Emerging magnetite development company Hawsons Iron has appointed engineering firm Stantec Australia to conduct a review of the current process plant design and supporting infrastructure. The... 

Goldman Sachs on Monday cut its iron-ore price forecast for the fourth quarter of 2024 by $15, to $85 per metric ton, citing market oversupply even though demand from top consumer China is... 

The latest independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in Limpopo is even more emphatic on the economic viability and wealth creation... 

A couple hours outside Houston, in a remote field near a Dow Chemical Co. plant, America’s bid to undercut China’s grip on the global supply of rare earth minerals critical to high technology has... 

Gold rose to a record as markets waited for the Federal Reserve to begin easing monetary policy for the first time in more than four years. Bullion climbed as much as 0.4% to a high of $2... 

Junior miner Theta Gold Mines has changed its strategy on the project funding structure for its South African gold project, chairperson Bill Guy said on Monday. The ASX-listed company has opted to... 

Precious metals miner Westgold Resources, which on Friday celebrated its new listing on the Toronto exchange, has bolstered its production guidance for 2025. The Perth-based miner is forecasting... 

Only 61% of emeralds on offer at Johannesburg- and London-listed Gemfields' latest auction were sold, resulting in total auction revenues of $10.8-million and an average sales price of $4.47/ct.... 

Australian miner Paladin Energy’s C$1.14-billion takeover of Fission Uranium hit a potential roadblock with a Chinese investor challenging the deal. CGN Mining, a subsidiary of General Nuclear... 

Australian miner IGO has unveiled its new strategic focus, placing lithium at the heart of its future endeavours, while retaining a strategic interest in copper and nickel. IGO MD and CEO Ivan... 

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered a 1 094 ct rough diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana. This is the sixth diamond weighing more than 1 000 ct to be recovered at the mine... 

JSE-listed chemicals and energy group Sasol has appointed Muriel Dube, a former government climate negotiator, as its new chairperson following the resignation of Sipho Nkosi from the position in... 

Perth-based rare-earth minerals firm Northern Minerals on Monday announced binding commitments to raise A$43-million through a two-tranche placement to advance its Browns Range project in Western... 

The best week in over a year for Australia’s mining shares is at risk of reversing as concerns deepen over China’s growth trajectory. Weakening factory output and consumption data in the world’s... 

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto Group has increased its shareholding in an Australian-listed graphite developer to the maximum allowed before it must make a takeover offer, as China limits exports of... 

Brazil has almost squashed the illegal gold rush that led thousands of wildcat miners into the Yanomami reservation in the Amazon rainforest and caused a humanitarian crisis of disease and... 

Brazilian miner Vale said on Saturday that it is conducting checks on a dam after a routine inspection identified surface cracks but noted that the structure’s stability conditions remain... 

US aluminium maker Alcoa said on Sunday that it would sell a 25.1% stake in its Ma'aden joint venture to Saudi Arabian mining company Ma'aden for $1.1-billion. The transaction includes... 

New Concept Mining (NCM), which is part of Swedish-headquartered Epiroc, on September 13 launched its Hydraulic Rock Drill (HRD) manufacturing plant in Aeroton, Johannesburg. Epiroc manufactures... 

Cobalt and nickel producer Jervois has formally ended the divestment process for its Nico Young project, in New South Wales, Australia, citing volatility in the nickel markets. Jervois, which also... 

Ghana is concerned that a slump in global lithium prices could halt its first mining project in the south-central town of Ewoyaa, the head of the country's mining sector regulator told Reuters. In... 

The US state of Utah has approved ASX-listed Anson Resources’ application to appropriate water (brine) for the extraction of lithium at its Green River project. The approval allows for the... 

Critical minerals and base metals explorer Iltani Resources on Friday announced that it had been granted a new copper exploration licence (EL) adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Mount Lyell copper... 

London- and Toronto-listed gold miner Endeavour Mining has started commercial production at its Sabodala-Massawa BIOX Expansion project in Senegal as well as at its Lafigué mine in Côte d’Ivoire.... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) renewable energy project manager Dr Karen Surridge says South Africa has a unique opportunity to participate in the global shift towards... 

Surface gold recovery company DRDGOLD has handed over an agriculture and entrepreneurship project to the community of Riverlea, west of Johannesburg, near its Ergo mining operation. DRDGOLD is... 

ASX-listed Antipa Minerals has announced the sale of its 32% interest in the Citadel joint venture (JV) project to partner Rio Tinto Exploration for A$17-million. Proceeds from the transaction will... 

Gold market bulls are locking in bullion prices surging to fresh records, with a milestone of $3 000 per ounce coming into focus, fired up by monetary easing by major central banks and a tight US... 

South Africa has been told that the pace of its energy transition is too slow by a key funder, Germany, Environment Minister, Dion George, said. Germany is one of the partners in the so-called Just... 

Britain's approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday following a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the... 

Canadian miner B2Gold has revised the capital expenditure estimate for the Goose project, in Nunavut, by 23% to C$1.54-billion. The increase is primarily owing to a three-month delay in the... 

Zambia’s biggest mines are turning to a surprising power source as the copper-producing nation battles an unprecedented energy crisis: South African electricity company Eskom Holdings, which until... 

Canadian miner Alamos Gold is eyeing a 20% increase in its near-term production rate, owing to the addition of the Magino mine and its integration with its Island Gold operation, in Ontario. The... 

Miner Aclara Resources plans to request a key environmental permit to develop a rare earths deposit in Brazil early next year with the aim of starting production in 2027, two years earlier than... 

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) warned on Friday that coal royalties legislation which passed through state Parliament this week had further damaged Queensland’s competitiveness and would...