TSX-listed Loncor Gold has established a special committee comprised of independent board directors to review an unsolicited nonbinding offer received from an interested party for a potential... 

Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Trott as its next CEO, selecting the current head of its iron-ore division to succeed Jakob Stausholm effective August 25. Trott, a 25-year veteran of the company,... 

International gold producer B2Gold on Monday released a feasibility study for its Gramalote gold project in Colombia, projecting an after-tax net present value (NPV) of $1.72-billion and an... 

The Ecuador attorney general's office and Chilean state miner Codelco both claimed victory on Friday after an international arbitration court ordered Ecuador to pay some $25=million of a... 

US buyers of copper will pay a high price if President Donald Trump pushes ahead with a 50% tariff on refined metal as opposed to copper products such as wiring, according to officials in Chile.... 

After drawing up a draft document called The Blue List in May and launching a four-month consultation period to garner inputs, World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has unpacked the necessity of... 

Malawi has concluded $12-billion worth of Chinese mining and infrastructure transactions, which are positioning the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa for the supply of critical minerals,... 

Ecuador’s government and its fledgling mining industry are heading into a legal battle over a controversial fee announced last month. The industry sees the measure as a tax that will stymie... 

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has completed a 113-hole diamond drilling programme on the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt The 9 642 m programme aimed to test near-surface mineralisation in an area of... 

A total of 42 people employed by mining and metals advocacy group ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2024. This compares with 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.  “No one should have to risk... 

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 

Silver is emerging as one of 2025’s top-performing precious metals, with investment inflows accelerating sharply on the back of rising geopolitical risk, inflationary concerns and a strong price... 

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 

AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world’s leading gold producers, has fully exited its investment in TSX-listed G2 Goldfields, selling its entire holding of 35 948 965 common shares in a market... 

South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s green revolution have come together strongly in Shanghai at a hugely opportune time of changing global trading relationships and energy... 

ASX-listed mining and infrastructure solutions provider Orica has appointed Vik Bansal nonexecutive director, with effect from August 15, and chairperson elect. He will succeed outgoing chairperson... 

NYSE- and TSX-listed Endeavour Silver has reported second-quarter production of 1.48-million ounces of silver and 7 755 oz of gold, totaling 2.53-million silver equivalent ounces, as the company... 

Platinum Guild International (PGI), a worldwide marketing organisation dedicated to creating, expanding and strengthening consumer and trade markets for platinum jewellery, has shared findings from... 

A recent mishap at a century-old copper smelter owned by Codelco is stoking debate over the pros and cons of shutting it down as a global smelting glut puts pressure on old, high-cost plants. Some... 

Chile, the world's No. 1 copper producer, is in wait-and-see mode after US President Donald Trump announced a surprise 50% tariff on imports of the red metal, with the Andean nation blindsided... 

Central banks continue to underpin gold demand, while investors are seeing value in silver as well, precious metals trader Heraeus said in its latest precious metals appraisal published on July 7.... 

Toronto-listed Dundee Precious Metals (DPM)has been granted an environmental licence for exploitation for the Loma Larga project, in Ecuador, paving the way for the company to prepare for formal... 

The message Nornickel's Palladium Center head Dmitry Izotov communicated strongly at South Africa’s PGM Industry Day in Johannesburg in April was that research is pointing to a long list of... 

Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits.... 

Some 32% of global semiconductor production could face climate change related copper supply disruptions by 2035, quadrupling from today's levels, advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in... 

Toronto- and London-listed Mkango Resources has successfully conducted first production runs for commercial-scale hydrogen processing of magnet scrap (HPMS) as part of a trial process at the... 

The final stage of development for the Coega Green Ammonia Project at Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape commenced today with the release of the request for proposals (RfPs) to 15 shortlisted... 

Diversified mining company South32 on Monday announced a binding agreement to divest its Cerro Matoso operation to a subsidiary of CoreX Holding, as part of a strategic response to structural... 

Newmont, the world's largest listed gold miner, announced on Friday that it would lay off 10% to 15% of its workforce at its Merian mine in Suriname, citing production declines. "Since 2021, gold... 

Shanghai Platinum Week kicked-off today in China where the silver-white transition metal with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78 has been declared strategic under the State Council’s New Energy... 

Iron-ore headed toward the highest close since May as China’s renewed focus on supply-side reform lifted expectations for the country’s steel market. Futures of the steel-making ingredient were on...