The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering introducing cobalt export quotas as the world's biggest supplier of the battery metal seeks to curb oversupply and boost prices, three sources... 

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... 

Botswana's government on Tuesday signed a long-delayed ten-year diamonds sales agreement with Anglo American unit De Beers adding a possible extension period of five more years to the provisional... 

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,... 

Cobalt stocks rose in China on Tuesday as a surprise export ban in the Democratic Republic of Congo lifted the near-term outlook for the material used in alloys and batteries. Shares in Nanjing... 

Energy and chemicals group Sasol is repurposing its Twistdraai export coal plant as a destoning operation to improve the quality of coal being used in its Secunda gasifiers, in Mpumalanga, where it... 

The Indonesian government has agreed to allow copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia to resume exports of copper concentrate until repairs at its smelter are completed, Energy and Mineral Resources... 

Bismuth prices in Europe have soared to their highest in nearly 17 years after China's plan to impose export curbs raised fears of curtailed supply for the metal used in medication, cosmetics and... 

Petrochemicals giant Sasol is set to face significant headwinds at its Sasolburg and Secunda operations in the coming decade, including a R30-billion-a-year carbon tax cost. Researchers, having... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed an online tool that enables abalone farmers along South Africa’s coast to leverage ocean colour maps to track marine algal... 

McEwen has applied for the admission of the project to Argentina's Large Investment Incentive Regime. 

The suspensive conditions to transactions between Orion Minerals’ New Okiep Exploration Company and New Okiep Mining Company, and historically disadvantaged South Africans, have been met. 

While the South African defence industry grew significantly in the late twentieth century, it has been in decline ever since, owing to budget cuts as well as diminished support from the South... 

TSX-listed GoviEx Uranium has taken the first step in securing project financing for its Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia, by appointing Endeavour Financial as its financial adviser. Muntanga is... 

China’s coal slump is likely to persist for several months, weighing on a global market that has seen mining giant Glencore forced to consider output cuts after prices dropped to near their lowest... 

New polling data reveals that a majority of West Australians support lifting the state's uranium mining ban, as the global demand for the commodity continues to rise. The survey, conducted by... 

Zambia has suspended a 15% export tax on precious stones and metals in a bid to enhance competitiveness on the global market and draw investment, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The... 

A Chinese company has stopped exporting a piece of equipment used to process the electric vehicle battery metal lithium, in the clearest sign yet manufacturers are already implementing export... 

Anglo American subsidiary Kumba Iron Ore has reported a 17% lower total dividend for the year ended December 31, on the back of steel market and iron-ore pricing dynamics. The company’s total... 

Mining billionaire Robert Friedland’s latest venture, iron-ore producer Ivanhoe Atlantic, is seeking to raise as much as A$300-million from an initial public offering (IPO) in Australia, people... 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and GFA... 

ASX-listed Cyclone Metals on Monday announced a binding commercial agreement with Vale for the joint development of the Iron Bear iron-ore project in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement,... 

Following the February 12 announcement of the placing of a temporary ban on the exports of all minerals from Malawi, the country’s Ministry of Mining has moved to clarify its position. “The... 

Mongolia is aiming to increase its coal exports to China by almost a fifth this year, as it seeks to expand energy cooperation with its resource-hungry neighbor. The central Asian nation forecasts... 

JSE-listed mining and materials group Afrimat has warned that losses in its cement segment and a weaker-than-expected performance from its anthracite segment will mean that its results for the 2025... 

Australia’s biggest iron-ore port reopened and Rio Tinto Plc mines resumed operations after being spared any major damage from Tropical Cyclone Zelia. Port Hedland, which handled almost 760... 

Modifications to AQSE- and A2X-listed Marula Mining’s Kilifi manganese processing plant, in Kenya, remain on schedule to be completed in the first quarter, the company said on February 14. The work... 

Chinese electric carmaker BYDacquired mineral rights for two plots of land in a lithium-rich part of Brazil in 2023, entering the mining business in its biggest market outside of China, according... 

As more businesses adopt renewable energy solutions like rooftop solar and energy storage, they become prosumers – both consumers and producers of energy – a trend that presents organisations with... 

Copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia has reduced its copper ore mining to 60% capacity due to rising stockpiles, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry senior official Tri Winarno said on Friday.... 

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Perpetua is advancing its Stibnite gold project in Idaho, announcing on Thursday the start of detailed engineering and a procurement contract with Idaho Power for powerline... 

Canadian miner McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of McEwen Mining, has submitted a request to join an Argentine government incentives program that would give it significant tax breaks for its Los Azules... 

Singapore iron ore futures prices rose on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, supported by heightened concerns over cyclone-led supply disruptions in major producer Australia. The... 

Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) infrastructure remains a critical barrier to further... 

First concentrate has been produced. 

Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has issued a significant correction to South Africa’s 2024 new-vehicle export data “following a comprehensive data verification exercise” which showed that... 

South Africa’s grid infrastructure is inadequate to support economic growth and accommodate much-needed additional power, especially from renewable-energy sources coming on line as part of the... 

South Africa's mining production decreased by 2.4% year-on-year in December, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative contributions. PGM production decreased by... 

Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island will be closed at 6 p.m. on Thursday due to Tropical Cyclone Zelia, the ports' operator said, with emergency services in the state warning of... 

Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Canada should consider putting export taxes on products such as aluminum to create leverage in negotiations with President Donald Trump’s administration. The... 

Diversified mining and metals company South32 on Thursday announced a 25% increase in revenue, reaching $3.12-billion, and a 579% surge in profit after tax, totaling $360-million for the half-year... 

Indian conglomerate Adani Group has signed an around A$330-million ($207-million) private credit loan for its coal port unit located in Australia’s Northern Queensland, according to people familiar...