Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has called on the country to unite in the face of a “new threat” of possible US tariffs and even sanctions, following a rapid deterioration in relations... 

Gold and copper exploration company Challenger Gold has announced progress towards mining and toll milling at its flagship Hualilan project in Argentina, securing multiple mining contracts and a... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs)  – which are hosted and mined overwhelmingly in South Africa – have recycling rates approaching the 100% mark in some applications, with the carbon intensity of PGM... 

Following the receipt of the signed prospecting right for the Northern Cape lithium and tungsten (NCLT) project in December, Africa-focused mining and exploration investment company Marula Mining... 

JSE-listed Mantengu Mining has acquired Masorini Iron Beneficiation’s (MIB’s) iron beneficiation plant in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, for R18.97-million. Mantengu says this strategic move positions the... 

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has produced the first spodumene concentrate at its flagship, fully-funded Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali. This was achieved... 

The global aluminum market is entering a fresh period of upheaval as traders rush to assess the potential impact of renewed US protectionism under President Donald Trump. The US leader ordered... 

Chinese refined nickel exports could almost treble this year, as domestic overcapacity produces yet another glut of metal that will have to be absorbed by overseas markets. The country flipped to... 

In light of the ongoing security developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Aim-listed Rome Resources has confirmed that drilling operations at its Bisie North site continue... 

The Energy Council of South Africa has launched a communications campaign dubbed ‘Energise Mzansi’, which it says will seek to improve “energy transition literacy” amid rapid structural changes in... 

JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) says it delivered a commendable operating performance in the first half of financial year 2025, following group-wide labour restructuring and changes to... 

ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals has appointed experienced international mining executive Kevin Moxham as COO. Moxham is a registered professional engineer with 40 years of experience in mining,... 

US tariffs are an "evolving story" and it is too early to assess their impact on the world economy, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday. She told the... 

TSX-V-listed Montero Mining and Exploration’s legal representatives in Tanzania have received $8-million in cash, the second instalment of the $27-million settlement between the company and the... 

The United States is expected to boost coal exports to India after China imposed tariffs on energy imports from the US, five industry officials said, potentially eroding Australia and Russia's... 

US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats have ignited another gold rush, propelling the safe-haven metal to new heights and bringing the glittering $3 000 milestone into view. Spot gold... 

Australia’s Takeovers Panel has declined to conduct proceedings on a review application lodged by Global Lithium Resources regarding alleged undisclosed associations among certain shareholders... 

Jiangsu Lopal Tech and Contemporary Amperex Technology are restarting their lithium refinery in China after a roughly five-month halt, further threatening any price recovery for the key battery... 

ASX-listed Arizona Lithium has signed an agreement with Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) to deploy its Li-Pro commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit for Phase 1 production at the... 

Base metals company Pacific Nickel Mines on Tuesday requested a further extension of a voluntary suspension of its securities on the ASX, while the company continues its discussions regarding... 

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) on Monday welcomed Rio Grande Resources to its exchange following a spin-out transaction by Foremost Clean Energy. The new Vancouver-based exploration... 

President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat 25% "without exceptions or exemptions" in a move to aid the struggling industries but which... 

Argentina's President Javier Milei met the chief executives of Lithium Americas and Ganfeng at the Presidential palace in Buenos Aires, his government said on Monday. Milei and the heads of the... 

The leader of Canada’s largest province said the government will ban Chinese components from energy projects if his party is reelected later this month. “China is playing by its own rules, is... 

The iron-ore export hub of Port Hedland has started clearing vessels as a tropical low tracks toward the Western Australian coast, the latest in a series of storm-related disruptions for the region... 

Russia's Nornickel, a major world producer of refined nickel and palladium, said its 2024 net profit fell 37% to $1.8-billion as Western sanctions and low metals prices squeezed earnings.... 

Higher labour costs and sticky inflation could continue to weigh on gold miners' profits going into 2025, analysts said, but soaring prices of the yellow metal should still boost free cash flow.... 

Australia's Pilbara Minerals said on Monday it expects to swing to an underlying loss for the first half, as it placed one of its two processing plants in care and maintenance due to a steep drop... 

ASX-listed Polymetals Resources has announced a A$35-million capital raise as it continues to advance its Endeavor silver/zinc mine in New South Wales. The company has received commitments for a... 

Aim-listed Katoro Gold has announced conditional equity financing of £317 500 through the issue of 635-million new ordinary shares, at a placing price of 0.05p per placing share. Katoro says the... 

South African multidisciplinary asset manager Novare and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, has announced a R1.8-billion rare earth... 

Global technology group Heraeus says in its ‘Precious Appraisal’ report that pharmaceutical platinum demand is expected to rise steadily moving forward. It explains that, with the World Health...