Lengthy and costly litigation is stymying significant progress in exploration and development of oil and gas deposits in South Africa, according to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede... 

Accelerated exploration in the oil and gas sector is critical for South Africa to boost economic development, help meet climate change targets by offering less carbon-intensive fossil fuels, and... 

Exploration company Alchemy Resources has announced the potential spin out of its noncore nickel/cobalt mineral rights, in New South Wales. The ASX-listed firm on Thursday announced an option... 

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has received formal acceptance from South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) of its application for a new prospecting right, designated as... 

Australian battery minerals explorer Firetail Resources has completed a farm-in agreement with SensOre, through its joint venture subsidiary Exploration Ventures AI (EXAI), to hunt for lithium at... 

Exploration company Lithium Plus Minerals has received firm commitments to raise A$8-million in a placement, which has attracted participation from energy transition metals group Develop Global and... 

Copper and zinc mine development company Orion Minerals is well placed to take advantage of the projected copper shortfall in the second half of this decade with its portfolio of short lead-time,... 

Copper miner Tertiary Minerals has reiterated its dogged focus on copper, which it believes is the most important metal in the clean energy transition, being essential in electric vehicles, wind... 

The share price of junior Tempus Resources tanked 25% on the ASX on Monday, as the company announced the axing of a proposed lithium acquisition in Canada and the idling of its projects in... 

The current global metals and minerals environment is reminiscent of 2015, when the mining industry stalled after a very good run – compounded this time, however, by inflation pressures, few or no... 

Canada-based diversified explorer and developer Foran Mining has selected specialised mining consultancy G Mining Services (GMS) as its partner in the formation of the integrated project management... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Orion’s progress towards operational commencement at Prieska, in the Northern Cape; the $90-million joint venture deal between Arc Minerals and Anglo... 

TSX-V-listed mineral exploration and development company Deep-South Resources has mobilised a field crew to start a drilling programme on the Haib copper project, in the south of Namibia.  The... 

Johannesburg- and Sydney-listed Orion Minerals has continued its transition to mine developer and operator at the Prieska copper/zinc mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The diversified base... 

Gold company Black Cat Syndicate has increased and upgraded the underground mineral resource at its Paulsens operation, in Western Australia, which now boasts 406 000 oz at 9.5 g/t. This is a 24%... 

Mineral exploration company Chariot on Friday started trading on the ASX, following the successful completion of an initial public offering (IPO), raising A$9-million. At the IPO issue price of... 

London Aim-listed Arc Minerals on Friday closed out a joint venture (JV) agreement with Anglo American in a deal worth $90-million. Parties have completed the subscription of shares in the JV... 

Awarded for her work in modelling complex geological structures for an openpit operation, Australia-based ground modelling, engineering and design services company GMEK engineering geologist... 

Exploration company Wildcat Resources has strengthened its executive team by adding a mine developer and an experienced mining production company CFO to complement its existing team as it... 

ASX-listed Metador Mining has raised A$5.8-million through an oversubscribed financing to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors of about 116.2-million shares at an average price... 

The copper production of diversified mining company Anglo American increased by 42% in the third quarter owing to the ramping up of the new Quellaveco copper mine in Peru. However, this was offset... 

TSX-V-listed Silver One Resources has announced the staking of new claims, significantly expanding its ground holdings at the Phoenix Silver project, near Globe, Arizona. The newly staked claims... 

Vancouver-based Q Battery Metals has staked the Gamart Strategic Metals property, located in the Caniapiscau region of northern Quebec. The project is an early-stage exploration target with... 

Manono Lithium – a joint venture (JV) between a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) firm La Congolaise d’Exploitation Minière – has obtained an exploration... 

Exploration and development company Lincoln Minerals has completed a A$1.7-million placement to accelerate its exploration for graphite in South Australia. The ASX-listed company has received firm... 

Copper miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has delivered a formal notice to exercise its option over two out of the four licences covered by the option agreement with London-listed exploration and... 

South Africa Manganese continued its strong performance in the three months to September 30, when it increased saleable production by 7% to a record 628 000 wet metric tonnes (wmt), South32... 

The share price of ASX exploration company Wildcat Resources jumped 26% on Monday, as the company announced results from the third batch of assays from the Tabba Tabba lithium project, in the... 

Australia-listed AuTECO Minerals is set to embark on an aggressive exploration programme at the Green Bay copper and gold project, in Newfoundland, Canada, having completed the acquisition of... 

With about 27-billion barrels of prospective oil and gas resources on its south, west and east coasts, as well as more than 5.6-trillion cubic metres of prospective shale gas resources onshore,... 

Mineralogical test work of soil samples taken from rare earths miner Pensana’s Angola-based Sulima West exploration licences reveal the deposit contains monazite, which hosts neodymium and... 

The African oil and gas industry is facing increasing pressure to clarify the implications of the energy transition for upstream operations and business models, and explain the contributions that...