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Early works at Electra's cobalt refinery in Ontario.
Electra unveils terms of $30m financing to complete cobalt refinery
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Electra Battery Materials on Friday announced the detailed terms of its previously flagged $30-million private placement, a key step in its restructuring and in completing construction... 


Abcourt pours first gold at Sleeping Giant mine
Updated 5 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Abcourt Mines has completed the first gold pour at its Sleeping Giant mine in Quebec, a key step in the company’s plan to restart operations at the historic asset. The pour took place... 


Hive Hydrogen programme director Trevor Donian, AMDA Developments CEO Piero Granelli, Hive Hydrogen head of development Zander van der Walt, Hive Energy Africa CEO Colin Loubser, and Hive Hydrogen legal director Benji Mothibedi.
South Africa's R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 


South Deep gold mine with solar panels
Gold miners cut direct emissions below 30Mt CO₂e for first time in a decade, report shows
12th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

Combined scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the world’s largest gold producers fell below 30-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2024, marking the first time since... 


Gold bars
UBS raises gold price target to $3 800/oz by end-2025
12th September 2025 By: Reuters

UBS raised on Friday its gold price forecast by $300 to $3 800 per ounce by the end of 2025 and by $200 to $3 900 by mid-2026, citing anticipated Federal Reserve easing and dollar weakness linked... 


Freeport still searching for 7 missing workers at Grasberg
Freeport still searching for 7 missing workers at Grasberg
12th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Freeport-McMoRan said on Friday its Indonesian unit was continuing around-the-clock efforts to locate seven missing contractors after a mudflow blocked access routes at its Grasberg block cave mine... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad says the company has sent technical experts to QB to get to grips with the challenges that the mine faces.
Anglo American-Teck deal hinges on troubled Chile copper mine
12th September 2025 By: Bloomberg

At the heart of one of the mining industry’s most ambitious combinations is a plan to fix a problematic Teck Resources copper mine high in Chile’s Atacama desert, and ultimately to integrate it... 


Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Canada unveils first projects under new Major Projects Office, aims to fast-track C$60bn in investment
12th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday announced the first projects to be reviewed by the country’s new Major Projects Office (MPO), a unit designed to speed up regulatory approvals and... 


Canadian Chrome signs consent deal to advance Northern Road Link geotechnical work
Canadian Chrome signs consent deal to advance Northern Road Link geotechnical work
11th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian Chrome Company, formerly KWG Resources, signed a supplementary agreement that will allow contractors working for two First Nations to conduct geotechnical investigations along part of the... 


Wheaton CEO Randy Smallwood
Wheaton commits $400m gold stream to back Hemlo mine acquisition
11th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Wheaton Precious Metals has committed financing to Carcetti Capital, to be renamed Hemlo Mining Corp (HMC), to support its planned acquisition of the Hemlo mine from Barrick Mining. The financing... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'
11th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets that are also liquid. With the increase in the... 


Highland Copper advances early site works, highlights benefits of concurrent reclamation at Copperwood
11th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V- and OTCQB-listed Highland Copper Company has completed its early site works and environmental mitigation programme at the fully permitted Copperwood project, in Michigan, US. The programme,... 


BHP marks milestone with Jansen headframe installation
11th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner BHP has reached a major milestone at its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, with the safe completion and installation of the new production headframe. Standing more than 50 m... 


White House tariff update on gold bars a 'welcome development,' LBMA says
White House tariff update on gold bars a 'welcome development,' LBMA says
11th September 2025 By: Reuters

The White House update to its tariff schedule is a "welcome development" after challenges caused by a recent US Customs ruling on gold bars, the London Bullion Market Association said on... 


Newmont still operates the Brucejack (pictured) and Red Chris mines in Canada.
Newmont applies for voluntary delisting from Toronto Stock Exchange
11th September 2025 By: Reuters

Newmont has applied for a voluntary delisting of its common shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to low trading volumes, the world's top gold miner said on Wednesday. The move, expected to... 


Barrick sells last Canadian mine for up to $1.09bn
Barrick sells last Canadian mine for up to $1.09bn
11th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and copper producer Barrick Mining agreed to sell its last producing gold mine in Canada, Hemlo, to Carcetti Capital, which will be renamed Hemlo Mining Corp (HMC), for as much as... 


Pan African FD Marileen Kok and Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed... 


Teck cannot control a bidding war, focused on completing Anglo merger, CEO says
Teck cannot control a bidding war, focused on completing Anglo merger, CEO says
10th September 2025 By: Reuters

Teck Resources will focus on obtaining approval to close its proposed merger with Anglo American, Teck's CEO told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it wouldn't be able to control any bidding war the... 


World Platinum Investment Council CEO Trevor Raymond.
Platinum outpaces gold, silver amid huge 660% platinum bar, coin investment surge
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Global investment in platinum bar and coin surged 660% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, when platinum outpaced gold and silver and even platinum demand from hydrogen-based applications... 


Teck's Highland Valley copper operation in Canada.
Canadian regulatory risk flagged as biggest hurdle for Anglo–Teck merger
10th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The planned merger of Anglo American and Teck Resources to form a copper-focused major faces its biggest hurdle in Canada, where the government will weigh the transaction under the Investment... 


Wyoming coal mine expansion approved
10th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The US Department of the Interior said on Tuesday it had approved a mining plan change for the Black Butte coal mine in Wyoming, paving the way for an additional 9.2-million tons of coal to be... 


Orla, which recently acquired the Musselwhite mine, is now an intermediate producer.
Agnico Eagle sells entire Orla stake in C$560m transaction
9th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Agnico Eagle Mines has completed the sale of its 11.3% stake in Orla Mining, netting C$560.5-million in a transaction executed through the TSX at C$14.75 a share. Agnico Eagle... 


Miners dominate TSX top-30-performing stocks ranking
Miners dominate TSX top-30-performing stocks ranking
9th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Tuesday unveiled its yearly TSX30 ranking, with mining companies – particularly gold producers – making up more than half of the 2025 list. The TSX30 ranks the... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert.
Smelting with 70% less electricity is now a reality, no longer R&D, ARM highlights
9th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Proudly South African smelting technology that saves more than 70% of electricity consumption needed for smelting, reduces carbon emissions by about 60%, and puts users at the bottom of the... 


Anglo, Teck 'sticking together to survive'
Anglo, Teck 'sticking together to survive'
9th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Anglo American’s 'merger of equals' with Teck Resources will create a copper producer with 1.3-million tonnes a year of capacity, cementing its position as the world’s second-largest listed copper... 


Perpetua receives preliminary EXIM term sheet for $2bn Stibnite financing
9th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Perpetua Resources has received a preliminary, non-binding indicative term sheet from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) as part of a preliminary project... 


News outlets report that Rio Tito could be forced to build a refinery for the Simandou ore project in Guinea.
Iron-ore rallies on Simandou supply concerns, restocking demand
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures climbed for a sixth straight session on Tuesday, driven by mounting concerns over supply prospects from the giant Simandou project in Guinea, coupled with expectations of improving... 


Freeport halts Indonesia's Grasberg mining operations after underground incident
Freeport halts Indonesia's Grasberg mining operations after underground incident
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan said on Tuesday it temporarily halted mining in Indonesia's Grasberg minerals district after a large flow of wet material blocked access to parts of its underground mine,... 


Teck's Jonathan Price and Anglo's Duncan Wanblad
Teck, Anglo American agree merger to create global copper and critical minerals major
9th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Global mining majors Anglo American and Teck Resources have agreed to merge in an all-share transaction that will create Anglo Teck, a new global critical minerals leader and top five copper... 


Kanual Sinha
Glencore's former head of recycling launches critical minerals processing firm
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

The former head of Glencore's recycling business is launching a US-based metals processing company with the goal of lowering the cost and time to refine copper and other critical minerals. The... 


Teck CEO Jonathan Price
Anglo American nears deal to acquire Teck Resources for $20 billion, FT reports
9th September 2025 By: Reuters

Anglo American is nearing a deal to acquire Canadian miner Teck Resources that could value it at about $20-billion, Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The... 


Nutrien to sell its stake in Argentina's Profertil for $600m
8th September 2025 By: Reuters

Nutrien said on Monday it will sell its 50% stake in Argentina-based nitrogen producer Profertil for $600-million as the world's top potash producer looks to rein in expenses and shift focus to... 


Gold coin
Gold price continues to soar as dollar sentiment weakens
8th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As global investor sentiment takes its toll on the dollar, gold demand has continued to surge as a safe haven asset, reaching an all-time high trading price of $3 592/oz in the week ended September... 


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