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Equinox Gold indefinitely suspends operations at its Los Filos mine
1st April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and NYSE American-listed Equinox Gold has indefinitely suspended operations at its Los Filos mine in Guerrero, Mexico, following the expiry of its land access agreement with the community of... 


The Cobre Panama mine
First Quantum shares rise after company drops arbitration against Panama
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals' shares rose by as much as 3% on the Toronto Stock Exchange early on Tuesday after the company said it had discontinued arbitration proceedings against the Panama government.... 


New sun-tracking system.
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
1st April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into... 


Marimaca Copper joins ASX in bid to fund Chilean project
1st April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Marimaca Copper, a Canadian miner with a flagship project in Chile, has joined the ASX, a move aimed at tapping deeper pools of capital as copper demand surges. The stock, listed under ticker MC2,... 


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US auto import tariff will not drastically impact PGM demand – WPIC
1st April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) finds in its latest Platinum Essentials publication that the US’s 25% tariff on vehicle imports from April 3 and parts from May 3 will have a 70 000 oz... 


Oskar Lewnowski
Mining’s king of private capital says governments must intervene
1st April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining. A former investment banker who quit the legendary London-based commodity hedge fund Red Kite to start out on... 


Vale to receive $1bn in Alianca Energia JV deal
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale said on Monday it agreed to form a joint venture with US-based investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) through its Brazilian renewable energy business Alianca... 


Gold hits all-time high as Trump's tariff plans stir inflation worries
Gold hits all-time high as Trump's tariff plans stir inflation worries
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices hit a record peak on Tuesday, as concerns that US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs might fuel inflationary pressures and impede economic growth drove safe-haven demand. Spot... 


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Global gold-backed ETF holdings soar to $268bn in value
31st March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

German technology group Hereaus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that gold continues to enjoy strong support from institutional investors and price increases invoked by uncertainty on... 


Merafe offers revised approach to disaggregation of group revenue by region
31st March 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Merafe Resources has revised its regional revenue disclosure format for ferrochrome and chrome ore following an engagement with the JSE regarding the proactive monitoring review process.... 


South Deep mine, in South Africa
Gold Fields announces potential ten-year bond offering
31st March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields plans to undertake a senior unsecured dollar-denominated ten-year bond offering. The company has mandated Citigroup, RBC Capital Markets and Scotia Capital as... 


Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe
Caledonia swings to attributable profit of $17.9m
31st March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has swung from a net loss of $7.9-million in 2023 to a net attributable profit of $17.9-million in 2024. The company reported... 


Hot Chili unveils PFS for water business key to copper development
Hot Chili unveils PFS for water business key to copper development
31st March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Hot Chili on Monday announced the prefeasiblity study (PFS) results for its Huasco Water project, outlining economic outcomes for a potential long-term industrial water supply business... 


Antilles adjusts funding strategy for Cuba copper/gold mine
31st March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Antilles Gold on Monday announced a revised funding approach to the development of the Nueva Sabana copper/gold mine in Cuba, as the previously expected $27-million prepayment on... 


Codelco's Chuquicamata mine
Codelco extends reign as top copper producer as BHP challenges
31st March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco has retained its status as the world’s biggest copper producer by the slimmest of margins after reporting 2024 output that nudged past that of BHP Group. Codelco posted total full-year... 


Gold surges past $3 100 as US tariffs, uncertainty propel safe-haven flows
Gold surges past $3 100 as US tariffs, uncertainty propel safe-haven flows
31st March 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices on Monday soared above $3 100/oz for the first time as concerns around US President Donald Trump's tariffs and the potential economic fallout, combined with geopolitical worries, drove... 


Gold rises to record as trade war concerns drive haven demand
Gold rises to record as trade war concerns drive haven demand
28th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold rose to a record as concerns about a widening trade war remained front of mind for investors, after President Donald Trump pushed ahead with US tariffs on all auto imports. Bullion gained as... 


Super Copper targets growth as copper prices rise
Super Copper targets growth as copper prices rise
28th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Developer Super Copper is continuing to advance its flagship Chilean project as copper prices surpass $5.20/lb, reinforcing the metal’s critical role in the global energy transition. The... 


First Quantum halts public tours of closed Panama copper mine
28th March 2025 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals said on Thursday it would suspend public tours of its shuttered copper mine in Panama after the country's president said the Canadian miner should not give the impression... 


Indian state firms seek stake in SQM's lithium projects in Australia, sources say
28th March 2025 By: Reuters

Four Indian State firms are in talks with Chilean miner SQM to acquire a 20% stake in its two lithium projects in Australia for $600-million, four sources said, in New Delhi's biggest effort to... 


Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
27th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 


Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

Citi Research forecast that a 25% US copper import tariff would be imposed in the second quarter of this year and lowered its three-month price outlook to $9 500 per metric ton, down from $10 000... 


Deep sea mining impacts still felt forty years on, study shows
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said late on Wednesday, adding weight to calls for a moratorium on all deep... 


Anglo American Platinum marketing and market development executive Hilton Ingram.
Co-products providing resilience against PGM price volatility, Anglo Platinum reports
26th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 


Rio Silver acquires high-grade silver project in Peru
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals company Rio Silver has secured a foothold in one of Peru’s most prolific mining regions with the acquisition of the Minas Maria Norte project, a high-grade polymetallic silver... 


Gold dominates M&A activity with Australia and Canada leading charge
Gold dominates M&A activity with Australia and Canada leading charge
26th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold remained the undisputed leader in metals and mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2024, with the yellow metal accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total deal value. According to a... 


Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush
Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush
26th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Glencore has suspended shipments from a copper smelter in Chile after an issue affecting the plant’s furnace, a setback that comes just as traders and producers race to ship more metal to the US... 


Buenaventura seeks to unlock $2.7bn mine project with water deal
26th March 2025 By: Reuters

Buenaventura, one of Peru's largest mining firms, signed a water concession with the government on Tuesday in a bid to unlock the development of a major copper project at a time when the country's... 


Panama has not authorised visits to the Cobre Panama copper mine
Panama has not authorised visits to the Cobre Panama copper mine
26th March 2025 By: Reuters

Panama has not authorised visits to First Quantum's shuttered Cobre Panama mine, the country's Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement on Tuesday. "Any entry of third parties to... 


Glencore's Cerrejon to reduce Colombia coal output by as much as 10Mt/y on transport costs
Glencore's Cerrejon to reduce Colombia coal output by as much as 10Mt/y on transport costs
25th March 2025 By: Reuters

Cerrejon, a subsidiary of Anglo-Swiss commodities giant Glencore, said on Tuesday it will begin reducing production at its Colombia coal mine by between 5-million and 10-million tons a year, taking... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front
25th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited in 2012, has declared a... 


Torex begins copper production at Media Luna
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-based mining firm Torex Gold Resources has achieved a key milestone at its Media Luna Project in Mexico, producing its first batch of precious metal-rich copper concentrate following the... 


Gold rally attracts investors back to mining stocks after months of outflows
Gold rally attracts investors back to mining stocks after months of outflows
25th March 2025 By: Reuters

Funds that invest in gold miners are set to attract their largest net monthly inflows in more than a year in March, as record-high gold prices improve firms' profit outlooks and boost cash flow.... 


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