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Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane, Minerals Council president Paul Dunne and Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Minerals Council promises 'robust' discussion with Mantashe over draft Bill
28th May 2025 By: Donna Slater

To provide additional input into the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) draft Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB), the Minerals Council South Africa is seeking to further... 


30% tariff on exports to US would destroy demand, analyst says
28th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

A 30% net effective tariff rate on exports to the US from South Africa would essentially destroy demand growth in 2025 and 2026, resulting in permanent economic scarring, Wood Mackenzie metals and... 


Paul Dunne
Minerals Council elects Dunne permanent president for next term
28th May 2025 By: Donna Slater

The Minerals Council South Africa has, during its 135th AGM on May 28, elected Paul Dunne as its permanent president, converting his “caretaker” role as acting president to that of a permanent... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius
South Africa needs more junior miners, Junior Indaba speakers say
28th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With South Africa’s share of global exploration expenditure in mining having dropped below 1% in recent years, the longevity of this legacy industry in the country depends on encouraging more... 


New Copper 360 CEO Graham Briggs.
Battle-tested seasoned campaigner Graham Briggs is back – as CEO of Copper 360
28th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Northern Cape copper mining company Copper 360 has announced a leadership transition as it embarks on a new phase of accelerated hard-rock mining growth. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
28th May 2025

This week: Shuka Minerals lists on JSE; Newly JSE-listed Shuka says experiencing supportive Zambian govt approach to mining; and, Platinum jewellery, investment strong in China, platinum bar sales... 


Woodside welcomes environmental approval for NWS project extension
Woodside welcomes environmental approval for NWS project extension
28th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Woodside Energy has welcomed the Australian federal government's proposed decision to grant environmental approval for the extension of the North West Shelf (NWS) project, saying it will... 


The Cote gold mine in Ontario
Franco-Nevada acquires C$1bn royalty on Côté mine
28th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada has struck a $1.05-billion deal to acquire a royalty package on the Côté gold mine, in Ontario. The package, acquired from a private third party,... 


Jubilee's Roan operation
Jubilee starts production at Roan after successful processing trials
28th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group, which has operations in South Africa and Zambia, has successfully completed extensive processing trials at its Roan concentrator, in Zambia, and,... 


AFC funding development of three new gold mines in West Africa
28th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

African infrastructure and investment group Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that it is providing Mota-Engil Africa (MEA), part of the global Mota-Engil construction group, with a... 


Chile's SQM swings to first-quarter net profit
28th May 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a first-quarter net profit of $137.5-million on Wednesday, rebounding from a loss of $869.5-million a year earlier. The miner... 


Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto split with CEO Stausholm over conflicting priorities, sources say
28th May 2025 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto's board and Jakob Stausholm agreed to part ways last week amid mounting concerns the CEO was reluctant to follow board priorities, including focusing on costs, after years of expansions... 


Toro touts uranium project as WA policy hurdles remain
Toro touts uranium project as WA policy hurdles remain
28th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Toro Energy has posted an uplift in the economics of its proposed Lake Maitland uranium and vanadium project in Western Australia, sharpening its case for development as calls grow for... 


SQM pulls out of WA lithium hunt with Tambourah
28th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Chilean lithium giant SQM has walked away from a deal to earn into Tambourah Metals’ Julimar North project in Western Australia, pulling back from further exploration investment in the early-stage... 


URC secures royalty on Forum’s Aberdeen project in Thelon basin
28th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Publicly traded uranium royalty and streaming company Uranium Royalty Corp (URC) has announced the acquisition of a 2.0% gross overriding royalty on the Aberdeen project in Nunavut, operated by... 


ASX explorers caught up in Guinea permit purge
ASX explorers caught up in Guinea permit purge
28th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Two Australia-listed mining companies have been caught up in the Guinean government's revocation of inactive or noncompliant permits, as the West African nation moves to tighten control over its... 


IGO exits Yeneena JV, returns copper project to Encounter
IGO exits Yeneena JV, returns copper project to Encounter
28th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration junior Encounter Resources has regained full ownership of the Yeneena copper project in Western Australia's Paterson province after IGO withdrew from their six-year farm-in and joint... 


Guinea takes Endeavour gold permits in latest round of removals
Guinea takes Endeavour gold permits in latest round of removals
28th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Guinea has revoked four gold exploration permits from Endeavour Mining as it continues to reclaim inactive and non-compliant mining rights. The four exploration licenses were granted in 2020 and... 


IsoEnergy launches work programmes at Tony M mine as US uranium demand builds
IsoEnergy launches work programmes at Tony M mine as US uranium demand builds
28th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed IsoEnergy said Tuesday it had begun key technical work at its fully permitted Tony M uranium mine in Utah, a move aimed at laying the groundwork for a potential restart that could... 


President Donald Trump's May 2025 executive orders aim to remove regulatory barriers and unleash US nuclear energy.
US uranium miners hail Trump's nuclear executive orders
28th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders to quadruple the US nuclear fleet and rebuild the domestic uranium fuel cycle are being met with enthusiasm from the country’s uranium developers,... 


Agnico Eagle’s ascent to most valuable gold stock lifts Paulson
Agnico Eagle’s ascent to most valuable gold stock lifts Paulson
27th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

When billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson’s firm made a big bet on gold after the 2008 financial crisis, his fund picked several small- and mid-size gold miners. One of those is now vying to... 


US Supreme Court spurns Native American challenge to Rio Tinto's Arizona copper project
US Supreme Court spurns Native American challenge to Rio Tinto's Arizona copper project
27th May 2025 By: Reuters

The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a Native American group's bid based on religious rights to block Rio Tinto and BHP from gaining control of Arizona land needed to build one of the... 


Kingrose-BHP alliance refocuses on Norway
27th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Kingsrose Mining is advancing exploration in northern Norway under its alliance with BHP, with the major mining company electing to terminate its Central Finland alliance to focus... 


BHP launches its first Industry AI Hub in Singapore
BHP launches its first Industry AI Hub in Singapore
27th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining group BHP has announced the establishment of its first Industry AI Hub in Singapore, a move aimed at accelerating AI adoption across the mining and resources sector as part of... 


DMPR mineral and petroleum regulation deputy director-general Tseliso Maqubela
Mining cadastral system on track for Western Cape roll out
27th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Work on South Africa’s new mining cadastral system is “well under way”, Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) mineral and petroleum regulation deputy director-general Tseliso... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Key public-private direction missing in new draft Minerals Bill, Junior Indaba hears
27th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa needs to see far more harnessing of the capital of the private sector and needs to make sure that government and private sector work together to grow the economy and create jobs,... 


Chinese miner joins rush to tap lure of gold in bond market
27th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

One of China’s biggest gold miners is planning its second dollar bond offering in two weeks, the latest in a slew of global companies looking to tap growing investor interest in the precious... 


Ukraine revamps minerals sector, eyes billions in investment from US deal
Ukraine revamps minerals sector, eyes billions in investment from US deal
27th May 2025 By: Reuters

Ukraine is overhauling its minerals sector, which has been pounded by three years of war, in the hope of unlocking potential and attracting billions of dollars of investment from a minerals deal... 


Coal India to take first unit public with consultancy firm IPO
27th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Coal India will sell as much as 10% of its holding in mining consultancy unit Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. (CMPDI) through an initial public offering. The Ranchi-based unit of the... 


Bauxite ore mined in Guinea
Guinea cancels 129 exploration permits, further tightening control
27th May 2025 By: Reuters

Guinea's military government has cancelled 129 minerals exploration permits, it said in a statement late on Monday, as the West African nation tightens control over its assets. A senior official at... 


South32 to study steam electrification options at Worsley Alumina
South32 to study steam electrification options at Worsley Alumina
27th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed South32 will investigate steam electrification technologies to help decarbonise its Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia, supported by a A$4.4-million grant from the Australian... 


One of Goldplat's recovery plants
Goldplat notes some positive steps despite lower third-quarter profits
27th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed Goldplat, which has gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana, has reported an operating profit of £694 000 for the quarter ended March 31 – the third quarter of its 2025... 


Atico signs 30-year title for El Roble
27th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Atico Mining has signed a new 30-year mining title with Colombia’s National Mining Agency (NMA) for its El Roble copper/gold mine. “The new 30-year title is very positive for the... 


MinRes revises Onslow Iron guidance
MinRes revises Onslow Iron guidance
27th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) has revised its 2025 volume guidance for the Onslow Iron project, citing road haulage constraints, even as shipping rates continue to accelerate. Onslow Iron... 


Xanadu board recommends Bastion takeover offer
27th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and TSX-listed Xanadu Mines has lodged its target’s statement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), recommending shareholders accept the offmarket takeover offer... 


Sherritt warns of 'reckless' shareholder threat as SC2 pushes for board overhaul
Sherritt warns of 'reckless' shareholder threat as SC2 pushes for board overhaul
27th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Sherritt International on Monday issued a letter to shareholders urging their support for its board nominees and resolutions ahead of its annual meeting next month, as tensions... 


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