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Mkango subsidiary achieves first commercial-scale rare earth powder production from scrap
7th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto- and London-listed Mkango Resources has successfully conducted first production runs for commercial-scale hydrogen processing of magnet scrap (HPMS) as part of a trial process at the... 


Dartbrook coal mine enters administration
Dartbrook coal mine enters administration
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) has effectively relinquished control of its Dartbrook mine in New South Wales following administrator and receiver appointments amid a debt default to... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 


Ivanhoe founder and co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe reports 11% y/y increase in copper production at Kamoa-Kukula
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators at its Kamoa-Kakula complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), milled a total 3.62-million tonnes of ore,... 


Glencore to sell copper smelter to Philippines’ Villar family
8th July 2025 By: Reuters

Glencore has agreed to sell its struggling copper refinery in the Philippines to the family of the country’s richest man as the smelting industry reels from the lowest processing fees on record.... 


The Zimbabwe flag and gold bars
Zimbabwe forex rule costs gold miners amid price rally
10th July 2025 By: Reuters

Soaring prices are driving Zimbabwe's gold output and income, but the government's foreign currency retention rules are eating into producers' earnings, the country's mining industry body said. The... 


Pantera sells Smackover brine project for A$40m
Pantera sells Smackover brine project for A$40m
9th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Pantera Lithium's share price doubled on the ASX on Wednesday as the company announced it will sell its flagship Smackover lithium brine project in Arkansas to US-based Energy Exploration... 


Northern Star shares tumble 8% on cost-heavy outlook despite strong quarter
Northern Star shares tumble 8% on cost-heavy outlook despite strong quarter
7th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Shares in Northern Star Resources fell more than 8% on Monday, as investors reacted to a higher cost outlook for the 2026 financial year, along with a production miss at its key Kalgoorlie... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump talk during what was a hostile Oval Office meeting on May 21
South Africa will continue to pursue trade deal with US despite Trump’s letter confirming 30% tariff
8th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will continue with its diplomatic efforts towards a more balanced and mutually beneficial trade relationship with the US after having received a letter... 


Copper squeeze unravels with window closing to beat Trump tariff
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 


Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from August 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and... 


Antimony is used in certain types of ammunition.
How US buyers of critical minerals bypass China's export ban
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

Unusually large quantities of antimony - a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants - have poured into the United States from Thailand and Mexico since China barred US shipments last... 


Barrick president and CE Mark Bristow
Twiga partnership continues to deliver growth, shared value – Barrick
7th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Five years after its formation, the Twiga partnership between TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation and the government of Tanzania continues to redefine the role of mining in national development,... 


Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at top copper miner Codelco
Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at top copper miner Codelco
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

A recent mishap at a century-old copper smelter owned by Codelco is stoking debate over the pros and cons of shutting it down as a global smelting glut puts pressure on old, high-cost plants. Some... 


AngloGold exits stake in G2 Goldfields
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world’s leading gold producers, has fully exited its investment in TSX-listed G2 Goldfields, selling its entire holding of 35 948 965 common shares in a market... 


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JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs see more upside for South African stocks
7th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

South African stocks are poised to extend their rally in the second half, buoyed by an improving outlook for the domestic economy and supportive monetary policy, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.... 


Silver investment surges as geopolitical risks, price expectations drive 2025 rally
Silver investment surges as geopolitical risks, price expectations drive 2025 rally
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Silver is emerging as one of 2025’s top-performing precious metals, with investment inflows accelerating sharply on the back of rising geopolitical risk, inflationary concerns and a strong price... 


The Tharisa mine
Tharisa lowers full-year production guidance despite rise in third-quarter PGM, chrome output
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals company Tharisa has reported a 6.2% quarter-on-quarter increase in platinum group metal (PGM) production to 34 500 oz and a 3.9% quarter-on-quarter... 


An image depicting a platinum ring
Global platinum jewellery market rebounds amid surging demand in China, resilience in key markets
9th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Platinum Guild International (PGI), a worldwide marketing organisation dedicated to creating, expanding and strengthening consumer and trade markets for platinum jewellery, has shared findings from... 


Hudaco CEO Graham Dunford
Hudaco CEO pleased with company’s turnover amid ‘tough’ operating environment
4th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although JSE-listed industrial and automotive parts distributor Hudaco endured a difficult six months to May 31, CEO Graham Dunford is pleased that the company managed to achieve a turnover of... 


An image depicting gold bars
Physically-backed gold ETF inflows reached $38bn for the first half
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The World Gold Council (WGC) has reported that global physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows of $38-billion during the first half of this year, marking the strongest... 


Orica's rendering of the proposed Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub
Orica conditionally awarded A$432m in funding for Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub
4th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed mining, infrastructure and manufacturing company Orica has been conditionally awarded A$432-million in funding from the Australian government to support the operation of the Hunter... 


Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% US tariffs persist, trade group says
Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% US tariffs persist, trade group says
7th July 2025 By: Reuters

Canada has discussed offering financial support to large aluminum producers like Rio Tinto impacted by a US-led trade war, in the event that Washington's 50% tariff on imports of the metal persist... 


Emirates Global Aluminium says Guinea wrongfully terminated deal
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

Emirates Global Aluminium said on Wednesday that the Guinean government had wrongfully terminated an agreement with its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation, after a year-long dispute over the... 


Solar panels
Zambian company developing solar energy projects to address country’s energy shortfall
10th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) expects to significantly expand the country’s renewable-energy capacity, by adding a projected 800-MW-plus of solar energy to the national grid, by the... 


Top CEOs want Canada to build a strategic minerals reserve for defence
Top CEOs want Canada to build a strategic minerals reserve for defence
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canada should become a world leader in producing and processing raw materials for military equipment and defense systems, according to an influential business group. The Business Council of Canada... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump says US to impose 50% tariff on copper imports, copper futures jump
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump said he will announce a 50% tariff on copper on Tuesday, hoping to boost US production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many... 


Lexington’s South African subsidiary granted new prospecting right
7th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold’s South African subsidiary Reef Exploration has been granted a new consolidated prospecting right for the group’s Bothaville project in the... 


Askari acquires advanced brownfield gold project in Ethiopia
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Askari Metals has entered into an agreement to acquire the advanced Nejo gold project, in Ethiopia, through the acquisition of 100% of the issued  capital of Hong Kong-based Xingxu... 


Kinterra ups New World offer, declares bid unconditional pending 30% threshold
Kinterra ups New World offer, declares bid unconditional pending 30% threshold
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Private equity firm Kinterra Capital has raised the stakes in its pursuit of New World Resources, increasing its all-cash takeover offer to A$0.064 a share and declaring its bid unconditional–... 


Green hydrogen sign
Australian govt grants Sparc Hydrogen A$2.7m for low-cost green hydrogen pilot
4th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Sparc Technologies has been awarded A$2.7-million in grant funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate programme. Sparc Technologies, together with iron-ore miner... 


Proceeds will be used to fund the cash component of the acquisition of the Serra Grande mine from AngloGold Ashanti.
Gold miner Aura Minerals seeks $210m US listing
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Aura Minerals is seeking to raise about $210-million in a US listing, as the gold and copper miner looks to expand its investor base. The company, which already trades on exchanges in Canada and... 


Kula Gold secures exploration licence over Malawi niobium project
4th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Kula Gold will soon start a field programme at the Wozi niobium project, in Malawi, after having received formal approval of the grant of an exploration licence over the project tenement... 


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