TSX-V and Aim-listed Galantas Gold on January 6 entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% ownership interest in the Andacollo Oro gold project, in the Coquimbo region of central... 

Brazilian iron-ore exports grew 7.1% in 2025 compared to the previous year, reaching a record 416.4-million metric tons, data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services showed... 

Iron-ore futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest in multiple months, boosted by hopes of improving demand in top consumer China following Beijing's pledge of easing monetary policy this year.... 

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the market weighed expectations of ample global supply this year against uncertainty around Venezuelan crude output after the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro.... 

Gold Reserve has spent years fighting with Nicolas Maduro’s government over two gold deposits seized by Venezuela. Now, after the US captured the country’s leader on Saturday, the tiny mining... 

Senior members of ASX-listed Lithium Universe’s executive team have completed a detailed site visit to assess a proposed second lithium refinery location for the company in Brownsville, Texas, in... 

Morgan Stanley forecast gold would hit $4 800 per ounce by the fourth quarter of this year, exceeding last year's records, citing falling interest rates, a change in leadership at the Federal... 

Aim-listed Cadence Minerals has been granted a preliminary environmental licence for its 35.7%-owned Amapá iron-ore project, in Brazil, as it works to refurbish and restart this historic operation.... 

ASX-listed Andean Silver has doubled the size of its recently announced share purchase plan (SPP) to A$6-million in response to strong shareholder demand. The amount raised is in accordance with... 

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium has appointed Cutfield Freeman & Company (CF&Co) as its financial advisor to support the company with securing a strategic partner for the next phase of development at... 

ASX-listed Viridis Mining and Minerals has received a conditional letter of support from Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance Australia (EFA) to provide up to $50-million, or... 

Buffalo Potash Corporation has successfully listed on the TSX-V with its shares due to start trading on January 6. The listing follows a successful financing of about $7.7-million last month,... 

TSX-listed Largo has announced that its Brazilian operating subsidiary has received a binding term sheet related to the potential monetisation of 4.5-million tonnes of iron-ore calcine material... 

Remarkable South African geoscientist Stephen Edward Haggerty, who served with distinction as a research professor at Florida International University in the US, has died aged 87. A legend in the... 

Aim-listed Richmond Hill Resources has appointed Canadian exploration company Critical Discoveries to lead a technical work programme on the Martello gold project, in Ontario. The company’s scope... 

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium has, through its Chile-based subsidiary Atacama Salt Lakes (ASL), submitted the application for a Special Lithium Operating Contract (CEOL) for the Laguna Verde... 

Markets may have shrugged off the audacious US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but some investors warn that geopolitical risks are perhaps being underestimated after Donald Trump... 

A boom in battery storage has bolstered the demand outlook for lithium in 2026, driving hopes for an accelerated turnaround for an industry struggling with oversupply. The lithium market has been... 

Iron-ore futures edged higher on Monday, beginning the New Year on a firm note, supported by strong Chinese demand and ongoing supply constraints. The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the... 

OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a quick meeting that avoided discussion of the political crises affecting several of the producer group's members. Sunday's meeting of eight members... 

BHP Group’s top boss said he’s moving on after the company’s aborted attempt to buy Anglo American, preferring instead to focus on its copper projects and opportunities in Canada. CEO Mike Henry’s... 

Studies being undertaken on the future power source for South32’s Hillside Aluminium beyond 2031 are taking place amid awareness of the different energy levers that can potentially be pulled. The... 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – It is difficult to know where to start when doing an obituary on Brian Gilbertson, who passed away at the age of 82 in his bed at home in South Africa surrounded... 

The mineral reserves of South Africa hold enormous potential for the country’s future economic growth, newly appointed MC Mining MD and CEO Christine (Yi) He emphasises in an Op-Ed released on... 

Chileans on Sunday picked right-winger Jose Antonio Kast to head the country. Now, the mining industry is focused on who he will choose to lead state copper giant Codelco. The names of a handful... 

Japan's JX Advanced Metals on Tuesday said its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit sold its entire stake in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to Swiss trader and miner Glencore for an... 

Copper is closing in on the $12 000 a metric ton mark as expectations of soaring demand from data centres that power artificial intelligence and tight supplies collide with shortages outside the... 

A BHP Group venture submitted an application to join Argentina’s investment incentives programme for a project in an area it hopes will be the next major production hub for copper. The Vicuña... 

A multi-billion-dollar gold project owned by the world’s biggest bullion producer has been invaded by illegal diggers in northern Peru, according to a top government official. Newmont Corp.’s... 

Lithium bulls are betting on energy storage systems as the next meaningful pillar of demand for the battery metal, nudging the global market back toward balance after years of oversupply. Giant... 

Ecuador-focused SolGold has opened the door to a takeover after Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC) returned with a sweetened all-cash proposal valuing the London-listed developer at about £842-million.... 

ANZ Research expects copper prices to remain above $11 000 per metric ton in 2026, with prices potentially nearing $12 000 by year-end amid supply constraints and accelerating demand growth. This...