ndonesia's government has reached an agreement with Freeport Indonesia to halt operations at the Grasberg mine to give priority to the search for trapped workers, the country's mining minister said... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that government is finalising an electricity package for the ferrochrome sector that goes beyond the negotiated pricing agreement... 

Gemstone producer Gemfields has reported a sharp downturn in financial performance for the six months ended June 30, posting a net loss of $24.6-million compared with a profit of $13.7-million in... 

In his first address as executive chairperson of gemstone mining company Gem Resources, Louis Ching says the group now has the operational progress, strengthened financial position and strategic... 

Canadian firm NexGold Mining has struck a $24-million royalty deal with Appian Capital Advisory and signed a non-binding agreement for as much as $175-million in project financing, moves aimed at... 

Botswana's economic output fell sharply in the second quarter, reflecting a steep decline in output from its key diamond industry, data from the statistics agency showed on Friday. Gross domestic... 

Global energy company bp has added to its latest ‘Energy Outlook’ publication a section on important current issues influencing the global energy system, such as geopolitical fragmentation and the... 

Copper and gold developer Northern Dynasty Minerals has received a $12-million payment under a royalty financing agreement as the Canadian developer continues to push for US government approval to... 

South Africa-headquartered Gold Fields has cleared the last major conditions in its A$3.3-billion takeover of Australia's Gold Road Resources, after shareholders voted in favour of the deal and the... 

Perpetua Resources said on Thursday it is in talks with Glencore, Trafigura and others about a partnership to refine antimony in the US, part of a push to boost Western supplies of a critical... 

Australian miner Fortescue is experiencing strong interest in its decarbonisation-related offerings, executive chairman Andrew Forrest said in an interview, as he challenged US President Donald... 

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Having been established in late 2022 at the height of South Africa’s electricity crisis, the Energy Council of South Africa’s initial focus was almost singular: partner with government and Eskom to... 

Canada's Fortune Minerals has rehired mining executive David Massola as VP of business development, tasking him with guiding the company’s Nico critical minerals project toward financing and... 

London-listed Blencowe Resources has announced that the first assay results from its Stage 7 drilling programme at the Orom-Cross graphite project, in northern Uganda, confirm significant... 

Lithium company Core Lithium has scrapped its last binding supply deal with a Chinese customer, paying $2-million to terminate its offtake agreement with Ganfeng Lithium and free up future... 

Global investment company Kazera Global has reported that its subsidiary Deep Blue Minerals (DBM) has completed the first full-scale test run of its new diamond recovery plant in Alexander Bay, in... 

ASX-listed Locksley Resources has appointed Kerrie Matthews as CEO and Danny George as COO, strengthening its executive team as it advances the Desert Antimony Mine (DAM) and downstream processing... 

 Company earnings could fall by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said, as rising input costs and operational disruptions driven by policy changes and worsening... 

ASX-listed Savannah Goldfields has secured two further environmental approvals to advance the restart of gold production at its Georgetown processing plant, in Far North Queensland. The Queensland... 

JSE- and ASX-listed MC Mining has announced the permanent appointment of Yi (Christine) He as its MD and CEO, with effect from October 1. She has been serving as interim MD and CEO since July 1,... 

Mid-cap copper and future metals developer Oscillate has signed updated, nonbinding heads of terms to acquire the full share capital of Kalahari Copper, replacing an earlier agreement announced in... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has advised that another extension is required to finalise terms of a commitment agreement with a senior secured bank lender in respect of a refinancing endeavour.... 

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining continues to make solid progress with building the Nyanzaga gold mine, in Tanzania. Some of the latest highlights include the Ngoma town bypass road having been... 

Toronto-listed Blue Moon Metals has announced a C$60-million bought-deal public offering to fund development and exploration across its portfolio of polymetallic projects. The financing, led by... 

Gold major Gold Fields has divested its entire holding in Toronto-listed Galiano Gold, selling 50.47-million common shares in a C$151.4-million transaction. The shares, representing about 19.5% of... 

London-listed Yellow Cake on Wednesday announced plans to raise about $125-million (£92.5-million) through a non-pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares to fund the purchase of 1.33-million... 

Goldman Sachs lowered on Thursday its global copper mine supply forecast for 2025 and 2026 following a disruption at Indonesia's Grasberg, the world's second-largest copper mine. The incident,... 

Australian shares ended slightly higher on Thursday, as a rally in copper miners due to a sharp jump in metal prices countered losses in other sectors after markets trimmed bets for imminent... 

The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3% compound annual growth rate since 2013 and 4% more... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources on Thursday announced a strategic funding package of about A$215-million to accelerate development of its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon. The package... 

Diversified miner BHP has inked its largest renewable-energy agreement to date in South Australia, signing a 100-MW baseload supply deal with French developer Neoen to help power its copper... 

Aris Mining said on Wednesday all 23 workers who were trapped underground at the La Reliquia Mine in Colombia have been safely brought to the surface. The company reported on Tuesday a collapse... 

Angola's state diamond company Endiama has bid for a minority stake in Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers, the African country's Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas said on... 

Democratic Republic of Congo will stick to its recently announced quota system for cobalt exports, with revisions only possible in the long term if the government sees them as necessary, the...