Shell has been granted environmental authorisation to drill up to five deep-water wells off South Africa's west coast, the company said on Friday. The oil major applied for authorisation last year... 

ASX-listed Kingston Resources has received the first A$50-million cash payment from Ok Tedi Mining following completion of the previously announced sale of its Misima gold project in Papua New... 

ASX-listed First Au (FAU) has appointed Hong Kong-based Hit N Drill to conduct a 3 000 m diamond drilling programme at its Nimba gold project, in Liberia. The first of two drill rigs have already... 

Exploration and development company Carawine Resources will reassess the potential of its Fraser Range nickel project in Western Australia after joint venture (JV) partner IGO confirmed it will... 

Ecuador’s government and its fledgling mining industry are heading into a legal battle over a controversial fee announced last month. The industry sees the measure as a tax that will stymie... 

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... 

In Johannesburg, South Africa, where a gold rush once fuelled the establishment of this major city, mineral processing technology company Maelgwyn South Africa (MSA) is keeping the legacy alive by... 

Emerging West African gold developer Cora Gold is focusing on fast-tracking the construction of its flagship Sanankoro mine with the permitting, financing and technical updating of key works so... 

As was expected, the recently initiated Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) has stimulated discussion across Africa’s mining fraternity, reports consulting engineering and scientific... 

Precious metals miner Fortuna Mining last month acquired 15 037 593 common shares of TSX Venture Exchange-listed mineral exploration company Awalé Resources by entering into an investor rights... 

UK-based mining and exploration company Premier African Minerals has provided an update on the plant status and flotation plant test run. 

The process plant design scope has advanced to about 60% completion and procurement works of critical path items are continuing.  

Exploration and development company Osino Resources has awarded a contract for the delivery of key process equipment. 

Koryx Copper has completed a further six diamond drill holes for 1 808 m out of a planned 37 holes as part of the Phase 2 drill programme for its 2025 exploration and project development strategy. 

Orion Minerals has secured firm commitments for a placement of new fully paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and professional investors. 

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.... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

Pantera Lithium's share price doubled on the ASX on Wednesday as the company announced it will sell its flagship Smackover lithium brine project in Arkansas to US-based Energy Exploration... 

In the heart of a village untouched by the world’s chaos, five-year-old Popina took solace in the simple joys of childhood – climbing mango trees, chasing baby baboons, and exploring the fields.... 

ASX-listed Green Technology Metals (GT1) is doubling down on its Canadian lithium strategy despite industry-wide headwinds, with MD Cameron Henry saying the company remains confident in its... 

ASX-listed Prospect Resources has noted that Phase 2 diamond drilling at the Nyungu Central deposit at the Mumbezhi copper project, in north-west Zambia, has provided validation of the wider... 

ASX-listed Askari Metals has entered into an agreement to acquire the advanced Nejo gold project, in Ethiopia, through the acquisition of 100% of the issued  capital of Hong Kong-based Xingxu... 

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has completed a further six diamond drill holes for 1 808 m out of a planned 37 holes as part of the Phase 2 drill programme for its 2025 exploration and project... 

Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael on Tuesday unveiled a next-generation spectral scanner set to accelerate resource discovery across Western Australia. The HyLogger 4... 

Exploration and development company Arrow Minerals remains in voluntary trading suspension on the ASX as it awaits clarity from Guinean authorities regarding the status of its exploration... 

ASX-listed Zeus Resources has completed its acquisition of a portfolio of six exploration licences comprising the Casablanca antimony project, in central Morocco, following satisfactory completion... 

ASX-listed Traka Resources has received a notice from its project partner Alamako Resources, purporting to terminate the partnership agreement entered into on April 18 relating to the exploration... 

Five years after its formation, the Twiga partnership between TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation and the government of Tanzania continues to redefine the role of mining in national development,... 

Toronto- and London-listed Mkango Resources has successfully conducted first production runs for commercial-scale hydrogen processing of magnet scrap (HPMS) as part of a trial process at the... 

Gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold’s South African subsidiary Reef Exploration has been granted a new consolidated prospecting right for the group’s Bothaville project in the... 

Australia-listed Bayan Mining and Minerals has secured a strategic foothold in one of the world’s most prospective rare earth elements (REE) corridors, filing staking applications for 72 federal... 

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1 900 km southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the government-backed project... 

Martin Creamer talks about SA mining’s economic potential, cadastre delays, and greener BHP shipping in focus. 

ASX-listed Kula Gold will soon start a field programme at the Wozi niobium project, in Malawi, after having received formal approval of the grant of an exploration licence over the project tenement...