London-listed Kazera Global has reported operational advances across its heavy mineral sands and diamond projects as the company transitions from development into early commercial production, while... 

India's cabinet on Friday permitted the export of coal as the country's power plants have a surplus, information minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Power plants that have access to coal supply will... 

Junior explorer Sirios Resources has agreed to acquire OVI Mining in an all-share deal that will create an Osisko-backed gold company with a district-scale foothold in Québec’s Eeyou Istchee James... 

London-listed Blencowe Resources has reported that the first assay returned from one of six deep holes drilled during the Stage 7 programme at the Orom-Cross project has confirmed substantial... 

Exploration company BMC Minerals made its debut on the ASX on Friday following an oversubscribed A$100-million initial public offering (IPO), giving the Canada-focused developer a market... 

Environmental Activists sued South Africa’s environment department over its March decision to allow State-owned Eskom to breach emission rules at eight coal-fired plants. The court case was filed... 

China’s State-backed iron-ore buyer is proposing measures to curb hoarding of the steelmaking ingredient at ports, in a move that could dent the pricing power of foreign miners and traders. China... 

Lithium bulls are betting on energy storage systems as the next meaningful pillar of demand for the battery metal, nudging the global market back toward balance after years of oversupply. Giant... 

West African gold producer and developer Robex Resources reports that first ore has been delivered to the mill at its Kiniéro gold project, in Guinea, ahead of first gold production, which is on... 

Ecuador-focused SolGold has opened the door to a takeover after Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC) returned with a sweetened all-cash proposal valuing the London-listed developer at about £842-million.... 

Although it had been a difficult year for the diamond industry in the 12 months ended June 30 and beyond, Aim-listed diamonds developer Botswana Diamonds says it made significant progress on its... 

huzhou Smelter Group, one of China's largest zinc smelters, broke a supply contract with Teck Resources' Red Dog mine in Alaska earlier this year due to hefty tariffs fueled by Beijing and... 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday a rescue effort to keep open Australia's largest aluminium smelter, the struggling Tomago facility majority-owned by Rio Tinto, after its current... 

JSE-listed Mantengu Mining has announced the successful commissioning of Langpan Mining’s second chrome processing plant on December 10. The 50 t an hour will require about 31 500 t of chrome ore... 

ANZ Research expects copper prices to remain above $11 000 per metric ton in 2026, with prices potentially nearing $12 000 by year-end amid supply constraints and accelerating demand growth. This... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo has pledged to uphold cobalt export quotas allocated to miners for 2025 despite months of delays under new rules, its mining regulator has said, as a pilot shipment... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the hydrogen economy insight Valterra Platinum came away with after the Seoul Summit; the opening of South Africa’s first underground gold mine, since... 

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

As African mining faces increasing volatility from climate change and the imperative to supply critical minerals for the global energy transition, the focus is shifting to resilience, digital... 

South Africa’s mining production increased by 5.8% year-on-year in October, with the largest positive contributors having been iron-ore, platinum-group metals (PGM), manganese and chromium ore.... 

Bank of America Global Research yesterday reported that the US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, China has capped its aluminium production, US consumers are now having to pay the... 

Following its ordinary meeting on December 9, the Competition Commission has approved JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat’s proposed acquisition of Ochre... 

Exploration company Moonlight Resources made its debut on the ASX on Thursday, marking its transition to a listed company with drilling already under way at its flagship Clermont gold project in... 

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has advised that CEO Daniel Major is unable to resume in his role following a period of personal leave. The company has, therefore, appointed corporate development manager... 

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM has appointed Chile-based international mining company Antofagasta CEO Iván Arriagada, as chairperson, effective immediately, for a two-year term.  He... 

Trade union Solidarity says the time is ripe for negotiations for an appropriate Eskom power tariff that can keep the ferrochrome industry afloat while benefitting other parties. Although this... 

Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies and halting deforestation, the Ministry of Environment, Science and... 

Chile's mining investment is expected to reach $104.549-billion from this year through 2034, State-run agency Cochilco said on Thursday, up from last year's estimate of about $83-billion through... 

Nongovernmental organisation the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is moving swiftly forward with development of an international copper traceability standard, which is expected... 

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has advised shareholders that all major non-process infrastructure (NPI) contracts for its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, have been awarded, with... 

The Australian government on Thursday released its first package of offshore oil and gas acreage for bidding since 2022. All five areas are in the Otway Basin offshore Victoria state in... 

Copper-focused ACG Metals has withdrawn from a potential takeover of Anglo Asian Mining, just weeks after confirming it was weighing an offer for the London-listed gold, copper and silver producer.... 

Australian company Ramelius Resources has approved up to A$250-million in share buybacks over the next 18 months and is lifting its minimum yearly dividend to $0.02 a share. The changes, announced... 

ASX-listed Antilles Gold reported on Thursday that construction had started at the Nueva Sabana copper/gold project in Cuba. The early works are being carried out by Minera La Victoria (MLV), the... 

Canada's Rio2 has secured strong market backing for its planned acquisition of the Condestable copper mine in Peru, with the company increasing its previously announced bought-deal financing to...