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Rio Tinto paid $8.4bn in taxes and royalties, majority paid in Australia
Updated 4 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rio Tinto paid $8.4-billion in taxes and royalties globally in 2024, slightly lower than the $8.5-billion paid the previous year, according to its latest taxes and royalties paid report. Australia... 


Rio Tinto Establishes South Gobi Underground Mass Mining Institute at Oyu Tolgoi
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has officially launched the South Gobi Underground Mass Mining Institute (SGUMMI) at its Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, in collaboration with the University of Queensland.... 


Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 


Core progresses Finniss restart study, optimises infrastructure
Core progresses Finniss restart study, optimises infrastructure
Updated 6 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Core Lithium is advancing its restart study for the Finniss lithium operation, located 88 km south-west of Darwin Port, with promising results pointing to opportunities to enhance... 


Akobo achieves first revenue-generating quarter
Updated 7 hours ago By: Darren Parker

Euronext- and Frankfurt-listed Akobo Minerals reported its first revenue-generating quarter, with an income of SKr10.6-million for the fourth quarter of 2024, not including 2.3 kg gold produced in... 


Capital reports more than 50% decline in EPS in a ‘year of transition’
Updated 7 hours ago By: Darren Parker

London-listed mining, drilling, maintenance and geochemical analysis solutions provider Capital has reported a 53.5% year-on-year decline in basic earnings per share (EPS) to $0.089 in 2024, from... 


Marathon positioned as strategic shield against to global supply chain risks – CEO
Marathon positioned as strategic shield against to global supply chain risks – CEO
27th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

As disruptions to the global mineral supply chain continue to mount, Canada’s Marathon copper and palladium project is positioning itself as a critical counterweight. On Thursday, Generation Mining... 


Gold Road chair defends Gold Fields takeover rejection
Gold Road chair defends Gold Fields takeover rejection
27th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold Road Resources chairperson Tim Netscher has defended the company’s decision to reject an unsolicited takeover proposal from joint venture partner Gold Fields, stating that the offer... 


Caledonia makes good progress on Bilboes feasibility study
27th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining has reported that it has been making good progress on the feasibility study for the Bilboes project, in Zimbabwe, with the support of DRA Projects... 


A panel of water experts explore how to fix fragile infrastructure and build a water-secure future for all businesses and communities in South Africa
Collaboration, participation underpin efforts to mitigate water infrastructure challenges
27th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s water infrastructure challenges are well known and documented, and it is critical that initiatives such as public-private partnerships (PPPs) and new technologies and funding models... 


Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

Citi Research forecast that a 25% US copper import tariff would be imposed in the second quarter of this year and lowered its three-month price outlook to $9 500 per metric ton, down from $10 000... 


Fury Gold Mines advances QPM acquisition
27th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Fury Gold Mines and TSX-V-listed Quebec Precious Metals are progressing on schedule with their previously announced merger, with completion expected before April 30. Following the... 


Allied Gold targets higher production in 2025
Allied Gold targets higher production in 2025
27th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Africa-focused Allied Gold has set its 2025 production guidance at between 375 000 oz and 400 000 oz, forecasting meaningful growth for the year ahead. The Toronto-listed miner produced 358 090 oz... 


Gahcho Kue in Northwest Territories
Mountain Province sees diamond market recovery after challenging 2024
27th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province expects improving market sentiment in 2025 following a difficult 2024, when weak Chinese demand and the growing presence of lab-grown diamonds pressured... 


The Keliber lithium project in Finland
Sibanye-Stillwater wins EU strategic status for lithium, EV battery projects
27th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Johannesburg-based Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman says the European Commission’s designation of its Keliber lithium and GalliCam projects as strategic projects under the EU’s Critical Raw... 


Goldman increases 2025 gold forecast
Goldman increases 2025 gold forecast
27th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group ramped up its gold price forecast to $3 300 an ounce by year-end, citing stronger-than-expected central bank demand and solid inflows into bullion-backed exchange traded funds.... 


Deep sea mining impacts still felt forty years on, study shows
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said late on Wednesday, adding weight to calls for a moratorium on all deep... 


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African exporters to face market challenges as EU expands Carbon Border Tax
26th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Recent amendments to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulatory framework, introduced on February 26, are expected to have significant implications for African exporters. The... 


Kenmare making steady progress with WCP A upgrade project
26th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Providing a project update on its Moma titanium minerals mine in norther Mozambique, JSE-listed Kenmare Resources MD Tom Hickey says the upgrade of Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) A, and its... 


Enpower Trading CEO James Beatty with Ivanhoe Mines senior legal counsel Natalie Harten
Ivanplats signs ten-year green-electricity deal with Enpower for Platreef
26th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Registered energy trader Enpower Trading has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with platinum mine developer Ivanplats for the yearly delivery of 48.30 GWh of renewable electricity to... 


Anglo American Platinum marketing and market development executive Hilton Ingram.
Co-products providing resilience against PGM price volatility, Anglo Platinum reports
26th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 


Zanaga announces tranche two private placement completion, upsizing
26th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

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... 


Rio Silver acquires high-grade silver project in Peru
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals company Rio Silver has secured a foothold in one of Peru’s most prolific mining regions with the acquisition of the Minas Maria Norte project, a high-grade polymetallic silver... 


The Tabakoto mine in Mali
Mali expects rise in gold output in 2025 on reopened Barrick operations
26th March 2025 By: Reuters

Mali is forecasting a slight recovery in industrial gold output in 2025 on the assumption that mining giant Barrick Gold will resume operations after a months-long standoff with the government, a... 


Magnetite Mines lodges Razorback mining lease proposal
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal (MLP) with the South Australian government for its flagship Razorback iron-ore project. The project, located 240 km northeast... 


Gold dominates M&A activity with Australia and Canada leading charge
Gold dominates M&A activity with Australia and Canada leading charge
26th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold remained the undisputed leader in metals and mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2024, with the yellow metal accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total deal value. According to a... 


Production continues to ramp up at GoldStone's Homase mine
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources reports that its Homase mine and heap leach operation, in Ghana, increased production by 14% month-on-month to 18.63 kg of gold doré, equivalent to about 598.9 oz of... 


Leading Edge's Norra Kärr REE project fails to make EU list
Leading Edge's Norra Kärr REE project fails to make EU list
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Leading Edge Materials on Tuesday confirmed that its Norra Kärr heavy rare earth elements (HREE) project had not been included in the EU's first list of strategic projects under the... 


Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George
Decision on Eskom’s application for more air pollution exemptions to be announced on March 31
26th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George will on March 31 announce a decision regarding Eskom’s application for additional minimum emission standards (MES) exemptions for... 


EU designates 47 strategic raw materials projects to strengthen supply chain
EU designates 47 strategic raw materials projects to strengthen supply chain
26th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The European Commission has designated 47 strategic projects across 13 member States as part of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) implementation. The selected projects, announced on Tuesday,... 


Patriot Battery discovers new spodumene pegmatite cluster
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals has discovered a new spodumene pegmatite cluster, named CV15, at its wholly owned Shaakichiuwaanaan property in Quebec’s Eeyou Istchee James Bay region. The find... 


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Sovereign raises A$40m for Malawi project development
26th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has received firm commitments for a placement of 47.06-million new fully paid ordinary shares to raise gross proceeds of A$40-million before costs, for... 


Integra names former SilverCrest exec as COO
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining company Integra Resources has appointed Clifford Lafleur as COO, adding an experienced mining executive to its leadership team as the company advances its transition into a growth-focused... 


President Donald Trump
Trump may implement copper import tariffs within weeks
26th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

US tariffs on copper imports could be coming within several weeks, months earlier than the deadline for a decision, according to people familiar with the matter. US President Donald Trump in... 


Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush
Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush
26th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Glencore has suspended shipments from a copper smelter in Chile after an issue affecting the plant’s furnace, a setback that comes just as traders and producers race to ship more metal to the US... 


Glencore mine spews more methane than it reports, study finds
26th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Glencore’s Hail Creek coal mine in Australia emits between three and eight times more methane than it reports, according to a new study, calling into question the accuracy of conventional... 


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