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South Africa halts search for trapped illegal miners over safety concerns
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


Production tax incentives boosts Australia’s downstream processing ambitions – CME
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME) has welcomed the passage of the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits) Bill, which enacts support for critical minerals processing and... 


African Pioneer raises funds for Namibia project
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed African Pioneer, which owns projects in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, has raised £420 000 from existing and new shareholders to further develop its Ongombo copper/gold project, in... 


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Pan African expects to report higher interim EPS, but lower HEPS
10th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold producer Pan African Resources expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ended December 31 to be between $0.0224 and $0.0246, an increase of between 5% and 15% compared with the... 


Discovery Green head Andre Nepgen
Discovery Green ushers in a renewable-energy future for S African mining
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa’s mining industry is undergoing a fundamental shift as it grapples with rising electricity costs, carbon taxes and the need for energy security. Newly established renewable energy... 


Pembroke chairperson, CEO and founder Barry Tudor
Coking coal miner Pembroke raises $550m
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Coking coal miner Pembroke Olive Downs has successfully raised $550-million of senior secured bonds to refinance its debt and to support the next stage of its expansion at its steelmaking coal mine... 


Gold edges higher toward record as Trump tariffs aid haven bids
Gold edges higher toward record as Trump tariffs aid haven bids
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold rose toward a record high after President Donald Trump said he would announce duties on steel and aluminum imports on Monday, adding to increasing uncertainty in global financial markets.... 


Iron-ore at multi-month high as improving fundamentals outweigh Trump tariff threat
Iron-ore at multi-month high as improving fundamentals outweigh Trump tariff threat
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures gained on Monday as earlier losses triggered by US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats were countered by signs of recovering demand in top consumer China and falling... 


Saudi Arabia’s Maaden raises $1.25bn to fund mining growth
Saudi Arabia’s Maaden raises $1.25bn to fund mining growth
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Saudi Arabian Mining Co., commonly known as Maaden, has raised $1.25-billion from its debut Islamic bond sale as the company looks to fund a huge expansion program over the next five years. Maaden... 


Endeavour Silver’s Terronera project ‘nearing completion’
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Midtier precious metals miner Endeavour Silver reported on Friday that its Terronera silver/gold project, in Mexico, is nearing completion, with the company focused on maintaining its construction... 


Aterian subsidiary restarts Rwanda mineral trading operations
10th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian’s wholly-owned subsidiary Eastinco has resumed mineral trading operations in Rwanda following the implementation of the Inkomane trading system as established by the Rwanda... 


Rio2 CEO Andrew Cox
Rio2 starts building Fenix gold mine
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based Rio2 last week celebrated the official start of construction of its Fenix gold mine, in the Maricunga gold belt of Chile’s Atacama. The event, held on Thursday, was attended by... 


Lia Finocchiaro
Northern Territory cracks down on lawfare
10th February 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) on Monday welcomed the Northern Territory government's commitment to reviewing the third-party merits review processes to ensure they do not act as a barrier to... 


Rio Tinto's US Borax donates to support communities impacted by Los Angeles wildfires
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining major Rio Tinto’s US Borax has donated $600 000 to three organisations to support relief efforts for communities directly impacted by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles region. The Kern... 


Global Lithium seeks government help, alleging Chinese control attempt
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Global Lithium Resources is pressing the government to halt what it calls a takeover attempt by Chinese investors of its cornerstone asset ahead of a shareholder meeting this week. The... 


A truck at the Loulo-Gounkoto mine
Mali gold production plunges 23% in 2024
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Mali's industrial gold production plunged 23% to 51 metric tons last year from 66.5 tons in 2023, the West African country's mines ministry said. Mali is one of Africa's top gold producers and home... 


Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals. Canada is rich in... 


Quebec Premier Francois Legault
Quebec calls for early talks of trade deal as Trump brings metal tariffs
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canada should try to accelerate the renegotiation of the North American trade agreement, Quebec’s premier said, after US President Donald Trump said he plans to put 25% tariffs on all US steel and... 


Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Australia says its steel, aluminium exports create American jobs
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's trade minister said its steel and aluminium exports to the US create "good paying American jobs" and are key to shared defence interests, as Canberra presses Washington for an exemption... 


Codelco targets 1.39Mt of copper output in 2025 - document
7th February 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean state miner Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is targeting production of 1.391-million metric tons of the red metal this year, according to an unpublished government decree... 


A image of platinum bars
Trump’s policies likely to weigh on platinum demand, prices, WPIC warns
7th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

US President Donald Trump’s economic policies are, in aggregate, expected to be negative for near-term platinum demand and prices, industry organisation the World Platinum Investment Council’s... 


Trump’s policies to have major impact on global critical minerals sector
7th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The global minerals and metals sector is expected to face significant volatility owing to expected dollar strength and trade policy shifts led by US President Donald Trump, with sentiment highly... 


BMI expects lower metal prices this year
BMI expects lower metal prices this year
7th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Market analyst BMI – a unit of Fitch Solutions – has forecast that metal prices will average slightly lower this year than in 2024, with BMI head of commodities analysis director Sabrin Chowdhury... 


Mongolia seeks to boost coal exports to China with new rail link
7th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Mongolia plans to press China next week to approve a new railway link that could boost an already growing coal trade between the two countries. Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai... 


Indonesia's 2024 coal output hits record high
7th February 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesia produced a record 836-million metric tons of coal in 2024, nearly 18% above its target of 710-million tons, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday. The... 


$22.5m equity raising to progress Greenland, Austria projects
$22.5m equity raising to progress Greenland, Austria projects
7th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has completed a private placement of $22.5-million to assist in accelerating development plans for the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland and the Wolfberg... 


Wind turbines, solar panels and hydrogen storage infrastructure
EU set to launch joint buying for hydrogen in September
7th February 2025 By: Reuters

The EU will launch its joint purchasing platform for critical resources with hydrogen buying in September, three EU sources told Reuters. Critical minerals purchases will follow, possibly in the... 


New World on 12-month path to full federal approval for US copper project
New World on 12-month path to full federal approval for US copper project
7th February 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed New World Resources has secured a key regulatory milestone for its Antler copper project in Arizona, with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) granting a determination of National... 


Tungsten miner says clients in disbelief as China chokes supply
Tungsten miner says clients in disbelief as China chokes supply
7th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The phone has been ringing off the hook for Lewis Black after China imposed export controls on tungsten, a niche metal mined by his firm that’s crucial to weapons manufacturing. The CEO of North... 


Magnetite Mines CFO resigns
7th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Iron-ore developer Magnetite Mines announced on Friday that Simon Smith had resigned as CFO and co-company secretary, with effect from March 7. Inthu Siva, currently co-company secretary and... 


Rio Tinto and WA govt team up on Pilbara water
Rio Tinto and WA govt team up on Pilbara water
7th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Western Australian government has signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces with mining company Rio Tinto to strengthen water security in the Pilbara. The West Pilbara Water Supply... 


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B4SA welcomes rail Network Statement revisions
7th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Business for South Africa (B4SA), a Business Unity South Africa platform, has welcomed the revisions to the Network Statement issued by Transnet’s Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) on February 5.... 


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