Southern Africa is now the only region in the Anglo American business fold that is not on renewable energy because the company cannot go to a market and acquire that energy in the same way that it... 

In a strategic move to accelerate growth in its energy transition metals platform, Brazilian major Vale on Thursday announced the sale of a 13% interest in its base metals unit for $3.4-billion.... 

The CEO of Teck Resources said on Thursday that the Canadian miner is considering a range of proposals including a partial sale of its coal business from various interested parties after Glencore... 

Anglo American Platinum FD Craig Miller is the new CEO of Anglo American Platinum, with effect from October 1. This follows incumbent CEO Natascha Viljoen’s decision in February 2023 to take up the... 

Members of global mining body the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) will publish details of their progress in conforming with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management for... 

Global body the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects coal demand to remain at an all-time high this year. This follows after global coal demand reached an all-time high in 2022, rising above... 

Canada-headquartered Pan American Silver on Monday announced the sale of three noncore assets for $539-million, including the disposal of its controlling interest in the MARA joint venture (JV)... 

Copper prices in London were on track on Monday for their best monthly performances since January on prospects of further stimulus in top consumer China and that the US Federal Reserve will pause... 

CEOs from over 115 leading corporations operating in South Africa and which collectively employ 1.2-million people and have a combined market value R11-trillion, have formally pledged to help the... 

The De Beers Group faced off tricky macro-economic conditions to record first-half earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $0.3-billion, with the diamond... 

An international team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has discovered that the breakup of tectonic plates is the main driving force behind the generation and eruption of... 

State-owned rail companies from Botswana and South Africa are seeking funding for a three-billion pula ($230-million) railway line between the two countries to transport commodities including coal.... 

Employees for the construction of the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project on Gauteng’s West Rand will be largely locally sourced. “We aim to employ approximately 500 employees during construction... 

A $2.6-billion deal announced last week has set the stage for a potentially landmark shift in the metal and mining investment landscape: the arrival of Saudi Arabia as a pivotal player. The... 

Mining major BHP has warned that Australia could miss its opportunity to capitalise on the global demand for critical minerals, if it was unable to compete for global investment capital. Speaking... 

Metals miner Ivanhoe Mines has announced “highly promising” preliminary testwork for improving copper recoveries at its Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in Kolwezi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... 

Eramet said on Wednesday that it had signed earlier this month a $400-million deal with commodities group Glencore to jointly market some 50 000 metric tons of lithium produced on its Argentina... 

Canada’s vow to curb foreign investment in its critical minerals sector will face its first major test with Saudi Arabia’s deal to buy into some of the country’s largest nickel mines. Prime... 

ASX-listed Australian Vanadium on Friday announced that its subsidiary VSUN Energy had struck a deal with Western Australia’s regional energy provider, Horizon Power, for a vanadium flow battery... 

Junior project developer Novagold Resources has materially increased its treasury with the sale of its 50% interest in the Galore Creek project, in British Columbia, to gold mining major Newmont.... 

Global gold major Barrick is continuing to advance the engineering design for the El Naranjo tailings storage facility (TSF) project, which will extend the life of the Pueblo Viejo mine beyond... 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sees an opportunity in gold ahead of a likely US recession, predicting prices will push past $2 000 an ounce by year-end and hit fresh records in 2024 as interest rates start... 

Copper miner Sandfire Resources has taken the decision to transition the DeGrussa mine to care-and-maintenance, and was now considering a number of alternatives for the mine, including closure,... 

The government of Tanzania has reportedly lodged a request with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to annul a $109.5-million award to ASX-listed Indiana... 

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm said on Tuesday the global miner is focused on small, bolt-on acquisitions to shape its portfolio and is looking at a number of potential lithium acquisitions but... 

Lithium miner Piedmont Lithium has received the final permit to advance the construction of its Tennessee lithium project, in the US. The ASX and Nasdaq-listed company on Friday said that the... 

BMW has launched a new test site in Sokolov, Czechia, aimed at developing self-driving and self-parking. The German car maker says the 300-million euro Future Mobility Development Center (FMDC)... 

Iron-ore’s rally over the last couple of months is looking increasingly brittle as hopes fade for the type of big-bang, infrastructure-heavy stimulus that China used to deploy. Authorities have... 

Diversified chemicals group AECI delivered record growth in revenue; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda); and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six... 

Local platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) expects to report lower earnings for the six months ended June 30. The miner, which plans to publish its interim results on... 

The Mining and Energy Union on Friday rejected mining major BHP’s claims that future critical minerals projects would be adversely affected by new laws to close loopholes affecting the pay of... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project which had its sod turning this week; Anglo American Platinum finalising the permitting process for the future...