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Major copper miner Peru readies US delegation amid tariff threat
Major copper miner Peru readies US delegation amid tariff threat
11th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Peru is planning to send a delegation to meet with US officials after the Trump administration announced plans to introduce copper tariffs that may affect the South American nation’s biggest export... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala (left) and Merafe FD Ditabe Chocho.
New ferroalloy technology pilot results ‘looking great’, Merafe presentation hears
10th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally... 


Early works construction gets under way at Oko West – GMIN
10th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has initiated site preparation activities at its Oko West gold project, in Guyana. With the interim environmental permit from the Guyana Environmental... 


Newmont widens output gap over gold mining rivals
Newmont widens output gap over gold mining rivals
10th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

The biggest gold miners are jostling for dominance over the bullion market. Newmont expanded its position as the top producer last year thanks to added output from its 2023 takeover of Australia’s... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe.
African Rainbow Minerals is confident platinum group metals pricing will increase
7th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that platinum group metal (PGM) prices will increase in the... 


Lodestar expands footprint in Chile
6th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Lodestar Minerals has expanded its exploration footprint at the Darwin iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) project in northern Chile, applying for an additional 3 200 ha of exploration... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel (left) being interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Harmony Gold well down the track with its cost-effective renewable-energy build
6th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s biggest gold mining company is well down the track with its solar build amid group operating free cash flows increasing by 46% to a new half-year record of R10.4-billion in the six... 


The Arcata mine
Triple Flag acquires gold and silver streams in Peru
6th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Royalty and streaming company Triple Flag Precious Metals said on Wednesday that it had acquired 5% gold and silver streams on the Arcata and Azuca mines in Peru from Sierra Sun Precious Metals for... 


Rio Tinto finalises $6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
Rio Tinto finalises $6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
6th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining major Rio Tinto has officially completed its $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium. The deal, sanctioned by the Royal Court of Jersey on Wednesday, integrates Arcadium... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum deficit worsens beyond forecast, World Platinum Investment Council reports
5th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The platinum market recorded a deficit of 995 000 oz for full year 2024, which is 46% higher than previously forecast, as total demand exceeded eight-million ounces for the first time since 2019... 


Chile's SQM reports about 41% drop in profit on lower lithium prices
Chile's SQM reports about 41% drop in profit on lower lithium prices
5th March 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a 40.9% fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, as higher sales volumes failed to offset a sharp decline in lithium... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel.
Harmony investing R2bn in underground gold mines, earmarking R1bn for surface gold
4th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

During this financial year, South Africa’s largest gold mining company will be investing more than R3-billion in its South African assets. “We're on an exciting growth path,” Harmony Gold CEO... 


New SolGold CEO Dan Vujcic
SolGold overhauls leadership as it accelerates development, weighs ASX listing
4th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

LSE- and TSX-listed SolGold on Tuesday announced leadership changes and a strategic reset aimed at accelerating the development of its flagship Cascabel copper/gold project in Ecuador. The... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump’s Canada, Mexico, China tariffs hit in deepening trade war
4th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies, imposing one of the largest increases in US tariffs since the 1930s in a dramatic escalation of... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel.
Stellar Harmony Gold results drive record free cash, R1.4bn dividend declaration
4th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Record interim free cash flow generation and the highest-ever interim dividend payout was declared on Tuesday by Harmony Gold Mining Company. The gold price has continued to rally since the... 


Lexington Gold drilling
Lexington announces secondary listing in US
3rd March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed gold producer Lexington Gold, which operates in South Africa and the US, has started trading its shares on the OTCQB Venture Market, in the US. The company identified increasing... 


New Zondereinde 3 Shaft surface works taking shape.
Great hydrogen economy strides in China, Europe, Northam Platinum reports
3rd March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where Northam Platinum emphasised the “absolutely... 


SSR seeks voluntary ASX delisting
SSR seeks voluntary ASX delisting
3rd March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Denver-based SSR Mining on Monday announced that it would delist from the ASX, citing infrequent and low trade volumes compared with that of the Nasdaq and TSX. The company explained that the... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne and solar power area.
Northam Platinum’s big solar thrust to save R700m a year, much more to come
28th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The area south of the metallurgical complex at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde platinum group metals (PGM) mine in Limpopo has been cleared for the construction of the first of the Johannesburg... 


President Jose Raul Mulino
Panama President exploring ‘novel ideas’ on First Quantum mine
28th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said his government is exploring “novel ideas” on handling First Quantum Minerals’s giant copper mine in the country and reiterated that the firm must drop its... 


Implats executive team from left Moses Motlhageng, Meroonisha Kerber, Patrick Morutlwa, Nico Muller and Johan Theron.
Firm intent of Impala Platinum is to prosper on current prices, CEO Muller spells out
27th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The firm intention of South Africa’s Impala Platinum (Implats) is to prosper on current platinum group metals (PGM) prices. This was made clear by Implats CEO Nico Muller during the presentation of... 


President Jose Raul Mulino
Panama delays Cobre Panama copper mine decision pending social security reform
27th February 2025 By: Reuters

Panama President Jose Mulino will only take a decision regarding the future of the Cobre Panama mine after he resolves the issue of the country's social security policy, a supplier of the Cobre... 


diamond nestled in kimberlite
WFDB warns of new US customs requirements for diamond traders
26th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

World Federation of Diamond Bourses president Yoram Dvash has advised that, as of April, US customs will require the reporting of diamonds’ country of mining origin and country of origin details.... 


The El Teniente mine
Chile power partially restored after huge outage as copper mines come back online
26th February 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's power grids and major copper mines were coming back online on Wednesday after a major outage rocked the world's top producer of the red metal, with power companies working to restore the... 


PALFINGER’s innovation, growth to be on display at Bauma 2025
26th February 2025 By: Shannon de Ryhove

Global leader in lifting solutions PALFINGER continues to expand its presence worldwide, with a strong focus on digitalisation, service excellence and market-specific product development. As a... 


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AECI CEO pleased with the success of the group's new strategy
26th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed AECI’s earnings and profit for the year ended December 31, 2024, decreased year-on-year as the group executed its new strategy and made several concessions to enable this. The reported... 


BHP kicks off $10.8bn plan to prevent Chile copper slump
BHP kicks off $10.8bn plan to prevent Chile copper slump
26th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group will kick off a massive $10.8-billion investment program in Chile with the overhaul of an ageing copper plant as the world’s most valuable mining company battles declining ore quality.... 


First Quantum steps up campaign to reopen Panama copper mine
First Quantum steps up campaign to reopen Panama copper mine
26th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

First Quantum Minerals and its workers and suppliers in Panama are stepping up efforts to gain support for the reopening of a $10-billion copper mine more than a year after it was shut. The... 


Platinum group metals and green hydrogen go together.
Anglo American Platinum providing further backing for green hydrogen’s global advance
25th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum and South Africa-linked AP Ventures are supporting the next vital steps towards the realisation of industrial-scale green hydrogen value chains. Both companies... 


Codelco is winning over investors on signs of copper turnaround
Codelco is winning over investors on signs of copper turnaround
25th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Top copper supplier Codelco is starting to win over investors on signs that a long-awaited production recovery will help keep the Chilean state firm’s debt levels in check. In the past month,... 


Gold Reserve wins $1.1bn arbitration award in Portugal against Venezuela
25th February 2025 By: Reuters

Gold Reserve said on Monday the Lisbon Court of Appeal confirmed the Canadian miner's arbitration award against Venezuela, giving it green light to enforce about $1.1-billion in Portugal. The... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius.
‘Exciting’ DRDGOLD projects ‘advancing well’ as 2028 Vision gets big gold price boost
24th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD’s projects under way are “advancing very well” as the gold-from-tailings company’s 2028 Vision gets a massive boost from the sky-high gold price. Mining... 


Newmont again postpones investment decision for Yanacocha Sulphides project
24th February 2025 By: Reuters

Precious metals miner Newmont said on Friday that it will again postpone a final investment decision for its Yanacocha Sulphides project in Peru. In a statement, the company said the postponement... 


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