If the 5 066 outstanding mining and exploration permits were approved, South Africa could begin to see a shift in the economy within 12 to 18 months, new Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila... 

Canada-based miner Fortuna Silver Mines has achieved a new gold production record, with its five mines in West Africa and Latin America producing a combined 128 671 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs).... 

ASX-listed Silver Mines has announced the retirement of MD Anthony McClure and the appointment of current non-executive director Jonathan Battershill as MD. McClure will retire from the board at... 

World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall reminded hundreds of scientists present at the 12th Oppenheimer Research Conference in Midrand that if the world carries on with a business-as-usual... 

Johannesburg- and Sydney-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) development company Southern Palladium has submitted a mining right application for its 70%-owned Bengwenyama PGM project, on the... 

Robust demand from the solar industry and limited supply growth from mines will buoy silver prices once the period of higher global interest rates is over, analysts said. Silver is both an... 

Although Glencore’s earnings contributions from recycling activities are not material at this stage, the growth potential to the diversified mining and marketing company from circular economic... 

With a legacy spanning decades and a reputation for pioneering advancements, South Africa’s Bell Equipment is now placing strong new emphasis on advancing underground mining equipment. Currently a... 

Canadian miner Sierra Metals has placed its Cusi silver mine, in Mexico, on care and maintenance and initiated a process to sell the mine. The Cusi mine is deemed a noncore asset for Sierra, which... 

US-based Coeur Mining on Monday announced several milestones at its major Rochester expansion project, in Nevada, including the production of the first silver and gold ounces. Following a ramp-up... 

US-based precious metals miner Hecla Mining has suspended production at the Lucky Friday mine, in Idaho, for the remainder of the year, to complete repair work caused by a fire in the mine’s... 

 British-based mineral exploration company Adriatic Metals plans to start production at its Vares Silver Project in central Bosnia in November, the first mine to open in Europe in over a decade,... 

Global demand for silver will decline by 9.4% this year largely due to a drop in investment, but the market will maintain a deficit, according to a report from Chilean state agency Cochilco. "The... 

Copper mining company Copper 360, which announced in August that its School of Mining was under development at Concordia operation in the Northern Cape, has launched its first set of courses, aimed... 

Toronto-listed Aya Gold & Silver on Sunday reported that employees and contractors at its Zgounder silver mine, 100 km from Marrakech, were safe and that no injury was recorded at the mine. The... 

Global metals and mining industry body ICMM has published a 'Scope 3 Emissions Accounting and Reporting Guidance', which provides a standardised framework for mining and metals companies to... 

London-listed precious metals producer Hochschild Mining has lowered its production guidance and increased its cost forecast for the year, citing environmental approval delays on the Immaculada... 

Production at the Lucky Friday mine, in Idaho, has come to a halt, after a fall-of-ground incident caused an underground fire, silver miner Hecla Mining reported on Monday. The incident occurred... 

Russian miners and Chinese investors are among the parties interested in buying gold and silver producer Polymetal International's Russian assets, CEO Vitaly Nesis told the Financial Times.... 

Precious metals miner Coeur Mining has maintained its 2023 silver production guidance, but lowered its gold forecast for the year, citing second-quarter challenges at its Kensington mine, in... 

London-listed Aterian has been granted two substantial exploration projects, as well as several new exploration licences adjacent to existing projects in Morocco. In total, ten new licences have... 

ASX- and LSE-listed explorer Adriatic Metals this week raised $30-million to fund an expanded and accelerated exploration programme at its Rupice and Rupice Northwest deposits, at the Vares silver... 

The Abra base metals mine, in Western Australia, has become cash flow positive, marking a major milestone for owner Galena Mining. Galena on Friday reported that during July, concentrate... 

Precious metals miner Alamos Gold has the potential to sustain 650 000 oz/y of production in Canada, with the Lynn Lake project, in Manitoba, being an important part of its long-term plans, says... 

Preliminary metallurgical testwork results from the Rodruin gold-polymetallic sulphide mineralisation are encouraging and indicate that saleable copper and zinc concentrates can be produced, gold... 

The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview.... 

Precious metals miner Hochschild has reported a quarter-on-quarter drop in gold and silver production, owing to a temporary delay at the Inmaculada mine, in Peru. The London-listed miner delivered... 

Mining and minerals technology research organisation Mintek has received an Amazemet rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development system, which can be used to create metal powder from any... 

Diversified miner South32 on Monday warned of a near $1.3-billion non-cash impairment expense in relation to the Taylor zinc/silver/lead deposit, at its Hermosa project in Arizona, in its 2023...