Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South Africa’s platinum metals and China’s green revolution merging strongly in Shanghai; Hive Hydrogen's request for proposals for the $5.8-billion... 

Malawi has concluded $12-billion worth of Chinese mining and infrastructure transactions, which are positioning the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa for the supply of critical minerals,... 

Rare earths company Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) on Friday published the scoping study for its Dubbo project in New South Wales, outlining a new first-phase development plan that uses heap... 

Australia-listed Byrah Resources reported on Friday that it had exercised its option with Toronto-listed Globex Mining to acquire 100% of the Golden Pike gold and antimony project in New Brunswick,... 

Exploration and development company Carawine Resources will reassess the potential of its Fraser Range nickel project in Western Australia after joint venture (JV) partner IGO confirmed it will... 

Ecuador’s government and its fledgling mining industry are heading into a legal battle over a controversial fee announced last month. The industry sees the measure as a tax that will stymie... 

Canadian copper miner Hudbay Minerals said on Thursday it has temporarily suspended operations in Snow Lake due to a wildfire in Northern Manitoba. Some exploration work near Snow Lake has also... 

NYSE American-listed Paramount Gold Nevada is moving closer to securing federal approval for its Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon, after the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) confirmed it... 

A Malian military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto complex on Thursday, three sources said, days after Reuters reported that a court-appointed administrator planned... 

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

NYSE-listed MP Materials on Thursday announced a landmark public-private partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD), securing a multibillion-dollar package aimed at accelerating domestic... 

ASX-listed Belararox has identified four highly prospective targets within PL0085, a key part of the company’s Kalahari copper project (KCP), in Botswana, which are to be drill tested in August.... 

Copper and base metals developer Oscillate has signed a nonbinding heads of terms agreement with Kalahari Copper to acquire a subsidiary that holds copper and silver exploration tenements, in... 

Base metals miner Taseko Mines has released an updated technical report for its Yellowhead copper project in British Columbia, highlighting the long-term value creation that it has managed since... 

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has completed a 113-hole diamond drilling programme on the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt The 9 642 m programme aimed to test near-surface mineralisation in an area of... 

Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) expects to significantly expand the country’s renewable-energy capacity, by adding a projected 800-MW-plus of solar energy to the national grid, by the... 

A total of 42 people employed by mining and metals advocacy group ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2024. This compares with 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.  “No one should have to risk... 

French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has successfully completed its first industrial combustion tests using green hydrogen to replace natural gas, marking a key step toward decarbonising hard-to-abate... 

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 

Gold developer Ausgold has secured A$35-million in funding through a placement to institutional investors, as the company moves to accelerate the development of its flagship Katanning gold project... 

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has entered into an agreement with Stifel Nicolaus Canada to act as lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters. Under the terms of the... 

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group has announced the appointment of Shard Capital Partners as its joint broker with immediate effect. The firm replaces RBC Capital Markets as joint... 

London-listed critical minerals developer Aterian has reported positive results from an initial drilling campaign undertaken on the HCK project, in Rwanda. The company, together with joint... 

Silver is emerging as one of 2025’s top-performing precious metals, with investment inflows accelerating sharply on the back of rising geopolitical risk, inflationary concerns and a strong price... 

The Western Australian government has welcomed the launch of Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley lithium project, hailing it as a milestone for the nation’s critical minerals sector and the world’s... 

Soaring prices are driving Zimbabwe's gold output and income, but the government's foreign currency retention rules are eating into producers' earnings, the country's mining industry body said. The... 

Canada should become a world leader in producing and processing raw materials for military equipment and defense systems, according to an influential business group. The Business Council of Canada... 

Vedanta Resources, the Indian mining conglomerate of billionaire Anil Agarwal that was targeted in a short-seller’s report, has lost the top executive of its base metals business, according to... 

As the US turns inward with a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, Australia is positioning itself to step up as a stable, reliable supplier in increasingly fractured global markets. The... 

Private equity firm Kinterra Capital has raised the stakes in its pursuit of New World Resources, increasing its all-cash takeover offer to A$0.064 a share and declaring its bid unconditional–... 

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from August 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and... 

Australian gold miner Black Cat Syndicate is scaling up its land position around the Big Sarah gold prospect within its Paulsens gold operation, adding about 460 km² of tenure to reach a total of 3... 

Canadian private company Arctic Blue Diamonds has secured an 89.7% controlling interest in the WO diamond project, home to one of the country’s biggest undeveloped diamond-bearing kimberlites,... 

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on...