Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the launch of the country’s Critical Minerals Strategy and the gazetting of the Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB) for public... 

A third-party arbiter proposed a higher wage offer to South Africa’s State-owned ports and rail company and its unions in a bid to stave off a potential strike by thousands of logistics workers.... 

A Rio Tinto Group executive has defended the future of Australia’s iron-ore hub, after mining billionaire Andrew Forrest delivered a downbeat message on its prospects unless it gets more green... 

China's CMOC Group, the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on exports of the battery metal, which is currently due to expire next... 

Aim-listed miner Central Asia Metals (CAML) on Wednesday announced it would acquire ASX-listed New World Resources in a transaction valued at A$185-million, adding the advanced-stage Antler copper... 

ASX-listed Native Mineral Resources advancing towards first gold production at its Blackjack project in Queensland, with site commissioning set to begin in late May and mining activities scheduled... 

ASX-listed Trigg Minerals has appointed antimony market expert Wiehann Kleynhans as vice president, US downstream operations, as the company ramps up plans to establish a vertically integrated... 

The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved South Africa-based miner Gold Fields' A$3.7-billion acquisition of the Australian mining company Gold Road Resources. The FIRB... 

London- and ASX-listed Adriatic Metals confirmed on Wednesday that it was in discussions with TSX-listed Dundee Precious Metals regarding a potential takeover offer for the company. The... 

ASX-listed exploration companies Arrow Minerals and Volt Resources have requested the voluntary suspension of their shares from trading, pending an announcement related to their tenements in... 

The Trump administration is setting the stage to sell mining rights off the coast of American Samoa as demand surges for critical materials used in electric vehicle batteries, smart phones and... 

Argentina's government on Tuesday approved a $2.5-billion lithium mining project by Anglo-Australian giant Rio Tinto, marking the first mining project under a new investment incentive regime. The... 

Unusually large shipments of copper to the United States are unlikely to abate as long as the threat of tariffs hangs over the market and price premiums for the metal on US-based COMEX make deals... 

Flat fees for turning copper concentrate into metal have emerged as a potential starting point for mid-year talks between Antofagasta and Chinese smelters due to tight supplies of mined material,... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has temporarily suspended underground mining operations at the Kakula mine, part of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following... 

Woodside Energy, Australia's top natural gas producer, expects global gas demand to increase by 50% from now to 2030, CEO Meg O'Neill said on Tuesday. "The message is very clear, consistent,... 

Hot commissioning of the processing plant at JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum’s Bakubung project has started, as plant rectification works remain on track. The company in June 2023 announced delays to... 

Whereas every mineral is found to be critical for various reasons, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy has identified platinum,... 

New technology, which uses sound to recover 92% of platinum from hydrogen fuel cell stacks, is emerging from Johnson Matthey, a company which, interestingly, has a long-standing South African... 

Gas and energy company Renergen’s share price on the JSE surged by more than 78% on May 20, after the company and Nasdaq-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes announced that ASP Isotopes... 

TSX-listed Giyani Metals has made the first shipment of high-purity manganese oxide (HPMO) samples, from its demonstration plant in Johannesburg, to multiple potential offtakers for testing and... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has issued further detail on how its name change to Valterra Platinum will play out over the coming weeks. At the general... 

Rough emerald producer Grizzly Mining generated revenue of $24.8-million from its latest international emerald auction held in Dubai, in May. The auction included medium- to high-grade rough... 

China imported the most gold in nearly a year last month despite record prices, after heightened demand for the precious metal prompted the central bank to ease restrictions on bullion inflows.... 

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to coal-based energy. He was delivering the keynote address at the Enlit Africa... 

Congolese minerals such as tungsten, tantalum and tin, which Kinshasa has long accused neighbouring Rwanda of illegally exploiting, could be exported legitimately to Rwanda for processing under the... 

Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the global safety charity, has launched its new Global Safety Evidence Centre, backed by a £15-million investment over ten years.   

Gold edged lower as the haven-demand boost from Moody’s Ratings downgrade of the US faded, and attention turned back to the easing of trade tensions between the two largest economies. Bullion... 

Africa, including South Africa, had to be able to fulfil its developmental potential. So highlighted South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in his keynote address on... 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation for an underground mining right and related infrastructural activities to ASX- and... 

Canada’s mining industry delivered solid growth in 2023, contributing C$117-billion, or 4% of GDP, and directly employing 430 000 people. However, the sector faces pressure from regulatory... 

Exploration company Bastion Minerals recommenced trading on the ASX on Tuesday, after unveiling a refreshed leadership team and a renewed strategy focusing on Australian gold assets. The company,... 

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has signed an $18.4-million agreement with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to fund the initial construction of a commercial-scale rare earth separation facility in... 

Santos' A$3.6-billion Narrabri gas project in Australia can proceed, a tribunal ruled, as boosting domestic energy supply outweighed concerns the development would hurt the climate and damage... 

Russia’s Tuva region said it has agreed with Zijin Mining Group to keep the Kyzyl-Tashtyg zinc mine working after sanctions prompted the Chinese company to weigh suspending operations. Zijin’s...