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To replace declining demand for the autocatalysis that curbs emissions from vehicle exhausts, new longer-term platinum group metal (PGM) applications are required, Sibanye-Stillwater headlined at... 

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) president Mervyn Naidoo has called on government to urgently close the prevailing gap between its stated commitment to... 

Industry body the World Gold Council reports that global investors have continued to reduce their exposure to physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in June, but inflows for the first... 

India's restrictions on silver imports have created shortages in the world's biggest market for the precious metal, pushing premiums to their highest levels in six months despite weaker-than-usual... 

Miners of coking coal in top exporter Australia face the dilemma of balancing expectations of strong demand growth from top buyer India against a royalty tax system they view as rapacious and... 

The US Department of Defense is buying lithium for its strategic stockpiles as the nation ramps up efforts to reduce supply risks for critical minerals. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is... 

Trans Mountain said on Tuesday it reached a settlement with oil shippers after 18 months of negotiating a dispute about the tolls the pipeline charges its customers to carry oil. Trans Mountain,... 

China's central bank reported its biggest monthly increase in gold reserves in more than two and a half years in June, official data showed on Tuesday, although bullion prices tumbled. China's... 

De Beers has made some of the deepest ever cuts to its official diamond prices, potentially signaling an end to its years-long campaign to hold them well above the market rate. The cuts come at the... 

Aim-listed Kazera Global has agreed to acquire additional interests in Whale Head Minerals (WHM) and Deep Blue Minerals (DBM), the company’s South African heavy mineral sands and diamond interests... 

A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the broader Japanese economy, adding a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to find alternatives to exports that... 

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade hit a record last year as strong US exports and rising European imports offset weaker Asian purchases, the International Gas Union (IGU) said in a report on... 

Brazil will unveil its National Mining Plan 2050 on Thursday, setting a target to increase its share of global critical minerals production to 12.2% by that year, from 8.3% currently, said the... 

An Australian government report on Friday said efforts by China's State-backed iron-ore buyer to cut costs for Chinese steel mills may push down prices in the medium term, in a rare acknowledgment... 

The new US ambassador to New Zealand and several Pacific island nations said on Friday that securing Cook Islands seabed minerals was a top priority, and that China's push for influence in the... 

Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to have the fastest 5G subscription growth globally, rising from about 30-million in 2025 to about 370-million by 2031. By 2031, total mobile subscriptions in... 

South Africa’s steel industry is facing an “emergency situation” driven by global overcapacity, surging low-cost imports and collapsing domestic production, which has led to government and... 

Despite metal price and import tariff headwinds, platinum jewellery delivered growth across all markets in 2025, generating the highest demand level since 2019. South Africa is the world's largest... 

Chilean miner Antofagasta has agreed to sell term copper concentrate supplies to some Chinese smelters at spot-indexed prices with a guaranteed floor, industry information provider SMM reported on...