Guinea's exports of bauxite, a feedstock for aluminium, jumped 36% to a record 99.8-million metric tons in the first half of 2025, driven by robust Chinese demand that offset declines from a... 

Astron Energy, a subsidiary of global commodity trader Glencore, plans to install new equipment at its refinery, in Cape Town, to make the facility compliant with South Africa's cleaner fuel... 

Pensana Rare Earths has reported that the completion of the extended processing plant plot area on the project has laid the groundwork for accelerated construction activities. 

Tongaat Hulett has confirmed that its three South African mills –­ Maidstone, Amatikulu and Felixton – have ranked as the top three nationally for sugar recovery in the current sugar milling season... 

Australia’s Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension to major project status for its Broken Hill Cobalt project, in New South Wales. The recognition by the Commonwealth government... 

Global consulting and engineering firm Wood has been selected by the Mongolian National Rare Earth Corporation (MNREC) to deliver a definitive feasibility study for its Khalzan Buregtei rare earth... 

Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a speaker. During the event, which takes... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 

Rare earths developer Pensana has reported that the completion of the extended processing plant plot area on its Longonjo rare earths refinery project, in Angola, lays the groundwork for... 

Battery minerals company Liontown Resources on Monday announced that CFO Jon Latto and COO Adam Smits would step down from their roles. The company appointed Ryan Hair as new COO and named Graeme... 

Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare earths miner Northern Minerals, the national treasurer said on Thursday,... 

Amid global politisation of supply chains, increasing expectations of the mining industry and intensifying development imperatives in Africa, various African countries are gearing up policy to... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals review that the gold price is showing signs of relaxation at $3 356/oz, having fallen by about 1.6% in the week to June 20.... 

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials has launched an early works programme at its cobalt refinery in Ontario, aiming to accelerate preparations for the resumption of full-scale... 

Glencore has called its Mount Isa copper smelter unviable and is waiting to hear back on its requests for assistance from state and federal governments to keep the facility open amid tough global... 

In a major boost for sustainable mining and South Africa’s clean energy ambitions, Mzansi Energy Consortium has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement with Palabora Mining Company (PMC) in... 

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said would take it closer to asserting control over its natural resources.... 

Mali's government will establish a State-controlled gold refinery with Russia's Yadran to boost bullion revenue as West African nations aim for greater resource returns amid rising commodity... 

More civil and design engineers should specify the use of galvanised steel structures and hot-dip galvanised reinforcing steel for road and bridge infrastructure, says industry organisation... 

ASX-listed Talga has cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its Nunasvaara South graphite mine in northern Sweden, after the national government dismissed all outstanding appeals against the... 

Commodities major Glencore’s Horne Smelter has shelved its Aeris project, citing technical and operational challenges, and is now proposing a revised approach to reduce arsenic emissions while... 

In Filabusi, in south-eastern Zimbabwe the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the... 

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue has completed a scoping study for its Halls Creek project in Western Australia, outlining a staged development plan aimed at delivering near-term copper and zinc production.... 

Cobalt Blue has signed a three-year deal with commodities giant Glencore to supply up to half of the feedstock required for the refinery. 

First primary gallium has been extracted. 

Diversified mining company Jubilee Metals has decided to dispose of its chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) business in South Africa to focus fully on Zambia, where the directors believe there... 

Wilo, a global name in pump manufacturing, now has solar panels on the roofs of all of its buildings to enable green hydrogen generation through electrolysis. The stored hydrogen is then used as... 

Australia's Cobalt Blue has signed a three-year deal with commodities giant Glencore to supply up to half of the feedstock required for its Kwinana Cobalt Refinery (KCR). Under the agreement,... 

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) has received firm commitments to raise $3-million before costs from sophisticated and professional investors through the issue of convertible notes. The funds... 

SQM sold record amounts of lithium in the first quarter, despite prices languishing at multiyear lows as one of the world’s top producers of the battery metal counts on low costs to grow market... 

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group, which has operations in South Africa and Zambia, has successfully completed extensive processing trials at its Roan concentrator, in Zambia, and,... 

Guinea has revoked four gold exploration permits from Endeavour Mining as it continues to reclaim inactive and non-compliant mining rights. The four exploration licenses were granted in 2020 and... 

ASX-listed South32 will investigate steam electrification technologies to help decarbonise its Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia, supported by a A$4.4-million grant from the Australian... 

Angola’s President João Lourenço has been selected as the ‘Energy Person of the Year’ by the African Energy Chamber (AEC), in recognition of his drive for good governance, commitment to reform and... 

Petrochemicals giant Sasol’s Oil division has confirmed it has reached an agreement with State-owned freight utility Transnet, which will make a net payment to Sasol Oil of R4.3-billion before June... 

Nigeria is set to commission two major lithium processing plants this year, the country's mining minister announced on Sunday, marking a shift from raw mineral exports towards adding value... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has indicated that he wants the newly launched South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) to play a central role in reviving domestic... 

The project involves the development of a midstream refinery to produce battery-grade nickel sulphate for the electric vehicle industry, along with cobalt carbonate, copper cement and ammonium... 

Electra Battery Materials, which is focused on developing North America's only cobalt sulphate refinery, has welcomed the Ontario government’s C$500-million Critical Minerals Processing Fund,... 

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... 

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... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved amendments to the licensing conditions for petroleum facilities operated by energy and oil companies Sasol Oil and TotalEnergies...