The Trump administration will expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to support more coal-fired power generation, officials said on Monday. The plan... 

Aluminium giant Alcoa will permanently shut its Kwinana alumina refinery, delivering another blow to Western Australia’s industrial strip and putting 220 jobs on the line. The Pittsburgh-based... 

ASX- and JSE-listed coal exploration and mining company MC Mining has reported a significantly widened after-tax loss of $36-million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a... 

London-listed Kendrick Resources has, further to its announcement on June 10, exercised its option in relation to the acquisition of the Blue Fox licence, in northwest Zambia. Accordingly, the... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has launched a market inquiry into the impact of fixed charges being levied by Eskom and municipal electricity distributors, which it claims... 

South Africa’s top development finance institution is working with financial advisers on a possible bid of about R8.5-billion for control of ArcelorMittal’s business in the country, people familiar... 

China, Zambia and Tanzania on Monday signed a $1.4 billion deal to refurbish the Tanzania-Zambia railway, a vital route for shipping copper exports from the region, Zambia's government said. The... 

Gold major Newmont on Monday named COO Natascha Viljoen as its next president and CEO, marking the first time in the company’s 104-year history that a woman will lead the world’s largest gold... 

The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company to great heights in fewer than seven years. After... 

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources has announced that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Lancaster Exploration – to be renamed Mkango Rare Earths (MKAR) – has entered into a project... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed an Article IV consultation in Botswana, which found that the diamond sector is dragging the country’s economic growth down. After growing by... 

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company (ZIOC) has announced that, following a request from a potential investor engaged in ZIOC's strategic partner process, lock-in agreements have been signed between... 

Aim- and OTCQB-listed critical metals producer Andrada Mining has announced that Michael Rawlinson has resigned as a director of the company to focus on other professional commitments. "On behalf... 

Unit 6 at Kusile power station has officially entered into commercial operation, which Eskom says marks the end of its multi-decade build programme – one which experienced well-publicised delays,... 

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is prepared to play a constructive role in supporting Australia’s embattled smelters but stressed that taxpayer funding must deliver “value for... 

US-focused Contango ORE has closed a $50-million public offering to fund work at its Lucky Shot and Johnson Tract projects in Alaska. The offering comprised 1.98-million common shares priced at... 

JSE- and ASX-listed base metals miner Orion Minerals has appointed Johan van Dyk project director, in support of the operational-readiness activities currently under way at the company’s Prieska... 

Precious metals explorer Goliath Resources has announced a C$23-million bought deal private placement to fund work at its flagship Golddigger-Surebet gold project, in British Columbia. The... 

Private equity firm Kinterra Capital is aiming to restart the Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine in Nevada within the next 24 months, following the completion of an $80-million equity financing... 

ASX-listed Black Rock Mining will commence early works at its Mahenge graphite project in Tanzania after raising A$10-million in a recent equity placement. The programme, which will start in... 

Lithium Argentina's Cauchari-Olaroz project in northern Argentina is aiming to produce 85 000 metric tons of the battery metal annually by around 2029, more than triple last year's output, said... 

Rio Tinto has launched the last edition of its Beyond Rare tender, offering a final set of pink, red, violet, yellow and white diamonds from its Canadian and Australian operations. The tender,... 

Iron-ore major Fortescue has placed China’s biggest-ever export order for green mining machinery, signing a supply agreement with XCMG Machinery for 150 to 200 battery-electric haul trucks. The... 

Iron-ore producer Mineral Resources (MinRes) has wrapped up upgrades to its Onslow Iron private haul road in Western Australia, clearing the way for trucks to return to normal operating speeds.... 

Australia’s mining and energy workforce has bounced back strongly from last year’s downturn, but a new forecast warns future growth risks being undermined by weakening project pipelines, mounting... 

Argentina has approved McEwen Copper’s Los Azules project for inclusion in the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), endorsing a $2.7-billion investment to advance one of the country’s most... 

ASX-listed Manuka Resources said on Friday that it was moving ahead with financing talks to restart silver and gold production at its Wonawinta processing plant in New South Wales, buoyed by record... 

Metals exploration and gold production company Kavango Resources celebrated its listing on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), in Zimbabwe, becoming the seventeenth company to join the... 

ASX-listed Aldoro Resources has reported an increase in the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 85%-owned Kameelburg rare earths project, in Namibia, by 85% to 520-million tonnes of inferred... 

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum has informed shareholders that it expects to report a loss a share of between 12.78c and 12.94c for the year ended December 31, 2024, representing a widening on the loss... 

Botswana didn’t sell any diamonds in an unprecedented ad-hoc auction as buyers refused to pay high enough prices, as the global industry continues to grapple with one of its deepest-ever crises.... 

Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange membrane (PEM) green hydrogen technology that is poised... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the growing demand for platinum in the medical technology sector; the advances being made by Rainbow Rare Earths at its Phalaborwa rare earth element... 

The administration of US President Donald Trump expects most of the nation's coal-fired power plants to delay retirement to help deliver the vast amount of electricity needed to fuel artificial... 

Indonesian miners can get their suspension lifted once they fulfill requirements related to land reclamation fund deposits, the country's Mining Minister said on Friday, after his Ministry...