As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and... 

Canada will establish a $2-billion Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund to accelerate investment in strategic mining projects and strengthen national security supply chains, Finance Minister... 

Chinese-owned mining firm MMG’s $500-million purchase of Anglo American's Brazilian nickel business has been hit by an in-depth European Union probe after regulators warned that the deal threatens... 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted and executed a mining right in favour of Lesego Platinum Uitloop – the project company for London-listed URU Metals’... 

Base metals company Pacific Nickel Mines has agreed to sell its Solomon Islands subsidiaries, including the Kolosori nickel project, to Green Rock for a nominal price of A$1, exiting the operation... 

Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced 26 new investments, partnerships and measures to unlock C$6.4-billion of critical minerals projects. These initiatives are... 

Vale, one of the world's largest iron-ore miners, posted on Thursday a third-quarter net profit that landed above analysts' estimates, while also cutting its full-year cost projections for copper... 

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp said on Friday that operations at its Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar have not been affected by recent political turmoil. Plans for the project to produce... 

Gold major Agnico Eagle Mines on Thursday announced the creation of a new subsidiary, Avenir Minerals, to consolidate its noncore investments in critical minerals. Avenir will be a wholly-owned... 

South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief... 

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which follows the lifting by the... 

Investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory has announced the launch of a $1-billion fund targeting critical minerals and mining projects in emerging markets. The fund – launched in partnership with... 

General Motors Co. and a partner have paused the second phase of a cathode factory in Quebec, resulting in the cancellation of a nickel sulfate project by Vale SA. GM agreed in 2022 to buy nickel... 

London-listed URU Metals has appointed GF International to undertake a combined ground gravity and frequency-domain electromagnetic survey over two priority targets at its Zeb nickel project, near... 

The Copper Mark has opened applications for an independent chair of its board of directors as it prepares to take on a broader mandate – managing the new Consolidated Mining Standard, a global... 

To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international players and partners, the fourteenth Oppenheimer... 

At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with pragmatism in mining. Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu called on... 

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 

South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 

The International Nickel Study Group on Tuesday forecast a nickel market surplus of 209 000 metric tons for 2025, increasing to 261 000 tons in 2026. Global demand for nickel is expected to... 

Indonesia's mining ministry has issued a new regulation that shortens the validity of mining production quotas to one year from three years, a move intended to offer the government more control... 

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... 

Vale Base Metals (VBM) has started operating a second processing furnace at its Onça Puma mining complex in Brazil’s Pará state, lifting nameplate capacity to 40 000 t/y. The Furnace 2 project,... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining group Valterra Platinum’s vertically integrated processing value chain – with processing assets that are “the largest and most technologically advanced” in the... 

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... 

Vancouver-based FPX Nickel has been awarded C$3.5-million from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) to advance its Baptiste nickel project, in central... 

An Indonesian task force has seized a 148 ha area of PT Weda Bay Nickel for not having the relevant forestry permits, mining ministry official Rilke Jeffri Huwae said on Friday. The move is part... 

London-listed URU Metals has reported positive results from the independent interpretation of its high-power SpectremPlus airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey over the Zeb nickel project, in... 

With the world's energy transition accelerating and nations scrambling to secure resilient supply chains, Africa has what the world needs. In fact, the continent is seen to be in pole position to...