South African multidisciplinary asset manager Novare and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, has announced a R1.8-billion rare earth... 

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.... 

A campaign aimed at teaching school children about the importance of recycling is challenging learners to collect and sort as much recyclable waste as possible.  The initiative, led by South... 

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME) has welcomed the passage of the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits) Bill, which enacts support for critical minerals processing and... 

Gold producer Pan African Resources expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ended December 31 to be between $0.0224 and $0.0246, an increase of between 5% and 15% compared with the... 

The KwaZulu-Natal Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) centres have once again delivered outstanding matric results, reaffirming the programme’s commitment to academic excellence and youth... 

As Africa’s energy demand continues to rise, regional power pools have become a cornerstone for ensuring energy security, driving economic growth, and fostering cross-border electricity trade.... 

Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) on Monday welcomed the Northern Territory government's commitment to reviewing the third-party merits review processes to ensure they do not act as a barrier to... 

Australia's Global Lithium Resources is pressing the government to halt what it calls a takeover attempt by Chinese investors of its cornerstone asset ahead of a shareholder meeting this week. The... 

Mali's industrial gold production plunged 23% to 51 metric tons last year from 66.5 tons in 2023, the West African country's mines ministry said. Mali is one of Africa's top gold producers and home... 

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals. Canada is rich in... 

The global minerals and metals sector is expected to face significant volatility owing to expected dollar strength and trade policy shifts led by US President Donald Trump, with sentiment highly... 

Mongolia plans to press China next week to approve a new railway link that could boost an already growing coal trade between the two countries. Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai... 

Indonesia produced a record 836-million metric tons of coal in 2024, nearly 18% above its target of 710-million tons, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday. The... 

The EU will launch its joint purchasing platform for critical resources with hydrogen buying in September, three EU sources told Reuters. Critical minerals purchases will follow, possibly in the... 

ASX-listed New World Resources has secured a key regulatory milestone for its Antler copper project in Arizona, with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) granting a determination of National... 

Spokesperson to the President Vincent Magwenya on Friday reiterated Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive made during the State of the Nation Address that the national flag be flown at half-mast at all flag... 

Global gold and copper miner Barrick Gold Corporation has reported that its attributable proven and probable gold mineral reserves have increased by 17.4-million ounces before 2024 depletion.... 

Phillip Anthony Murnane will no longer be the new CFO of Gold Fields, as was announced on the JSE Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) in August last year. Instead, as from March 1, that role will be... 

London-based Savannah Resources has suspended prospecting works at some sites of its lithium project in northern Portugal due to a precautionary injunction filed in a court by some landowners, the... 

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Thursday announced up to C$43.5-million in investments under two critical mineral funding programmes to help advance critical minerals... 

This week we profile Nosiphiwo Mzamo, CEO of the State Diamond Trader, a State-owned entity operating in the diamond industry that aims to grow local diamond beneficiation 

Circularity and community engagement have emerged as key factors for critical minerals mining as more countries and companies turn their focus to the “new” minerals required for green energy and... 

Given the criticality of variable-speed drives (VSD) in systems, it is non-negotiable that there are aftersales services, backup support, warranty centres and repair services. This led to the... 

Following ongoing exploration activity of its Northern Limb projects, platinum group metals (PGMs) producer and developer Sylvania Resources completed a scoping study on the Volspruit project in... 

This year will be important for explorer and developer Foran Mining as it transitions from a developer to a producer with the construction of its flagship copper/zinc/gold/silver McIlvenna Bay... 

The updated feasibility study is on track for the first quarter of 2025. 

The location of its inland rail facility has been approved by the Cameroon government. 

The project remains materially on budget and on track for completion by the end of the first half of 2025. 

Circularity and community engagement have emerged as key factors for critical minerals mining as more countries and companies turn their focus to the “new” minerals required for green energy and... 

A gold mine in Northern Pancake Range in White Pine County, Nevada, in the US. 

The suspensive conditions to transactions between Orion Minerals’ New Okiep Exploration Company and New Okiep Mining Company, and historically disadvantaged South Africans, have been met, allowing... 

Nine turbines, including 27 blades and other components, are being transported on the N2, from Richards Bay to the facility. 

The definitive feasibility study is being independently reviewed by an independent technical expert. 

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa has resigned as CEO and board member of Exxaro Resources, with immediate effect. She was placed on a precautionary suspension in December, pending the outcome of an independent... 

As the country braces for the seventh administration’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA), South African Local Government Association (Salga) President Bheke Stofile extended his best wishes to... 

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s updated mineral resources estimate (MRE) for the V1V2 pegmatite at the Uis tin mine, in Namibia, shows increases in average lithium grade and volumes of the measured and... 

Vedanta Resources is trying to raise around $1-billion in debt financing to fund development of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia, Chris Griffith, head of the company's base metals unit,... 

South Africa’s definition of critical minerals is not limited to those minerals used in the green economy and includes coal and uranium, says Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede... 

Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter has reported that interest in investing in South African mining projects is re-emerging on North American bourses. He was talking to... 

London- and Johannesburg-listed Jubilee Metals has reported progress on restarting its Roan operations, in Zambia, following stable power delivery, as well as the processing of new higher-grade...