South Africa’s prospective Northern Cape province on Tuesday received yet another promising forward nudge along the road to copper-revival in the form of development obstacles being moved out of... 

Aurubis is preparing to terminate the contract of its CEO and two other executive board members, as the copper producer seeks to move on from a giant raw-material scam. The company’s supervisory... 

SailingStone Capital Partners, a shareholder in First Quantum Minerals, said on Monday it had told the Canadian miner about historic "missed opportunities" in the management of its balance sheet... 

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper, previously known as Deep-South Resources, announces that it has filed an amended preliminary economic assessment (PEA) technical report for the Haib copper project, near... 

Moroccan mining company Managem plans to increase its capital by three-billion dirhams ($300-million) in the first half of this year to fund its gold, copper and cobalt expansion plans, CEO Imad... 

Diversified mining company South32 on Monday reported a sharp drop in coal production, with metallurgical coal output slumping by 50% in the December quarter. The Illawarra mine, in Australia,... 

China and Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing $7-billion in financing as part of a renegotiated minerals-for-infrastructure deal, President Felix Tshisekedi said Saturday at his second... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals is exploring a rights issue as it seeks to strengthen its balance sheet, following the closure of a key mine in Panama last month that accounted for about 40%... 

AQSE-listed Marula Mining’s 2024 exploration budgets for the advancement and development of the company’s Kinusi copper mine and the Bagamoyo, Nyorinyori and NyoriGreen graphite projects, all... 

Perth-headquartered Element Zero, a green materials platform company launched by former Fortescue executives, has raised $10-million in seed funding for its pioneering zero-carbon metal conversion... 

Chile's State-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, submitted an environmental permit request on Thursday to modify its Chuquicamata Subterranea project at a cost of $720-million.... 

With market dynamics presenting a mixed bag of challenges and potential opportunities, base metal nickel, specifically, has experienced notably low prices, averaging at $18 255/t in October 2023,... 

A crucial induced polarisation (IP) survey programme at mineral exploration and development company Koryx Copper’s Luanshya West project, in Zambia, has proven critical in the company’s commitment... 

The introduction of an electronic cadastral system to record and enable online access to mining data is imminent, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe emphasised in an interview... 

Dual-listed Seabridge Gold has applied to the British Columbia Environment Assessment Office (BC EAO) for ‘substantially started’ status for its 100% owned KSM project. Under the BC Environmental... 

Diversified mining group BHP has had a “solid” operational first half, CEO Mike Henry said on Thursday, reporting higher six-month copper and energy coal production, but lower iron-ore and... 

Global mining and metals companies have committed at Davos to take urgent action to support a nature-positive future by 2030 that promotes the health, diversity and resilience of species,... 

Research agency BMI on January 17 unpacked the key themes for metals and mining for the year, highlighting that the sector is making a modest recovery amid global deceleration. BMI commodities... 

As part of its 2023 Preliminary Production and 2024 to 2026 guidance, published this week, TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals has reiterated its commitment to delivering the S3 Expansion project at... 

South Africa-linked mining luminaries are playing roles in an initiative to transform the metals industry with clean technology. Being targeted for metals is the elimination of energy-intensive... 

Antofagasta on Wednesday reported a 2% rise in 2023 copper production to 660 600 metric tons on higher output at its flagship project Los Pelambres due to improved water availability. The Chilean... 

Vancouver-headquartered Taseko Mines will be accelerating construction activities at the Florence project, in Arizona, as the company concluded more financing for the mine. TSX-, NYSE American-... 

Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining has appointed Collins Aseto head of exploration in East Africa as the company seeks more battery metal opportunities in the region.... 

First Quantum Minerals on Tuesday offered voluntary retirement to more than 1 500 employees at its key Panama mine, a day after announcing a major restructuring to conserve cash, which included... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has signed a new joint venture (JV) agreement with State-owned mining company Gécamines to restart the high-grade Kipushi zinc/copper/silver mine, in the Democratic... 

Canada-headquartered Barrick has achieved its 2023 production guidance, producing 4.05-million ounces of gold and 420-million pounds of copper last year. The 2023 output, however, is a reduction... 

Australia-listed FireFly Metals, formerly AuTECO Minerals, has reported “outstanding” high-grade copper and gold assays from its first drilling programme at the Green Bay project, in Canada. As... 

Indonesia has approved a mining quota for copper miner Freeport Indonesia totalling 219.8-million metric tons of copper ore for the next three years, a mining ministry official said on Tuesday.... 

Computer programmes that use artificial intelligence (AI) to model orebodies and plan mines optimally have already been introduced by Copper 360, says the JSE AltX-listed Northern Cape copper...