South Africa’s State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek is spearheading a far-reaching research initiative into the recovery of rare-earth elements (REEs) from South Africa’s abundant... 

Investors are backing dual-listed Cygnus Metals' Chibougamau copper/gold project in Quebec, Canada, raising A$25-million through a share placement to accelerate exploration, resource growth and... 

Precious metals streaming company Wheaton Precious Metals expects production growth in 2026, forecasting attributable output of 860 000 oz to 940 000 oz of gold equivalent as new streams and... 

Glencore CEO Gary Nagle is hoping a recent surge in coal prices will help bring Rio Tinto back to the table for a fresh attempt at creating the world's biggest mining company, three investors said,... 

Canadian miner Artemis Gold has reported an unplanned mill shutdown at its Blackwater mine in British Columbia after a ball mill gearbox failure. The company said the failure occurred on March 11,... 

A contractor employee has died following an incident at the Bingham Canyon mine, in Utah, operated by Rio Tinto. The mining major confirmed on Friday that the fatal incident occurred at its Rio... 

Chile and the US have signed a joint statement to begin discussions on rare earths and other types of critical minerals, Chile's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The first meeting will take... 

Canada- and Australia-listed Champion Iron said on Thursday that it had secured acceptances representing more than 90% of the shares in Norwegian iron-ore producer Rana Gruber. Shareholders... 

ASX- and TSX-listed gold producer Westgold Resources has secured A$600-million in new revolving credit facilities, strengthening its balance sheet and increasing financial flexibility as it... 

Harmony Gold Mining Company is progressing studies to recover the gold from its Free State tailings dams as well as those that span the West Wits area around its Mponeng gold mine. The Johannesburg... 

Canada-based Strategic Resources says the ongoing tensions in Iran and the Persian Gulf underscore the need to accelerate development of iron-ore pellet capacity in North America, as geopolitical... 

Canada-based First Quantum Minerals will sell the Çayeli mine in Türkiye to Cengiz Holding for $340-million in cash, as part of its portfolio optimisation strategy. The buyer, through its... 

Gold producer Austral Gold has started a phased exploration programme at the Juncal project in Chile, targeting near-mine silver opportunities close to its existing operations. The project is... 

Canada-headquartered gold producer Asante Gold has appointed Campbell Baird as COO as part of a leadership transition that will also see president and CEO Dave Anthony retire in May. Baird’s... 

Gold miner Eldorado Gold on Wednesday outlined a leadership transition plan that will see CEO George Burns retire later this year, with president Christian Milau set to take over the top role.... 

Jose Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's President on Wednesday, ushering in the country’s sharpest shift to the right in decades as voters, alarmed by rising insecurity, backed a broader... 

South Africa’s largest gold-mining company Harmony Gold is building a resilient portfolio by investing continuously in its orebodies while growing in copper to protect cash flows through the... 

US-based Critical Metals has approved a $30-million strategic programme to accelerate development of the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland, one of the world’s largest known deposits of heavy... 

CleanTech Lithium expects to formally launch the search for a strategic partner for its Laguna Verde lithium project after publishing a pre-feasibility study later this month, with the process... 

Canada-based Denison Mines is preparing to begin site preparation and construction of the Phoenix in-situ recovery uranium mine, in Saskatchewan, later this month, president and CEO David Cates... 

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has announced an economic assessment for the Uberaba project, in Brazil, and says it has reached an agreement with US-based producer and marketer of concentrated... 

TSX-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) has entered into a new equity distribution agreement with agents BMO Nesbitt Burns, Beacon Securities and BMO Capital Markets for the 2026 iteration of the... 

Gold developer First Mining has closed its previously announced sale of the Cameron project to TSX-V-listed Seva Mining, which is supported by the Fiore Group. On closing of the transaction, First... 

Zambia is courting global investors, including from the US, as it aims to more than triple its copper output to three-million metric tons by 2031, its mines minister said on Tuesday. Africa's... 

Critical minerals developer Lifezone Metals has signed an exclusivity agreement with the government of Burundi to evaluate the Musongati nickel project, one of the country’s largest known nickel... 

Major shareholder La Mancha Investments has exercised its top-up right in G Mining Ventures, agreeing to additional stake worth about C$427-million in the Guyana project developer. G Mining will... 

South Africa’s mining sector must be a national economic priority so as to unleash its inherent and powerful multiplier effects, make inroads into high levels of unemployment and contribute to... 

Responsible mining organisation ICMM confirms in a new research report that mining for minerals important for the green transition and sustainable development is not a major source of... 

Precious metals refiner Heraeus says the initial safe haven boost to gold has faded, with the gold price still suffering from the fallout of the rapid rally to its record high. Safe-haven... 

The definitive feasibility study for the Bokoni platinum group metals (PGM) project is targeted for completion in this half of 2026, followed by an investment decision, African Rainbow Minerals... 

Vancouver-based Bunker Hill Mining said on Tuesday announced changes to its finance leadership as the company moved to concentrate its executive team in the US ahead of the planned restart of the... 

NYSE American- and TSX-listed Vista Gold has closed an underwritten public offering of common shares, raising gross proceeds of about $44.85-million to support development of its Mt Todd gold...