Brazil is looking to attract mining companies to help revive the country’s uranium exploration and production efforts as the world signals renewed appetite for nuclear power. Latin America’s... 

An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170-billion reais ($29.85-billion) in compensation for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil could end more than a hundred lawsuits... 

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 

Prices of iron-ore futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that demand for the key steelmaking raw material will slide, with steel demand in top consumer China showing signs of... 

Canada-headquartered Rio2 is set to advance the development of Chile’s next gold mine with a secured $150-million construction financing package. The financing includes $120-million from Wheaton... 

Citi Research raised its three-month forecast for gold prices, citing possible further US labour market deterioration, interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, and physical and ETF buying, it... 

Gold producer Pan African Resources on Monday announced the listing of a sustainability-linked instrument under the sustainability segment of the JSE. Following an oversubscribed bookbuild, Pan... 

BHP is cynically trying to avoid its responsibility for Brazil's worst environmental disaster, lawyers representing thousands of victims told London's High Court on Monday, as a lawsuit worth up to... 

Construction of the multi-million-ounce Valentine gold mine, in Newfoundland and Labrador, is progressing well, reaching nearly 81% completion by the end of last month, TSX-listed Calibre Mining... 

China will account for less than half of global steel consumption in 2024 for the first time in six years, according to the World Steel Association, as the decline in the country’s real estate... 

Miners Vale and BHP are a step closer to finalising a deal with Brazilian authorities to provide a multibillion-dollar settlement for one of the country’s worst mining disasters. Ongoing... 

A hearing in a lawsuit against BHP over Brazil's worst environmental disaster, the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam, will begin at London's High Court on Monday, with claimants seeking up to... 

The energy transition in its current form, as a grid-scale build out of wind and solar with the goal to replace oil, coal, and gas, is probably one of the greatest mistakes that humanity has ever... 

Gold topped $2 700 an ounce for the first time, as an escalating conflict in the Middle East saw traders flock to safety. Bullion reached climbed as much as 0.3% to $2 700.47/oz, after Israel said... 

Gold climbed to a record ahead of US data prints due later Thursday, with traders also monitoring an increasingly tight presidential race that’s driven demand for haven assets. Bullion climbed as... 

Iron-ore tumbled to a three-week low, a sign that investors doubt whether China’s latest moves to shore up the property market will do enough to boost construction activity and steel demand. China... 

Owing to strong demand, Canadian exploration company NGEx Minerals has upsized its previously announced private placement from C$100-million to C$175-million. The TSX-listed firm will now place... 

Brazil is revisiting rules that protect caverns from exploration and development with measures that could help advance energy projects and boost Vale’s iron-ore prospects in the country. “It’s a... 

The world’s biggest listed miner, BHP, has reported a robust start to the 2025 financial year, with production increases across all major commodities. Copper production saw a 4% increase, reaching... 

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold on Wednesday released its preliminary production figures for the third quarter of 2024, revealing gold production of 943 000 oz and copper production of 48 000 t.... 

The  South African mining industry is diversifying from the gold mining era to an industry with a diverse range of mineral resources that include platinum group metals (PGMs), chrome, manganese,... 

TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has completed an extensive metallurgical testwork programme at Mintek, in South Africa, which aimed to demonstrate the viability of the company’s heap leach process for... 

Four global metals and minerals mining organisations on Wednesday published a draft consolidated standard that covers a wide range of topics related to responsible mining practices. The Copper... 

Copper/gold exploration company NGEx Minerals has announced a C$100-million private placement to advance its projects in the Vicuña district straddling the border between Argentina and Chile. The... 

Chilean miner Antofagasta reported a 15% rise in third-quarter copper output on Wednesday, compared with the previous three-month period, due to destocking of inventories at its Los Pelambres mine... 

Brazilian miner Vale reported on Tuesday a 5.5% increase in its third-quarter iron-ore production compared to a year earlier, reaching the highest level in almost six years. The company, one of... 

The price of gold is expected to rise to $2 941 a troy ounce over the next 12 months from the current $2 661, delegates to the London Bullion Market Association's annual gathering predicted on... 

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has reported consistent iron-ore production from its operations in Australia’s Pilbara, with third-quarter output increasing by 1% to 84.1-million tonnes. The company... 

Owing to the directors of the JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum not being able to provide major shareholder agreements, its independent auditing company has expressed a disclaimer of review conclusion,... 

Central banks remain keen buyers of gold to diversify their reserves for financial or strategic reasons, representatives of three central banks told the London Bullion Market Association's annual... 

Iron-ore fell as investors’ attention shifted from China’s plans for stimulus and the outlook for demand to prospects for global supplies, with a procession of leading miners due to deliver... 

Sibanye Stillwater is facing a $522-million compensation claim from investment firm Appian Capital Advisory over the termination of a $1.2-billion deal to buy Appian's Brazilian nickel and copper...