An electricity tariff proposal by South Africa’s State-owned power utility Eskom is supporting the continued operation of the Lion ferrochrome smelter in Limpopo province, Glencore-Merafe Chrome... 

China considers platinum a critical mineral with strategic value owing to its importance in new energy technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers to produce hydrogen. However, China... 

The official opening of Qala Shallows underground gold mine 15 minutes west of the Golden City of Johannesburg marks the start of a new growth chapter for South African gold mining, West Wits CEO... 

ASX-listed Deep Yellow on Tuesday announced the appointment of Greg Field as its next MD and CEO, with the former Rio Tinto executive set to take up the role no later than May 1. Field is... 

The global energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle pointed out during the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed diversified mining and marketing... 

Toronto-listed Barrick Mining on Monday announced that it would evaluate an initial public offering (IPO) of a new company that would hold the miner’s North American gold assets. The proposed... 

Chrome ore producers, including primary miners and those generating chrome ore from their platinum group metals mines and integrated producers, which mine chrome ore and produce ferrochrome,... 

Commodities major Rio Tinto is opening the door to as much as $10-billion in divestments as part of a strategy reset aimed at sharpening its portfolio, lifting productivity and delivering... 

Thermal coal producer Thungela will sell its Goedehoop North assets to private company GHN Resources and UK-based Bisichi for up to R700-million. Thungela notes that its South African portfolio is... 

Vale Base Metals (VBM) and Glencore Canada have signed an agreement to evaluate a potential $1.6-billion to $2-billion brownfield copper project that would combine deposits on their neighbouring... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has confirmed the start-up of the 500 000 t/y direct-to-blister copper smelter at its joint venture Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congol... 

Gold miner Barrick Mining has completed the sale of its interests in the Tongon gold mine and associated exploration properties in Côte d’Ivoire to the Atlantic Group, in a transaction worth up to... 

The European Commission has adopted its RESourceEU Action Plan – a package of policy and financing measures aimed at reducing the bloc’s dependence on external suppliers of critical raw materials... 

Africa-focused Perseus Mining on Wednesday launched a definitive, binding offer to acquire full control of Predictive Discovery, upping the pressure on Robex Resources with a proposal that... 

Mali has recovered 761-billion CFA francs ($1.2-billion) in arrears from mining companies following a sweeping audit, its finance minister said, marking one of the country’s biggest clawbacks from... 

Africa will only capture meaningful economic value from rising global demand for critical minerals if it strengthens partnerships, improves infrastructure, ensures regulatory certainty and expands... 

The South Australian government has chosen Mullaquana station, near Whyalla, as the preferred site for the Northern Water desalination plant, clearing the way for planning on a project seen as... 

Copper and gold developer Northern Dynasty Minerals says several major US industry organisations have filed amicus briefs in federal court supporting its legal challenge to the US Environmental... 

ASX-listed Arafura Rare Earths has confirmed that its export-credit partner Export Development Canada (EDC) has extended credit approval for its existing $300-million senior debt facility, a... 

Dual-listed Greatland Resources on Monday confirmed the development pathway for its Havieron gold/copper project in Western Australia, releasing a feasibility study that positions the asset as a... 

Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that allows investors to proceed with a proposed securities class action against Lundin Mining, clearing the way for the case to be heard in Ontario’s... 

Ahead of closing the 2025 financial year on December 31, diversified mining and energy group Exxaro Resources says the year was marred with shifting global trade dynamics, inflationary pressures,... 

Ecuador-focused SolGold on Friday revealed that it had rejected a fresh non-binding takeover proposal from Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC), after the Chinese group approached the company with a... 

Namibia's President on Tuesday appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry. Amutse's appointment comes after President Netumbo... 

Diamond company De Beers Group has announced that Wesley Tucker will step down as CEO of its blockchain technology platform and diamond traceability business Tracr at the end of February 2026.... 

Goldman Sachs Group injected some caution into the debate over copper’s prospects, saying its surge past $11 000 a ton will prove short-lived as there’s still more than enough metal to meet global... 

With dewatering of the Kakula mine progressing well and positive progress having been made on underground rehabilitation to date, Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has set the copper production... 

Rio Tinto has produced the first copper using its Nuton bioleaching technology at the Johnson Camp mine, in Arizona, marking a step in commercialising a process the company says could transform... 

Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati has underlined the importance of reducing the State-owned group’s cost base as a newly constituted board takes over from the one appointed in October 2022. The... 

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corporation has awarded a lateral development contract for its Karowe underground project (UGP), in Botswana, to Group R Mining and Exploration Botswana. The... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that it has concluded wage negotiations for its South African gold mining operations. The company signed a three-year... 

London-listed Caledonia Minerals Corporation’s operating Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, is expecting a lower level of profitability and cash generation relative to current market expectations, if...