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US mining groups back Northern Dynasty in challenge to EPA Pebble veto
US mining groups back Northern Dynasty in challenge to EPA Pebble veto
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper and gold developer Northern Dynasty Minerals says several major US industry organisations have filed amicus briefs in federal court supporting its legal challenge to the US Environmental... 


Mali recovers $1.2bn in arrears from miners, eyes annual windfall under new code
Mali recovers $1.2bn in arrears from miners, eyes annual windfall under new code
2nd December 2025 By: Reuters

Mali has recovered 761-billion CFA francs ($1.2-billion) in arrears from mining companies following a sweeping audit, its finance minister said, marking one of the country’s biggest clawbacks from... 


Thesis Gold publishes Lawyers–Ranch PFS
Thesis Gold publishes Lawyers–Ranch PFS
2nd December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Thesis Gold has delivered a significantly strengthened prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Lawyers–Ranch gold/silver project in British Columbia, outlining a 15-year mine life, rapid... 


Ian Cockerill
Endeavour targets discovery of 12Moz to 15Moz over next five years
2nd December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining has announced that its 2026 to 2030 exploration programme is targeting the discovery of between 12-million and 15-million ounces of mineral resources, at... 


Black Cat strikes JV to mine high-grade Star of Mangaroon
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australian gold producer Black Cat Syndicate has entered into a binding heads of agreement and ore purchase agreement with Dreadnought Resources to develop and process ore from the... 


Ascot warns of potential CCAA filing as restructuring talks stall
Ascot warns of potential CCAA filing as restructuring talks stall
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-headquartered Ascot Resources, owner of the Premier gold mine in British Columbia, has warned it may be forced to seek creditor protection after failing to finalise terms for a planned... 


Firefly CEO Darren Cooke
FireFly launches dual-market equity raise totalling A$139m
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper/gold explorer FireFly Metals has unveiled a major dual-market equity raising package that will bring in more than A$139-million to accelerate development and exploration at its high-grade... 


Hecla cleared to begin exploration at historic Aurora district
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based Hecla Mining has secured federal approval for its 2026 exploration programme at the Polaris project in Nevada’s historic Aurora mining district, after the US Forest Service (USFS) issued a... 


Executives from FS Gold, Afreximbank and the AFC sign a loan agreement
Financial close achieved for Sierra Leone’s flagship Baomahun gold project
1st December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Pan-African infrastructure and industrial development bank, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced the achievement of financial close of the $330-million Senior Debt Financing facility... 


Tharisa mine
Tharisa declares lower dividend, lower output in FY25
1st December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa has reported a 5% year-on-year increase in its operating profit to $125-million for the financial year ended September 30, despite lower PGM and... 


Gold exploration surges 45% amid metal price boom — ABS
Gold exploration surges 45% amid metal price boom — ABS
1st December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold exploration spending in Australia has jumped 45% over the past year, with the September quarter showing the strongest levels since late 2023, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics... 


Barrick interim CEO Mark Hill says an IPO of North American assets could offer shareholders greater jurisdictional optionality.
Barrick to weigh IPO of North American gold assets
1st December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Barrick Mining on Monday announced that it would evaluate an initial public offering (IPO) of a new company that would hold the miner’s North American gold assets. The proposed... 


An image of tBlanket mine
Caledonia’s Blanket mine profitability exposed to potential royalty changes
1st December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Caledonia Minerals Corporation’s operating Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, is expecting a lower level of profitability and cash generation relative to current market expectations, if... 


Havieron will use the existing processing infrastructure at Telfer, which Greatland acquired from Newmont.
Greatland feasibility study confirms A$1bn Havieron build
1st December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed Greatland Resources on Monday confirmed the development pathway for its Havieron gold/copper project in Western Australia, releasing a feasibility study that positions the asset as a... 


Solidarity says unions conclude wage agreement with Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African gold operations
28th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Trade unions representing employees at Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African gold mines have accepted the final wage offer from the company this week, trade union Solidarity reports. The parties have... 


Indonesia could impose coal export levy next year
28th November 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesia could impose a coal export levy next year, finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa told reporters on Wednesday without providing further detail. The finance ministry has also said they... 


Montage Gold to acquire African Gold in $170m deal
Montage Gold to acquire African Gold in $170m deal
28th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Montage Gold on Friday announced a binding scheme implementation deed to acquire all shares in ASX-listed African Gold that it did not already own, in a transaction that strengthened the... 


From left: Séguéla mine exploration manager, Franck Gboko; West Africa exploration manager Pat Manouge; and Séguéla mine GM Peter McLean.
Fortuna confident of Séguéla life extension as exploration continues
28th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Drilling activity continues at NYSE- and TSX-listed Fortuna Minings Séguéla mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, as part of efforts to extend the project’s life-of-mine (LoM). The expansion of mineral resources... 


SolGold outlines 60Mt starter-pit plan to fast-track Cascabel build
SolGold outlines 60Mt starter-pit plan to fast-track Cascabel build
28th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and copper developer SolGold has outlined a high-confidence 60.2-million-tonne near-surface starter-pit opportunity at the Tandayama-América deposit in northern Ecuador, a development the... 


Platinum mesh added to lithium-sulphur batteries.
Platinum metals could end up in both electric car technologies – BEV and FCEV
28th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum is already very well embedded as an indispensable catalyst in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology that very impressively powered the Toyotas that chauffeured... 


Victoria bolsters critical minerals push with Sunday Creek exploration tunnel approval
28th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Victoria’s push to strengthen its position in Australia’s critical minerals landscape has taken a step forward, with the state government approving Southern Cross Gold’s Work Plan for an... 


Molten gold
Zimbabwe to hike royalties on gold producers to cash in on recent record prices
28th November 2025 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe will hike royalties on gold producers as it moves to take advantage of recent record high bullion prices, a 2026 national budget speech showed on Thursday. As part of a raft of revenue... 


Daniel Korsah speaking at the event.
Smart systems reduce fatigue incidents
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Diversified gold major Gold Fields has made significant progress in strengthening its safety culture through its partnership with mining technology company Hexagon, says Gold Fields Ghana asset... 


A Mine site.
Optimism grows as Africa eyes new mining investment
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

The African mining industry is entering a new phase of optimism, with renewed investor interest and growing recognition of the continent’s role in global mineral supply chains, according to mining... 


Image of hammered gold
Lord Byron openpit gold project, Australia
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Emerging gold miner Brightstar Resources has received approval from the Australian Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration for the mining proposal and mine closure plan.  


Drill rig at the Bengwenyama project
Bengwenyama platinum group metals project, South Africa – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Southern Palladium is reporting steady momentum across all aspects of the definitive feasibility study. 


Gold nuggets
Berg gold project, Canada – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Surge Copper has moved its Berg project into full prefeasibility study design and cost work. 


Image of gold pellets
Donlin Gold project, US – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Novagold Resources has reported further high-grade drilling results and secured a favourable ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court. 


First gold pour at the Kiaka project
Kiaka gold project, Burkina Faso – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

West African Resources has been in ongoing discussions with the Burkina Faso government about a possible increase in the State’s equity interest in Kiaka. 


Image of Prieska underground
Prieska copper/zinc mine, South Africa – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has said that a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore is in the final stages of technical and financial due diligence to provide Orion with between $200-million and $250-million in... 


Aerial view of Reko Diq
Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Reko Diq will be a multigenerational mine with a life of at least 37 years. The contemplated mine plan is based on four porphyry deposits within Barrick Gold’s land package.  


Haul truck at the Valentine gold project
Valentine gold project, Canada – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Equinox Gold has achieved commercial production. 


Mine protal at the Qala Shallows project
Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

West Wits Mining has marked progress with ongoing development activities at Qala Shallows.  


Image of gold pour
Kokoseb gold project, Namibia
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Kokoseb mine will be Wia Gold’s fourth modern gold mine. 


Platinum bars
Platinum prices rise as China launches new futures contracts
27th November 2025 By: Reuters

Spot platinum prices rose on Thursday as the start of the futures trading on the China's Guangzhou bourse provided support to the overall liquidity for the metal. The contracts are the first... 


soweto mine dump
Pan African advances Soweto tailings retreatment project at MTR
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Pan African Resources has identified a preferred option to expand gold production by processing its Soweto tailings storage facilities (TSFs) through a 600 000-t-a-month integrated... 


MineSafe 2025 Conference and Industry Awards - Advancing Health and Safety Excellence in the Mining Sector
27th November 2025

(Virtual Showroom) The 2025 MineSafe Conference, held from 19–21 November 2025 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, once again united the mining sector in a shared commitment to reducing harm,... 


Metals One commits $1.8m to Lions Bay Resources for South African gold roasting plant
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and OTCQB-listed Metals One has announced a strategic investment of up to $1.8-million in South African private company Lions Bay Resources (LBR) through convertible loan notes (CLNs). The... 


Anglo Asian's Gedabek mine
ACG Metals weighs possible takeover of Anglo Asian Mining
27th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper consolidator ACG Metals has confirmed it is in the preliminary stages of evaluating a potential offer for the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of London-listed Anglo Asian... 


NMR passes 1 000 oz milestone at Blackjack as production steadies
27th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Native Mineral Resources (NMR) has surpassed 1 000 oz of refined gold output at its Blackjack operation in Queensland, marking its transition to a steady-state gold producer. Since... 


Latitude 66 secures option for 80% stake in Laverton gold project
27th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Latitude 66 has executed binding option and joint venture (JV) agreements to acquire an 80% interest in the Laverton gold project in Western Australia, securing ownership over the... 


Barrick completes $1bn Hemlo sale as Wheaton closes $300m gold stream
Barrick completes $1bn Hemlo sale as Wheaton closes $300m gold stream
27th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold major Barrick Mining has completed the sale of its Hemlo gold mine in Ontario, Canada, to Carcetti Capital, which will rename the operation Hemlo Mining Corp (HMC), in a transaction valued at... 


Kingsgate, Thailand move to end long-running Tafta arbitration
Kingsgate, Thailand move to end long-running Tafta arbitration
27th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Kingsgate Consolidated has reached an agreement with the Thai government to terminate the long-running arbitration proceedings initiated under the Thailand–Australia Free Trade Agreement... 


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