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India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during 2023 visit.
India targeting five-million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2030, PM announces
10th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Caterpillar machine and logo
Caterpillar celebrates its 100-year anniversary
10th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

NYSE-listed Caterpillar has marked 2025 as its 100-year anniversary. The globally recognised original equipment manufacturer (OEM) technically turns 100 on April 15, which is when, in 1925, Holt... 


Mako recommends shareholders accept Aurum's final takeover offer
10th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The independent board of directors of ASX-listed exploration company Mako Gold has unanimously recommended that shareholders accept fellow-listed Aurum Resources' off-market takeover offer without... 


Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager interim CE Moshe Motlohi
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager gears up to allocate first rail slots to private operators
10th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland. Denmark has repeatedly said the island, a self-governing part of its kingdom, is not for sale.
US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China
10th January 2025 By: Reuters

US and Danish officials lobbied the developer of Greenland's largest rare earths deposit last year not to sell its project to Chinese-linked firms, its CEO told Reuters, adding it has been in... 


Location map of the Lance projects
Lance Projects – Ross and Kendrick production areas, US – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium production has restarted after a five-year hiatus. 


Osisko COO Tremblay steps down
9th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

NYSE- and TSX-V-listed Osisko has reported that COO Éric Tremblay is leaving the company, effective immediately, to pursue other professional commitments in the mining sector. The company says it... 


Jonathan Wilkinson
Canada's Wilkinson warns Trump against an oil trade war
9th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Donald Trump’s claim that the US doesn’t need anything from Canada is “simply false,” said Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Energy Minister and a potential candidate in the contest to replace Justin... 


Maximo Pacheco
Codelco copper output up in 2024
9th January 2025 By: Reuters

Copper production from Chile's Codelco, the world's largest producer of the red metal, reached 1.328-million metric tons last year, according to an internal document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.... 


Brazil offers $815m to back strategic minerals projects
Brazil offers $815m to back strategic minerals projects
9th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Brazil is offering about $815-million in financing for projects aimed at boosting development of strategic minerals within the South American nation. BNDES and government funding agency Finep,... 


Penguins and red tape: Chile says 'no' to $2.5bn Dominga mine again
Penguins and red tape: Chile says 'no' to $2.5bn Dominga mine again
9th January 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's government on Wednesday denied an environmental permit for the proposed Dominga iron and copper mine, siding with critics concerned over impacts to penguins and parrots at the $2.5-billion... 


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United Mining Services Group: Value driven solutions to the mining and mineral processing markets
8th January 2025

United Mining Services Group (UMS Group) provides the expertise to allow mining companies to access their most challenging ore bodies and extract minerals safely and efficiently. UMS Group has the... 


Nova extinguishes debt to unlock antimony and gold potential
8th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Gold and critical minerals project developer Nova Minerals has eliminated its existing convertible debt facility with Nebari Gold Fund 1 through a $5.42-million conversion of the outstanding... 


Nickel
Canada Nickel advances surface right access for Crawford project
8th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Canada Nickel Company has signed two definitive agreements for it to gain access to 32 000 acres of surface rights prospective for nickel. The agreements, signed with Noble Mineral... 


Cauchari Olaroz
Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to recovery
8th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A persistent lithium glut and the prospect that some mines could be restarted if prices rise means the battery metal is unlikely to mount a significant recovery this year. Lithium prices have... 


Trump says he will revoke Biden offshore drilling ban immediately
8th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will move quickly to revoke an offshore oil and gas drilling ban announced by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden. "Banning offshore drilling... 


Musk’s massive Tesla lithium plant hunts for water in drought-hit Texas
Musk’s massive Tesla lithium plant hunts for water in drought-hit Texas
8th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Twenty miles outside Corpus Christi, Texas — an area so dry the local water company distributes shower timers at high school football games — the world’s richest man is nearly done building a... 


Battery minerals demand expected to outpace supply - McKinsey
Battery minerals demand expected to outpace supply - McKinsey
8th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Demand for battery raw materials will outpace base-case supply for certain materials, requiring additional investment and leading to fear of shortages and price volatility, among other challenges,... 


Anglo providing millions of zero-emission kilometres for thousands of European passengers.
Anglo delivering more platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell mobility options across Europe
7th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa-linked Anglo American is delivering new platinum group metals (PGM)-catalysed hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEVs) mobility options across Europe. The London- and... 


Zijin plans lithium production in Congo from early 2026
Zijin plans lithium production in Congo from early 2026
7th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

China’s Zijin Mining Group aims to start producing lithium in the Democratic Republic of Congo early next year from one of the world’s largest deposits of the battery metal. Zijin is accelerating... 


Great Divide shareholders approve transition to gold producer
Great Divide shareholders approve transition to gold producer
7th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia's Great Divide Mining has received shareholder approval to transform from an exploration-focused company to a gold producer through its farm-in agreement with fellow-ASX-listed Adelong... 


The Ta Khoa project in Vietnam
Blackstone broadens focus to copper and gold amid nickel market challenges
7th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Blackstone Minerals announced on Tuesday its strategic decision to expand into copper/gold assets, a move driven by the metal's growing importance in renewable energy and advanced... 


Tirupati announces more executive appointments amid restructuring
7th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Tirupati Graphite has appointed Anthony James Nieuwenhuys as executive director and co-CEO alongside Shishir Poddar in anticipation of a full executive power transfer to Nieuwenhuys... 


Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
6th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US Forest Service has approved the mine plan for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite gold project, in Idaho, in accordance with the country’s National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). This final... 


GreenX Metals selected for energy-transition 2025 BHP Xplor programme
6th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mineral exploration and development company GreenX Metals has been selected as one of eight exploration companies to participate in BHP's 2025 Xplor programme, which supports promising minerals... 


Iamgold completes sale of Guinea assets
6th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Iamgold has finalised the sale of its 100% interest in the Karita gold project and associated exploration assets in Guinea, the company confirmed on December 23. The transaction forms... 


ArcelorMittal Rail and Structural, pictured, will also be shut when Newcastle closes
No reprieve likely this time after talks on Newcastle mill’s survival fail
6th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


Bill Gates
Gates-backed KoBold Metals raises $537m in funding round
6th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

KoBold Metals, a US company backed by Bill Gates, raised $537-million in equity funding to boost exploration of minerals critical to the energy transition. The funding round valued KoBold at... 


Peninsula names new MD and CEO
6th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed uranium producer Peninsula Energy has appointed George Bauk as its new MD and CEO, effective January 20. The announcement follows the company’s structured succession plan initiated... 


Green hydrogen prices will remain stubbornly high for decades
6th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Green hydrogen has been touted by politicians and business leaders alike as a key fuel for a carbon-free future. But it will remain far more expensive than previously thought for decades to come,... 


China's 2025 iron-ore imports set to hit new high even as steel demand dwindles
China's 2025 iron-ore imports set to hit new high even as steel demand dwindles
6th January 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


The Ancuabe project
Australia's FIRB clears Shandong Yulong's buyout of 70% stake in Triton's Moz graphite projects
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has given the go-ahead for Shandong Yulong Gold to buy a 70% interest in ASX-listed Triton Minerals's in its portfolio of graphite projects in... 


Andrada reports positive third-quarter production results
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Aim-listed critical raw materials producer Andrada Mining reported a 15% year-on-year increase in contained tin production to 232 t for the third quarter of the 2025 financial year, ended November... 


Mining industry must invest in people as much as in projects
Mining industry must invest in people as much as in projects
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The mining and minerals industry is at a crossroads. The dual pressures of resource scarcity and environmental sustainability, coupled with the race to decarbonization, the challenge of securing... 


The Quellaveco mine
Copper giant Peru foresees another production plateau in 2025
20th December 2024 By: Reuters

Peruvian copper production is expected to remain flat in 2025 for the third straight year, according to the country's top mining association and industry analysts, as declining ore grades and a... 


An underground copper mine in Zambia
Mercuria partners with Zambia on metals trading venture
20th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Mercuria Energy Group is teaming up with Zambia on a metals trading venture, the latest example of a commodity house partnering with a mineral-rich state to secure access to key resources. Mercuria... 


Hands holding a shard of graphite
China’s niche metals export ban lifts prospects for Canada firms
19th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

China’s move to ban exports of niche metals to the US is creating opportunities for Canadian producers — though tariff threats by the incoming Trump administration may limit their prospects. A trio... 


The Antamina mine
Peru's No 2 copper mine Antamina names Adolfo Heeren as new CEO
19th December 2024 By: Reuters

Antamina, Peru's second-largest copper mine, said on Thursday it appointed Adolfo Heeren as its new chief executive and general manager. Heeren, the current CEO of Anglo American in Peru, will... 


An iron-ore mine in Australia
Australia expects export resource earnings to drop 10% in FY2025
19th December 2024 By: Reuters

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... 


A hydropower plant
Afreximbank signs private sector DRC hydropower project agreement
19th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Trade and development finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a project preparation facility financing agreement for an up to 200 MW private-sector,... 


A brine pool
Saudi Arabia taps Aramco oil field brine in lithium battery push
19th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia is exploring projects that can produce lithium for batteries in an effort to ramp up production in the Middle Eastern oil exporter. The country, in the midst of revamping its economy... 


First Phosphate signs long-term offtake agreements
19th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral development company First Phosphate Corp has signed two long-term offtake agreements with creditworthy offtake partners with respect to its future production from operations at... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
Sibanye inks $500m streaming agreement with Franco-Nevada
19th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Multinational metals and mining group Sibanye-Stillwater has entered into a $500-million streaming agreement with Franco-Nevada (Barbados) Corporation, a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation.... 


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