Exxaro Resources has held talks with the owner of one of South Africa’s largest manganese mines about buying the asset, as the coal producer seeks to diversify its business, according to people... 

Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest has halted some operations at Ukraine's sole mine producing coking coal near Pokrovsk because of proximity to advancing Russian troops along the front line of the war... 

ASX- and LSE-listed Resolute Mining has announced that CEO Terry Holohan will take a leave of absence from December 13, 2024, until January 31, 2025, following his recent detention in Mali... 

Gold developer Osisko Development has received Environmental Management Act (EMA) permits for its 100%-owned Cariboo project in British Columbia, marking the completion of the permitting process.... 

ASX-listed Coronado Global Resources on Friday announced the opening of its Mammoth underground mine at the Curragh Mining Complex in Queensland's Bowen basin. The mine, located at the southern... 

Rare earths miner Iluka Resources on Friday announced the retirement of chairperson and nonexecutive director Rob Cole. This follows an earlier announcement in November that Cole had taken... 

Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines on Thursday announced the acquisition of O3 Mining in a C$1.67-a-share cash transaction, valued at about C$204-million. O3 Mining’s primary asset, the 100%-owned... 

Australia’s main opposition group laid out a A$331-billion plan to create a taxpayer-funded nuclear power industry in just over a decade, despite the nation’s top scientists saying renewable energy... 

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

Globally diversified mining and metals company South32 expects to obtain approval for its Worsley Alumina mine development project – a mine life extension project – from the Western Australia state... 

Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to the US — including uranium, oil and potash — if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad... 

Vale Ventures, the corporate venture capital initiative of Brazilian miner Vale, said on Thursday it has invested in a Boston-based startup focused on developing solutions to decarbonise heat... 

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm was "devastated" over the news of sexual harassment lawsuits against the company, he told Reuters on Thursday, while also expressing optimism for a potential lithium... 

The gold price has increased by more than 28% year-to-date in dollars, trading 22% higher on average this year than during 2023, the World Gold Council reported on Thursday, December 12. Gold’s... 

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto has approved a $2.5-billion investment to expand the Rincon project, in Argentina – the company's first commercial scale lithium operation – demonstrating its... 

Aim-listed Critical Mineral Resources’ (CMR’s) commodities trading business has entered into an agreement for the buying and selling of high-grade copper ore, grading between 5% and 10% copper,... 

ASX-listed uranium company GTI Energy has increased the mineral resource estimate (MRE) of its Lo Herma project, in the Power River basin, in Wyoming, in the US, by 50% to 8.57-million pounds... 

A feasibility study on the Soweto Cluster gold recovery project, which like the highly successful Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) is also on Gauteng’s West Rand, will be completed by September,... 

ASX-listed St George Mining has signed partnership agreements with Brazilian scientific and research organisation Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Senai) and nonprofit industrial... 

India will reach a decision soon on whether to impose import restrictions on metallurgical coke, a key ingredient in steelmaking, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. India,... 

A 500 MVA transformer at the Midas substation, in Gauteng, tripped in the evening of December 11, disrupting electricity supply to about 15 mines in the Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom... 

David Wormsley will step down as nonexecutive director of diversified natural resources company Glencore, with effect from December 31.  Wormsley was appointed as independent nonexecutive director... 

Class action specialist Echo Law has filed class action proceedings against ASX-listed Evolution Mining in the Federal Court of Australia, relating to allegations of failure to comply with... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields recorded revenues of $46.2-million from its latest auction of mixed-quality rough ruby recovered at the Montepuez ruby mine, in Mozambique. Of the 102 lots on offer, 97... 

London-listed Savannah Resources has secured temporary land access to a large chunk of its future lithium mining site in northern Portugal, allowing it to conduct fieldwork and begin the second... 

China will impose tougher curbs on the amount of methane released during coal extraction in an effort to reduce emissions of the powerful climate-warming gas, the environment ministry said on... 

Argentina's mining exports are expected to rise nearly 6% this year, lifted by more lithium sales, as well as higher gold and silver prices, the head of the country's top mining association said on... 

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has analysed and evaluated nearly 400 000 km of airborne geophysical and other exploration data using AI techniques and powerful computing, which would otherwise have... 

TSX-V- and ASX-listed Sarama Resources has officially initiated arbitration proceedings against Burkina Faso over the expropriation of its Sanutura project. The company seeks compensation for the... 

The selection of Pele Green Energy (PGE) to supply renewable energy to the South African ferrochrome smelters operated by the Glencore Merafe Venture represents an important milestone in the steady... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the new Proudly South African smelting technology that could be big for the country’s ferroalloy industry; Seifsa's belief that an aggressive... 

ASX-listed Lotus Resources is refining its leadership structure as it advances toward the planned restart of its Kayelekera uranium project in Malawi by the third quarter of 2025. Greg Bittar, who... 

Canadian company Eldorado Gold has announced a 2% increase in its proven and probable gold mineral reserves, solidifying its production outlook for the next decade and beyond. As of September 30,... 

Gold producer Ramelius Resources on Thursday unveiled the results of its prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Rebecca-Roe gold project, located 150 km east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The... 

Gold producer OceanaGold has unveiled the results of its Waihi District prefeasibility study (PFS), highlighting the economic and operational prospects for its existing operations and the proposed...