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Hillgrove proceeds with new underground mine front at Kanmantoo, proposes name-change
Updated 13 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Hillgrove Resources has garnered board approval for the start of development at Emily Star as the third underground mining front of the Kanmantoo copper mine, in South Australia. The... 


Lundin Mining's Caserones mine, in Chile
Lundin Mining expects gold collar contract losses of $12m in Q2
Updated 45 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed mining major Lundin Mining expects to to report certain impacts to its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and adjusted earnings... 


Autazes project rendering
Brazil Potash confirms fresh stoppage request may be served on Autezes project
Updated 56 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has become aware through publicly available court records that the Brazilian Federal Public Defender's Office (BFPDO), acting on behalf of certain indigenous... 


Caibai GM Caigang Ning, WPIC CEO Trevor Raymond, and WPIC Asia Pacific Regional Head Weibin Deng.
Platinum metals fundamentally key to China’s Five-Year Plan, WPIC reports
Updated 1 hour 2 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 has served to highlight that platinum group metals (PGMs) are fundamentally key to the delivery of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan to 2030. China has earmarked close to... 


Bunker Hill drilling
Bunker Hill Mining appoints permanent CFO ahead of commercial production start
Updated 1 hour 8 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation has appointed interim CFO Bradley Barnett into a permanent capacity effective immediately. Barnett has played a key role in supporting the company's... 


Image of Zondereinde's No 3 shaft
Northam unveils world’s deepest raise-bored PGM shaft
Updated 1 hour 11 minutes ago By: Natasha Odendaal

Independent, integrated primary platinum-group metals (PGMs) producer Northam Platinum has officially opened Zondereinde No 3 Shaft, the world's deepest raise-bored PGMs personnel and materials... 


Sleeping Giant mine
Abcourt achieves record underground development progress at Sleeping Giant mine
Updated 1 hour 32 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian miner Abcourt Mines produced 720 oz of gold in the quarter ended June 30, bringing its full-year total to 3 628 oz. The company owns the Sleeping Giant gold mine, in Québec, which... 


Lynas' rare earths plant in Gebeng, Malaysia
Lynas' Pentagon rare earth supply deal draws Malaysia scrutiny
Updated 2 hours ago By: Bloomberg

A Malaysian parliamentary group is scrutinizing ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths' agreement to supply rare earths to the US, as lawmakers weigh implications for the nation’s foreign policy and... 


LNG plant
LNG exports set to add $1.4trn to US GDP through 2040, S&P Global Energy says
Updated 2 hours 5 minutes ago By: Reuters

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is poised to become the US' second-largest net export industry within five years, adding nearly $1.4-trillion to its GDPthrough 2040, according to an S&P Global Energy... 


Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
US imposes new 25% tariffs on Brazil, expands exemptions list
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Reuters

The US will hit Brazil with new 25% duties on its furniture, ethanol, machinery, footwear, sugar and other goods such as pig iron and mining equipment, launching a new wave of tariffs that could... 


Strait of Hormuz
Global energy security at risk if Strait of Hormuz does not open in weeks, IEA chief says
Updated 2 hours 30 minutes ago By: Reuters

If the US and Iran do not increase oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz soon, the world should worry about energy security, International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol said... 


British Steel plant
China disapproves of British Steel nationalisation decision by UK
Updated 2 hours 32 minutes ago By: Reuters

China said on Friday it firmly opposes and strongly disapproves of Britain's decision to nationalise British Steel and urged fair treatment for Chinese firms there. Britain nationalised British... 


Port Hedland
Electricians at BHP's key Australian iron-ore hub vote for work stoppages
Updated 2 hours 37 minutes ago By: Reuters

Electricians maintaining diversified miner BHP's high-voltage power network in Western Australia's Pilbara region have overwhelmingly backed strike action, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) said on... 


A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 17 July 2026
17th July 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 


Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens
South Africa's mine production weakens as commodity price support starts to fade – council
16th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens notes that the country's mining output contracted the first time in five months in May, which "proved particularly challenging on two fronts".... 


The Reko Diq project area
Capital reports record revenue in the second quarter
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Mining services company Capital has reported another quarterly revenue record of $117.3-million for the three months ended June 30. This contributed to stronger-than-expected revenue of... 


The Manono project area
Zijin starts Congo lithium exports to China, sources say
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

China's Zijin has started exporting lithium concentrate from its Manono project in Democratic Republic of Congo, five sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. "Exports started in June as... 


Industries require reliable power, while developing the energy industry can create local demand
Africa needs power to accelerate industrialisation
16th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible... 


Creamer Media mine technology webinar speakers
Panel agrees mine technologies are immense ‘winning’ determinators of the present and future
16th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The single-biggest opportunity for modern mining companies to become sustainable and predictive is through technology, explosives manufacturer BME GM Nishen Haripersad told attendees of a webinar... 


Elemental Royalty acquires stake in Quilla Resources, royalty over Peru copper project
16th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Elemental Royalty has entered into an investment agreement of $25-million with Peruvian mining company Quilla Resources and its subsidiary Minera Pamapa de Cobre (MPC) to... 


West Red Lake Gold reports strong second-quarter operational performance
West Red Lake Gold reports strong second-quarter operational performance
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Canadian gold producer and developer West Red Lake Gold Mines has reported that meaningful progress has been made in the ramp-up of its Madsen mine, in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario,... 


A generic image of a iron ore operations
Cerrado Gold extends Mont Sorcier BFS to review optimisation options
16th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX-listed Cerrado Gold has extended the completion date of the bankable feasibility study (BFS) at its high-grade Mont Sorcier iron-ore and vanadium project, in Quebec, Canada, to review numerous... 


Aura Energy welcomes changes to Sweden's Nucleur Activities Act
16th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia- and London-listed Aura Energy has welcomed the enactment, in Sweden, of legislation to amend that country's Nuclear Activities Act. Under the terms of the revised legislation, uranium... 


CMC appoints GreenMet as strategic development partner for North American Critical Manganese Alliance
CMC appoints GreenMet as strategic development partner for North American Critical Manganese Alliance
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Exploration and development company Canadian Manganese Company (CMC) and financial services company GreenMet have announced the execution of a strategic development and capital formation letter of... 


The proposed layout of the processing facility to be developed by Avalon at Thunder Bay
Finnvera may support €100m equipment, services contract for Avalon's Ontario lithium processing facility
16th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Avalon Advanced Materials reports that Finnish export credit agency Finnvera has issued a nonbinding letter of interest in connection with the potential financing of equipment and... 


Silicon Ridge PEA estimates $12.1-billion after-tax NPV
Silicon Ridge PEA estimates $12.1-billion after-tax NPV
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

US-based, vertically integrated producer of advanced materials and critical mineral solutions Ionic Mineral Technologies (Ionic MT) has announced the results of an independent preliminary economic... 


TRX Gold Corporation CEO Stephen Mullowney
TRX Gold reports record throughput, plant expansion milestones
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed TRX Gold Corporation CEO Stephen Mullowney says the company’s results for the quarter ended May 31 demonstrate that the company’s investments in plant optimisation are delivering... 


Port Hedland in Australia
Australian shares end flat; BHP copper output cut, work-stoppage dents miners
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares ended flat on Thursday, as banks steadied the benchmark against a BHP-led mining selloff that wiped out most of the sector's recent gains, after the global miner cut its copper... 


The Escondida mine
BHP confident of group’s future growth opportunities, despite warning of lower 2027 copper output
16th July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Global diversified miner BHP produced nearly two-million tonnes of copper and record iron-ore production for the financial year ended June 30, but has substantially lowered its copper production... 


Sibanye-Stillwater VP Chrome and Base Metals Babsie Crane.
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
16th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support. Chrome has... 


A generic image of a mine camp site
Fury Gold halts drilling, exploration activities at Eau Claire as wildfire nears
16th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX- and NYSE-listed Fury Gold Mines has halted drilling and exploration activities at its Eau Claire camp, in the James Bay region, in Quebec, Canada, owing to a forest fire burning within the... 


Uranium oxide
Traction Uranium terminates option agreement for the Hearty Bay project
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Canadian uranium miner Traction Uranium Corporation has terminated its property option agreement with F4 Uranium Corp. The parties entered into an agreement in December 2021, giving Traction the... 


The Saindak mine
Pakistan pledges more security for China-run copper and gold mine after insurgency warning
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Pakistan has pledged extra security for its largest operating Chinese-run copper and gold mine after the operator warned that worsening militant violence could force it to halt production within a... 


The Maricunga salt flat
Codelco sees lithium project in Chile's Maricunga salt flat feasible in eight more years
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Chile's Codelco expects its lithium project in the Maricunga salt flat to become a reality in eight years, chairperson Bernardo Fontaine said on Wednesday. The Maricunga lithium project is managed... 


The El Abra mine
Chile's Codelco expects flat copper output in coming years, chairperson says
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Chile's State-run copper miner Codelco expects production in the coming years to stay similar to current levels, chairperson Bernardo Fontaine said on Wednesday, when asked if the company was on... 


A doctor in PPE
Congo Ebola outbreak disrupts US-backed minerals talks, sources say
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

A worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is disrupting travel and delaying meetings tied to a US-backed critical minerals partnership aimed at loosening China's hold on... 


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