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China gold imports surge to 11-month high despite record prices
China gold imports surge to 11-month high despite record prices
Updated 3 hours ago By: Bloomberg

China imported the most gold in nearly a year last month despite record prices, after heightened demand for the precious metal prompted the central bank to ease restrictions on bullion inflows.... 


An informal mining area in the DRC
US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals, sources say
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Congolese minerals such as tungsten, tantalum and tin, which Kinshasa has long accused neighbouring Rwanda of illegally exploiting, could be exported legitimately to Rwanda for processing under the... 


Gold edges lower as haven demand from Moody’s downgrade fades
Updated 4 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Gold edged lower as the haven-demand boost from Moody’s Ratings downgrade of the US faded, and attention turned back to the easing of trade tensions between the two largest economies. Bullion... 


Bastion resumes ASX trading with renewed focus and lean strategy
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration company Bastion Minerals recommenced trading on the ASX on Tuesday, after unveiling a refreshed leadership team and a renewed strategy focusing on Australian gold assets. The company,... 


Engen celebrates a successful Nampo 2025, showcasing innovation, sustainability and Springbok spirit
Engen celebrates a successful Nampo 2025, showcasing innovation, sustainability and Springbok spirit
Updated 6 hours ago

Engen, a proud gold sponsor of the Nampo Harvest Day, celebrated its long-standing partnership with the event by welcoming thousands of visitors to its interactive stand and ever-popular Vintage... 


Kingston sells PNG project for $95m
Kingston sells PNG project for $95m
20th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Kingston Resources has struck a binding agreement to divest its Misima gold project, in Papua New Guinea, to Ok Tedi Mining for $95-million. The transaction includes $50-million payable... 


Federal green light for Perpetua's Stibnite project
Federal green light for Perpetua's Stibnite project
20th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Stibnite gold and antimony project in Idaho has cleared its final federal regulatory hurdle, owner Perpetua Resource announced on Monday. The US Army Corps of Engineers has issued the project... 


An image of a polished precious metal
LBMA fast-tracks refiner transparency
19th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Independent precious metals authority the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has advanced the implementation of its proposals requiring refiners to publicly disclose additional information... 


New Responsible Gold president Sakhila Mirza
Responsible Gold appoints new president
19th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

Blockchain-powered ecosystem for traceable and ethically sourced gold Responsible Gold has announced the appointment of Sakhila Mirza as its president. She will oversee the firm’s next phase of... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum jewellery, investment strong in China, platinum bar sales launched on TikTok
19th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A leading branded jewellery retailer in Beijing is including platinum investment bars in its offering amid platinum bar sales being launched on TikTok for the first time by a World Platinum... 


Africa with country flags
African Central Banks to join emerging market peers easing rates
19th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Central banks in key African economies are getting set to line up with other emerging-markets in coming weeks and cut interest rates where inflation pressures are seen abating, or stay on guard... 


Lindian says Guinea projects unaffected by licence cancellations; Volt and Arrow in trading halt
Lindian says Guinea projects unaffected by licence cancellations; Volt and Arrow in trading halt
19th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Lindian Resources on Monday confirmed that its bauxite assets in Guinea have not been impacted by the military government’s reported cancellation of 51 mining licences. The company said... 


Gold bars
Gold players keep faith despite trade truce-induced correction
19th May 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices have fallen almost 10% from a record high just above $3 500/oz in April as a de-escalation in US-China trade tensions punctured momentum, but analysts are sticking with a bullish... 


Bastion to launch A$160m takeover bid for Xanadu Mines
Bastion to launch A$160m takeover bid for Xanadu Mines
19th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed explorer Xanadu Mines on Monday announced a proposed takeover offer from Bastion Mining, a consortium comprising Singapore-based Boroo and Xanadu director Ganbayar Lkhagvasuren. The... 


Future Batteries moves to full ownership of Miriam project
19th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Future Battery Minerals (FBM) has moved to acquire 100% ownership of all mineral interests in the Miriam project, in the Western Australian Goldfields, from fellow-listed Corazon... 


Gold Fields awards A$500m Agnew contract extension to Perenti
Gold Fields awards A$500m Agnew contract extension to Perenti
19th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining services group Perenti has announced a contract extension worth about A$500-million to continue providing underground mining services at JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields’ Agnew gold mine in... 


Guinea repossess 51 mining licences, information minister says
16th May 2025 By: Reuters

Guinea's military government has taken back 51 mining licences as it steps up efforts to repossess claims or concessions where operations have either not been launched or where it says permits are... 


Mogalakwena platinum mine.
Mining is key to strengthening domestic economy plus uplifting geopolitical status
16th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Strengthening South African mining is key to strengthening South Africa’s domestic economy as well as its geopolitical standing, which is all-important at this time of global economic disruption.... 


Kaiser completes Henty deal
16th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Kaiser Reef has completed its acquisition of the Henty gold mine in Tasmania from Catalyst Metals. The A$31.6-million acquisition includes the high-grade Henty underground operation and... 


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Neo Energy makes CEO, board changes as it advances South African uranium goals
16th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Uranium developer Neo Energy has appointed Theo Botoulas as its new CEO and executive director, effective immediately. Botoulas, who is based in South Africa, is a seasoned mining executive with... 


Chinese gold miner Chifeng scours globe for takeover targets
Chinese gold miner Chifeng scours globe for takeover targets
16th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

A major Chinese gold producer is scouting for acquisition opportunities around the world, although the recent price volatility driven by global trade turmoil means it’s not rushing to secure... 


Troilus secures $35m loan to advance predevelopment activiites
Troilus secures $35m loan to advance predevelopment activiites
16th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Troilus Gold has announced a $35-million loan with precious metals merchant Auramet to support its near-term development activities at its namesake mine in Quebec. Proceeds of the... 


Diagram of the three-storey chute structure ensures controlled transfer of run-of-mine ore from the conveyor system
Solution tackles sticky ore challenge
16th May 2025

A gold mining operation in the Caribbean recently faced a challenge at one of its transfer points, where sticky ore - especially problematic during the hot summer months - was causing blockages and... 


Hastings, Wyloo ink Yangibana JV deal
Hastings, Wyloo ink Yangibana JV deal
16th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals has announced a binding agreement with Wyloo Consolidated Investments to form a joint venture (JV) over the Yangibana rare earths and niobium project, giving... 


The underused Plutonic processing plant
Catalyst’s third Plutonic Belt mine ready for development
16th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

All regulatory approvals are in hand for Catalyst Metals to begin mining at the Trident gold deposit, about 30 km from the Plutonic processing plant, in Western Australia. This follows final... 


Mali hearing on Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto mines postponed to May 22
Mali hearing on Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto mines postponed to May 22
16th May 2025 By: Reuters

A Malian court hearing scheduled for Thursday on whether to put Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex under provisional administration has been postponed to May 22, the president of the... 


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Fairview mine, South Africa
16th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine situated within the Barberton greenstone belt, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 


Mining site aerial shot
Pump packing delivers material advances and operational benefits
16th May 2025 By: Tracy Hancock

Equipment reliability is paramount in the mining industry, where operations face constant wear and extreme conditions. From gold extraction in Zimbabwe to copper mining in Zambia and diamond... 


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Let’s make the most of the favourable gold price situation while it lasts
16th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa should be going all out to produce as much gold as it can while the gold price is so favourable. The five main remaining gold mines should be focusing inward to take full advance of... 


Democracy’s trust deficit
16th May 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

They say democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people. Increasingly, however, it seems the people – particularly in  Africa – are losing faith in the idea. Nowhere is... 


Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa
16th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Platreef project hosts an underground deposit of thick platinum group metals, nickel, copper and gold mineralisation on the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, in Limpopo. 


Sakatti polymetallic mine project, Finland
Sakatti polymetallic mine project, Finland
16th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The envisaged mining operation is expected to produce about 100 000 t/y of copper equivalent. 


Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators
15th May 2025 By: Reuters

Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, in what some analysts see as a warning shot to larger operators in the... 


Kodal says Mali lithium exports blocked due to permit delays
15th May 2025 By: Reuters

Regulatory hurdles in Mali have left British miner Kodal Minerals unable to export more than 20,000 metric tons of lithium concentrate, its chief executive Bernard Aylward told Reuters. Kodal's... 


Northern Star hikes mineral resources, highlights exploration success
Northern Star hikes mineral resources, highlights exploration success
15th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Northern Star Resources has reported a 9.4-million-ounce increase in its group mineral resources to 70.7-million ounces and a 1.4-million-ounce rise in ore reserves to 22.3-million... 


SAP Africa, Deloitte and NTT DATA return as key sponsors of Africa’s leading SAP user event
SAP Africa, Deloitte and NTT DATA return as key sponsors of Africa’s leading SAP user event
15th May 2025

Anticipation is building as SAPHILA 2025, the African SAP User Group’s (AFSUG) flagship local SAP user conference, approaches. Set to take place from 01 to 03 June 2025 at Sun City in South... 


A train transporting iron-ore
South Africa's March mining production down 2.8% y/y on the back of lower PGMs, gold output
15th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's mining production decreased by 2.8% year-on-year in March, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having been the largest negative contributors and iron-ore the largest positive... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
15th May 2025

This week: Barrick’s drill bit adds 111-million gold equivalent ounces at a mere $10/oz; Eskom aims to smooth maintenance profile after difficult summer; and the good gold price is providing much... 


Barrick's Loulo operation in Mali
Judge to hear Mali's request to reopen Barrick mine under new management, official says
15th May 2025 By: Reuters

A court in Mali will hold a hearing on Thursday to consider a request made by Mali's military government to reopen Canadian miner Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine under a provisional... 


The spinout will enable Delta to continue focusing on its lithium assets.
Delta Lithium unveils details of gold spin-out
15th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australian exploration and development company Delta Lithium has confirmed it will proceed with the demerger and initial public offering (IPO) of its Mt Ida gold assets through the creation... 


Platinum cathode needed in PEM fuel cells.
Platinum uplift likely as particularly China, California gear for green hydrogen mobility
14th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

While South Africa’s latest green hydrogen development is a request for information (RFI) involving the East London Industrial Development Zone becoming the site for a greenfield green hydrogen... 


Chilalo graphite
Evolution Energy outlines new gold-focused strategy
14th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Evolution Energy Minerals has unveiled a new strategic direction focused on acquiring gold development assets in Africa, with the backing of its largest shareholder, Sustainable... 


Aya posts record silver output, revenue as new mill ramps up
14th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals miner Aya Gold & Silver on Tuesday reported a record quarter for silver production, revenue, and operating cash flow, driven by the ramp-up of its newly commissioned mill and... 


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