South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 

The International Nickel Study Group on Tuesday forecast a nickel market surplus of 209 000 metric tons for 2025, increasing to 261 000 tons in 2026. Global demand for nickel is expected to... 

TSX-listed G Mining Ventures has secured commitments for an initial $387.5-million financing package, with the potential to be increased by an additional $150-million beginning six months after... 

TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals is assessing options available to it to preserve value after Ecuador revoked the company's environmental licence for the Loma Larga gold project. “We are deeply... 

Goldman Sachs raised on Monday its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900 per ounce from $4 300, citing strong Western exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and likely central bank buying. "We... 

Gold prices surged to record highs above $3 900 per ounce on Monday on expectations of further US rate cuts, and as investors fleeing economic and political uncertainty piled into the safe-haven... 

High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration plant in Johannesburg. Following the production... 

The board of ASX-listed Equinox Resources has initiated a process to identify and appoint a new CEO to lead the company into its next phase of growth, with current CEO and MD Zac Komur to step down... 

NYSE-listed copper and gold miner Freeport has advised that the five workers it was still searching for at its Grasberg block cave mine, in Indonesia, have been found deceased. Seven workers went... 

To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified... 

Ecuador's government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals for the development of Loma Larga, a gold project in an environmentally sensitive area, the... 

In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and refining company Implats, with market... 

Chile’s State-owned copper major Codelco will pilot Caterpillar’s dynamic energy transfer (DET) system at its Radomiro Tomic division, in what the companies say could be a major leap in the... 

Toronto-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has secured a significant tax break for its Tocantinzinho (TZ) gold mine in Pará state, Brazil, after the project was approved for inclusion in the Amazon... 

Peru’s large miners are getting increasingly worried lawmakers may tamper with rules around mineral rights as congress prepares to discuss a proposed law favouring small-scale operators. Peru, the... 

Collective Mining, a Canadian explorer founded by the team that built and sold Continental Gold to Zijin Mining for about $2-billion, has raised C$100-million to accelerate drilling at its... 

South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,... 

The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) head of listed... 

Vale Base Metals (VBM) has started operating a second processing furnace at its Onça Puma mining complex in Brazil’s Pará state, lifting nameplate capacity to 40 000 t/y. The Furnace 2 project,... 

Metals analysts are cutting their estimates of global copper supplies for this year and next after an accident at the giant Grasberg mine dramatically tightened the outlook for the market. Copper... 

The world's biggest copper miner, Chile's Codelco, has named Gonzalo Lara Skiba as vice president of integrating operations at Andina, a role in which he will spearhead a shared mine plan between... 

Glencore's Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile is working to control a fire that broke out at a waste yard at midday on Tuesday, sending up a tall column of smoke, the company said in a statement. No... 

A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater which, combined with other energy management... 

ASX-listed Tesoro Gold on Tuesday announced a capital raising of A$34-million to fund its El Zorro gold project, in Chile, through to a final investment decision. The placement comprises the... 

Gold markets are now leaning toward a bull-case scenario where the price rises to $4 200/oz by mid-2026, UBS said in a note on Tuesday. The bank pointed to factors including a weakening US dollar,... 

Institutional investors in Glencore have grown increasingly frustrated with the commodity giant’s underperformance, with several large shareholders privately voicing their disappointment and... 

The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company to great heights in fewer than seven years. After... 

Lithium Argentina's Cauchari-Olaroz project in northern Argentina is aiming to produce 85 000 metric tons of the battery metal annually by around 2029, more than triple last year's output, said... 

Argentina has approved McEwen Copper’s Los Azules project for inclusion in the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), endorsing a $2.7-billion investment to advance one of the country’s most... 

Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange membrane (PEM) green hydrogen technology that is poised... 

Global energy company bp has added to its latest ‘Energy Outlook’ publication a section on important current issues influencing the global energy system, such as geopolitical fragmentation and the... 

 Company earnings could fall by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said, as rising input costs and operational disruptions driven by policy changes and worsening...