ANC lags DA in new voter opinion poll

Support for the African National Congress, which ruled South Africa outright for three decades after apartheid rule ended, has slipped further since it lost its parliamentary majority in last... 

Mineral Resources tumbles after two governance directors quit

Mineral Resources shares fell more than 7% after two board members overseeing corporate governance resigned. Jacqueline McGill, who joined the board in early 2024, and Susie Corlett, a member... 

Chile, Canada and Peru push back against Trump's copper tariff probe

Chile, Canada and Peru - three of the largest copper suppliers to the United States - have told President Donald Trump's administration that imports of the metal from their countries do not... 

Gold climbs to record as expanding trade war aids haven demand

Gold rose to record high as the Trump administration pressed ahead with probes that could broaden a sweeping trade war, boosting demand for havens. Bullion climbed above $3 248 an ounce for the... 

Peabody holds off private debt refinancing of $2.1bn loan

Coal mining company Peabody Energy has held off seeking a $500-million private debt, which would help refinance an acquisition loan after the planned deal was put under review, according to people... 

US copper industry seeks export curbs instead of import tariffs

Major players in the US copper industry have called on President Donald Trump to restrict exports of ore and scrap metal rather than imposing tariffs on imports, in his efforts to boost domestic... 

Copper traders, manufacturers discuss funding for Chile smelter

Chile’s Enami is in talks with manufacturers and trading firms interested in financing a $1.4-billion-plus smelting project as the top copper-mining nation looks to arrest a drop in processing... 

China’s commodities imports shrink bar oil as trade woes worsen

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... 

Deadly landslide in Indonesia’s nickel hub signals supply risk

A deadly landslide at a top nickel-producing hub in Indonesia has heightened scrutiny of a method used to extract the battery metal from low-grade ore, spurring concern among buyers about the... 

Goldman puts $4 000 gold on the agenda as hunt for havens grows

Goldman Sachs Group and UBS Group issued another round of bullish calls for gold, with stronger-than-expected central bank demand and the metal’s role as a hedge against recession and geopolitical... 

Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight

Gold edged down from a record as markets weighed the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has driven a flight to safety assets amid mounting confusion over his tariff agenda.... 

South Africa’s top lender plans private bank for Ghana’s wealthy

A unit of FirstRand, South Africa’s biggest bank by market capitalisation, plans to set up private banking services in Ghana and bolster its offerings in four other markets to tap the continent’s... 

Rare earths miner Lynas climbs as trade war roils global markets

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... 

Trade war risks copper investments needed to meet future demand

The copper industry is turning attention to how the escalating trade war between the world’s biggest economies will affect investments needed to meet future demand for the wiring metal. US... 

Chinese rare earth shipments held up as trade war upends exports

Chinese exports of rare-earth minerals are all but on hold as producers grapple with tighter permit requirements following last week’s new restrictions on the critical materials in an escalating... 

Australian billionaire to face deposition in Tudor Jones suit

Australian mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was ordered to sit for a seven-hour deposition as his US legal battle intensifies with hedge fund mogul Paul Tudor Jones II over a soured green... 

Zimbabwe debt woes grow as State mining firm faces asset seizure

A State-owned Zimbabwean mining firm is trying to protect assets that risk being seized because the country failed to honour a debt incurred when it lost an international arbitration case over... 

Carney pledges to speed permits, make Canada ‘energy superpower’

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to make Canada the world’s “leading energy superpower” through a plan that includes establishing a single office that would decide on major projects within two... 

Gold edges up after levy chaos drives biggest gain in 18 months

Gold edged higher after posting its biggest one-day gain in 18 months, as confusion over US President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda drove investors to buy the precious metal as a haven. During a... 

US envoy sees Alphamin reopening DRC tin mine as rebels depart

Alphamin Resources could soon resume operations at one of the world’s biggest tin mines located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after Rwanda-backed rebels withdrew from the area, a... 

Glencore ex-CEO Glasenberg buys shares for first time since 2015

Glencore’s former chief executive officer and largest shareholder Ivan Glasenberg added to his stake for the first time in a decade after a share-price rout triggered by Donald Trump’s sweeping... 

Trump order seeks to tap coal power in quest to dominate AI

President Donald Trump is moving to expand the mining and use of coal inside the US, a bid to power the boom in energy-hungry data centers while seeking to revive a declining US fossil fuel... 

Euronext CEO says investors pull gold out of US over uncertainty

Euronext CEO Stephane Boujnah said some European investors are so unsettled by the trade policies of the Trump administration they are starting to move gold out of the US. “We’re witnessing a... 

Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8 500

Chinese copper buyers used Monday’s collapse in prices below $8500 a ton to significantly increase purchases, traders said, helping to trigger a dramatic rebound even as a rout in other global... 

Canada’s Poilievre says he would approve Suncor oil project, mines

The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party said he would accelerate approval on 10 resource projects if elected, including the extension of a major Suncor Energy oil sands mine in Alberta. Pierre... 

Codelco boss keeps faith in copper fundamentals amid market rout

Codelco, the world’s biggest copper supplier, says physical demand for the metal has remained strong amid all the upheaval in financial markets triggered by US President Donald Trump’s trade war.... 

Australian state plans to upgrade coal plant to extend lifespan

Australia’s Queensland will upgrade units of a coal power station originally planned for closure in 2028 and assess its lifespan, according to the state government. Queensland invested more than... 

Copper plunges more than 5% as tariffs hammer metals and miners

Copper plunged more than 5% to trade below $9 000 a ton, in the biggest drop since July 2022, as worries over the impact of a worsening trade war sparked a heavy selloff in industrial metals and... 

US lawmakers revive call for review of South African relations

Two US lawmakers introduced a bill to review South Africa’s ties with Washington, alleging that it supports America’s adversaries. Ronny Jackson, a Texas Republican, said his proposed legislation... 

Zimbabwe’s plan to drop the dollar is faltering on ZiG crunch

A liquidity crunch in Zimbabwe is deepening the economy’s embrace of the US dollar and undermining the bullion-backed currency introduced by the government almost a year ago. The ZiG, short for... 

South Africa targets development finance giants for funds to revive cities

South Africa, already counting on a $1-billion loan from the World Bank to regenerate its rundown cities, is seeking funding from some top global development-finance institutions to help with the... 

Malaysia smelting warns of disrupted tin output after gas blast

Malaysia Smelting Corp., one of the world’s biggest tin producers, has reported disruptions to deliveries from its Port Klang smelter after a pipeline explosion interrupted gas supply, exacerbating... 

US tariff blitz bolsters Goldman’s bearish view on iron-ore

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... 

Trump administration backs African Lobito rail plan, envoy says

The US said it remains committed to the Lobito Corridor project that links critical minerals deposits in central Africa to an Atlantic port, signaling a bright spot in trade with the continent... 

Clarity sought on critical minerals as US floats trade probe

The White House is floating the idea of potentially launching a tariff investigation into critical minerals imports, causing further confusion on a key market prioritized by President Donald Trump.... 

Rush to get gold to the US halts abruptly with tariff exemption

A massive arbitrage trade that has drawn tens of billions of dollars’ worth of gold and silver to the US came to an abrupt halt with Wednesday’s announcement that precious metals would be exempt... 

South Africa’s coalition teeters as Budget shows widening rift

South Africa’s ruling coalition risks unravelling after a dispute between its main members over proposed tax increases deepened, pummelling the rand. Tensions within the alliance were already... 

Investment banker says uncertainty imperils South Africa’s deals

Fractures within the South African government — along with global macroeconomic uncertainty — are weighing on dealmaking activity in the continent’s largest economy, according to one of the... 

An American mine still has millions of tons of copper, if companies can get to it

Carved into a mountain range in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, where temperatures often reach 118F (48C), a vast mining complex more than a century old is on the front lines of a race to unlock millions... 

Namibia holds talks with Russia over nuclear energy partnership

Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev seeking to boost cooperation on nuclear energy in Africa’s biggest uranium producer....