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TSX- and NYSE American-listed New Gold has closed its previously announced $300-million agreement with Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan to acquire the remaining 19.9% free cash flow interest in the...
The New York- and Johannesburg-listed AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to sell its interests in two gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire and simultaneously acquire a project in Guinea, alongside its Siguiri...
The US is pushing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace accord at the White House in about two months, accompanied by bilateral mineral deals that would bring billions of dollars of Western investment...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses DRDGOLD celebrating it 130-year anniversary during high gold pricing; DRDGold warning against closing gold mines too soon; and the Office of the...
Australia has boasted its best three-month run of exports to the United States as President Donald Trump's tariff policies sparked a rush to buy gold, turning a rare US trade surplus into a...
Gold Road Resources shares were suspended from trading in Sydney, with the miner citing “media speculation regarding a potential change of control transaction”. The suspension will be lifted when...
The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines is in favour of, and supports, regularised and licensed small-scale mining, “just as the laws in Ghana support them”, reported acting CEO Ahmed Nantogmah during the...
Ghana has reached a deal with nine more mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold production, a government body said on Wednesday, aiming to consolidate a gold purchase programme meant to...
The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new opportunities. That is the view of DRDGOLD chairperson Tim...
Australia's St Barbara has confirmed strong economics for its Simberi expansion project in Papua New Guinea, following the completion of a pre-feasibility level plant study and an updated life of...
ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines has begun pre-construction work at its TGME gold processing plant in South Africa, moving the company closer to becoming a near-term gold producer. In an operational...
China's Zijin Mining said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its unit, Zijin Gold International, and list it on the Hong Kong bourse as part of a reorganization of its overseas gold assets. This...
Australian copper developer Hot Chili has secured priority status from the Chilean government for two of its key projects. The company’s flagship Costa Fuego copper/gold project, along with the...
Surging prices for gold and other byproducts are keeping China's copper smelters afloat and could fend off significant production cuts this year despite a key gauge of industry profitability...
ASX-listed Perseus Mining has maintained its full-year production guidance at between 469 709 oz and 504 709 oz of gold at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of between $1 250/oz and $1 280/oz, after...
Aim-listed platinum group metal (PGM) producer Sylvania Platinum, which owns assets in South Africa, has again increased its production guidance for the current financial year to between 78 000 oz...
TSX-V-listed Libero Copper and Gold will change its name to Copper Giant Resources, effective at market open on May 1, in a move that underscores the company’s belief in the district-scale...
Total gold demand increased by 1% year-on-year to 1 206 t – the highest for a first quarter since 2016, industry organisation the World Gold Council’s new report on gold demand trends for the first...
Toronto-listed GR Silver Mining has temporarily suspended field activities at its Plomosas silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico, citing a proactive move in response to regional security issues. The...
Western Australian exploration and development company Delta Lithium is moving to spin off its Mt Ida gold assets into a separate entity, Ballard Mining, after a significant resource upgrade...
American Battery Technology said on Tuesday it has received a letter of interest from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for $900-million in financing to support the construction of its Nevada-based...
Central bank gold buying and global trade tensions are likely to push bullion prices to near $5 000 an ounce by 2028, billionaire investor John Paulson said in an interview during which he...
Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s...
With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold...
Gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company has reported that an employee died in an incident at its surface operations at the Saaiplaas reclamation camp, in Virginia, in the Free State, on April 27....
Precious metals miner Ramelius Resources has refined its full-year production guidance buoyed by a strong March quarter marked by standout performances at its Mt Magnet and Cue operations. The...
Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources has lowered its full-year production guidance following operational challenges at its Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) operation, in Western...
Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, the country's prime minister said, as the West African country seeks a bigger share of revenue from its national...
Centerra Gold has agreed to invest C$5.66-million in Azimut Exploration through a strategic private placement that will see the mid-tier gold miner acquire a 9.9% stake in the Québec-focused...
ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, following an update of the project’s feasibility study. Perseus has...
Precious metals company Osisko Development has released an optimised feasibility study for its 100%-owned Cariboo gold project in central British Columbia, reaffirming the project’s strong...
The gold rally has outshone other asset classes this month — even drawing some comparisons to bitcoin — as President Donald Trump’s tariff war reshapes the global economic order, pushing investors...
Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold is rebranding as Barrick Mining, a move that reflects the company’s increasing emphasis on copper alongside its core gold operations. The proposed name change is...
Australia's Alkane Resources and Canada’s Mandalay Resources have agreed to merge in an all-share transaction valued at about A$1.01-billion (C$898-million), creating a diversified gold and...
Zimbabwe’s central bank is again issuing gold coins it scrapped ten months ago, a step it took to ramp up the bullion stockpile used to back up the local currency, the ZiG. Minting of the so-called...
Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on record-high gold prices to...
At least four subcontractors employing several hundred people at Barrick Gold's complex in Mali are laying off staff following a two-year dispute between the Canadian miner and the state, according...
Friday, April 25, marked the remarkable 130th anniversary of the uninterrupted listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange of South Africa's resilient gold producer, DRDGOLD. Born out of the gold...
JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining Company has reported that an employee lost his life in a locomotive-related accident at the Moab Khotsong mine on April 25. Moab Khotsong is a deep-level mine near...
Martin Creamer talks about South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, South African diamond jewellery entrepreneurs and investment in digital platinum soaring
At least 10 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the rebel-appointed governor of South Kivu province said on Thursday. M23 rebels have seized east...
Gold fell at the end of a volatile week that saw prices notch a record before retreating, with signs some trade tensions may be easing. Bullion shed as much as 1.4%, dropping for the third time in...
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