The Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) has commemorated its thirtieth anniversary, underscoring three decades of advancing skills development in South Africa’s mining and minerals sector. In a... 

The Australian government has committed A$53-million to a new research initiative to boost the country’s critical minerals refining capability and support the development of new processing... 

Consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) has reported that its analysis indicates that the Middle East conflict could disrupt 200-million tonnes a year of forecast Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG)... 

The JSE has decided to impose a public censure on mining investment company Mantengu as a result of its failure to comply with important provisions of the stock exchange’s listing requirements.... 

The Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration in Western Australia has published the list of mineral exploration reports scheduled for public release this year under the State’s sunset clause... 

The US-Israel war on Iran has sent shockwaves through commodity markets since February 28, resulting in a 4.5% week-on-week rise in the Bloomberg Commodity Index as of March 5, led by gains in the... 

Australia-based Horizon Minerals has ordered key long-lead equipment to support the conversion of its Black Swan Processing Hub into a gold processing facility near Kalgoorlie, in Western... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Vizsla Silver has confirmed that two more of the workers abducted from its Panuco project site in Concordia, Mexico, have been found dead, as authorities continue the search... 

Precious metals refiner Rand Refinery has expanded its bursary programme and socioeconomic initiatives. Since its inception in 2023, the Rand Refinery Bursary Scheme has grown, with the number of... 

Ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome has issued a retrenchment notice in terms of Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). It envisages that about 2 400 employees may be retrenched at its... 

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the recently discovered Iyan deposit at its 100%-owned... 

London-listed Kavango Resources has raised, by way of subscription, about $4.7-million in Zimbabwe and £2.8-million in the UK, totalling about $8.4-million.  A total of 629.99-million new ordinary... 

Canada-focused NexGen Energy has secured the final federal approval required to develop its flagship Rook I project, clearing the way for construction of what is expected to become one of the... 

Toronto-listed Canada Nickel Company has reached a key permitting milestone at its Crawford nickel project, in Ontario, after federal regulators completed the review of the project’s impact... 

Iron-ore prices climbed on Friday as top consumer China's widening restrictions on buying some seaborne cargoes from major supplier BHP sparked supply concerns that outweighed falling demand. The... 

Oil and gas producer Canadian Natural Resources on Thursday posted a better-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter, as executives pointed to the company's ability to weather dramatic swings in... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses robust investment demand for platinum in 2026; the ‘encouraging’ recent developments in China’s hydrogen economy; and Africa’s envisaged hydrogen... 

Gold Reserve said on Thursday the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a 30-day licence allowing certain companies, including the miner, to negotiate with Venezuela. Shares of... 

Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) made progress toward its renewable-energy ambitions during the half-year, with construction of the 100 MW solar plant now complete and the... 

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

Private sector investment in renewable energy and enterprise development has been highlighted by Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu in his State of the Province Address. Seriti Green was cited as an... 

The world’s current extraordinary times are providing South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGM) companies with an extraordinary opportunity to focus on how to strengthen themselves. Consensus is... 

As the world embraces a just transition towards decarbonisation, the need to diversify local economies, especially in areas dominated by coal mining and coal-fired power generation, becomes... 

Mining major Rio Tinto and the Western Australian government have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to complete the Dampier seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, a project aimed at improving... 

The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved the large merger in terms of which Dorstfontein Coal Mines (DCM) will acquire sole control of the businesses of Bochabela Mining and SBS Mining... 

ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has begun vertical construction at its Pad #1 commercial facility at the Prairie lithium project in Saskatchewan, Canada, following completion of foundation works. The... 

Australia-listed Kalamazoo Resources has appointed mining executive Andrew McDougall as CEO with effect from May 4. McDougall has more than 25 years of global operational and technical leadership... 

Critical minerals company USA Rare Earth on Thursday announced the acquisition of Texas Mineral Resources in an all-share transaction valued at about $73-million, securing full operational and... 

China’s state-backed iron-ore buyer has summoned traders and urged them to refrain from buying new BHP Group cargoes to sell to buyers in the country after they were found to be flouting a... 

London- and Toronto-listed gold miner Endeavour Mining CEO Ian Cockerill has described 2025 as a strong year of operational performance and a record year of financial performance for the group,... 

A temporary surge in oil prices to $100/bbl could slow global growth by 0.4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a widening conflict in Iran chokes off vital Middle East... 

Barend Jacobus Jordaan will step down as technical director of JSE-listed mining technologies provider Master Drilling, with effect from May 1. "The board extends its sincere appreciation to Mr... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Implats is looking at solar for the Marula PGM mine and also the Impala Rustenburg operation, the company reported during a media roundtable on Thursday,... 

Mining investment company Mantengu Mining, which holds chrome and platinum group metals mining assets in South Africa, has successfully refinanced about R130-million in short-term debt that had... 

The US military asked mining companies last Friday to help boost domestic supplies of 13 critical minerals used to ​make semiconductors, weapons and other products, a document reviewed by Reuters...