Canada's Capstone Copper said on Friday that the largest union at its Mantoverde copper‑gold mine in Chile had approved a new three‑year labour contract, ending a strike that started on January 2... 

Australian shareholders in Rio Tinto have welcomed the mining giant's decision to end merger talks with Glencore, and said it is now up to the company to deliver on a new strategy that it has put... 

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Luxembourg-based Frontier Rare Earths has signed a technology supply agreement with rare earth separation specialist company Carester to work with Frontier on developing the Zandkopsdrift rare... 

Thungela Resources’ recently appointed CEO Moses Madondo, who was recruited from the diamond-mining sector, was confident about the future of the mining sector in general, and coal mining in... 

Diversified major Rio Tinto has ruled out a potential merger or business combination with Glencore, saying it is no longer considering a transaction after determining that it would not deliver... 

Commodity markets are set for a volatile year, with copper, precious metals and rare earths supported by supply tightness, geopolitical risks and currency dynamics, while ferrous metals face weaker... 

ASX- and TSX-listed Champion Iron has completed a $100-million private placement of subscription receipts with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to help fund its proposed acquisition of... 

Australia’s minerals industry and federal Resources Minister Madeleine King have expressed condolences following the death of a worker at Newmont’s Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory. The... 

The latest Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Reform Tracker Quarterly Review says there has been “concerning backwards movement in the critical electricity sector”, attributing the regression... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining, refining and marketing company Valterra, which last week reported sharply rising earnings expectations for 2025, has delivered its strongest quarterly... 

Commodities prices slid on Thursday, led by silver, part of a broad market sell-off as investors reversed an earlier rush for hard assets after global geopolitical tensions eased. Silver tumbled... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe used his keynote address at the twenty-first annual Southern African Coal Conference (being held in Cape Town) on Thursday to highlight South... 

Global gold major Barrick Mining on Thursday announced the appointment of Mark Hill as president and CEO, while elevating him to the board as nonexecutive director, as the miner moved ahead with... 

Diamond producer De Beers’ diamond production fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, leading the company to revise its production guidance for 2026 amid persistent challenges in the global... 

Karnalyte welcomes Canada-India cooperation on potash supply TSX-listed Karnalyte Resources has welcomed recent commitments by the governments of Canada and India to strengthen collaboration in... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Skeena Resources has completed the permitting process for its Eskay Creek gold/silver project in British Columbia after receiving the final regulatory approval required to... 

Mining and renewable-energy company Exxaro has reached financial close on R13-billion in new term refinancing facilities. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company said on Thursday, February... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has reported a 14% quarter-on-quarter decrease in its copper production to 170 000 t in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, and a 10% year-on-year decrease... 

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has provided an update on the progress of critical infrastructure projects supported by Canada’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) at its PAK lithium... 

ASX-listed Prairie Limited has started grid power infrastructure installation at its flagship Pad #1 commercial facility site at its namesake lithium project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The company... 

The Côte d'Ivoire Council of Ministers has officially announced the award of a 14-year mining right for ASX- and LSE-listed Resolute Mining's Doropo gold project, paving the way for the... 

Australia's Ardea Resources said on Thursday it had received nonbinding support from Export Finance Australia (EFA) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for the potential... 

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore increased its production for the 2025 financial year by 1% year-on-year to 36.1-million tonnes, while its sales increased by 2% year-on-year to... 

Rio Tinto and Glencore are expected to announce an extension to merger talks ahead of a UK regulatory deadline on Thursday, to allow Rio more time to study the merits of any deal, three people... 

The Western Australian government has doubled funding for the Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) to A$18-million, with the latest round opening this week. Royalties for vanadium products have also... 

OTCQB- and LSE-listed exploration company Hamak Strategy has restructured its executive management and strengthened its board as it moves into what it describes as a new growth phase, appointing a... 

Junior uranium explorer Orpheus Uranium has secured firm commitments to raise A$4.36-million through a share placement, with Canada-listed IsoEnergy cornerstoning the raise with a A$1.5-million... 

Aim-listed tin, tantalum and lithium producer Andrada Mining has confirmed that it will receive an amount of $10-million from BWCAM for the initial development of the Brandberg West project, in... 

Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future again – and do so inclusively. A successful and growing mining industry... 

Construction at Perseus Mining’s Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, is progressing steadily, with key milestones achieved across operational, mining, and community programmes, the company reported... 

Aim-listed Ironveld has advised that widely reported regional flooding in Limpopo, South Africa, has temporarily impaired site access and operational activities at the Lapon iron-ore, vanadium and... 

Senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday to reauthorize funding for the United States Export-Import Bank for the next decade, as lawmakers try to inject an extra $70-billion into the agency... 

ASX-listed Barton Gold has appointed Bedrock Advisory Partners to manage the credit component of its financing process for targeted Stage 1 operations at its Challenger gold project in South... 

Despite mining being essential for the survival of the global economy, the mining industry’s critical minerals pipeline remains thin and its greenfield exploration budgets flat. Pressure on mines...