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... 

Nigeria has signed a $1.3-billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build an alumina refinery and fund nationwide mineral exploration, the government said late on Sunday, in... 

The Canadian government has introduced a new online Mine Permit Navigator aimed at providing greater clarity and predictability for mining proponents navigating federal approvals. Developed by... 

Midtier mining company Taseko Mines’ Florence Copper operation in Arizona, in the US, has harvested the first copper cathodes from its recently completed commercial production facility. In late... 

London-listed Pensana has reported that construction activities at the Longonjo rare earth project, in Angola, continue at pace and that the company is looking forward to a 12-month period of... 

South African Electriciity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has highlighted the current global upheavals and what they mean for African energy in his welcoming address at Africa Energy... 

Canada-focused NexGen Energy has secured the final federal approval required to develop its flagship Rook I project, clearing the way for construction of what is expected to become one of the... 

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... 

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy has appointed its existing CEO Gavin Chamberlain as MD and Danny Goeman as an independent nonexecutive director. Chamberlain joined Bannerman as COO in February 2023 and... 

Battery minerals producer IGO is assessing options to rationalise additional assets in its portfolio, potentially including the Cosmos site, after completing the sale of its Forrestania nickel... 

Australia should invest in natural gas to lower energy prices, and review corporate tax levels to boost the nation's productivity over the coming years, Ross McEwan, chair of Australia's biggest... 

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... 

US forces continued a round-the-clock assault on Iran and Israel mounted a "broad wave" of strikes on Wednesday targeting Iranian missile sites and air defence systems in a campaign that a top... 

Aim-listed URU Metals has announced that line preparation activities along the survey lines required for the planned ground-based geophysical programme at the Zeb nickel project, located on the... 

Canadian mining exploration company Critical One Energy has mutually agreed with Dark Star Minerals to terminate a previously announced purchase agreement relating to the proposed sale of the... 

Canadian minerals developer First Phosphate has been approved for a nonrepayable contribution agreement for up to C$16.7-million with the Canadian government under the Global Partnerships... 

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... 

Mining investment company Mantengu Mining, which holds chrome and platinum group metals mining assets in South Africa, has successfully refinanced about R130-million in short-term debt that had... 

Investor interest in Greenland's mining industry has increased since US President Donald Trump made repeated threats to annex the country, a senior Greenlandic official told Reuters on Monday. The... 

Canada believes that the best way to address the issue of concentrated supply of critical minerals is through a production alliance or a buyers' club rather than just a price floor, Energy and... 

TSX- and ASX-listed Capstone Copper achieved record consolidated total contained copper production of 58 273 t in the fourth quarter last year. Having achieved higher realised prices, higher... 

ASX-listed Maronan Metals has been granted a mineral development licence (MDL) for its Maronan silver project in north-west Queensland, Australia, representing a significant milestone in advancing... 

A temporary surge in oil prices to $100/bbl could slow global growth by 0.4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a widening conflict in Iran chokes off vital Middle East... 

London-listed Kavango Resources has raised, by way of subscription, about $4.7-million in Zimbabwe and £2.8-million in the UK, totalling about $8.4-million.  A total of 629.99-million new ordinary... 

ASX-listed Brightstar Resources has completed a fully subscribed $120-million senior secured Nordic bond issue, locking in funding to develop its Goldfields project in Western Australia and advance... 

The US-Israel war on Iran has sent shockwaves through commodity markets since February 28, resulting in a 4.5% week-on-week rise in the Bloomberg Commodity Index as of March 5, led by gains in the... 

Precious metals refiner Rand Refinery has expanded its bursary programme and socioeconomic initiatives. Since its inception in 2023, the Rand Refinery Bursary Scheme has grown, with the number of... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Vizsla Silver has confirmed that two more of the workers abducted from its Panuco project site in Concordia, Mexico, have been found dead, as authorities continue the search... 

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... 

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has announced a 24% increase in total mineral resources at its Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia, following the completion of the company’s maiden drilling campaign at the... 

Gold developer Osisko Development has resumed site activities at the Cariboo gold project, in British Columbia, Canada, after a temporary suspension related to a safety incident on January 22. A... 

Vancouver-based Deep Sea Minerals has begun engagement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as it moves to advance a licence application for deep seabed mineral...