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The big blue Cullinan diamond.
South Africa’s illustrious Cullinan diamond mine doing it again with big blue
19th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The illustrious Cullinan diamond mine, flagship of London-listed Petra Diamonds, is not only famous for hosting the largest gem diamond but a flurry of reports is now affording sky-high status to... 


Barrick gold bar
Barrick appoints new CFO, senior executive VP
19th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining has announced the appointment of Helen Cai as senior executive VP and CFO. Cai will become CFO on March 1, following the departure of Graham Shuttleworth, who... 


Iamgold meets 2025 production guidance, sets outlook for 2026
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Iamgold has reported preliminary attributable gold production of 765 900 oz for 2025, achieving the midpoint of its full-year guidance following record quarterly output across all... 


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Gold, copper underpin commodities outlook as oil, grains eye recovery
19th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Commodities are entering 2026 on a firmer footing, with gold and copper supported by strong structural drivers and the potential for recovery emerging in oil and grain markets later in the year,... 


An image of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources mining development Deputy Minister Abdulrahman Al-Belushi
Al-Belushi welcomes Saudi Arabia’s initiatives to streamline mining development across 'Super Region'
19th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources Mining Development Deputy Minister Abdulrahman Al-Belushi has hailed the diversity, reach and impact of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), with... 


Beatrix plant
Neo Energy Metals garners £8m from strategic investor
19th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Uranium developer Neo Energy Metals has entered into a strategic funding agreement with a UK-based investment group, which will provide Neo Energy with £8-million in support of its ongoing work to... 


China 2025 coal output hits record high as cheap supply drives stockpiling, lower imports
China 2025 coal output hits record high as cheap supply drives stockpiling, lower imports
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's coal output rose to a record in 2025, statistics bureau data showed on Monday, as lower domestic prices prompted buyers to cut imports and rebuild stockpiles with cheaper local supply,... 


BHP refused permission to appeal UK judgment over 2015 Brazil dam collapse
BHP refused permission to appeal UK judgment over 2015 Brazil dam collapse
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

BHP was on Monday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, in a London lawsuit potentially worth tens of billions of... 


Geraldine Slattery
Slattery joins Business Council of Australia board
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

BHP President Australia Geraldine Slattery has been appointed as a director of the Business Council of Australia (BCA) board, adding senior resources sector leadership to the organisation’s... 


Bolivia pledges to honor energy, lithium deals to reassure investors
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

Bolivia’s centrist government will respect all existing hydrocarbons and lithium agreements as part of a push to rebuild investor confidence after years of instability, the country’s energy... 


Lumwana mine, in Zambia
Barrick deploys Metso Concorde Cell tech at Lumwana
19th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global gold and copper producer Barrick Mining Corporation has chosen to use end-to-end mining solutions company Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology at its Lumwana expansion project, in... 


Greenland
Global stocks take hit from tariff threats; gold gets safety bid
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

Global stocks slid and the dollar eased against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap extra tariffs on goods imported from eight European... 


New Gold meets guidance
New Gold meets guidance
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed New Gold has met its 2025 production guidance across its operations, delivering strong fourth-quarter and full-year results and generating consolidated free cash flow of more than... 


Vale Indonesia says 2026 mining quota won't be enough to meet demand from new smelters
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia's mining production quota approved for this year will likely be insufficient to meet demand from the smelters that will come online later this year, the company's... 


Perseus Mining's Sissingué complex
Perseus confirms death of a second employee involved in vehicle accident
19th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has confirmed the death of a second employee following an offsite vehicle accident, near its Bagoé gold mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, on January 15. The employee had... 


Chinese yuan banknotes
China plants another Africa marker in campaign to globalise yuan
19th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zambia is the first African country to let Chinese mining companies pay taxes in yuan. It probably won’t be the last, as Beijing seeks to internationalize the currency and dilute its dollar... 


Endeavour Silver sets 2026 guidance as Terronera enters first full year
Endeavour Silver sets 2026 guidance as Terronera enters first full year
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Midtier precious metals producer Endeavour Silver has set a guidance of 14.6-million to 15.6-million silver-equivalent ounces for 2026. The guidance comprises 8.3-million to 8.9-million ounces of... 


Mt Mulgine's strong leverage to higher spot prices showcased
Mt Mulgine's strong leverage to higher spot prices showcased
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Tungsten Mining has released an illustrative analysis showing the impact of prevailing spot commodity prices on the financial metrics of its previously disclosed Mt Mulgine scoping... 


Frontier Lithium signs First Nation process agreements, advances Ontario permitting
Frontier Lithium signs First Nation process agreements, advances Ontario permitting
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has signed process agreements with Deer Lake First Nation and Sandy Lake First Nation, as it advances permitting for its PAK lithium project in Ontario under the... 


The Vidalia processing facility
Syrah buys more time for Tesla graphite supply deal
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Syrah Resources aid on Monday it agreed with Tesla to extend for the third time a deadline to resolve an alleged breach of their graphite supply agreement. The 2021 agreement to supply... 


China receives first shipment of Simandou iron-ore
China receives first shipment of Simandou iron-ore
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

China, the world's largest iron-ore consumer, has received its first shipment of iron-ore from the Simandou mine in Guinea in West Africa, in which Beijing has heavily invested to increase supply... 


Critical Metals plans $1.5bn rare earths JV in Saudi
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp has executed a nonbinding term sheet with Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Brothers Company (TQB) to establish a 50:50... 


Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

The last Czech black coal shaft will shut at the end of January, closing the door on more than 250 years of deep mining and bringing to an end an industry that powered the rise of heavy industry in... 


Forrestania to consolidate Coolgardie hub with Gibraltar tenement acquisition
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Forrestania Resources has entered into a binding heads of agreement to acquire a package of granted mining and prospecting tenements in the Coolgardie region of Western Australia,... 


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Liberty Coal transfers 540 workers as Optimum Colliery prepares 500 new jobs
16th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Coal company Liberty Coal has confirmed that about 540 employees have been transferred to Liberty Mine Services (LMS), following its appointment as the principal independent mining contractor at... 


A gold mine in Mali
Mali gold output plunges 23% as Barrick halt, tougher rules reshape sector
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

Mali's industrial gold output fell 22.9% in 2025, hurt by the lengthy suspension of Barrick Mining's operations due to a dispute over tougher mining rules, provisional figures from the West African... 


A copper and cobalt  mine in the DRC
China’s CMOC bets on copper growth, maintains cobalt target
16th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Major Chinese miner CMOC Group plans copper growth of up to double digits in 2026 after a price rally lifted profit, while maintaining guidance after record cobalt output. Copper output is seen at... 


The Kolomela mine
Iron-ore falls as high prices deter buyers
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

 Iron-ore futures drifted lower on Friday as high prices and slim margins deterred buying in the biggest consumer China, with the Dalian iron-ore contract reporting a weekly decline for the first... 


trade port shipping containers
Global trade set to slow in 2026 as protectionism, fragmentation intensify, Unctad says
16th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Global trade is expected to continue growing this year but at a slower pace after reaching a record high in 2025, as rising protectionism, geopolitical tensions and tighter regulation reshape trade... 


Rome Resources upbeat on initial DRC drilling results
16th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Rome Resources has reported that two drill rigs are currently operating at its Bisie North project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with one rig active at the Mont Agoma... 


Shuka Minerals CEO Richard Lloyd on Kabwe site
Shuka concludes LEM, Kabwe acquisition
16th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals has completed the acquisition of Zambian mining company Leopard Exploration and Mining (LEM) and the Kabwe zinc mine after a protracted acquisition process.... 


Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies
Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies
16th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Heavy rainfall in northeast Australia has triggered floods that are hampering mine operations and disrupting supplies of metallurgical coal in the region. Some coal miners have declared force... 


Endeavour Silver completes sale of Bolañitos mine
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Midtier silver producer Endeavour Silver has completed the sale of its Bolañitos silver and gold mine in Guanajuato, Mexico, to TSX-V-listed Guanajuato Silver for an upfront consideration of... 


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Hydrogen breakthroughs, precious metals demand, Africa’s value chain moment
16th January 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the significant new platinum-linked green hydrogen advances in the UAE and US; the demand for precious metals as fiat currency alternatives; and... 


Contractor employee dies in offsite vehicle accident near Perseus’ Bagoé mine
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia- and Canada-listed Perseus Mining has confirmed that a contractor employee has died following an offsite vehicle accident near its Bagoé gold mine, in Côte d’Ivoire. The company said on... 


Boston Consulting Group’s Tycho Möncks (left) and Mikhail Nikomarov.
2025 to 2035 decisive for Africa’s new mineral wealth opportunity, say Boston execs
16th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa’s mineral wealth has become a focal point for the clean energy transition and advanced manufacturing and coordinated action by Africa can convert the continent’s mineral wealth into GDP... 


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