Gold Fields may look for buyers for its smaller mines in Ghana and Peru to focus on bigger operations and is hoping to make new mineral discoveries at both mines to enhance their appeal, CEO Mike... 

Chinese copper smelters are likely to further cut production, shut down or extend maintenance to cope with a severe shortage of raw material or concentrate supply next year, participants at a... 

Resolute Mining suspended trading after Mali demanded the Australian gold miner pay about $160-million to resolve a tax dispute that’s seen its chief executive officer detained. The company’s... 

How South Africa can grow its participation in the global battery supply chain was spelt out this week at the Mintek@90 event to mark nine decades of mineral and metallurgical research, development... 

Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite, which is listed on the LSE and has assets in Mozambique and Madagascar, has secured about $225 000 in trade finance from the Middle Eastern Sovereign... 

Canadian development-stage mining firm Troilus Gold has taken a step forward in financing its flagship copper and gold project in Quebec, with the receipt of a letter of intent (LOI) from Euler... 

US-based precious metals miner i-80 Gold has announced a strategic shift following the recent appointment of Richard Young as CEO, with the TSX-listed company outlining an updated development plan.... 

The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Planning has updated its renewable energy planning framework, ensuring that large-scale renewable energy projects do not restrict mineral exploration... 

Why is it that gold equities are continuing to underperform the gold price? That is a question Mining Weekly put to Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow after he noted the lag of gold equities... 

Multidisciplinary professional firm WSP has completed a comprehensive upgrade of diversified miner South32’s manganese rail infrastructure in the Northern Cape. The project was carried out by WPS’s... 

Activists who dispute the severity of climate change enjoyed cachet in Donald Trump’s first administration and salivated over the prospect of his return to the White House. Now that he’s won,... 

ASX-listed Javelin Minerals has announced the sale of its Bonaparte copper/silver/lead/zinc project in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, marking a shift in its focus towards its core gold... 

Workforce Staffing Namibia, a leading provider of specialised workforce solutions, is bolstering its operations to address the growing needs of the country's burgeoning Oil & Gas, Renewables, Green... 

Gold miner Resolute Mining finds itself at the center of a broad shakeup of regulatory regimes across West Africa following the detention of the company’s chief executive in Mali, as cash-strapped... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed Harmony Gold has reported relatively flat year-on-year gold production but announced significant improvements in operational cash flow owing to enhanced recovery grades. In its... 

A bankable feasibility study on Namibian copper explorer and developer Omico Mining’s 95%-owned Omitiomire copper project, in Namibia, has estimated a $224-million net present value. The study has... 

A new chapter has emerged for TSX-V-listed Integra Resources as a precious metals producer in the Great Basin of Western US, with the acquisition of the Florida Canyon mine, in Nevada. On Friday,... 

Australian lithium developer Global Lithium Resources has applied to the Supreme Court of Western Australia for a deferral of its upcoming AGM until March 29, 2025. The move comes as the company... 

The Just Energy Transition (JET) Funding Platform, launched on October 25, will close its first window for applications on December 15, according to JET Funding Platform analyst Mohlokoa Ngoasheng.... 

Gold- and copper-focused Native Mineral Resources (NMR) has announced an agreement to acquire two near-mine, advanced gold projects in Queensland. The deal, NMR MD Blake Cannavo said on Friday,... 

Government has confirmed that the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO), which has overseen the public procurement of more than 7 300 MW of operational renewable-energy capacity since 2011, will... 

The Africa region delivered “its usual reliable performance” for Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow highlighted in his presentation of the third-quarter results of the New York- and Toronto-listed gold and... 

Canadian uranium company Denison Mines is advancing engineering and regulatory efforts for its planned Phoenix project in Saskatchewan, targeting a final investment decision by mid-2025. This will... 

Arcadium, the lithium producer that has agreed to sell itself to Rio Tinto, posted an 82% drop in quarterly income on Thursday that missed Wall Street's expectations due to sliding prices of the... 

State-owned electricity utility Eskom, with the South African government, has made significant progress in supporting battery energy storage systems (BESS), which is pivotal in ensuring energy... 

With the South African government's Integrated Resource Plan encouraging renewable-energy integration, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming a critical component in the country’s... 

State-owned electricity utility Eskom is leading the large-scale commercial rollout of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in South Africa, aiming to demonstrate its feasibility and... 

First Nation Mining has entered into a “process agreement” with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation. 

Peak Rare Earths has announced a capital raising to support its momentum at the project as it advances towards a final investment decision. 

The independent definitive feasibility study published in September 2019 has been updated. 

The automotive industry is “definitely seeing progress” in its discussions with Transnet on developing the southern rail corridor between Gauteng and Gqeberha and Coega, in the Eastern Cape, says... 

Building much-needed public infrastructure and scaling up private sector participation in the delivery of such infrastructure emerged as the key theme of the first Medium-Term Budget Policy... 

Following gold miners Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti’s announcement last year that they intend to enter into a joint venture (JV) in Ghana, the companies have advised it has not yet received the... 

The large solar electricity plant at DRDGOLD’s Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation has received a formal grid connection certificate from Eskom, Ergo reported ahead of flying journalists over... 

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals has reported organic growth in its South African operations, which the company says are now well-established and consistently delivering strong results.... 

Gold exploration and development company Carnavale Resources on Wednesday announced the planned sale of its E40/394 licence, near Leonora in Western Australia, to US-based KoBold. The sale formed... 

Commodities from oil and gas to metals and grains dropped on Wednesday as the dollar rallied and victory for Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election stoked concerns about tariffs... 

Donald Trump's return to the White House will refocus the nation's energy policy onto maximising oil and gas production and away from fighting climate change, but the Republican win in Tuesday's... 

By: Jacques Farmer - Managing Director at PRISMA Training With a multitude of vocational choices available for matriculants and school leavers, the mining industry offers a variety of rewarding... 

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported that project finance banks are considering increasing the proposed project finance debt package for the Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia, from... 

By Ben Selier -Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The growth and proliferation of AI show no signs of slowing down. According to IDC, worldwide spending on AI... 

An extended delay in enacting reforms in Chile aimed at expediting mining permits represents a "serious" problem for the industry in the world's top copper-producing country, the local head of US...