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The 1.2-million tonnes Central Tamani processing plant (idled in 2005).
Mount Gibson enters gold with A$50m deal for stake in Central Tanami project
16th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Perth-based Mount Gibson Iron has struck a deal to acquire Northern Star Resources’ 50% interest in the Central Tanami Project Joint Venture (CTPJV) and adjacent exploration tenements in... 


Revival upsizes equity financing to C$29m after Dundee exercises rights
16th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mine developer Revival Gold has increased the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement to C$29.08-million following Dundee’s decision to exercise its participation rights and... 


Weibin Deng, WPIC Regional Head of Asia Pacific; Craig Miller, Valterra Platinum CEO; Trevor Raymond, WPIC CEO.
Platinum's 1.4% tariff knock to be eclipsed by strong investment, jewellery demand
16th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The direct impact of tariffs on forecast platinum demand in 2025 is estimated to total only 112 000 oz, or 1.4% of total demand. While the indirect risks through slower GDP growth over the next few... 


The Darwendale project
Zimbabwe's Kuvimba revises platinum mine plan as prices rebound
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's Kuvimba Mining House will develop its Darwendale platinum project as an openpit rather than the previously planned underground mine, CEO Trevor Barnard said, speeding up the delayed... 


Citigroup backs silver to soar just as gold’s rally loses steam
Citigroup backs silver to soar just as gold’s rally loses steam
16th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Silver will extend a rally beyond $40 an ounce in the coming months on tightening physical supplies and growing investment demand, according to Citigroup Inc., which reiterated a more cautious... 


Aura Minerals plans to raise over $196m in US IPO
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian gold and copper miner Aura Minerals said on Tuesday it plans to raise about $196.4-million from its US initial public offering. The company had said last week that it was preparing to... 


The Greatland equity formed part of the consideration for the Telfer-Havieron transaction in 2024.
Newmont nets $470m from equity sales in divested assets
16th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Bullion major Newmont on Tuesday announced agreements to sell its equity stakes in Greatland Resources and Discovery Silver, generating about $470-million in net proceeds as part of its portfolio... 


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.
Iron-ore rises on improving China-Australia ties
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by strengthening ties between top producer Australia and leading consumer China, though gains were capped by concerns over persistent weakness in... 


BHP Australia chief Geraldine Slattery
BHP says too costly to build Australian green iron industry as PM seeks China collaboration
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Major miner BHP has said it is too costly for Australia to build a "green iron" industry after the country and China agreed this week to jointly work to decarbonise the steel supply chain,... 


Indigenous groups ask Chile court to pause community review of Codelco-SQM lithium deal
Indigenous groups ask Chile court to pause community review of Codelco-SQM lithium deal
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Two Indigenous groups in northern Chile have asked a local court to suspend a state-led community review process that is required for a lithium partnership between copper giant Codelco and lithium... 


US aluminium tariffs added $300m in costs in H1, says Rio Tinto
US aluminium tariffs added $300m in costs in H1, says Rio Tinto
16th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified metals and mining company Rio Tinto incurred about $300-million in gross costs tied to US aluminium tariffs on Canadian product during the first half of 2025, the firm reported on... 


Simon Trott will step into the top job on August 25
Rio Tinto’s Trott seen as safe choice with M&A optionality – analysts
16th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Simon Trott’s appointment as CEO of Rio Tinto is signalling a vote of confidence in the company’s existing trajectory, with an openness to large-scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A), analysts said... 


Rio Tinto expects to be the world's fourth biggest copper miner before the end of the decade.
Rio Tinto sees copper at upper-end of guidance, reports strong Q2 performance
16th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto Group delivered a strong second-quarter operational performance, with group-wide copper equivalent production up 13% year-on-year, underpinned by solid gains across its... 


A gold bar being poured
Ghana moves to hedge gold price to preserve build-up of reserves
16th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Ghana is working on a programme to hedge the price of gold exports as it seeks to shield earnings that have bolstered the central bank’s foreign reserves from future volatility, Governor of the... 


The Hemlo gold mine
Barrick weighs sale of gold mine to Discovery Silver
16th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Barrick Mining Corp is in advanced talks to sell its last Canadian gold mine to Discovery Silver Corp, according to people familiar with the matter, as the firms seek to capitalize on the soaring... 


Drill cores
Nine Canadian First Nations launch constitutional challenge of major-projects legislation
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Nine First Nations have launched a constitutional challenge of recently passed legislation meant to fast-track major projects, arguing they violate the government's constitutional obligations to... 


Informal miners lift blockades along Peru's key copper route, protest leader says
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Informal miners in Peru have paused their more-than-two-week-long protest that blocked a major copper transit route, one of the protest leaders, Luis Huaman, told Reuters on Tuesday. He said they... 


South Africa's Rand Refinery gold.
Gold remains well-positioned in current macro landscape, World Gold Council reports
15th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Gold enters the second half of 2025 coming off an exceptionally strong start to the year – up 26% – shaped by a weaker US dollar, persistent geopolitical risk, robust investor demand, and continued... 


Namib Minerals plans to spend $300m to restart Zimbabwe mines
15th July 2025 By: Reuters

Namib Minerals plans to spend $300-million to restart operations at two of its mothballed gold mines in Zimbabwe and lift production, its chief executive Ibrahima Tall told Reuters on Tuesday.... 


Newmont CFO resigns, insider named interim finance chief
15th July 2025 By: Reuters

Gold miner Newmont said on Monday its CFO Karyn Ovelmen has resigned and named insider Peter Wexler as interim CFO until a permanent successor is selected. Wexler previously served as chief legal... 


China’s lithium giants tumble after first-half profit warnings
15th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Shares in China’s lithium producers fell sharply on Tuesday after two of the largest miners warned that battery-metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year. Tianqi Lithium... 


In a $500-million partnership with Apple, MP Materials will significantly expand the capacity of its Fort Worth, Texas, factory to supply recycled rare earth magnets.
MP Materials to supply Apple with 100% recycled rare earth magnets
15th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE-listed MP Materials signed a long-term agreement to supply technology giant Apple with rare earth magnets manufactured in the US entirely from recycled materials, the companies announced on... 


Haranga permit renewal secures exploration activity for Saraya through 2027
15th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Haranga Resources’s subsidiary Mandinga Resources has been granted another renewal for the exploration permit on the Saraya uranium project, in Senegal. The renewal of the exploration... 


The Sishen iron-ore mine
South Africa's mine ouptut rose 0.2% y/y in May
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's mining production increased by 0.2% year-on-year in May, with iron-ore having made the largest positive contribution and manganese ore and coal the largest negative contributions.... 


Uitkomst Colliery
MC Mining starts implementing turnaround plan at Uitkomst
15th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Coal miner MC Mining has started implementation of a revised business plan at its Uitkomst Colliery, in KwaZulu-Natal. The revised plan involves significant operational changes to position the... 


Heraeus sees signs of a possible new bull market for platinum
Heraeus sees signs of a possible new bull market for platinum
15th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Half-way through this decade, the platinum price has largely gone sideways, underperforming many other assets, says precious metals trader Heraeus in its latest ‘Precious Metals Appraisal’ report,... 


Gold specimen near Loncor's Adumbi deposit
Loncor creates special independent committee to consider received offer
15th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Loncor Gold has established a special committee comprised of independent board directors to review an unsolicited nonbinding offer received from an interested party for a potential... 


Perpetua raises further $49m as underwriters exercise option
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Perpetua Resources says underwriters have fully exercised their option to purchase an additional 3.69-million common shares, generating about $49-million in gross proceeds.... 


The Koeberg nuclear power station in the Western Cape
Eskom insists delayed return of Koeberg Unit 1 won’t increase loadshedding risk
15th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has announced a delay to the return of Koeberg Unit 1 from another extended maintenance outage, but insists that the risk of loadshedding this winter has not increased as a result. The unit... 


A map showing the location of the Minim Martap bauxite project
Canyon appoints new nonexec director
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Canyon Resources, which is developing the Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, has appointed Adjou Ait Ben Idir as nonexecutive director, with effect from July 14. Based in Dubai,... 


Simon Trott will succeed Jakob Stausholm as CEO in August
Rio Tinto names iron-ore head Simon Trott as next CEO
15th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Trott as its next CEO, selecting the current head of its iron-ore division to succeed Jakob Stausholm effective August 25. Trott, a 25-year veteran of the company,... 


Australia's Anthony Albanese and China's Xi Jinping at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.
Australia and China call for more dialogue, cooperation at leaders' meeting
15th July 2025 By: Reuters

China is ready to work with Australia to deepen bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday in Beijing. The meeting... 


Canada, NWT launch pilot to digitise and rescan archived drill cores
Canada, NWT launch pilot to digitise and rescan archived drill cores
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories have launched a pilot project that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and digital core scanning to reanalyse historic drill samples in a bid... 


China's first-half coal output rises 5% on the year
15th July 2025 By: Reuters

China's coal output in the first six months of the year rose 5% on the year, data from the statistics bureau showed on Tuesday, as authorities focus on ensuring sufficient supply of the fuel as... 


Indonesia looking at levy on coal exports
Indonesia looking at levy on coal exports
15th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media reports that cited a government minister. The... 


Todd Stone appointed AME president, CEO
Todd Stone appointed AME president, CEO
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

British Columbia's Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) has named Todd Stone as new president and CEO, effective August 5. Stone brings a wealth of experience in government and public affairs,... 


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