Shares of Australia's Fortescue slipped on Thursday to a one-week low as it posted a marginal rise in its second-quarter iron-ore shipments, largely in line with market expectations for the... 

Iron-ore and most base metals fell after US President Donald Trump said that he could hit China with 10% tariffs on all imports, suggesting February 1 as the possible start date. Futures of the... 

Mining production decreased by 0.9% year-on-year in November last year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed in its latest mining production update, published on January 21. The largest... 

The world’s biggest listed miner, BHP, on Tuesday announced strong production results for the first half of the financial year, with significant gains in its flagship copper and iron-ore... 

When Glencore proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago, the larger company turned it down after just a few days. News this week that the two spent several months in negotiations in... 

Australia's Port Hedland, the world's largest iron-ore export hub, has resumed operations after cyclone Sean moved away from the port, the Pilbara Ports Authority said on Monday. The port off the... 

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto plans to create a standalone lithium division after it closes its $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, according to an internal memo seen by... 

Copper headed for an eighth day of gains, its longest winning streak since 2017, as fresh economic data from China brightened the demand outlook in the top metals-consuming nation. The industrial... 

Rio Tinto Group and Glencore have held early stage talks about combining their businesses to create a behemoth to rival longstanding industry titan BHP Group. The discussions took place as recently... 

News that the struggling Newcastle Works will close at the end of this month is yet another painful reminder of South Africa’s ongoing deindustrialisation. The development itself is not surprising,... 

Recent metallurgical testwork at Simandou North, in Guinea, has confirmed the potential for premium-quality iron-ore, with grades surpassing 66% iron and alumina levels below 0.5%, Arrow Minerals... 

Aluminum ticked higher, with the European Union considering import restrictions on Russian metal and Chinese production growth expected to slow. The metal climbed toward $2 600 a ton in London,... 

Drilling and exploration company Rosond has appointed Glen Mc Gavigan as CEO, effective 13 January.   Mc Gavigan succeeds Ricardo Ribeiro, who has taken up the role of executive chairperson. 

Iron-ore surged back above the $100-a-ton threshold after data showed China’s annual imports of the steel-making ingredient reached a record and its trade surplus soared. Futures gained for the... 

China's iron-ore imports in 2024 rose to a record high for a second year, customs data showed on Monday, as lower prices spurred buying while demand remained resilient due in large part to massive... 

India aims to produce five-million tonnes of green hydrogen year by 2030 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced. As a first step, two green hydrogen... 

South Africa’s recently established Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) is gearing up for the allocation of the first route slots to private train operating companies (TOCs) in line with... 

The mining industry needs to commit to an intensified pursuit of decarbonisation goals amid the rate of greening being too slow to meet science-based targets, consulting services firm dss+ points... 

Two of the top traders in Glencore’s aluminum department are leaving for Vitol Group and Mercuria Energy Group — the latest sign of how a return into metals by energy firms is fueling a talent war... 

The failure of a task team established to chart a survival strategy for ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) Newcastle Works, in KwaZulu-Natal, culminated in the JSE-listed steel group notifying... 

China's iron-ore imports are likely to hit a new high in 2025 as traders stockpile cheap ore for the world's top consumer despite a protracted property crisis continuing to weigh on Chinese steel... 

BHP, the world's biggest miner, would need to offer a minimum 40% premium over Anglo American's share price to make a renewed takeover bid now the rival's value has been boosted by asset sales, two... 

Mining services provider Perenti has announced the execution of new contracts and an extension to an existing contract for the company’s subsidiary businesses. These contracts are expected to... 

JSE-listed logistics company Grindrod, in a December 19 pre-closing trading update, said its focus going forward would be to drive growth in bulk handling, container handling, logistics capability... 

Australia expects its resource and energy export earnings to fall by about 10% to A$372-billion ($231.6-billion) in the fiscal year ending June 2025 mostly due to falling iron-ore prices and... 

Activist investor Palliser Capital and over 100 other shareholders on Thursday sought a resolution over a review of Rio Tinto's RIO.AX dual-listed model, in a bid to unify the miner's corporate... 

Australia's Champion Iron said on Thursday Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel and trading house Sojitz will buy a 49% stake in the company's Kami project in Canada for A$245-million ($152-million).... 

Chemicals group AECI has appointed July Ndlovu and Billy Mawasha as nonexecutive directors of its board, with effect from January 1. "The addition of Mr Ndlovu and Mr Mawasha to the board of AECI... 

Samarco Minercao expects to invest more than $1-billion to return its iron-ore operations to full capacity by January 2028 — a date that’s more than 12 years after the operation was first sidelined... 

BHP paused operations at two iron-ore mines in Western Australia on Saturday after heavy rains in the country's Pilbara region, a spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday, adding operations have since... 

Legacy Iron Ore Limited and Hawthorn Resources are buidling a 12-million-tonne-a-year, high-grade magnetite project in central Yilgarn. 

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company (ZIOC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms to advance the development of the Zanaga iron-ore project’s... 

Guinea plans to use some of its income from mining the world’s largest iron-ore reserve to create a sovereign wealth fund. The facility will fund key development projects in the government’s... 

BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group allowed environments on their Australian mining sites where female staff faced systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination, according to two class actions... 

Statistics South Africa reports that mining production increased by 1.4% year-on-year in October, with the largest positive contributors having been platinum group metals (PGM), chromium ore,... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has appointed Anne Wade as a nonexecutive director and member of its board audit and sustainability committees, with effect from January 1, 2025. Wade is... 

Many lithium mines, led by Chinese operators, are maintaining production of the raw material needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in defiance of prices weak enough to trigger mass output... 

hares of Australian iron-ore miners surged the most in over two years on Tuesday after the country's top trading partner China's pledge for more policy stimulus to spur economic growth raised the... 

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Mining giant BHP and Chinese steel group HBIS announced on Thursday the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration on reducing carbon emissions in the... 

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, the CEO of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources, has been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate effect, pending the outcome of an independent... 

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has reaffirmed its goal of producing one-million tonnes a year of copper by the end of the decade, as part of its strategy to become a global...