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BHP considered spinning off iron-ore, coal divisions
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

The world's biggest listed miner BHP Group considered spinning off its Australian iron-ore and coal divisions as part of a medium-term growth strategy, three sources with knowledge of the matter... 


European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde
Trump's tariffs will be negative the world over, says ECB's Lagarde
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump's planned tariffs will be negative across the world, with the damage depending on how far they go, how long they last and whether they lead to successful negotiations,... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increases and likely... 


Gold bars
Gold holds ground below record ahead of Trump’s tariff reveal
2nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold steadied as the market took a break from a record-setting run ahead of US President Donald Trump’s implementation of sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, which are expected to take effect later... 


New sun-tracking system.
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
1st April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into... 


Oskar Lewnowski
Mining’s king of private capital says governments must intervene
1st April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining. A former investment banker who quit the legendary London-based commodity hedge fund Red Kite to start out on... 


Gold hits all-time high as Trump's tariff plans stir inflation worries
Gold hits all-time high as Trump's tariff plans stir inflation worries
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices hit a record peak on Tuesday, as concerns that US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs might fuel inflationary pressures and impede economic growth drove safe-haven demand. Spot... 


gold bars
Global gold-backed ETF holdings soar to $268bn in value
31st March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

German technology group Hereaus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that gold continues to enjoy strong support from institutional investors and price increases invoked by uncertainty on... 


Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Pan African investors benefitting from high gold price and low-cost production growth
31st March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investors in the Pan African Resources gold mining company are not only exposed to what is an exceptionally high gold price but also to low-cost, low-risk, near-term production growth of... 


Gold surges past $3 100 as US tariffs, uncertainty propel safe-haven flows
Gold surges past $3 100 as US tariffs, uncertainty propel safe-haven flows
31st March 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices on Monday soared above $3 100/oz for the first time as concerns around US President Donald Trump's tariffs and the potential economic fallout, combined with geopolitical worries, drove... 


Gold rises to record as trade war concerns drive haven demand
Gold rises to record as trade war concerns drive haven demand
28th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold rose to a record as concerns about a widening trade war remained front of mind for investors, after President Donald Trump pushed ahead with US tariffs on all auto imports. Bullion gained as... 


Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
27th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 


Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

Citi Research forecast that a 25% US copper import tariff would be imposed in the second quarter of this year and lowered its three-month price outlook to $9 500 per metric ton, down from $10 000... 


Deep sea mining impacts still felt forty years on, study shows
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said late on Wednesday, adding weight to calls for a moratorium on all deep... 


Anglo American Platinum marketing and market development executive Hilton Ingram.
Co-products providing resilience against PGM price volatility, Anglo Platinum reports
26th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front
25th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited in 2012, has declared a... 


Gold rally attracts investors back to mining stocks after months of outflows
Gold rally attracts investors back to mining stocks after months of outflows
25th March 2025 By: Reuters

Funds that invest in gold miners are set to attract their largest net monthly inflows in more than a year in March, as record-high gold prices improve firms' profit outlooks and boost cash flow.... 


Anglo American Platinum CEO and his leadership team.
Demerging AngloPlat has confidence in outlook for planet-friendly platinum group metals
24th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Confidence in the outlook for platinum group metals (PGMs) was expressed at the capital markets day of Anglo American Platinum, which is on its way to becoming the demerged and standalone Valterra... 


Platinum mining is largest mining employer.
Namibia, India, China, Europe, Australia, Scotland, Bulgaria advancing green hydrogen
24th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction;  China has fired the starting gun on a new... 


Nedbank CIB Markets Research Head Arnold van Graan.
PGM market adjusts to shifting supply and demand, Nedbank CIB reports
20th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Shifting investment priorities and geopolitical uncertainty continue to shape the outlook for commodities, with platinum group metals (PGMs) facing unique pressures, Nedbank CIB markets research... 


Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor.
Beneficiation: Govt, mining companies must get on with it – together, analyst urges
20th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 


Saudi Arabia awards exploration leases to some major miners
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Major mining companies including India’s Vedanta and China’s Zijin Mining Group have been awarded leases to explore for metals in Saudi Arabia, part of the kingdom’s push to expand the industry.... 


Gold climbs to record high as Fed signals two rate cuts in 2025
Gold climbs to record high as Fed signals two rate cuts in 2025
20th March 2025 By: Reuters

Gold rose to an all-time high on Thursday as the Federal Reserve hinted at two possible interest rate cuts this year, bolstering bullion's appeal amid ongoing geopolitical and economic woes. Spot... 


Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren't done
Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren't done
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is under way over when and whether to allow mining of... 


Gold assaying and refining conference in London.
South Africa’s Rand Refinery is world-leading gold market referee, LBMA highlights
19th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price soaring sky-high, insight into the global gold assaying and refining standards that need to be upheld was intensively communicated this week at the conference of the London... 


Exxaro's Cennergi renewables capacity more than 437 MW.
Exxaro bullish on renewables, foresees decade of significant green energy growth
18th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 


A gold bar being poured
Gold hits record high as tariff uncertainty fuels safe-haven demand
18th March 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices scaled a record peak above the crucial $3 000-mark on Tuesday for the second time in a week, as investors sought cover from economic concerns fuelled by US President Donald Trump's... 


LBMA CE Ruth Crowell.
Action needed along entire gold value chain from ‘rock to ring’, LBMA event is told
17th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In terms of sustainability and responsible sourcing, the 2025 focus of the independent London-based precious metals association – the LBMA – will be on mandatory disclosure, recycled gold and... 


UBS boosts gold target to $3 200 as trade risks stay elevated
UBS boosts gold target to $3 200 as trade risks stay elevated
17th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

UBS Group became the latest bank to raise its price outlook for gold on increasing chances of a protracted global trade war — a scenario that analysts expect will continue to drive investors to... 


From left, European Council President António Costa, President Cyril Ramaphosa and  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Cape Town.
Platinum given major boost by EU backing green hydrogen generation in South Africa
14th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy and green... 


Gold bars
Gold breaks through $3 000 as Trump turbocharges record rally
14th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold prices passed $3 000 an ounce for the first time ever, driven higher by a central bank buying spree, economic fragility worldwide, and President Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the rules of... 


Acting Exxaro CEO Riaan Koppeschaar.
Exxaro boosting small business, education, post-mining economies, farming ventures
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

As at the end of December, the social investments of Exxaro Resources amounted to R2.1-billion amid the bettering of lives and livelihoods being declared core by this black-controlled Johannesburg... 


Gold may rise as high as $3 500 in third quarter, Macquarie says
Gold may rise as high as $3 500 in third quarter, Macquarie says
13th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold’s burgeoning safe-haven allure may see it surge to a record high of $3 500 an ounce during the third quarter, according to Macquarie Group analysts. Bullion could average $3 150 an ounce over... 


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