India's exports of cut and polished diamonds plummeted to their lowest level in nearly two decades in the 2024/25 fiscal year, which ended in March, on sluggish demand from the United States and... 

JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed MC Mining has appointed Wang Lanlan (Lily) and Dr Huoxin Wang (Hevin) as nonexecutive directors, following the resignation of nonexecutive director An Chee Sin from the... 

Aim-listed Jubilee Metals’s chairperson Ollie Oliveira will retire with effect from April 30, and will be succeeded by current vice-chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa. Phosa will also assume Oliveira’s... 

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has appealed for the State-owned utility to be given “space” to implement its renewable-energy strategy, insisting that it is not designed to “crowd out” private competitors... 

Toronto- and New York-listed Lithium Argentina has announced a potential new joint venture (JV) with Ganfeng Lithium to jointly develop and consolidate the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes (PPG) basins.... 

A deadly landslide at a top nickel-producing hub in Indonesia has heightened scrutiny of a method used to extract the battery metal from low-grade ore, spurring concern among buyers about the... 

UK-based copper miner Antofagasta is advancing a new exploration phase at its Cachorro project in northern Chile. The company has submitted an environmental impact statement (DIA) for the project,... 

Goldman Sachs Group and UBS Group issued another round of bullish calls for gold, with stronger-than-expected central bank demand and the metal’s role as a hedge against recession and geopolitical... 

Toronto-listed Liberty Gold has announced the spin-out of its subsidiary that holds its recent antinomy discover in south-western Utah into a new vehicle to be named Speciality American Metals.... 

Gold Road Resources says it will vote in favour of Northern Star Resources’ proposed takeover of De Grey Mining, in a move that could see the midtier gold producer receive more than $1-billion in... 

Gold edged down from a record as markets weighed the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has driven a flight to safety assets amid mounting confusion over his tariff agenda.... 

Dual-listed i-80 Gold on Friday announced that president and COO Matthew Gili would step down from his roles once a successor is appointed. Gili has served as president and COO since the... 

Junior explorer Kincora Copper has secured a second earn-in and joint venture agreement with gold major AngloGold Ashanti, expanding exploration efforts across the Northern Junee-Narromine Belt... 

The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) has officially recognised a new mineral – ehrigite – named after BHP superintendent for geometallurgy, Dr Kathy Ehrig, honouring her decades-long... 

ASX-listed CZR Resources has received a binding A$75-million cash offer from the Robe River Joint Venture (RRJV) participants to acquire its interest in the Robe Mesa iron-ore project, in Western... 

Australia-listed Lindian Resources has kicked off early-stage site works at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. The company said on Friday that civil and infrastructure development was... 

Sydney-listed Australian Strategic Materials said China’s newly announced export restrictions on rare earth elements (REEs) underscore the urgent need to establish secure and diversified global... 

Aim-listed exploration and development company URU Metals has announced the completion of a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey over its Zebediela project area, in South Africa, conducted... 

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 

Canadian precious metals company Fortuna Mining has agreed to sell its Burkina Faso assets, including the Yaramoko gold mine, to privately held Soleil Resources International for total... 

ASX-listed Mont Royal Resources has agreed to acquire TSX-V-listed Commerce Resources in an all-share deal valued at C$17.2-million, combining their assets into a dual-listed, Québec-focused... 

Johannesburg- and London-listed Gemfields says it will be seeking shareholder approval to, among other things, issue 556.2-million new shares to raise about $30-million by way of a fully committed... 

Lynas Rare Earths, backed by Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart, has been the most resilient stock on the country’s index since the market turmoil started last week. Since US President... 

Diversified miner Glencore’s two operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a joint venture with Gécamines and the DRC government, and Mutanda Mining... 

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue Holdings has signed a binding pre-final investment decision (pre-FID) consortium deed with Iwatani Australia (IWA) to progress development of the Kwinana cobalt refinery,... 

Canadian copper company Koryx Copper has met all the requirements for a dual-listing on the Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX), with trading having started on April 10. There will be no change to... 

The copper industry is turning attention to how the escalating trade war between the world’s biggest economies will affect investments needed to meet future demand for the wiring metal. US... 

US President Donald Trump is advocating for increased coal production in the United States, however, reviving decommissioned coal plants to meet this goal makes "no economic sense", the Institute... 

Exploration company Premium Resources has unveiled an aggressive six-month strategy to accelerate development of its critical metals projects in Botswana, as it targets rapid growth through deep... 

Vancouver-based Ascot Resources has closed the second and final tranche of a private placement, securing gross proceeds of C$61.1-million to support the advancement of its Premier gold project in... 

Chinese exports of rare-earth minerals are all but on hold as producers grapple with tighter permit requirements following last week’s new restrictions on the critical materials in an escalating... 

Toronto- and New York-listed Hudbay Minerals has reached an agreement with a coalition of union building trades to support the construction of its Copper World mine in Arizona. The agreement,... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the Minerals Council’s achievements in socioeconomic transformation; the belief that platinum-based green hydrogen could be South Africa’s new gold;... 

Copper production from Chilean State-run miner Codelco dipped 6% year-over-year in February, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday, slipping to 98,100 metric tons. Codelco is the... 

Safe-haven gold surpassed the key $3 200 mark for the first time on Friday, spurred by a weaker dollar and economic concerns due to an intensifying trade war. Spot gold jumped over 1% to $3 214.92...