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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Canada, Germany sign partnership to secure critical minerals supply chains
26th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada and Germany signed a joint declaration on Tuesday to deepen cooperation on critical minerals and energy, part of Ottawa’s efforts to strengthen ties with European allies and diversify supply... 


DRDGOLD, Exxaro investments, and surging nickel demand in focus
DRDGOLD, Exxaro investments, and surging nickel demand in focus
22nd August 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks DRDGOLD's R7.8-billion investment in its Big Five capital growth projects; Exxaro's spend of R5.2-billion on a coal mine expansion and R4.7-billion on a... 


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Lobito Atlantic Railways announces respective CEO, chairperson appointments
19th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Angolan rail operator Lobito Atlantic Railways (LAR) on August 19 announced the appointment of Nicholas Fournier CEO and Alexandre Canas chairperson, marking the formal separation of the two roles.... 


Lifezone founder and chairperson Keith Liddell.
Defence industry expected to spur demand for nickel as world invests in armaments
19th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global defence industry is expected to stimulate considerable demand for nickel as the world invests in more armaments that require nickel-containing steels. “I think there's going to be a big... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


LME traders
LME to adopt changes to block trades to boost electronic trading
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

 The London Metal Exchange will go ahead with planned reforms that seek to funnel more trading onto its electronic system to boost liquidity, it said on Friday. The exchange, the world's oldest and... 


A$23m capital raise keeps Centaurus' Brazil nickel project on path to 2026 FID
14th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Centaurus Metals on Thursday announced firm commitments for A$20-million from Australian and international institutional and sophisticated investors in a placement to advance its... 


Lifezone secures $60m bridge loan for Tanzania nickel project
12th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE-listed Lifezone Metals has secured a $60-million bridge loan from Taurus Mining Finance Fund No. 2 to accelerate early works and infrastructure development at the Kabanga nickel project in... 


IGO reports director resignation
8th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals company IGO on Friday announced the resignation of Justin Osborne as nonexecutive director, amid a board renewal process.  Osborne, whose resignation will become effective on... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Glencore identifies major cost savings opportunities in half-year review
6th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

During the first half of this year, diversified mining and marketing group Glencore continued to optimise the business and position it for further value accretive growth, CEO Gary Nagle reported on... 


 TMC chairperson and CEO Gerard Barron.
TMC touts $23.6bn NPV as it seeks to validate deep-sea mining potential
5th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Deepsea mining hopeful TMC – the metals company – has released two technical economic assessments for its polymetallic nodule projects in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean,... 


Australia to provide A$135m bailout for Trafigura lead, zinc smelters
Australia to provide A$135m bailout for Trafigura lead, zinc smelters
5th August 2025 By: Reuters

The Australian government said on Tuesday it will provide A$135-million in financial support for two smelters owned by Nyrstar, a unit of commodity trader Trafigura, in the country's south.... 


Northern Star's Jubilee mill.
Gold miners shine as WA Index climbs 3.7% on M&A, geopolitical turmoil
4th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The market capitalisation of Western Australia’s listed entities climbed 3.7% over the past financial year to A$362.7-billion, buoyed by soaring gold prices and a wave of mergers and acquisitions,... 


URU completes SpectremPlus AEM survey at Zeb nickel project
31st July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed URU Metals has confirmed that the high‑powered SpectremPlus airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey over its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, has been successfully completed on schedule and... 


Anglo's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Anglo's simplified go-forward business advances with 43% earnings margin outlook
31st July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the 2025 transition year, Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American has maintained an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margin for its go-forward... 


Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka during last month’s visit to Glencore operations in Kolwezi.
Glencore’s half-year copper equivalent production up 5%
30th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The copper equivalent production of diversified mining company Glencore rose 5% year-on-year in the six months to June 30 with the integration of the Elk Valley Resources steelmaking coal volumes,... 


Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto half-year profit drops 22% as iron-ore prices weigh
30th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major Rio Tinto reported a 22% decline in first-half profit to $4.5-billion as lower iron-ore prices and cyclone disruptions in Australia weighed on performance, despite higher... 


IGO boosts quarterly Ebitda on strong output, flags further Kwinana impairment
IGO boosts quarterly Ebitda on strong output, flags further Kwinana impairment
30th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian lithium and nickel miner IGO has reported a stronger financial and operational performance in the June quarter, underpinned by improved production and lower costs at its Nova and... 


Venetia Diamond Mine in South Africa's Limpopo province.
Higher margins, more cash generation on way, Anglo CEO predicts unequivocally
24th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Looking beyond this transitionary year, Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American will emerge as a highly differentiated, higher margin and more cash generative business, Anglo American CEO... 


First Quantum makes progress in Panama, reports lower Q2 output
24th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's First Quantum Minerals has reported further progress at its halted Cobre Panama mine, while in Zambia the miner posted lower second-quarter copper and nickel production. In its June... 


The SD11 plant in northern Brazil
Vale's iron-ore output up 4% with record Q2 at key mine
23rd July 2025 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale produced 83.6-million metric tons of iron-ore in the second quarter, up 3.7% from a year earlier, the company reported on Tuesday. In its output and sales report, Vale said... 


Seabed regulators will scrutinise mining firms seeking US licences
Seabed regulators will scrutinise mining firms seeking US licences
22nd July 2025 By: Bloomberg

A United Nations-affiliated organisation with jurisdiction over the global seabed took a tentative step Monday to respond to US President Donald Trump’s fast-tracking of deep-sea mining for... 


Lunnon flags price-linked potential in WA nickel study
21st July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australia-focused Lunnon Metals said on Monday that its Baker and Foster nickel sulphide projects remained potentially viable operations, even amid ongoing weakness in the nickel market,... 


Lifezone founder and chairperson Keith Liddell
Lifezone takes full control of Kabanga Nickel as BHP exits
21st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE-listed Lifezone Metals has taken full control of one of the world’s most significant undeveloped nickel sulphide projects after acquiring BHP’s 17% stake in Kabanga Nickel. The transaction,... 


Vale Indonesia to seek up to $1.2bn financing in 2026/27, official says
18th July 2025 By: Reuters

Nickel miner Vale Indonesia plans to seek between $1-billion and $1.2-billion in financing over 2026-2027 to help fund its mine and smelter projects, Andaru Brahmono Adi, head of corporate finance... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox
Orion will be producing Prieska concentrate by Christmas next year, new CEO assures
18th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed Orion Minerals will be producing concentrate at its flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine by Christmas next year, says new highly experienced Orion CEO Tony Lennox, who... 


The Odda zinc smelter
Boliden's earnings miss expectations as weakening dollar bites
18th July 2025 By: Reuters

Boliden's operating earnings fell more than analysts had expected in the second quarter, the Swedish miner reported on Friday, as the weakening of the US dollar had a greater impact than... 


The Jansen potash mine in Canada
BHP hit by potash cost blowout; iron-ore and copper set records
18th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major BHP on Friday warned of rising costs and possible delays at its flagship Canadian potash project and confirmed it is considering selling its suspended nickel business, as part of... 


Platinum Group Metals CEO Frank Hallam.
Engineering, planning work on the go for Waterberg platinum group metals project
14th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Work on engineering and planning related to initial road access, construction, water supply, infrastructure, essential site facilities, first phase accommodation lodge, and a site construction... 


How a US mission to push a Trump deal in Congo unravelled
How a US mission to push a Trump deal in Congo unravelled
11th July 2025 By: Reuters

An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi... 


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