The prospect of good forward momentum for a resumption of valuable mining at the re-emerging old Blyvooruitzicht (Blyvoor) gold mine has received another boost. This is because Aurous Resources,... 

Uranium developer Neo Energy Metals has appointed investment and merchant banking boutique Bacchus Capital Advisers as its strategic and financial adviser. Bacchus Capital specialises in strategic... 

Chile, the world's No. 1 copper producer, will boost its output of the red metal to 5.54-million metric tons in 2034, representing a 5.6% increase from 2023, state-run copper commission Cochilco... 

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror of... 

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has been a consultant to a wide swath of conservative organizations, including one of Elon Musk’s... 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada’s provinces are in high-stakes talks over how far to go in using oil and other commodities as a weapon if the US starts a regional trade... 

NYSE- and TSX-listed Pan American Silver has entered 2025 with a record cash balance of $887.3-million, driven by robust production results and the sale of its La Arena mine in Peru to Chinese... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has appointed Kudzai Mtsambiwa CFO effective January 15. He will also assume the role of company secretary and manage the group's investor relations.  

Global diversified miner Rio Tinto has reported a marginal decline in its fourth-quarter and full-year iron-ore shipments from the Pilbara, citing resource depletion and above-average rainfall that... 

Mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat has announced that Pieter de Wit has concluded his role as integration officer overseeing Afrimat’s acquisition of cement company Lafarge and has been... 

Toronto-listed Ascot Resources has announced significant leadership changes, including the appointment of seasoned mining executive Jim Currie as CEO. Currie succeeds Derek White, who resigned... 

Three job-creating regional projects will receive a multimillion-dollar funding boost as part of the Western Australian government’s clean energy plan to diversify the economy. Government has... 

In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped... 

Junior company Horizon Minerals has marked a major milestone by pouring its first gold bar from the Boorara mine in Western Australia under an ore sale agreement with Norton Gold Fields’ Paddington... 

Recent metallurgical testwork at Simandou North, in Guinea, has confirmed the potential for premium-quality iron-ore, with grades surpassing 66% iron and alumina levels below 0.5%, Arrow Minerals... 

Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals Limited is in discussion with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum (Implats), with a view to negotiating formal... 

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a "horrific" crackdown on... 

Botswana has renewed two of London-listed Botswana Diamonds’ prospecting licences  – 224/2007 and 169/2019 – for two years until December 31, 2026. The licences include the KX36 discovery, as well... 

The scheduled swearing in of Donald Trump as President of the US next week provides headwinds to the copper market amid a stronger dollar, looming tariffs and potential deceleration in the energy... 

Aim-listed gold miner Hummingbird Resources’ subsidiary in Mali has reached an agreement with that country’s government regarding operational parameters for the Yanfolila gold mine. Hummingbird and... 

Aim-listed Goldstone Resources is maintaining an ore stack rate of 48 000 t a at the Homase mine, in Ghana, as production ramps up. The company poured 416 oz of gold in December, with production... 

TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy has confirmed that its proposed plan of arrangement with TSX-listed IsoEnergy, announced in October, had been terminated, and that it had secured financing... 

TSX-V-listed Robex Resources has unveiled the results of an updated feasibility study for its Kiniero gold project in Guinea, highlighting stronger project economics and increased mineral... 

Toronto-listed Taseko Mines is progressing steadily with the development of its Florence copper project in Arizona, reporting that the project has surpassed the halfway mark and remains on track... 

Savannah Resources is seeking Portuguese government approval for the compulsory purchase of land around its Barroso lithium mining project, in a test of Europe's commitment to boost its minerals... 

Prices of rare earth minerals are likely to stabilise in 2025 after a two-year downturn, as China slows mining output to protect domestic producers and growing demand from electric vehicles and... 

A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded... 

The Future Minerals Forum’s (FMF's) Ministerial Roundtable, posited to be the largest global gathering of Ministers responsible for minerals, is key to bringing internationally agreed tangible... 

Aluminum ticked higher, with the European Union considering import restrictions on Russian metal and Chinese production growth expected to slow. The metal climbed toward $2 600 a ton in London,... 

Arafura Rare Earths will get A$200-million from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund to support a new mine and processing facility, the latest move by Western nations to boost supply chains of... 

South Africa suspended operations at a key border crossing with Botswana after heavy rains caused flooding. Water levels reached a point where it “significantly compromises the safe and efficient... 

Australian coal miner New Hope on Tuesday announced a resolution to the long-standing legal challenges surrounding its New Acland Stage 3 project. In a statement to the ASX, New Hope said its...