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Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg, expects lower copper, gold sales
Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg, expects lower copper, gold sales
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan on Wednesday declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia and said it is expecting consolidated sales to be lower for copper and gold in the third quarter, sending its... 


An ADNOC-led consortium's decision to walk away from its $18.7-billion bid for Santos is the latest in a string of high-profile deals to collapse in Australia this year.
Australia's 'maze of uncertainty' scuttles $40bn worth of M&A, clouds outlook
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Nearly $40-billion worth of big ticket buyouts have collapsed in Australia this year - the most in fifteen years - as regulatory risk and misaligned valuations add to the growing challenges in... 


Hudbay's Constancia operations in Peru
Hudbay Minerals temporarily shuts down Peru mill amid unrest
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals said on Tuesday that its Constancia mill in Peru has been temporarily shut down and non-essential workforce has been demobilized due to riots in Lima and several... 


Aclara Resources plans $1.3bn rare earths investment
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Miner Aclara Resources expects to spend around $1.3-billion in South America rare earth mines and US processing plants, executive vice president Jose Augusto Palma said on Tuesday. The... 


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G7 weighs price floors for rare earths to counter China's dominance, sources say
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Group of Seven (G7) members and the European Union are considering price floors to promote rare earth production, as well as taxes on some Chinese exports to incentivise investment, four sources... 


US President Donald Trump
Lithium Americas soars 90% as Washington considers stake
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Shares of Lithium Americas closed at $8.32 after jumping nearly 90% on Wednesday after Reuters reported that the Trump administration is seeking up to a 10% stake in the miner, in the latest sign... 


Gemfields’ interim earnings fall
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Further to an operational update for the six months June 30, published in July, Gemfields has released a trading statement ahead of the release of its interim results on September 26, with CEO Sean... 


Moab lifts uranium resource at Manyoni project in Tanzania
23rd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Moab Minerals on Tuesday reported a 25% increase in contained uranium oxide (U3O8) at its Manyoni project in Tanzania after updating its mineral resource estimate (MRE) to Joint Ore... 


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GoviEx submits ESIA for Zambia project
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has filed the environmental- and social-impact assessment (ESIA) report for its Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia, with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency... 


Kinross sells stake in Asante Gold for C$73m
23rd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Kinross Gold said on Tuesday that it had sold its entire common shareholding in Asante Gold for C$73.1-million. Kinross disposed of 36 927 650 shares, representing about 5.2% of... 


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Ghana study warns of hazardous toxin levels linked to mining as artisanal gold output soars
23rd September 2025 By: Reuters

A boom in artisanal gold mining in Ghana has driven mercury contamination to dangerous levels in host communities, with soil readings in some areas reaching 134 times amounts deemed to be safe, a... 


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Rosh Pinah Zinc secures $150m for Namibia expansion project
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining company Rosh Pinah Zinc (RPZ) has secured a $150-million debt facility underwritten by Standard Bank to finance the development of its expansion project, RP2.0, at its underground mine in... 


Forrestania secures ground next to Edna May
23rd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold and lithium explorer Forrestania Resources has struck a deal to acquire four granted exploration licences adjacent to the Edna May gold mine, in Western Australia’s Southern Cross region. The... 


Southern Copper eyes steady production in Peru, bets big on new projects
23rd September 2025 By: Reuters

Southern Copper expects its copper production in Peru to hold steady this year as it invests $800-million in projects, its chief financial officer told Reuters. Peru is the world's third-largest... 


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Genmin, Sinohydro progressing Gabon project
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Genmin has achieved further progress in its collaboration with Sinohydro Corporation, a majority owned subsidiary of Chinese State-owned integrated engineering and construction... 


MinRes chairperson Malcolm Bundey
Board ‘acted independently’ in RDG decisions, says MinRes chair
23rd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Lithium and iron-ore miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) has executed a binding agreement to acquire the assets of Resource Development Group (RDG), including the failed company’s Lucky Bay garnet... 


Sage Potash PEA outlines $502m NPV, 39% IRR for Utah project
23rd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Sage Potash has delivered a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Sage Plain potash project, in Utah’s Paradox basin, outlining an after-tax net present value (NPV) of... 


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Caledonia reports Blanket fatality
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold miner Caledonia Mining reports that a person has died following an accident related to secondary blasting at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, on September 22. The company says its immediate... 


Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking Head of Equity Capital Markets, South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa Richard Stout
Anglo’s Valterra Platinum divestment ‘largest in history of JSE’, Standard Bank reports
23rd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler Standard Bank as “the largest equity capital... 


Duketon secures option on Boodanoo gold project
23rd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Duketon Mining has entered into an option agreement to acquire the Boodanoo gold project, located about 80 km south-south-east of Mount Magnet in Western Australia. The company said on... 


Botswana President Duma Boko
Botswana wants to buy De Beers controlling stake by next month, President says
23rd September 2025 By: Bloomberg

Botswana’s president aims to complete a deal to take a majority stake in De Beers by the end of next month, even as his administration and other potential buyers continue negotiations with the... 


US re-evaluating $2.3bn loan for Nevada lithium mine
US re-evaluating $2.3bn loan for Nevada lithium mine
23rd September 2025 By: Bloomberg

The Trump administration is re-evaluating a $2.3-billion loan approved by President Joe Biden for the development of a Nevada lithium deposit, according to people familiar with the matter who asked... 


Newmont pours first gold at Ahafo North in Ghana
Newmont pours first gold at Ahafo North in Ghana
23rd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold major Newmont has achieved first gold at its Ahafo North project, in Ghana. The milestone, which was reached on September 19, marks a key step toward commercial production, which is targeted... 


Chile's Corfo agency preps lithium contracts ahead of SQM-Codelco deal
Chile's Corfo agency preps lithium contracts ahead of SQM-Codelco deal
23rd September 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean economic development agency Corfo said on Monday it has submitted to the comptroller's office the terms of a modified lease agreement with lithium producer SQM through 2030, and of a new... 


Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi
Congo will not 'auction' mineral resources to the US, President says
23rd September 2025 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that a US-mediated peace deal signed with Rwanda in June has not calmed fighting in eastern Congo, though he thanked President... 


Australian critical minerals firms flock to US opportunities
Australian critical minerals firms flock to US opportunities
23rd September 2025 By: Reuters

MELBOURNE – Some of Australia's most advanced critical minerals producers are moving forward on plans to build processing facilities in the United States, despite Australia's strategic push to... 


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Heraeus explores implications of US Fed cut on precious metals
22nd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Falling interest rates may be supportive of precious metal prices in the medium term, particularly if inflation holds up and real interest rates turn negative, global technology group Heraeus... 


Copperbelt’s initial 1 000 ha cassava project expected to show how the lot of Zambia’s farmers can be uplifted.
Copperbelt being groomed as starting point of cassava food-and-fuel thrust in Zambia
22nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Another big C may soon begin to emerge along Zambia’s copper-renowned Copperbelt, this time having nothing to do with the yellow metal but instead highlighting the first letter of a staple food... 


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Mali announces more new mining deals under revised code
22nd September 2025 By: Reuters

Mali has approved seven agreements granting the State more revenue from international and local mining companies in the latest push by the military government to extract more income from the... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab
22nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a time when REEs are in growing demand for use in... 


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Harena chairperson Murphy moves into an executive leadership role
22nd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Harena Resources has appointed Ivan Murphy as executive chairperson, effective October 1. In his capacity as nonexecutive chairperson of Harena, Murphy has already led the company’s... 


India signs deepsea mining exploration deal with International Seabed Authority
22nd September 2025 By: Reuters

ndia has signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority for exclusive rights to explore polymetallic sulphides in the Indian Ocean, the government said on Saturday. Polymetallic... 


Nick Woolrych
Former New World execs appointed Peel Mining CEO, CFO
22nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper exploration company Peel Mining has overhauled its executive deck with the appointment of two former top executives of New World Resources, which was recently acquired by Kinterra Capital.... 


Ioneer relocates CFO role to US as Bucknell steps down
22nd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Lithium project developer Ioneer on Monday announced the resignation of CFO Ian Bucknell, who is leaving the company in mid-December to pursue other interest. MD Bernard... 


Uranium oxide
Commodity trader Mercuria bets on boom with foray into uranium, sources say
22nd September 2025 By: Reuters

Mercuria has become the first major commodity house to launch physical trading in uranium, joining banks Natixis and Citibank, as an expected nuclear energy boom fuels interest in the niche market,... 


Congo to replace cobalt export ban with quotas from Oct 16
22nd September 2025 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage global supply by imposing annual export quotas, the country’s strategic minerals regulator said on... 


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