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Hudbay Minerals suspends Snow Lake operations due to wildfire
11th July 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian copper miner Hudbay Minerals said on Thursday it has temporarily suspended operations in Snow Lake due to a wildfire in Northern Manitoba. Some exploration work near Snow Lake has also... 


Paramount Gold expects Grassy Mountain draft EIS in early August
Paramount Gold expects Grassy Mountain draft EIS in early August
11th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE American-listed Paramount Gold Nevada is moving closer to securing federal approval for its Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon, after the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) confirmed it... 


Loulo-Gounkoto
Mali military helicopter airlifts gold from Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto
11th July 2025 By: Reuters

A Malian military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto complex on Thursday, three sources said, days after Reuters reported that a court-appointed administrator planned... 


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Magazine round up | 11 July 2025
11th July 2025

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


MP Materials lands multibillion-dollar Pentagon deal to bolster US rare earth magnet supply
MP Materials lands multibillion-dollar Pentagon deal to bolster US rare earth magnet supply
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE-listed MP Materials on Thursday announced a landmark public-private partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD), securing a multibillion-dollar package aimed at accelerating domestic... 


Belararox to drill four priority copper targets at its Kalahari Copper Project by Aug
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Belararox has identified four highly prospective targets within PL0085, a key part of the company’s Kalahari copper project (KCP), in Botswana, which are to be drill tested in August.... 


Oscillate secures exclusive right to study, buy 17 copper licences in Botswana
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Copper and base metals developer Oscillate has signed a nonbinding heads of terms agreement with Kalahari Copper to acquire a subsidiary that holds copper and silver exploration tenements, in... 


Taseko publishes updated plan for Yellowhead
Taseko publishes updated plan for Yellowhead
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Base metals miner Taseko Mines has released an updated technical report for its Yellowhead copper project in British Columbia, highlighting the long-term value creation that it has managed since... 


Gold nuggets
Aton uncovers more gold, silver and base metal mineralisation in Egypt
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has completed a 113-hole diamond drilling programme on the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt The 9 642 m programme aimed to test near-surface mineralisation in an area of... 


Solar panels
Zambian company developing solar energy projects to address country’s energy shortfall
10th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) expects to significantly expand the country’s renewable-energy capacity, by adding a projected 800-MW-plus of solar energy to the national grid, by the... 


ICMM president and CEO Rohitesh Dhawan
ICMM reports third consecutive year of increased fatalities among member companies
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

A total of 42 people employed by mining and metals advocacy group ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2024. This compares with 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.  “No one should have to risk... 


Lhyfe completes first hydrogen combustion tests, delivers green hydrogen to Spain
Lhyfe completes first hydrogen combustion tests, delivers green hydrogen to Spain
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has successfully completed its first industrial combustion tests using green hydrogen to replace natural gas, marking a key step toward decarbonising hard-to-abate... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal.
Big cost-cut uplift for major Limpopo platinum group metals project
10th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 


Copper
Chile to drive global copper mine output growth of 2.5% this year – BMI
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 


Ausgold raises A$35m for Katanning development
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold developer Ausgold has secured A$35-million in funding through a placement to institutional investors, as the company moves to accelerate the development of its flagship Katanning gold project... 


Koryx announces C$10m bought deal financing to advance Haib project
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has entered into an agreement with Stifel Nicolaus Canada to act as lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters. Under the terms of the... 


Jubilee appoints Shard Capital as joint broker; South African asset sale continues
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group has announced the appointment of Shard Capital Partners as its joint broker with immediate effect. The firm replaces RBC Capital Markets as joint... 


HCK project area, In Rwanda
Aterian confirms lithium intercepts in Rwanda; Rio Tinto increases project stake
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed critical minerals developer Aterian has reported positive results from an initial drilling campaign undertaken on the HCK project, in Rwanda. The company, together with joint... 


Silver investment surges as geopolitical risks, price expectations drive 2025 rally
Silver investment surges as geopolitical risks, price expectations drive 2025 rally
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Silver is emerging as one of 2025’s top-performing precious metals, with investment inflows accelerating sharply on the back of rising geopolitical risk, inflationary concerns and a strong price... 


Liontown opens Australia’s first underground lithium mine
Liontown opens Australia’s first underground lithium mine
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Western Australian government has welcomed the launch of Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley lithium project, hailing it as a milestone for the nation’s critical minerals sector and the world’s... 


The Zimbabwe flag and gold bars
Zimbabwe forex rule costs gold miners amid price rally
10th July 2025 By: Reuters

Soaring prices are driving Zimbabwe's gold output and income, but the government's foreign currency retention rules are eating into producers' earnings, the country's mining industry body said. The... 


Top CEOs want Canada to build a strategic minerals reserve for defence
Top CEOs want Canada to build a strategic minerals reserve for defence
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canada should become a world leader in producing and processing raw materials for military equipment and defense systems, according to an influential business group. The Business Council of Canada... 


Chris Griffith
Vedanta Base Metals CEO Griffith quits amid debt, short-seller woes
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Vedanta Resources, the Indian mining conglomerate of billionaire Anil Agarwal that was targeted in a short-seller’s report, has lost the top executive of its base metals business, according to... 


Glencore's Mount Isa operation
Trump’s copper tariff creates export opportunity for Australia
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

As the US turns inward with a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, Australia is positioning itself to step up as a stable, reliable supplier in increasingly fractured global markets. The... 


Kinterra ups New World offer, declares bid unconditional pending 30% threshold
Kinterra ups New World offer, declares bid unconditional pending 30% threshold
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Private equity firm Kinterra Capital has raised the stakes in its pursuit of New World Resources, increasing its all-cash takeover offer to A$0.064 a share and declaring its bid unconditional–... 


Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from August 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and... 


Black Cat senior geologist Sammy Bakie conducting reconnaissance mapping and sampling at Big Sarah.
Black Cat Syndicate's Big Sarah gets even bigger
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian gold miner Black Cat Syndicate is scaling up its land position around the Big Sarah gold prospect within its Paulsens gold operation, adding about 460 km² of tenure to reach a total of 3... 


Arctic Blue buys DO27 kimberlite, explores underwater remote mining potential
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian private company Arctic Blue Diamonds has secured an 89.7% controlling interest in the WO diamond project, home to one of the country’s biggest undeveloped diamond-bearing kimberlites,... 


Copper squeeze unravels with window closing to beat Trump tariff
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 


Oriole announces maiden Jorc exploration target for Mbe
9th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has published a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant exploration target for its 90%-owned Mbe orogenic gold project, in Cameroon. Independent consultant Forge... 


DVU
JAE, Ferrit launch heavy-duty multipurpose utility vehicle for underground mining
9th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Local original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) JA Engineering (JAE) has, in partnership with Czech Republic's OEM Ferrit, launched a new heavy-duty utility vehicle to, among other purposes, enable the... 


AngloGold exits stake in G2 Goldfields
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world’s leading gold producers, has fully exited its investment in TSX-listed G2 Goldfields, selling its entire holding of 35 948 965 common shares in a market... 


US issues expedited permit for proposed Tennessee coal mine
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration said it permitted a proposed coal mine in Claiborne County, Tennessee on Tuesday under an expedited process aimed at accelerating federal environmental reviews of energy... 


Workers at Glencore's Australian coal mine go on strike over pay gap issues
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Wednesday workers at Glencore's underground coal mine in New South Wales began a 24-hour strike action in the afternoon, demanding wage hikes to... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 


Emirates Global Aluminium says Guinea wrongfully terminated deal
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

Emirates Global Aluminium said on Wednesday that the Guinean government had wrongfully terminated an agreement with its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation, after a year-long dispute over the... 


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