ASX- and JSE-listed copper mining company Orion Minerals says a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore is in the final stages of technical and financial due diligence to provide Orion with between... 

Canada is putting pressure on Anglo American to make stronger commitments to executive and management jobs at its proposed Vancouver headquarters as a condition of taking over Teck Resources,... 

Mining Weekly as well several B20 and G20 visitors were this week chauffeured around Johannesburg in a platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) that journalists attending South... 

Angola will shorten the time it takes to award mining rights as it seeks to attract more investment into the southwest African nation’s minerals sector. Minerals and Petroleum Minister Diamantino... 

Protracted negotiations between China's state iron ore buyer and miner BHP have tightened availability of some iron ore, seven sources said, underpinning prices despite weakening demand for the key... 

The platinum market is expected to move to being in balance in 2026 – but this is contingent on a lessening of the trade tensions that have accentuated this year’s substantial platinum market... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the first-of-a-kind platinum and palladium derivatives approved by China; trade tensions influence on the platinum industry; and the new Africa... 

Africa’s minerals are indispensable for a clean economy and these range from platinum-group metals (PGMs), which power hydrogen and fuel cells, to cobalt and manganese, which will drive battery... 

The economics of South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project in Limpopo province have been uplifted very materially by the 3 000%-plus surge in the European prices of yttrium, a silvery white,... 

The inauguration of the first phase of Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary Ivanplats' Platreef platinum/palladium/nickel/rhodium/gold/copper mine is an important moment for the company, for the mining... 

The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture has confirmed that it plans to place its Wonderkop and Boshoek smelters, in South Africa's North West province, on care and maintenance and to start retrenching... 

BHP on Monday pulled back from a last-ditch effort to buy Anglo American and bolster its dominance in copper, just two weeks before shareholders at Anglo and Canada's Teck Resources were set to... 

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 

South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday, ahead of the G20 summit, as they signed a partnership on critical minerals. South Africa is hosting this year's G20... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The MoU sets out a framework for... 

UBS on Thursday raised its 2026 mid-year gold target price by $300 to $4 500/oz on expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, persistent geopolitical risks, fiscal concerns and strong central bank... 

Freeport-McMoRan said on Tuesday it plans to restore production at Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine by July after a fatal incident forced operations to halt two months ago. Seven workers... 

The London Metal Exchange (LME) will stop administering auctions that set platinum and palladium prices for the London Bullion Market Association next year so it can focus on its core base metals... 

BHP should move on from Anglo American and focus on its growth strategy, investors said on Monday, after the Australian company's last-minute appeal to the London-listed firm that is nearing a $60... 

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has built a significant stake in Barrick Mining, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Barrick has faced a challenging year, including... 

Canada, Australia and India have agreed to form a new trilateral partnership aimed at strengthening cooperation on critical minerals, emerging technologies and supply-chain resilience, signing the... 

The UK government on Sunday launched a new critical minerals strategy, setting out ambitions to reduce the nation’s reliance on imported minerals by scaling up domestic mining, refining and... 

Analysts at CreditSights say they are “surprised” by the speed at which BHP abandoned its latest approach for Anglo American, arguing that the miner’s quick retreat signals either limited appetite... 

MP Materials said on Wednesday it would build a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia with the US Department of Defense and state-owned Saudi Arabian mining company Maaden to expand Middle Eastern... 

Zambia-focused copper producer Jubilee Metals Group has reported positive progress for the quarter ended September 30 – the first quarter of its 2026 financial year – successfully improving its... 

China's first coal-to-chemicals project integrating green hydrogen started commercial operations on Thursday, according to a report from state-run CCTV. Operated by major state-owned power... 

China's embassy in the Central African Republic (CAR) has warned its citizens risk becoming "mining slaves" in the politically unstable nation's gold trade, as Chinese workers look to sub-Saharan... 

China signed a $1.4-billion agreement with Zambia and Tanzania on Thursday to modernise the TAZARA railway linking landlocked Zambia to the Indian Ocean. The railway, financed by China in the 1970s... 

Australia has formally backed development of a new gallium refinery at Alcoa’s Wagerup operations in Western Australia, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describing the project as an early... 

Chile's state copper commission Cochilco increased its forecast for copper prices for 2025 and 2026 to record highs on Wednesday amid weak production. Cochilco now sees average copper prices in... 

Gold and copper miner Harmony has approved a capital investment of between $1.55-billion and $1.75-billion to develop its Eva copper project in Queensland, Australia. The South... 

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has received $12.5-million under the Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund facility, and also marked progress with ongoing development activities at its flagship Qala...