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AngloGold Ashanti's Geita mine in Tanzania.
Best prospects are within, AngloGold avers amid highlighting low-hanging Tanzania fruit
12th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

AngloGold Ashanti is constantly coming up with the same answer during its continual assessment of where this 40 000-employee gold mining major can generate the most value.   “The answer is clear,”... 


Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng outline plan for 150 000 t/y PPG project
Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng outline plan for 150 000 t/y PPG project
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng Lithium have reported positive results from a scoping study for their integrated Pozuelos–Pastos Grandes (PPG) lithium brine project in Argentina’s Salta province,... 


AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon.
AngloGold Ashanti’s third-quarter free cash flow up 141% to record $920m
11th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to September 30, the free cash flow of AngloGold Ashanti rose 141% year-on-year to a record $920-million as continued cost discipline helped to capture the benefits of a higher... 


Barrick Africa region delivers largest gold production rise.
Africa delivers largest production increase of all Barrick regions with earnings up 65%
11th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to September 30, the Africa region of Barrick Mining Corporation delivered the largest quarter-on-quarter increase of all the Barrick regions. Moreover, the costs of the Africa... 


Vale CEO Gustavo Pimenta
Vale gearing up to meet Indian demand as China steel output stagnates, CEO says
11th November 2025 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale is preparing to meet rising iron ore demand from India, which could double its steel production by the end of the decade, CEO Gustavo Pimenta told Reuters. Rising sales to... 


Now scarce yttrium emerging.
South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project is gift that just keeps on giving
10th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s rare earths endowment at Phalaborwa in Limpopo province is a gift that just keep on giving through the ongoing effort of Rainbow Rare Earths. In December, Mining Weekly reported that... 


Barrick posts record cash flow, lifts dividend as gold prices surge
Barrick posts record cash flow, lifts dividend as gold prices surge
10th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Barrick Gold on Monday reported record quarterly cash flow and earnings for the third quarter of 2025, driven by higher gold production, lower costs and strong commodity prices. The... 


China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture
China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's market regulator said on Monday that it granted conditional approval for a lithium-related joint venture between Chile's state-run copper giant-Codelco and local lithium producer SQM. The... 


President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Why coal still clings on in renewable energy powerhouse Brazil
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

One of Brazil's last coal plants roared back to life in July after a powerful business group invested millions to keep its turbines turning in the southern mining town of Candiota. The plant's... 


Barrick sells Chile’s Alturas project to Boroo for $50m
Barrick sells Chile’s Alturas project to Boroo for $50m
10th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold has completed the sale of its Alturas project in northern Chile to Singapore-based Boroo for $50-million in cash. As part of the deal, Barrick will retain a 0.5%... 


Bolivia is rethinking lithium deals with China, Russia in US pivot
7th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Bolivia is awash in the battery metal lithium, but the resource is nearly all trapped underground. President-elect Rodrigo Paz, who takes office Saturday, is vowing to finally bring Bolivia into... 


Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Executive Director Joel Netshitenzhe.
Strong renewed thrust for South African PGM exchange under way
7th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 


The Caserones mine in Chile
Lundin lifts copper guidance, trims cost outlook on strong quarter
7th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Lundin Mining has raised its full-year copper production guidance and lowered its cost outlook following a strong third quarter that saw output, revenue and earnings improve across... 


Clean TeQ awarded A$19m contract for Rio Tinto’s Rincon project
Clean TeQ awarded A$19m contract for Rio Tinto’s Rincon project
6th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a $12.5-million (A$19.2-million) contract by Rincon Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, for the Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum earnings up 213%, gold earnings up 177%
6th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 


Albemarle's cost cuts, steady volumes fuel smaller loss amid weak lithium prices
Albemarle's cost cuts, steady volumes fuel smaller loss amid weak lithium prices
6th November 2025 By: Reuters

Albemarle reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the third quarter on Wednesday, as the lithium producer's tight leash on costs and resilient sales volumes softened the squeeze from persistently... 


Once a lithium darling, Sigma’s woes mount with 29% stock rout
Once a lithium darling, Sigma’s woes mount with 29% stock rout
5th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Sigma Lithium is plunging amid growing doubts about near-term production and potential delays to a key expansion project. In a sharp reversal for a stock once seen as an industry darling, Sigma... 


Codelco cuts copper output guidance for 2025
Codelco cuts copper output guidance for 2025
5th November 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, cut on Tuesday its forecast for 2025 output, despite higher production in the year's first nine months through September. The state-owned... 


Anglo American's Barro Alto operations
China’s MMG hit by EU probe of $500m Anglo deal
5th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chinese-owned mining firm MMG’s $500-million purchase of Anglo American's Brazilian nickel business has been hit by an in-depth European Union probe after regulators warned that the deal threatens... 


 Engineering inspection of concrete test cubes.
As Joburg's gold begins to re-show, Pilgrim’s Rest gold plant project accelerates
4th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are far from done. Mining Weekly chalked up reads... 


Rio2 secures $50m from Wheaton for Chile gold project
4th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Rio2 has received a final $50-million deposit from Wheaton Precious Metals to advance construction of its Fenix gold project in Chile, one of the largest undeveloped gold oxide, heap... 


Energy Drive COO Dr Nick Moelders
Energy Drive appoints veteran clean solutions expert Moelders COO
4th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-based motor efficiency company Energy Drive has appointed Dr Nick Moelders COO. Based in the US, his appointment marks a significant step in the company’s global expansion and enhancing its... 


Asia’s coal mavericks chase riches while giant miners scale back
Asia’s coal mavericks chase riches while giant miners scale back
4th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia, a group of miners is betting there’s still billions to be made from the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. Global mining giants have largely retreated from coal... 


Teck outlines Quebrada Blanca ramp-up progress, merger benefits with Anglo American
Teck outlines Quebrada Blanca ramp-up progress, merger benefits with Anglo American
3rd November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian major Teck Resources on Monday reported that it was advancing the ramp-up of its Quebrada Blanca (QB) copper project in Chile and highlighted the long-term value potential of its planned... 


West Wits Mining CEO Rudi Deysel (left) at decline with Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s... 


Piles of critical mineral ores
Resource disputes between investors and states hit ten-year high
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

Disagreements between governments and investors over resources are at a ten-year high, law firm DLA Piper said, driven by resource nationalism and growing competition between the US and China for... 


China’s massive African mine threatens to upend the iron-ore market
China’s massive African mine threatens to upend the iron-ore market
3rd November 2025 By: Bloomberg

In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four... 


Vale likely to announce extraordinary dividends soon, CFO says
Vale likely to announce extraordinary dividends soon, CFO says
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

Vale is likely to announce extraordinary dividends in the coming months, CFO Marcelo Bacci said during a call with analysts on Friday, following the release of the Brazilian miner's third-quarter... 


Implats refinery.
Implats delivers higher sales into much improved platinum group metals pricing
31st October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats delivered higher refined and saleable production and sales volumes into improved PGM pricing in the three months to September 30.... 


Anglo American COO Ruben Fernandes
Anglo sees Chile copper mine returning to full output in 2027
31st October 2025 By: Bloomberg

Anglo American’s expects its flagship copper mine in Chile to return to normal output levels in 2027 after grappling with a period of lower quality ore that’s set to constrain production next... 


Vale posts net profit beat, cuts cost outlook for copper, nickel
Vale posts net profit beat, cuts cost outlook for copper, nickel
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Vale, one of the world's largest iron-ore miners, posted on Thursday a third-quarter net profit that landed above analysts' estimates, while also cutting its full-year cost projections for copper... 


Probe owns the Beaufor mine site (pictured), which within the boundaries of its flagship Novador property.
Fresnillo enters Canada with $780m offer for Probe Gold
31st October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mexico’s Fresnillo announced on Friday it would buy Probe Gold for C$780-million in cash, giving the world’s biggest primary silver producer control of the Canadian explorer’s Novador gold project... 


AngloGold withdraws from Latin Metals’ Organullo option
AngloGold withdraws from Latin Metals’ Organullo option
30th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has elected to terminate its option to earn up to an 80% interest in the Organullo gold project, in Argentina, TSX-V-listed Latin Metals reported on Thursday.... 


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