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Goldman Sachs lowered on Thursday its global copper mine supply forecast for 2025 and 2026 following a disruption at Indonesia's Grasberg, the world's second-largest copper mine. The incident,...
The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3% compound annual growth rate since 2013 and 4% more...
Aris Mining said on Wednesday all 23 workers who were trapped underground at the La Reliquia Mine in Colombia have been safely brought to the surface. The company reported on Tuesday a collapse...
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals said on Tuesday that its Constancia mill in Peru has been temporarily shut down and non-essential workforce has been demobilized due to riots in Lima and several...
Miner Aclara Resources expects to spend around $1.3-billion in South America rare earth mines and US processing plants, executive vice president Jose Augusto Palma said on Tuesday. The...
Southern Copper expects its copper production in Peru to hold steady this year as it invests $800-million in projects, its chief financial officer told Reuters. Peru is the world's third-largest...
The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler Standard Bank as “the largest equity capital...
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Mercuria has become the first major commodity house to launch physical trading in uranium, joining banks Natixis and Citibank, as an expected nuclear energy boom fuels interest in the niche market,...
Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM is, together with three other industry partners, making progress on public consultations in its efforts to consolidate the foremost major global voluntary...
Canadian miner Capstone Copper has resumed full sulphide copper production at its Mantoverde mine in Chile, following repairs to a ball mill motor that had left the site running at half capacity...
The sale of diamonds through tenders and auctions is opaque and inefficient and should be revamped for producers to earn more and to survive the current price slump, a leading gem trader said on...
The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that that Minerals Council South Africa and South Africa’s Council for...
Canada’s Nevada Lithium Resources has reported the presence of significant rubidium and cesium mineralisation at its 100%-owned Bonnie Claire lithium project, in Nevada. The company said on...
Canadian junior Atico Mining has signed an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) with the Ecuadorian government for the development of its La Plata project, covering $157.9-million in planned...
Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with...
Deutsche Bank raised its gold price forecast by $300 for next year to an average of $4 000/oz on Wednesday, due to strong central bank demand, potential US dollar weakness and a resumed Federal...
South Africa needs both a competitive mining sector and a strong manufacturing base but supporting one sector by undermining another is an unsustainable strategy, Chrome SA has cautioned in a...
London-listed Hochschild Mining has appointed Cassio Diedrich as its new chief operating officer (COO), effective September 15. Diedrich, a Brazilian mining engineer, brings more than 15 years of...
At least $5-bilion has been liberated by Johannesburg-listed Anglo American carrying out a joint mine plan with an adjacent copper operator in South America. Becoming one are Anglo American Sur’s...
The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on...
Gold's stellar rally to successive record highs shows every sign of continuing for the rest of the year, but a healthy correction is on the cards before breaching the $4 000/oz milestone in 2026,...
South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as an example of climate mitigation advance by the UN...
Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design...
Toronto-listed G2 Goldfields has raised firm commitments for a C$49.5-million non-brokered private placement to fund exploration and development of its gold projects in Guyana. The company will...
UBS raised on Friday its gold price forecast by $300 to $3 800 per ounce by the end of 2025 and by $200 to $3 900 by mid-2026, citing anticipated Federal Reserve easing and dollar weakness linked...
At the heart of one of the mining industry’s most ambitious combinations is a plan to fix a problematic Teck Resources copper mine high in Chile’s Atacama desert, and ultimately to integrate it...
Chile's State-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, and BHP's Escondida mine both posted year-on-year increases in production in July, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on...
Brazilian miner Vale said on Thursday it has received an operating license for activities related to the so-called Serra Sul +20 Mtpy project, which it expects to "significantly increase" its iron...
The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets that are also liquid. With the increase in the...
Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed...
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