Feasibility studies are on track for the end of the year. 

Harmony Gold Mining Company is in the final stages of the feasibility study update for the project. 

Barrick Gold plans to unlock the potential to transform the Lumwana mine into a long-life, high-yielding, top-25 copper producer and a Tier 1 copper mine. 

The feasibility is on track to be delivered by the end of the year. 

Project finance banks are considering increasing the proposed finance debt package for the project. 

A platinum group metals mine on the north-western limb of the Bushveld Complex, in Limpopo, between Northam and Thabazimbi. 

Non Ferrous Metal Works (NFM) Group is one of the leading non-ferrous metallurgical manufacturers and suppliers in Southern Africa. With its head office and production facilities situated south of... 

An oversupply of copper smelting capacity is leading to low treatment and refining charges (TCRCs) and shifting project investment trends are impacting on the longer-term copper mine development... 

Amid growing copper demand globally, driven by the energy transition, mining companies face significant pressures to increase output amid declining copper head grades.  To meet this challenge,... 

Increased metal recovery, reduced waste, improved water conservation and lower energy consumption can be achieved using original-equipment manufacturer NextOre’s advanced sensor system Magnetic... 

Digital transformation is poised to reshape copper mining through enhancing efficiency, sustainability and decision-making, reports industrial solutions specialist Dickinson Group of Companies... 

In line with its copper diversification strategy initiated in early 2024, Helix Resources on Thursday announced conditional agreements to acquire a strategic portfolio of Western Australian copper... 

Chile-based copper miner Antofagasta’s transport division, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB), has unveiled South America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive. The new locomotive, which... 

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals delivered strong operating and financial results in the third quarter, with record gold production in Manitoba and robust cost controls across the business, says CEO... 

Chinese copper smelters are likely to further cut production, shut down or extend maintenance to cope with a severe shortage of raw material or concentrate supply next year, participants at a... 

Mining company Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25-MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30 MW. The new solar plant will... 

BHP Group is likely to flesh out plans next week to spend at least $7-billion over the coming years to recover more metal from the world's biggest copper mine, Escondida in Chile, investors and... 

Canadian development-stage mining firm Troilus Gold has taken a step forward in financing its flagship copper and gold project in Quebec, with the receipt of a letter of intent (LOI) from Euler... 

Why is it that gold equities are continuing to underperform the gold price? That is a question Mining Weekly put to Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow after he noted the lag of gold equities... 

ASX-listed Javelin Minerals has announced the sale of its Bonaparte copper/silver/lead/zinc project in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, marking a shift in its focus towards its core gold... 

Chile's environmental regulator has filed a charge against State-run miner Codelco over alleged emissions violations at its Potrerillos copper smelter in the Atacama region. The Superintendency of... 

Chinese copper smelters are facing pressure to rein in an expansion that’s pounding the industry’s profitability. The viability of plants across the globe may be at stake. The top consumer of... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed Harmony Gold has reported relatively flat year-on-year gold production but announced significant improvements in operational cash flow owing to enhanced recovery grades. In its... 

A bankable feasibility study on Namibian copper explorer and developer Omico Mining’s 95%-owned Omitiomire copper project, in Namibia, has estimated a $224-million net present value. The study has... 

Diversified mining and metals company South32 on Monday announced an agreement to invest in Canadian copper explorer American Eagle Gold (AEG), which holds an option over the Nakinilerak (NAK)... 

ASX- and TSX-V-listed copper explorer Hot Chili has entered into a three-year option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the historical La Verde openpit copper mine, in Chile. The mine is about... 

Most of the world’s top gold miners have seen their shares surge this year as bullion prices hit repeated record highs. Not Barrick Gold. Missed production targets, higher operational costs and... 

Gold- and copper-focused Native Mineral Resources (NMR) has announced an agreement to acquire two near-mine, advanced gold projects in Queensland. The deal, NMR MD Blake Cannavo said on Friday,... 

The Africa region delivered “its usual reliable performance” for Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow highlighted in his presentation of the third-quarter results of the New York- and Toronto-listed gold and... 

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has reported the first results from its diamond drilling programme at the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt, including 8.98 g/t gold, 185 g/t silver, 0.43% copper and 6.12%... 

In both opencast and underground mines, unexpected water ingress can severely disrupt production unless an effective dewatering solution can be quickly applied; some forethought will go a long way... 

Canadian exploration company Aldebaran Resources has entered into an option agreement to joint venture with Nuton Holdings, a Rio Tinto venture, on the Altar copper/gold project in Argentina. The... 

Chile's State-run copper company Codelco registered its best production of the year in October, chairman Maximo Pacheco said on Thursday. The world's top copper miner has been struggling to lift... 

Ramp-up of the Phase 3 concentrator is complete. 

A revised preliminary economic assessment and updated mineral resource estimate for the North and South zones of the project have proposed a staged openpit mine and processing plant. 

The independent definitive feasibility study published in September 2019 has been updated. 

ASX-listed Bougainville Copper (BOC) has entered into a land access and compensation agreement (LACA) with customary landowners for its EL01 exploration licence within the Panguna project area.... 

London-listed Arc Minerals has observed copper mineralisation at all targets drilled on the joint venture (JV) project it has with Anglo American in Zambia. The companies have identified priority... 

Chinese raw materials imports mostly rose year-on-year in October, according to customs data released Thursday, as demand remained resilient despite a slowing economy. The government’s measures to... 

Canada's Barrick Gold missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, weighed down by higher costs and lower production at its Nevada mines. Total gold output at Nevada Gold... 

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals has reported organic growth in its South African operations, which the company says are now well-established and consistently delivering strong results.... 

Logistics company Grindrod has suspended port and terminal operations in Mozambique after South Africa temporarily closed the main border with its northeastern neighbour over safety concerns after...