The R400-million fund for exploration in South Africa established by the Industrial Development Corporation and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (which is being split into the... 

South Africa mines less than 2% of global manganese and the mineral is abundant, but processed and beneficiated manganese products are critical and in demand, especially as most of the world's... 

De Beers group managed operations CEO Moses Madondo has said the supply of natural diamonds has peaked, with dwindling new discoveries on the horizon. “We must recognise that we are already past... 

Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed an agreement on Thursday to cooperate on strengthening supply chains in the two countries for lithium, cobalt and... 

Exploration company Bolt Metals has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Switchback copper/silver property in the Omineca mining division of British Columbia. The Switchback property is... 

A gold mine about 250 km north-east of Hermosillo. 

Despite consensus among South African businesses, including integrated energy and chemical company Sasol, on the necessity of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, the debate regarding the pace of... 

A scoping study has shown the project to have very attractive economics, with results justifying a prefeasibility study already under way. 

Mining, agriculture, manufacturing and everything that uplifts local business must be encouraged by government and wealth consumption kept in proper check. The long wait for exploration and mining... 

Exploration and development company Infinity Mining has entered into a binding term sheet with fellow ASX-listed Castillo Copper to acquire the Cangai project, comprising three granted tenements in... 

Toronto-listed Yorbeau Resources has announced the sale of its Rouyn property, in Quebec, to an Australian private company backed by high-net worth individuals. Lac Gold will buy the asset from... 

Chen Jinghe was not long out of university when a government official handed him the assignment that would change his life. Go to Zijin mountain, he was told, and find gold. It was 1982, and the... 

Toronto-listed IsoEnergy has announced a C$126.8-million all-share acquisition of TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy, positioning itself for expanded near-term uranium production in the US. Anfield’s... 

Vale is committed to investing in Brazil’s first fund to support critical minerals as it seeks to diversify, the new chief of the world’s No. 2 iron-ore supplier said Wednesday. Vale has 90% of... 

Exploration and development company Medallion Metals has made significant progress toward securing key environmental and mining approvals for the development of its Ravensthorpe gold project (RGP),... 

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane believes that growing the South African mining industry depends on restoring mining capacity through infrastructure rehabilitation in the short... 

Exploration and development company QC Copper and Gold announced on Tuesday its acquisition of Cuprum – a move that will position the company as one of Canada’s biggest copper resource developers... 

TSX-V-listed Canterra Minerals has entered into an option agreement with Teck Resources, granting the Canadian major an option to acquire a 100% interest in its Ring of Fire property, in... 

Uganda has formed a State-owned mining company to manage the government's equity interests in mining operations, its minister for energy and mineral development, Ruth Nankabirwa, said. All mining... 

Zimbabwe's poor infrastructure and policy inconsistencies are worsening the impact of depressed lithium prices on producers of the material mainly used in battery technologies, a Zimbabwean unit of... 

ASX-listed Sierra Nevada Gold (SNX) has reported the passing of its nonexecutive director, David Ransom, over the past weekend. Ransom, who joined the board in January 2024, was a highly respected... 

Gold-focused exploration and development company Black Cat Syndicate has announced the appointment of Davide Bosio to its board as an independent non-executive director. The strategic addition to... 

The mining and metals sector needs to accelerate growth and build additional capacity to support the energy transition. This trend, alongside the need to maintain capital discipline, has elevated... 

Gold producer Endeavour Mining, which has operating assets in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso and a portfolio of development projects and exploration assets across West Africa, has... 

Toronto- and New York-listed Osisko Gold Royalties has entered into an agreement to acquire a 1.8% gross revenue royalty on the Dalgaranga gold project, operated by Spartan Resources, in Western... 

Coal miner MC Mining has reported loss after tax of $14.6-million for the financial year ended June 30, a 232% increase on the $4.4-million loss reported for the previous financial year. Non-cash... 

Chile has identified new lithium areas that will be offered to the private sector as authorities attempt to tap more of the world’s biggest reserves of the battery metal, despite a current glut in... 

ASX-listed Flynn Gold has been successful with two applications in Round 10 of the Tasmanian state government’s exploration drilling grant initiative (EDGI). The successful applications will... 

The mining sector shed 6 926 jobs in the second quarter, according to Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), bringing the total number of workers still employed in... 

A new survey of mining leaders by KPMG in Canada finds an industry confronted by stringent compliance and regulatory demands, pressures related to community and environmental matters, and concerns... 

Significant milestones have been achieved at coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal’s Gugulethu colliery, in Mpumalanga. They include the successful mining of first coal, the commissioning... 

FPX Nickel has said that it will initiate a scoping study for a Canadian refinery. 

A copper mine in Antofagasta province, Región de Antofagasta, 900 m above sea level. 

The project has been selected for a $166-million financial grant from the United States Department of Energy’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Programme. 

Orion Minerals is finalising studies to start early production from the Flat Mines Area. 

Develop Global is advancing towards production at the mine. 

Akobo Minerals has completed a crosscut between the Western and Eastern tunnels of its Segele gold mine. 

The bankable feasibility study is on track for completion in the December 2024 quarter. 

ASX-listed Rincon Resources is set to start a major soil sampling programme to define gold targets for drilling at its Laverton project, in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Rincon has... 

Australia-listed FireFly Metals on Thursday announced a successful A$65-million capital raise to underpin the next phase of growth at its Green Bay copper and gold project, in Canada. The company... 

Aim- and OTCQB-listed Andrada Mining has reported year-on-year increases in ore production and processing in its unaudited operational update for the first six months and the second quarter of its... 

ASX-listed Dart Mining has applied for a new exploration permit adjacent to its recently acquired Triumph gold project in central Queensland. The application is driven by the promising gold and...