The biggest silver producer in the US, Hecla, has a new president and CEO. The NYSE-listed company on Monday announced Rob Krcmarov as president and CEO, succeeding Cassie Boggs, who served in an... 

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has begun drilling at the Mukai copper project, in Zambia. The company notes that it has received approval from the Department of Forestry to conduct further mineral... 

Copper-, iron-ore- and crop-nutrient-focused Anglo American reported on Monday that it expects to complete the sale of a minority interest it holds in an Australian steelmaking coal business in the... 

JSE-listed AECI has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement with a consortium involving Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) and Sphere Investments to sell its entire ownership stake in... 

Zambia’s plans to take bigger stakes in some mining projects won’t impact existing operations in the country, including exploration activities, according to a senior government official. The mines... 

TSX-V-listed O3 Mining has announced its acquisition of the Lac Esther property from Midland Exploration, enhancing its foothold in the Casa Berardi trend. The property is strategically located... 

Canadian project developer First Nation Mining said last week that it had entered into a “process agreement” with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation that will provide capacity to... 

US-based uranium producer Energy Fuels expects production for 2024 to fall at the lower end of its previously guided 150 000 lb to 500 000 lb of uranium oxide (U3O8), owing to delays in... 

LSE-listed Altona has completed all field activities relating to a scoping study on short-term fluorspar mining at Monte Muambe, in Mozambique. The results of the study are expected to be available... 

Aim-listed Rome Resources has appointed Klaus Eckhof as director and nonexecutive chairperson. "I am delighted to be joining the board at this exciting time for the business. I look forward to... 

Australian company Atlantic Tin has announced a resource upgrade for the Achmmach tin project, in Morocco, to 39.1-million tonnes at 0.55% tin for a total of 213 000 t of contained tin. This... 

ASX- and Aim-listed Aura Energy has announced the appointment of Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Hacene to the newly established role of country manager Mauritania. Hacene is a qualified Mauritanian... 

Copper, aluminum and other base metals rose as the dollar weakened ahead of the US Presidential election day on Tuesday. A gauge of the US currency dropped as investors walked back bets on Donald... 

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe and his associate companies are being sued for $195-million in Tanzania, with one of the biggest suits to appear in front of the country’s commercial court... 

Mineral Resources said its tycoon founder, Chris Ellison, will be penalised A$8.8-million and will step down within 18 months after the Australian miner launched an investigation into undeclared... 

Aluminium giant Rusal has added fresh claims to its legal dispute against Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, CEO and largest shareholder of metals producer Nornickel, court documents seen by... 

Botswana's new president, Duma Boko, said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds giant De Beers as soon as possible. De Beers, a unit of mining company... 

Canada will on Monday unveil the details of its long-awaited plan to cap emissions of greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector, an idea that the energy industry and some provinces strongly... 

As the new president and CEO of the Canada-listed NextSource Materials – which is chaired by former South African mining luminary and one-time Eskom finance director Sir Mick Davis – the ex-Sasol... 

Gold gained — following its biggest one-day drop since July — as traders waited for key US jobs data and weighed potential market disruption ahead of the looming presidential election. Bullion... 

Australian miner Bowen Coking Coal’s balance sheet received a boost with a A$70-million capital raise to fund its Plumtree North mine development at the Burton mine, in Queensland. The ASX-listed... 

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has announced that Kodal Mining UK (KMUK), a company owned 51% by Hainan and 49% by Kodal, and the Malian government have entered into a... 

Aim-listed gold producer Hummingbird Resources is expecting to receive the second tranche of a $20-million loan facility from lender CIG in the next few days. On September 27, Hummingbird announced... 

Australia-listed, Greenland-focused Ironbark Zinc on Friday announced the appointment of Nikolai Zelenski, the former CEO of Nordgold, as its chairperson-elect. Zelenski will start immediately,... 

Exploration and development company Capricorn Metals has announced a $200-million capital raise to fund the expansion of the Karlawinda project, in the Pilbara. The ASX-listed firm will raise the... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds’ Finsch mine has completed the MacKenzie road upgrade project in Danielskuil, in the Northern Cape. The project, valued at R6.2-million, was undertaken as part of the... 

ASX-listed bauxite miner Canyon Resources and its subsidiary Camalco has been granted a mining licence for the Minim Martap project in Cameroon. The 20-year licence is conditional upon the... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the very promising findings of Chile’s green hydrogen valley study; Implats' 35 MW solar project and expanded smelter at Zimplats; and De Beers urging... 

South Africa's trade minister said his country is pursuing more robust trade and investment ties within the continent and with China - its biggest trade partner - as the global trade environment... 

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has congratulated Dale Last on his appointment as the state’s new Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and Minister for Regional and Rural Development.... 

Canadian miner Centerra Gold is systematically executing on its strategy by working through its portfolio to unlock value, reports president and CEO Paul Tomory. The TSX-listed gold-focused... 

The latest ATO Corporate Tax Transparency Report shows that Australia’s mining industry continues to be the nation’s biggest taxpayer, paying A$43.1-billion in company tax for 2022/23. This,... 

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a $150-million loan to support the development of the Balama graphite mine, in Mozambique. The loan agreement follows a... 

In the race to secure copper for the clean energy transition and artificial intelligence applications, a range of companies are firing up abandoned assets once seen as financial liabilities to... 

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether Freeport-McMoRan failed to disclose threats a severe earthquake could pose to its new $3.7-billion copper smelter complex in...