Guinea's Simandou mega mining project, promoted by the military government as a symbol of the country's economic transformation, is laying off thousands of workers just as it begins exporting... 

Evolve Royalties has debuted on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), starting trading on December 17 under the ticker symbol EVR, with a portfolio anchored by royalties over some of Canada’s... 

Exploration company Rincon Resources has secured a multi-stage farm-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with Greatland Resources over a large portion of its Telfer South tenement package in Western... 

The US International Development Finance Corporation signed a $553-million loan with a consortium of firms on Wednesday for the refurbishment of an Angolan railway line - part of the Lobito... 

Australia's Woodside Energy said on Thursday CEO Meg O'Neill will be leaving the firm effective immediately to join BP as its CEO. Meg O'Neill leaves Australia's biggest independent energy firm... 

Brian Gilbertson, the South African dealmaker who helped build the global mining giant BHP Billiton before his departure as CEO in 2003, has died. He was 82. His family said in a statement on... 

ASX-listed Boab Metals has approved a final investment decision (FID) for its Sorby Hills silver/lead project in Western Australia, clearing the way for construction and targeting first production... 

Oil and gas producer Santos on Wednesday announced that it would divest two noncore assets in Queensland and offshore Northern Australia. The ASX-listed energy major executed a conditional sale... 

Gold miner Westgold Resources has agreed to divest its noncore Mt Henry-Selene gold project, near Norseman in Western Australia, to Alicanto Minerals in a transaction valued at $64.6-million, as... 

ASX-listed Lincoln Minerals has signed a collaboration agreement with Canada-based SCN Canada to jointly investigate the use of graphite from its Kookaburra graphite project, in South Australia, in... 

Zimbabwe has reversed plans to double its gold royalty rate to 10%, a new 2026 budget bill showed on Wednesday, following protests by miners and industry groups. A royalty rate of 5% would... 

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported that its Uis mine, in Namibia, continued to deliver operational improvements during the third quarter ended November 30, benefitting from higher throughput,... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it remains open to finding a solution for the Mozal aluminium smelter. But it also insists that any new electricity supply... 

The mineral reserves of South Africa hold enormous potential for the country’s future economic growth, newly appointed MC Mining MD and CEO Christine (Yi) He emphasises in an Op-Ed released on... 

South Africa’s mining sector recorded a modest increase in employment in the third quarter, adding 2 000 jobs year-on-year to bring total employment to 474 000, industry body the Minerals Council... 

Zambia-focused copper producer Jubilee Metals says it has continued to advance its copper growth strategy through a structured investment programme aimed at laying the foundation for long-term... 

Namibia's diamond revenue has been surpassed by income from other minerals for the first time, the country's mining chamber said, with record gold prices and higher uranium output helping to offset... 

ithium prices in China surged on Wednesday after the natural resource authority of the country’s main lithium-producing hub said it would revoke 27 mining licences. The most-active lithium... 

TSX-listed Montage Gold has been awarded two new exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire , strategically increasing its Koné gold project land package and adding to the highly prospective Wendé... 

TSX-listed copper, nickel and gold producer First Quantum Minerals has expressed its support for newly gazetted regulations aimed at increasing local participation in Zambia’s mining sector,... 

Global coal demand is on course to rise by 0.5% in 2025, reaching a record 8.85-billion tonnes, the ‘Coal 2025’ report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows. Nevertheless, the... 

Developer Artemis Gold has approved an expanded Phase 2 (EP2) development at its Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, lifting planned processing capacity to 21-million tonnes a year and... 

A Chinese court imposed jail sentences and fines on Tuesday on 27 people for shipping antimony ingots out of the country without export licences, in a ruling that highlights how China is tightening... 

ASX-listed Deep Yellow has taken another step towards development of its flagship Tumas uranium project in Namibia, announcing the execution of a transmission power supply agreement with... 

The Rhodes Ridge joint venture (JV) has approved a $191-million (A$294-million) feasibility study to progress the first phase of development at the Rhodes Ridge iron-ore project, one of the world’s... 

Chileans on Sunday picked right-winger Jose Antonio Kast to head the country. Now, the mining industry is focused on who he will choose to lead state copper giant Codelco. The names of a handful... 

The Trump administration plans more "historic deals" with the US mining sector to boost production of critical minerals for the national defense and high-tech sectors, a senior official said on... 

Mali has restored control of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine to Barrick Minin and will return three tons of gold to the company after the two sides resolved a years-long dispute last month. The... 

A Russian court has ruled in favour of Rusal in the aluminium giant's 104.75-billion-rouble ($1.32-billion) lawsuit against global mining and metals company Rio Tinto, according to court... 

Japan's JX Advanced Metals on Tuesday said its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit sold its entire stake in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to Swiss trader and miner Glencore for an... 

Two major Korea Zinc shareholders asked a court on Tuesday to block the company's plan to sell new shares - part of a scheme to help fund a $7.4-billion US smelter which would be built in... 

South African miners are boosting thermal coal exports to Israel after top supplier Colombia in August ordered a total ban on shipments of the power-generation fuel to Israel, data from Kpler, LSEG... 

A smelter shutdown in Mozambique is set to dent global aluminium supplies next year, analysts say, leaving the plant's core European Union customers searching for alternatives. South32 confirmed... 

Canada's swift approval of the $53-billion merger between British miner Anglo American and Canada's Teck Resources signals a push to attract investment to offset the impact of US tariffs,... 

The United States has granted limited sanctions relief to three Belarusian potash companies following the European country's release of prisoners at the weekend, a US official said on Monday....