Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats delivered higher refined and saleable production and sales volumes into improved PGM pricing in the three months to September 30.... 

By: Paul Steyn - Project Manager for Field Services, Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric Today’s relentless pace of innovation and technological change means that businesses face the stark... 

As mining projects across Africa contend with inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and complex permitting regimes, there is a greater need for mining companies, contractors and consultancies to... 

A silver mine in Silver Valley, Idaho, in the US 

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which follows the lifting by the... 

Mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico reported third-quarter net profit rose more than 50%, boosted by higher sales volumes of molybdenum, silver and zinc even as copper production... 

Shares of US-listed rare earth miners slumped before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade deal that could pause planned US tariffs and Chinese export... 

The United States signed a flurry of deals on trade and critical minerals with four Southeast Asian partners on Sunday, looking to address trade imbalances and diversify supply chains amid tighter... 

The Metals Company has conducted a world-first prefeasibility study for a polymetallic nodule project in the NORI-D area, a geological submarine fracture zone located in the Pacific Ocean between... 

Southern Palladium has locked in a A$20-million raise to ramp up work on the project. 

Canada's Electra Battery Materials has completed a $34.5-million financing and $40-million debt equitisation, securing more than $80-million in funding and commitments to complete construction and... 

A US-backed mining investor warned that Washington must outspend Beijing on critical minerals projects to challenge China’s dominance of global supply chains. Western governments are still moving... 

Global automakers are scouring the globe for crucial rare earths ahead of looming Chinese export controls, with executives worried they could lead to parts shortages and plant closures. Rare earth... 

Goldman Sachs flagged mounting risks to global supply chains of rare earths and other critical minerals, emphasising China's dominance in mining and refining, and outlining challenges for nations... 

The US and Australia signed a landmark agreement on critical minerals and rare earths aimed at accelerating development of a secured supply chain for materials for defence and advanced... 

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) company Southern Palladium has locked in a A$20-million raise to ramp up work at its Bengwenyama PGM project in South Africa's Limpopo... 

Private company Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (SSMRC) has announced plans to revive one of the US's most storied silver mines and build the country’s only large-scale, permitted antimony... 

Workstreams to conclude the sale by Jubilee Metals of its South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations are progressing well, the now Zambia copper focused London AIM- and... 

Infrastructure work is continuing. 

Freeport Indonesia may be forced to suspend operations at the operation at the end of October. 

JSE-listed Copper 360 has elected Peter Scott, Beverley Bouwer and Lindiwe Montshiwagae as independent nonexecutive directors, with effect from October 15, at its AGM held on the same date. The... 

After commissioning energy consultancy Customised Energy Solutions (CES) to determine the potential for a commercial vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) value chain in South Africa, the Localisation... 

Diversified mining major Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it would need a strong final quarter to meet its full-year iron-ore shipment guidance after third-quarter output showed only a modest recovery... 

Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga is becoming a long-term environmental and economic challenge, but University of Cape Town Minerals to Metals Research Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Dr... 

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates, sustainability worries, and the “very real impacts of climate change and water scarcity in South Africa”, have resulted in a noticeable increase... 

Southern Palladium has lodged an environmental guarantee with South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. 

Australia’s federal and Queensland governments will jointly invest up to A$600-million to keep Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery running, securing hundreds of regional... 

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has advised shareholders that the process to complete the sale of its South African chrome and platinum group metal (PGM) business continues after shareholders... 

In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and refining company Implats, with market... 

Chile’s State-owned copper major Codelco will pilot Caterpillar’s dynamic energy transfer (DET) system at its Radomiro Tomic division, in what the companies say could be a major leap in the... 

ASX-listed Nova Minerals’ US subsidiary Alaska Range Resources (ARR) has secured $43.4-million from the US Department of War to develop a domestic supply chain for antimony – a critical mineral... 

Perpetua Resources said on Thursday it is in talks with Glencore, Trafigura and others about a partnership to refine antimony in the US, part of a push to boost Western supplies of a critical... 

The Minerals Council South Africa, whose 70 member companies and associations represent more than 90% of South African yearly mineral production by value, is at the forefront of advocating for an... 

South Africa's mining sector has always been central to the country's economic story, and today, it is equally central to its energy future. The mining industry's heavy reliance on electricity, its... 

Shares of Lithium Americas closed at $8.32 after jumping nearly 90% on Wednesday after Reuters reported that the Trump administration is seeking up to a 10% stake in the miner, in the latest sign... 

ASX-listed Moab Minerals on Tuesday reported a 25% increase in contained uranium oxide (U3O8) at its Manyoni project in Tanzania after updating its mineral resource estimate (MRE) to Joint Ore... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage global supply by imposing annual export quotas, the country’s strategic minerals regulator said on... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining group Valterra Platinum’s vertically integrated processing value chain – with processing assets that are “the largest and most technologically advanced” in the... 

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded funding to Metalex Africa Zambia, a subsidiary of Texas-based Metalex Commodities, for a feasibility study to accelerate the expansion of a... 

he report covers new benchmarks for ethical sourcing, digital traceability, and building a deep sense of shared responsibility within communities and its people 

By: Prof. Gordon Smith (Pr Eng, PhD) - Past President of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Advisor/Non Executive Director (Virtual Showroom) The SAIMM International PGM... 

Dual-listed Electra Battery Materials on Friday announced the detailed terms of its previously flagged $30-million private placement, a key step in its restructuring and in completing construction...