Canadian metals miner Teck Resources on Wednesday sanctioned the construction of a major life extension project at its Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine in British Columbia, securing the... 

 Chile's Mining Minister and the chairman of the world's biggest copper producer, Codelco, said on Wednesday they have not yet received details on 50% copper tariffs due to be imposed by the United... 

Argentina approved Australian miner Galan Lithium's $217-million lithium project in the Catamarca province for a new incentives programme known as RIGI, but rejected a separate bid from China's... 

Top copper supplier Chile on Wednesday bumped up its outlook for prices of the red metal, though it flagged lagging output from a major mine operated by Glencore and Anglo American as weighing on... 

Three workers are trapped underground at a western Canadian mine operated by Newmont Corporation, the company and a senior elected official said on Wednesday, adding a rescue operation was... 

China's Zijin Mining is the front-runner to acquire Barrick Mining's Tongon gold mine in northern Côte d'Ivoire for up to $500-million, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. Barrick, the... 

Freeport-McMoRan has yet to see details of US President Donald Trump's plan to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports starting next week, its CEO said on Wednesday after the mining company posted... 

Glencore is on track to close its last two copper mines in Mt Isa, Queensland, next week, ahead of a decision on whether to also shutter a smelter at the same complex. A shutdown of the mines –... 

Market research and intelligence company BMI has lowered its forecast headline growth rate for sub-Saharan Africa for this year to 3.7%, from its earlier projection of 3.8%, but points out that... 

The platinum market has tightened to unprecedented levels in the past few days as tariff fears and speculative buying pull metal from the key London and Zurich markets into warehouses in the US and... 

Brazilian miner Vale produced 83.6-million metric tons of iron-ore in the second quarter, up 3.7% from a year earlier, the company reported on Tuesday. In its output and sales report, Vale said... 

At least four ships carrying copper are trying to reach US ports before August to get ahead of planned import tariffs on the metal. The shipments represent the final scramble by merchants to cash... 

Taseko Mines said on Tuesday that construction at its 100%-owned Florence Copper project in Arizona is more than 90% complete and remains on schedule for first copper cathode production before the... 

As the global energy transition accelerates and demand for critical minerals continues to surge, Africa’s vast mineral wealth – accounting for 30% of the world’s critical minerals - is capturing... 

A new report by the Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) has revealed that telecommunications-linked fraud is costing South Africa R5.3-billion a year, with nearly 60% of mobile banking... 

Copper producer Austral Resources Australia on Tuesday announced a non-binding agreement to buy the Lady Loretta mine and associated exploration tenements from Glencore. The memorandum of... 

ASX-listed Askari Metals has appointed Lachlan Reynolds as technical consultant to provide geological, technical and strategic oversight as the company continues to deliver on its African-focused... 

London-listed Central Asia Metals (CAML) has withdrawn its takeover offer for New World Resources, opting instead to accept a competing bid from Kinterra Capital, which won the backing of New... 

The leader of one of the most aggressive seabed mining startups spent years invoking global warming to spark interest in extracting avocado-sized rocks rich in electric-vehicle battery metals from... 

ASX-listed Askari Metals says analysis of historic drilling at the Katta target of its recently acquired Nejo gold project, in Ethiopia, has identified significant high-grade copper mineralisation.... 

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has started with a 1 500 m air core and reverse circulation drilling programme on the Mushima North project, in Zambia. The drilling is focused on the Target A1 area... 

London-listed Anglo Asian Mining has started production at its Demirli copper mine in Azerbaijan, becoming the company's second new mine to come on line this year. Initial commissioning is under... 

Exploration and development company NexMetals Mining has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for up to $150-million in potential financing to... 

Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to buy US-based metals recycler Metallix Refining for $82-million, expanding its “urban mining” strategy. Metallix, which operates two recycling... 

KoBold Metals, the mining company backed by US billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo that positions the US firm to acquire the... 

The board of New World Resources has thrown its weight behind a sweetened takeover offer from Kinterra Capital, after rival bidder Central Asia Metals (CAML) opted not to match the improved bid,... 

NYSE-listed Lifezone Metals has taken full control of one of the world’s most significant undeveloped nickel sulphide projects after acquiring BHP’s 17% stake in Kabanga Nickel. The transaction,... 

Explorer and developer Strategic Energy Resources (SER) on Friday announced that it had bought the Diamantina copper/gold project in western Queensland from Anglo American in a cash-and-scrip deal... 

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed Orion Minerals will be producing concentrate at its flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine by Christmas next year, says new highly experienced Orion CEO Tony Lennox, who... 

Boliden's operating earnings fell more than analysts had expected in the second quarter, the Swedish miner reported on Friday, as the weakening of the US dollar had a greater impact than... 

Copper and gold project developer Northern Dynasty Minerals has asked a federal court in Alaska to move forward with a summary judgment schedule in its lawsuit over the veto of its Pebble copper... 

Chile will hold a meeting with members of the country's copper industry next Tuesday to discuss the impacts of tariffs from the United States, Mining minister Aurora Williams said on Thursday.... 

Commodities major BHP on Friday warned of rising costs and possible delays at its flagship Canadian potash project and confirmed it is considering selling its suspended nickel business, as part of... 

Spain's Zelestra plans to invest at least $1-billion in renewable energy plants over the next five years powering mines in copper-rich southern Peru, the company's CEO for Latin America told... 

This week we profile Jason Brewer, CEO of Marula Mining plc, executive chairperson of Neo Energy Metals plc, executive director of Gathoni Muchai Investments, executive director of Caracal Gold plc... 

Gold mining company Dundee Precious Metals has been granted an environmental licence for exploitation for the Loma Larga project. 

Production is expected to start at the end of 2025. 

Site construction is under way. 

Tungsten Mining has announced a revised development strategy that incorporates early gold extraction. 

Global mining company Anglo American has reported that there is significant expansion potential that could sustain production at Quellaveco beyond the initial high-grade area. 

The article published in this column on September 13, 2024, bearing the same headline, dealt with the issue of what a ‘technical tariff amendment’ is. It was also mentioned that the South African... 

A gold mine about 350 km west of Sydney and 40 km north-east of West Wyalong in New South Wales, Australia.