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UN says world is now on course for warming of up to 3.1 °C
25th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

A chronic lack of ambition and climate action by countries across the world over the past three years means the goal to keep global warming below 1.5C will soon be dead, the United Nations has... 


An aluminium smelter
Goldman Sachs raises 2025 aluminum, copper price outlook
25th October 2024 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs on Thursday raised its 2025 aluminum and copper price forecasts citing higher demand potential in top consumer China following stimulus measures. The investment bank hiked its 2025... 


Biden administration approves ioneer's Nevada lithium mine
Biden administration approves ioneer's Nevada lithium mine
25th October 2024 By: Reuters

The US Interior Department on Thursday gave final approval to ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the battery metal to be permitted by President Joe Biden's... 


Whitehaven Coal jumps on price outlook, output beat
Whitehaven Coal jumps on price outlook, output beat
25th October 2024 By: Reuters

Australia's Whitehaven Coal said on Friday that it was optimistic about further gains in metallurgical coal prices due to supply constraints and reported quarterly production ahead of market... 


Anglo American's corporate head office in South Africa
Can Anglo's copper pivot help thwart renewed takeover bid?
25th October 2024 By: Reuters

The speed at which Anglo American shifts to becoming a copper-focused miner may well dictate its ultimate fate - survival as an independent operator, or absorption by a bigger rival such as BHP... 


Sir Mick Davis
First shipments of graphite concentrate from Madagascar mine to Germany, US
25th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The first commercial shipments of graphite concentrate from the Molo graphite mine in southern Madagascar to Germany and the US have been completed, Toronto-listed  NextSource Materials has... 


Fortescue record Q1 iron-ore shipments marred by cost pressures
Fortescue record Q1 iron-ore shipments marred by cost pressures
24th October 2024 By: Reuters

Fortescue, the world's fourth-largest iron-ore miner, on Thursday posted a 4% rise in its first-quarter iron-ore shipments but flagged rising costs at its mines while realised prices had fallen,... 


Wind farm at Anglo's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Anglo advancing copper, iron-ore, crop nutrients investment proposition
24th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American said on Thursday that it is making “excellent” portfolio simplification progress to create an investment proposition focused on copper, premium iron-ore... 


Strong start to FY25 for Northern Star
Strong start to FY25 for Northern Star
24th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian gold miner Northern Star delivered strong operational results across all three its production centres, MD Stuart Tonkin reported on Thursday. During the first quarter of the 2025... 


Rumble retires as South32 nonexec director
24th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner South32 has announced the retirement of Keith Rumble as an independent nonexecutive director, effective following the company’s 2024 AGM. Rumble joined the board in 2015 and... 


The cover of the IRMA CoC Standard document
IRMA releases chain of custody standard for responsibly mined materials
24th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has released its new Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard, which sets requirements for tracking material produced from mining operations audited... 


Kal Tire VP Southern Africa John Martin
ESG targets are prioritising the need for mining tyre circularity
24th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 


BHP says claim it put profit over safety 'unjustified' in Brazilian dam collapse case
BHP says claim it put profit over safety 'unjustified' in Brazilian dam collapse case
24th October 2024 By: Reuters

BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil's worst environmental disaster were "far-fetched and unjustified", as the miner opened its defence to a... 


Chris Ellison
Mineral Resources’ Ellison faces probe from Australian watchdog
24th October 2024 By: Reuters

Australia’s corporate watchdog is investigating Mineral Resources and its tycoon founder, Chris Ellison, after he made undeclared payments that avoided tax. “The Australian Securities and... 


Newmont CEO Tom Palmer
Newmont's Q3 profit jumps on back of higher gold prices, production
24th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Global gold and copper miner Newmont posted a sharp rise in net earnings for the third quarter on the back of higher output and surging bullion prices. The Denver-based company’s net income was... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's Century zinc mine in Australia
Zinc market tightens as mine supply disruptions rattle buyers
24th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Spot zinc prices have shot above later-dated futures on the London Metal Exchange, signaling a tight market as large buyers scoop up inventories and pile into futures at a time when a string of... 


New rare earths discovery at Monte Alto
23rd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Brazilian Rare Earths on Wednesday announced an “outstanding” heavy rare earth discovery near Monte Alto. The new discovery, located just 2.5 km from the Monte Alto deposit, boasts... 


Harmony Gold's Kareerand tailings operation.
Harmony delivers gold recovery project with 30% of building work going to locals
23rd October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

With the streaming agreement between Franco-Nevada and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) over, Harmony Gold will from now on benefit fully from the soaring gold price that is coinciding with the delivery... 


A$10m standby facility boosts Hillgrove’s financial flexibility as Kanmantoo grows
A$10m standby facility boosts Hillgrove’s financial flexibility as Kanmantoo grows
23rd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper miner Hillgrove Resources has secured a A$10 million standby debt facility with Freepoint Metals and Concentrates, aimed at strengthening its financial position as it expands operations at... 


St Barbara's Simberi operation in Papua New Guinea
St Barbara looking to accelerate Simberi expansion in PNG
23rd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-based miner St Barbara is moving as “quickly as possible” to bring forward production from the Simberi sulphides expansion, in Papua New Guinea, MD and CEO Andrew Strelein said on... 


Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say
Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say
23rd October 2024 By: Reuters

An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170-billion reais ($29.85-billion) in compensation for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil could end more than a hundred lawsuits... 


Former Gullick South Africa Technical Manager Terry Hamilton (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines
22nd October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 


Coal miner Stanmore awards A$1.6bn contract to Golding
Coal miner Stanmore awards A$1.6bn contract to Golding
22nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Coal miner Stanmore on Tuesday announced that it had awarded a five-year mining services contract at the South Walker Creek (SWC) mine in Queensland, to Golding Contractors. The contract, worth... 


Green Iron SA consortium to unlock Braemar potential
Green Iron SA consortium to unlock Braemar potential
22nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Green Iron SA, a consortium featuring Magnetite Mines, Aurizon, Flinders Port, and GHD, was launched on Tuesday with the goal of unlocking the Braemar iron region’s vast potential. The... 


The Narngulu mineral separation plant
Iluka reports Q3 results, Eneabba talks ongoing
22nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Mineral sands miner Iluka said on Tuesday that it was continuing discussions with the Australian government regarding funding arrangements for its rare earths refinery in Western Australia. In its... 


MAC reports strong production at CSA mine
MAC reports strong production at CSA mine
22nd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian copper producer Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC) has announced a solid performance at the CSA mine in Cobar, producing 10 159 t during the September quarter. This marks MAC’s second-highest... 


Iron-ore retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weigh
Iron-ore retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weigh
22nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Prices of iron-ore futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that demand for the key steelmaking raw material will slide, with steel demand in top consumer China showing signs of... 


Sovereign completes drilling programme to upgrade Kasiya resource
22nd October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has completed an infill drilling programme at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, to support ongoing technical studies. The programme included the... 


An image of Lucapa MD Nick Selby
Lucapa achieves strong diamond sales despite soft market conditions
22nd October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company reports that the Lulo diamond mine, in Angolo, in which it has a 40% interest, sold 5 587 ct at an average price of $3 033/ct during the quarter ended September... 


Citi stays bullish on gold, hikes price 3-month outlook to $2 800/oz
Citi stays bullish on gold, hikes price 3-month outlook to $2 800/oz
22nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Citi Research raised its three-month forecast for gold prices, citing possible further US labour market deterioration, interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, and physical and ETF buying, it... 


West Cobar gains EIS funding for Fraser range exploration
21st October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed West Cobar Metals has been successful in its application for government co-funding for the Fraser Range project, in Western Australia. The application is part of the Round 30 Exploration... 


Arrow signs MoU with Baosteel for iron-ore sales from Simandou North
21st October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian company Arrow Minerals has taken a significant step toward accessing the sales market for its Simandou North iron-ore project with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with... 


Pan African’s latest R2.5-billion Mogale gold tailing retreatment operation on the West Rand.
Pan African lists new instrument under JSE’s sustainability segment
21st October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Gold producer Pan African Resources on Monday announced the listing of a sustainability-linked instrument under the sustainability segment of the JSE. Following an oversubscribed bookbuild, Pan... 


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