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Goldman Sachs raised on Monday its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900 per ounce from $4 300, citing strong Western exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and likely central bank buying. "We...
Gold prices surged to record highs above $3 900 per ounce on Monday on expectations of further US rate cuts, and as investors fleeing economic and political uncertainty piled into the safe-haven...
High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration plant in Johannesburg. Following the production...
To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified...
In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and refining company Implats, with market...
South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,...
Canada-listed NextSource Materials has unveiled plans to build a $291-million battery anode facility (BAF) in Abu Dhabi, positioning itself as the largest anode producer outside Asia and a key...
The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) head of listed...
The global platinum jewellery market saw growth across key regions in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Platinum Jewellery Business Review published by Platinum Guild...
A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater which, combined with other energy management...
Gold markets are now leaning toward a bull-case scenario where the price rises to $4 200/oz by mid-2026, UBS said in a note on Tuesday. The bank pointed to factors including a weakening US dollar,...
The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company to great heights in fewer than seven years. After...
Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange membrane (PEM) green hydrogen technology that is poised...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM is, together with three other industry partners, making progress on public consultations in its efforts to consolidate the foremost major global voluntary...
The sale of diamonds through tenders and auctions is opaque and inefficient and should be revamped for producers to earn more and to survive the current price slump, a leading gem trader said on...
The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that that Minerals Council South Africa and South Africa’s Council for...
Ivanhoe Mines is in constant dialogue with sovereign wealth funds for potential investments aimed at supporting the company's push to boost production of copper and other critical minerals,...
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's international investment arm XRG said on Wednesday that an investor group it was leading had withdrawn an indicative $18.7-billion offer to buy Australian gas...
Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines on Wednesday announced a $500-million investment from sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Under the terms of the private placement, Ivanhoe will...
Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with...
Deutsche Bank raised its gold price forecast by $300 for next year to an average of $4 000/oz on Wednesday, due to strong central bank demand, potential US dollar weakness and a resumed Federal...
South Africa needs both a competitive mining sector and a strong manufacturing base but supporting one sector by undermining another is an unsustainable strategy, Chrome SA has cautioned in a...
At least $5-bilion has been liberated by Johannesburg-listed Anglo American carrying out a joint mine plan with an adjacent copper operator in South America. Becoming one are Anglo American Sur’s...
The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on...
Gold's stellar rally to successive record highs shows every sign of continuing for the rest of the year, but a healthy correction is on the cards before breaching the $4 000/oz milestone in 2026,...
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