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Chile readies two fresh lithium contracts
26th February 2026 By: Reuters

Chile's mining ministry is preparing two new lithium contracts for submission to the national comptroller in March, advancing efforts to expand production beyond the projects initially submitted... 


Lindian in trading halt pending acquisition announcement
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-headquartered and -listed critical minerals company Lindian Resources entered a trading halt on Friday, citing the announcement of a “material acquisition”. The company, which is... 


Transalloys has a smelter complex in Mpumalanga
Transalloys wants electricity tariff relief extended to full ferroalloys sector
24th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Transalloys, which produces manganese ferroalloys at a smelter complex in Mpumalanga, has again warned that its operations are at risk of closure should the electricity tariff relief granted and... 


Basin Energy signs definitive deal to sell Canada uranium project
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Basin Energy has executed a definitive agreement to divest its 100%-owned Marshall uranium project in Saskatchewan to Green Canada Corporation (GCC), crystallising up to C$900 000 in... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister and  Northern Cape Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Venus Blennies-Magage addressing the media
Mantashe calls on Ekapa to intensify efforts to recover mineworkers' bodies
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged mine management and rescue teams to intensify efforts to ensure the recovery of the remains of five mineworkers, who have been... 


Lundin upsizes credit facility to $4.5bn
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian base metals producer Lundin Mining has increased its unsecured revolving credit facility, lifting the total committed amount to $4.5-billion and extending the maturity to February 26,... 


Maiden PEA published for Ero Copper's Furnas project
26th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX- and NYSE-listed Ero Copper this week published a maiden preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Furnas copper/gold project in Brazil, outlining a 24-year initial mine life and robust... 


Canadian and Indian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Narendra Modi are resetting bilateral relations.
Cameco inks $2.6bn uranium deal with India as Carney seals strategic energy partnership
2nd March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian uranium major Cameco has signed a C$2.6-billion long-term supply agreement with India’s Department of Atomic Energy, committing to deliver nearly 22-million pounds of uranium ore... 


Strategic moves ahead with Quebec approval process for 4Mt/y pellet plant
Strategic moves ahead with Quebec approval process for 4Mt/y pellet plant
26th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian developer Strategic Resources has advanced the environmental permitting process for its proposed four-million-tonne-a-year iron-ore pellet plant at Port Saguenay, Quebec, after receiving... 


The Apex mine's underground decline from the portal and current face of the decline
Teck vends Utah’s Apex mine to Blue Moon in North American critical metals push
2nd March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto- and Nasdaq-listed Blue Moon Metals will acquire the past-producing Apex germanium, gallium and copper mine in Utah from Teck Resources. The transaction will see Teck American, a... 


Lynas posts best interim profit in three years, still misses estimates
Lynas posts best interim profit in three years, still misses estimates
26th February 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths reported its best first-half profit in three years on Thursday, helped by higher sales volumes and elevated commodity prices. Beijing's easing of export controls has... 


MP Materials swings to Q4 profit on US government price support
27th February 2026 By: Reuters

Rare earths company MP Materials swung to a fourth-quarter profit, it said Thursday, exceeding analysts' expectations, driven by its price support agreement with the US government and sale of... 


OR Royalties buys additional NSR over Spring Valley
25th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian royalty group OR Royalties has agreed to acquire additional net smelter return (NSR) royalties over the construction-ready Spring Valley gold project in Nevada for $168-million in cash,... 


CFO Mike Cinnamond (left) will succeed Clive Johnson (right) as CEO in June.
B2Gold CEO to retire, CFO named successor
24th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-headquartered B2Gold has announced a leadership transition that will see long-serving president and CEO Clive Johnson retire at the company’s annual general meeting on June 4. The board... 


Gallum developer Nimny joins WA govt’s US trade mission
27th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration company Nimny Resources MD Luke Hampson will join the upcoming trade mission delegation led by Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael to the US next week.... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe expects to receive Ekapa update later on Tuesday
24th February 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is planning a follow-up visit to the Ekapa mine, in the Northern Cape, on Friday and is expecting to receive an update from the Chief... 


Eagle Nuclear Energy begins trading post SPAC merger
Eagle Nuclear Energy begins trading post SPAC merger
26th February 2026 By: Reuters

Eagle Nuclear Energy's shares rose 14.6% in afternoon trade on Wednesday after the uranium exploration company began trading on Nasdaq following its merger with the blank-check firm, Spring Valley... 


Kali consolidates Pilbara footprint
25th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Perth-based junior Kali Metals has consolidated its Pilbara footprint by acquiring SQM Australia's 30% interest in the DOM’s Hill and Pear Creek projects in Western Australia. The transaction will... 


The Balama process plant
Syrah secures seven-year Balama offtake with NextSource
2nd March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources has signed a multi-year binding conditional offtake agreement with Canada’s NextSource Materials for the supply of natural graphite fines from its... 


Lithium producer SQM sees global demand growing 25% this year
Lithium producer SQM sees global demand growing 25% this year
2nd March 2026 By: Bloomberg

Top lithium producer SQM said it sees world demand for the battery metal growing about 25% this year, after reporting record quarterly sales volume as the industry emerges from a global glut. The... 


The Gamsberg mine
Aveng narrows basic interim loss to A$1.5m
24th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Infrastructure and contract mining group Aveng has reported higher gross earnings of A$69.4-million for the six months ended December 31, compared with the prior half-year's gross earnings of... 


Eskom is also working on a standard smelter offer that could be extended to other ferroalloy producers.
Glencore-Merafe pauses retrenchments until end-March as it weighs Eskom’s 62c/kWh offer
2nd March 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture has paused a retrenchment process at its ferrochrome smelters by a month to March 31 after Eskom made a 62c/kWh tariff offer on the eve of its previous February... 


Australia monitors China iron-ore talks for potential hit to budget
Australia monitors China iron-ore talks for potential hit to budget
24th February 2026 By: Reuters

Australia is closely watching talks between iron-ore majors and China's state-backed buyer because of the potential impact a lower ore price would have on the federal budget, the country's... 


Future Metals progresses Savannah study for ore processing
Future Metals progresses Savannah study for ore processing
24th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Future Metals has started a detailed engineering assessment of the Savannah processing plant as part of a revised strategy to develop its Panton platinum group metals (PGM) project in... 


The Diavik mine will end commercial production in March.
Diavik and First Nation sign closure agreement as diamond mine winds down
2nd March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Tłı̨chǫ government and Diavik diamond mine have signed a formal closure agreement as the Northwest Territories operation prepares to end commercial production in March. The agreement was... 


Oil tankers at sea
Ship insurers cancel war risk cover due to Iran conflict
2nd March 2026 By: Reuters

Several marine insurers said they are cancelling war risk cover for ships due to the conflict in Iran and the Gulf. Insurers including Gard, Skuld, NorthStandard, the London P&I Club and the... 


President Luis Abinader
Dominican Republic has over 150Mt tons of rare earth deposits, President says
2nd March 2026 By: Reuters

The Dominican Republic has identified rare earth deposits that could position the Caribbean nation as a significant future supplier of minerals critical to high-tech industries, President Luis... 


Malaysia renews Lynas operating licence for 10 years
Malaysia renews Lynas operating licence for 10 years
2nd March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian producer Lynas Rare Earths has secured a ten-year renewal of its Malaysian operating licence, providing longer-term certainty for its downstream processing operations and supply chain... 


Faraday Copper's C$100m private placement backed by Lundin trusts, BHP
Faraday Copper's C$100m private placement backed by Lundin trusts, BHP
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Base metals developer Faraday Copper on Monday announced a non-brokered private placement to raise up to C$100-million, with participation from trusts associated with the Lundin family and a wholly... 


Catalina sells Tasmania iron-ore project, raises capital at premium
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Catalina Resources has agreed to divest its Nelson Bay River (NRB) iron-ore project in Tasmania and secured additional equity funding, moves it says will simplify its asset base and... 


US President Donald Trump
New US tariffs come in at lower 10% rate
24th February 2026 By: Reuters

The US imposed an additional tariff from Tuesday of 10% on all goods not covered by exemptions, a notice issued by US Customs and Border Protection said, the rate initially announced by President... 


The Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
South Africa can expect fuel price increases amid Middle East conflict
2nd March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The biggest immediate impact of the US-Israeli attack on Iran on countries like South Africa will be the elevated uncertainty about global oil prices and the prospect of higher fuel costs in the... 


True North Copper awarded Qld grant to assess Mt Oxide legacy materials
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed True North Copper has been awarded A$400 000 under the Queensland government’s Collaborative Development Programme (CDP) to assess legacy mine waste streams at its Mt Oxide project. The... 


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