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Chile’s Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB), the transport division of Antofagasta, has launched Latin America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive. The unveiling coincides with FCAB’s...
Chile's state-owned copper producer has offered to sell copper at record premiums above $500 a metric ton to US customers with contracts based on London Metal Exchange copper prices, two sources...
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The Copper Mark and the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at promoting responsible production and...
The commitment of one of the largest black-empowered businesses listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to transition towards a low-carbon future while continuing to meet current energy...
Physically settled platinum and palladium futures contracts and futures options will commence trading on November 27 on China’s Guangzhou Futures Exchange, which is cracking a world first by taking...
Deutsche Bank on Wednesday raised its 2026 gold forecast to $4 450/oz from $4 000/oz, which it had projected two months ago, citing stabilising investor flows and persistent central-bank demand....
Chilean copper heavyweight Codelco's record high offers to Chinese copper buyers are leading some to declare they will opt out of next year's term contracts as questions grow about the relevance of...
A squeeze in global copper markets will tighten again next year, pushing up prices of concentrate and refined metal to new highs, the head of metals research at commodity trader Mercuria said on...
TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has successfully completed the ramp-up of Turbine 5 at the Inga II hydropower plant, with an initial 50 MW of hydropower being provided to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex,...
Even though there is consensus that gold has probably already hit its 2025 high point and is unlikely to go beyond the all-time-record it set in October when it breached the $4 300/oz mark, a Santa...
Diversified miner Anglo American said on Monday its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru had produced one-million tonnes of copper since start-up. Construction of the mine began in 2018, with first...
The economics of South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project in Limpopo province have been uplifted very materially by the 3 000%-plus surge in the European prices of yttrium, a silvery white,...
UBS expects copper prices to rise into next year, citing tightening supply from persistent mine disruptions and strong long-term demand from electrification and clean-energy investment, the bank...
BHP should move on from Anglo American and focus on its growth strategy, investors said on Monday, after the Australian company's last-minute appeal to the London-listed firm that is nearing a $60...
Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels...
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the declaration from this weekend's Group of 20 summit reflected a "renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation", concluding a...
Africa’s minerals are indispensable for a clean economy and these range from platinum-group metals (PGMs), which power hydrogen and fuel cells, to cobalt and manganese, which will drive battery...
South America-focused Aris Mining has taken full control of the Soto Norte gold project in Colombia, signing a binding term sheet to acquire the remaining 49% stake from MDC Industry Holding...
UBS on Thursday raised its 2026 mid-year gold target price by $300 to $4 500/oz on expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, persistent geopolitical risks, fiscal concerns and strong central bank...
Gold miner Aris Mining has reached a settlement with Colombia to terminate a long-running investor–state arbitration case, marking the first agreement of its kind in the country and ending a...
Chile's state copper commission Cochilco increased its forecast for copper prices for 2025 and 2026 to record highs on Wednesday amid weak production. Cochilco now sees average copper prices in...
Argosy Minerals has signed a spot sales contract with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry for 16.1 tonnes of lithium carbonate produced from its Rincon project in Argentina, the Australian miner said...
Iron-ore futures prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in more than two weeks, helped by firm demand in top consumer China and falling domestic supply. The most-traded January iron ore...
Chilean lithium producer SQM on Tuesday reported a rise in third-quarter net profit, helped by an improved pricing environment that lifted average lithium prices for the first time in two years....
The platinum market is expected to move to being in balance in 2026 – but this is contingent on a lessening of the trade tensions that have accentuated this year’s substantial platinum market...
South Africa's Harmony Gold is evaluating a substantial copper venture in Papua New Guinea in partnership with US mining giant Newmont, chairman Patrice Motsepe said on Tuesday. "There's a huge...
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the launch of platinum and palladium futures and options contracts on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, Heraeus reports. The contracts will...
Central banks likely bought large amounts of gold in November in a multi-year trend to diversify reserves to hedge geopolitical and financial risks, Goldman Sachs said on Monday. The Wall Street...
Australia's Viridis Mining and Minerals said on Tuesday it received a letter of interest from Export Development Canada for up to $100-million in debt financing for its Colossus rare earths project...
West Wits Mining on Monday issued a drawdown notice for a first tranche of $12.5-million from a loan facility to advance the development of Qala Shallows, the promising project that is bringing...
Aim-listed Goldplat has reported that its two recovery operations – in South Africa and Ghana – achieved a combined operating profit of £2.09-million for the quarter ended September 30. The company...
The global silver market is on track to record its fifth consecutive structural deficit in 2025, with tightening supply, surging investor demand and record prices underscoring one of the most...
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