Brazilian miner Vale reported a 17% decline in its first-quarter net profit on Thursday, hit by lower iron ore prices despite improved costs. Vale, one of the world's largest iron ore producers,... 

A 5% uplift in Transnet’s rail performance supported a 6% increase in sales volumes for iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore in the quarter ended March 31. The company sold nine-million tonnes of... 

( Virtual Showroom ) Multotec has successfully supplied scientifically engineered rubber mill and scrubber liners to mining operations across the globe, including the USA, Zambia, Ivory Coast,... 

BHP Group is preparing to begin looking for a new chief executive officer in the coming months, with key lieutenants already jostling for position to succeed boss Mike Henry at the top of the... 

A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 

ASX-listed Akora Resources has received formal documentation from the Bureau du Cadastre Minier de Madagascar confirming the renewal of its main exploration tenement, PR10430, at its flagship... 

US businessman James Cameron has offered to buy mining giant Eurasian Resources Group for $5-billion, a letter he sent to its board showed, as the company prepares to participate in a major... 

Iron-ore major Fortescue has signed an agreement with Bocimar, part of Belgium’s CMB.TECH, to charter a new ammonia-powered vessel. The 210 000 dry weight tonnage (dwt) Newcastlemax vessel is... 

The world’s biggest iron-ore miners face a difficult start to the year, after extreme weather impacted production and as their biggest customer China braces for a trade war. This week, BHP Group,... 

Diversified commodities major BHP CEO Mike Henry has expressed concern about increasing protectionism, warning that while tariffs have little direct impact on the miner, their broader implications... 

Iron-ore junior Fenix Resources has opted not to counter a rival bid for CZR Resources, stepping back from a potential bidding war after its takeover target's board deemed a competing offer from... 

Diversified major Rio Tinto Group warned on Wednesday that its 2025 iron-ore output will likely land at the lower end of guidance as extreme weather disrupts operations in Australia’s Pilbara... 

Brazilian miner Vale produced 67.7-million metric tons of iron ore in the first quarter of 2025, down 4.5% from a year earlier, the company said on Tuesday in its sales and output report. One of... 

Mining production decreased by 9.6% year-on-year in February, Statistics South Africa reports. The largest negative contributors were platinum group metals (PGMs) (-23.9% and contributing -5.8... 

Iron-ore junior Fenix Resources is charging toward a transformative year, buoyed by record quarterly shipments and the rapid development of its third mine, Beebyn-W11. Executive chairperson John... 

China’s commodities imports mostly fell year-on-year in March, the last full month before the Trump administration choked off bilateral trade by imposing punitive levies on Chinese goods. With the... 

ASX-listed CZR Resources has received a binding A$75-million cash offer from the Robe River Joint Venture (RRJV) participants to acquire its interest in the Robe Mesa iron-ore project, in Western... 

Martin Creamer talks about new investor-friendly legislation, SA's new gold and JET funding for hydrogen corridor project 

Lynas Rare Earths, backed by Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart, has been the most resilient stock on the country’s index since the market turmoil started last week. Since US President... 

There’s some concern that government is delaying the inevitable, after more support was extended to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to facilitate a six-month pause of the shutdown of its longs... 

Brazil has 3 943 mining sites showing signs of abandonment, or 11% of the country's authorized operations, according to a new study by think tank Instituto Escolhas, highlighting social and... 

Primetals Technologies, together with partner Mitsubishi, steel producer voestalpine and mining major Rio Tinto, has signed a cooperation agreement to implement an industrial-scale hydrogen-based... 

il prices fell to a four-year low on Wednesday in its worst five-day losing streak in three years, while several commodities, including base metals, tumbled as the trade war between China and the... 

Peabody Energy said on Tuesday it was reviewing all options related to its $3.78-billion acquisition agreement with Anglo American for some of its Australian steelmaking coal assets after an... 

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo reported a 26% drop in first-quarter iron ore pellet production on Monday, as a suspension of its VAT refunds in the country cut liquidity and forced it to scale back... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has boosted spending with suppliers in Western Australian by A$1.5-billion to a record A$10.3-billion in 2024, as it continues to support local businesses and develop... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Decarbonising Mining Awards 2025 category for ‘Excellence in Decarbonisation Strategy and Implementation by a Mining... 

A cascade of US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will hurt Chinese steel exports and help to drag iron ore prices below $90 a ton by the end of the year, Goldman Sachs Group said in a... 

An Australian mining union said on Friday iron-ore giant Rio Tinto RIO.AX agreed to amend its policies including flight delay compensation to benefit workers at the Paraburdoo project in the... 

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says he welcomes the recent announcement by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy regarding the initiation of a request for information (RFI) process for private-sector... 

Developments in those transport sectors hitherto dominated by Transnet reflect not only a belated acknowledgement of South Africa’s fiscal predicament, but also a growing awareness of the risk... 

Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal with the South Australian government. 

The Minerals Council South Africa has expressed concern about the potential damage to global economic growth and the resultant lower demand for South Africa’s minerals as a result of sweeping... 

ASX-listed Manuka Resources has confirmed the national significance of the Taranaki Vanadium Titano Magnetite (VTM) iron sands project, in New Zealand. For a NZ$1-billion, or $602-million,... 

South Africa’s steel production output last year reflects the significant contribution being made by secondary-steel producers to the economy and efforts to curb carbon emissions. While producers... 

The world's biggest listed miner BHP Group considered spinning off its Australian iron-ore and coal divisions as part of a medium-term growth strategy, three sources with knowledge of the matter... 

Norges Bank Investment Management will vote against a resolution for mining major Rio Tinto to review its two listings in London and Sydney, the website for Norway's sovereign wealth fund showed.... 

Australia boosted its forecast for income from commodity exports for this year, but maintained its outlook for drops to continue until the end of this decade as lower global demand pushes prices... 

Rio Tinto Group has held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo about developing one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits, in the latest sign of the miner’s enthusiasm for the... 

The South African mining industry is not on its last legs, Manganese Metal Company chairperson and Zimplats and Impala Platinum nonexecutive director Bernard Swanepoel has insisted. Speaking at the... 

Vesconite Bearings continues to supply cup liners and flat liners to the acclaimed South African Sishen Saldanha heavy-haul railway line, which uses these parts in the centre bowls of the bogie... 

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company has reported that it has entered into subscriptions totalling $21.51-million of gross proceeds at a price of $0.052, about 4.10p, per ordinary share. This is the...