UBS on Thursday increased its gold price target to $6 200/oz for March, June and September 2026, compared with a prior forecast of $5,000, citing stronger-than-expected demand stemming from... 

Copper's red-hot run to above $14 000 a metric ton on Thursday leaves investors facing a decision over whether or not to chase the market higher. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3... 

The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone,... 

South African gold is a strategic priority, and that includes the Burnstone project, and South African platinum group metals (PGMs) are certainly strategic priorities and that includes a number of... 

Gold extended its record-breaking rally on Thursday and was on track for its best monthly performance since 1973, as rising economic and geopolitical uncertainties drove investors to the safe-haven... 

Copper prices hit a record high of more than $14 000 a metric ton on Thursday, as speculators extended their buying spree, encouraged by expectations of strong demand and supported by a weak dollar... 

The binding agreements of JSE-listed Exxaro Resources to acquire manganese assets advanced further on Thursday with the fulfilment of first transaction conditions. Exxaro has entered into binding... 

Reflecting the ongoing benefits of simplified operating structures, London- and Johannesburg-listed Glencore on Thursday reported full-year key-commodity production volumes within guidance ranges.... 

Global demand for gold reached an all-time high of 5 002 t in 2025, driven largely by surging investment activity as investors sought a safe haven amid ongoing economic and geopolitical... 

Spot gold extended its blistering rally on Thursday to hit a record high just shy of $5 600 an ounce, as investors sought safety amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties, while silver came... 

Major diversified mining companies are set to accelerate earnings upgrades this year, with current spot metal prices implying about 18% to 21% upside to one-year forward consensus earnings before... 

The new automation at Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in KwaZulu-Natal has begun with very efficient coal stacking and reclaiming processes that have millimetre accuracy. The stacker reclaimer,... 

Gold broke through $5 300 for the first time on Wednesday as the dollar plunged to a near four-year low, ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy decision. Spot gold climbed 2.3% to $5 305.65... 

Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday that the price of gold could climb to $6 000 per ounce in 2026, while Citi raised its short-term forecast for silver to $150 an ounce. Spot gold notched a record high... 

Gold broke through $5 200 for the first time on Wednesday, as the dollar plunged to a near four-year low amid persisting geopolitical concerns, ahead of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy... 

State-owned rail enterprise Transnet and privately owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) have jointly agreed to establish a project office. This structured office will identify projects with the... 

Swedish mining equipment and metal-cutting tool maker Sandvik reported slightly larger-than-expected fourth-quarter core profit on Tuesday and proposed a higher dividend, after mining activity and... 

A novel platinum development has resulted in the $2 per kilogram 2026 green hydrogen cost target being beaten. The new approach results in more hydrogen being obtained from less platinum and is... 

Analysts expect spot gold prices, which hit a record high above $5 000 per ounce on Monday, to climb further toward $6 000 this year on mounting global tensions as well as strong central-bank and... 

Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand and tight supplies of key minerals hint at a new supercycle in the sector. With a nearly 90%... 

Gold surged to a record high above $5 000 an ounce on Monday, extending a historic rally as investors piled into the safe-haven asset amid rising geopolitical uncertainties. Spot gold rose 1.79%... 

Investors are showing strong interest in platinum and online platinum investment is on the rise, Gold Avenue CEO Nicolas Cracco reports. Constrained supply and sensitivity to economic trends make... 

The earnings of Valterra Platinum are set to soar, the Johannesburg- and London-listed platinum group metals (PGM) miner and refiner stated in a trading statement on Friday January 23, for the 12... 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed surface gold mining company DRDGOLD has, through its wholly owned Ergo subsidiary, disposed of its 100% interest in Stellar Energy Solutions to NOA Group Assets... 

Saudi Arabian mining company Maaden is already seeing the benefits of technology innovation at its flagship Mansourah-Massarah gold mine, where the company is developing the region’s first digital... 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed South32 is targeting the copper-dominant Arctic project in the Ambler mining district of north-western Alaska with its Canada-based 50:50 joint venture (JV)... 

Goldman Sachs has raised its end-2026 gold price forecast to $5 400/oz from $4 900/oz earlier, noting private-sector and emerging market central banks' diversification into gold. Spot gold climbed... 

In a major advance that enables local refining of artisanal and small-scale (ASM) gold and elevates West Africa's responsible sourcing standards to a new high, South Africa’s Rand Refinery, as... 

In an announcement to Mining Weekly from Brussels on Tuesday January 20, South Africa’s Simon Baloyi, the CEO of Sasol, and South Africa's Craig Miller, the CEO of Valterra Platinum, featured... 

Spot gold surged past the psychological milestone of $4 800/oz on Wednesday for the first time, as safe-haven demand kept bullion a favored asset. 

Ferrochrome output from the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture was 63% lower in 2025 than in 2024, Merafe Resources reported on Tuesday, January 20. Attributable production fell from 301 000 t in 2024... 

Nigeria Solid Minerals Development Minister Dr Oladele Henry Alake has welcomed his re-election as the chairperson of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) and reiterated one of the group’s...