelming 99% of Offshore Alliance members have voted to strike at Woodside Energy's Pluto LNG 2 facility, according to results released on the organisation's Facebook page on Thursday.... 


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Harmony awards Metso key equipment contract for its Eva copper project
4th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Process technology company Metso has reported that gold and copper producer Harmony Gold Mining Company has selected it to deliver the key equipment for its Eva copper project, in Queensland,... 


Rio Tinto’s Nuton technology yields first copper at Johnson Camp
Rio Tinto’s Nuton technology yields first copper at Johnson Camp
4th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rio Tinto has produced the first copper using its Nuton bioleaching technology at the Johnson Camp mine, in Arizona, marking a step in commercialising a process the company says could transform... 


Morocco's OCP receives $525m AfDB credit guarantee to aid low-carbon push
4th December 2025 By: Reuters

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a credit guarantee of up to €450-million, or about $525.4-million, to support the low-carbon goals of Moroccan fertiliser and phosphates producer... 


Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott
Rio Tinto flags as much as $10bn in asset sales under refreshed strategy
4th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major Rio Tinto is opening the door to as much as $10-billion in divestments as part of a strategy reset aimed at sharpening its portfolio, lifting productivity and delivering... 


The Moanda metallurgical complex in Gabon
Eramet eyes manganese, lithium growth in turnaround plan
4th December 2025 By: Reuters

Eramet aims to deliver more manganese from Gabon and lithium from Argentina as part of efforts to strengthen its finances, which have been hit by falling profits and rising debt, the French mining... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore calculates
4th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle pointed out during the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed diversified mining and marketing... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle and Codelco chairperson Máximo Pacheco
Codelco selects Glencore as partner for new Chilean copper smelter
4th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Chilean State-owned copper producer Codelco has selected Glencore to advance plans for a new smelter in the Antofagasta region, a move aimed at increasing downstream capacity and capturing more... 


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