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Green SmeltDirect uses 70% less electricity.
Thrilling new home-grown technology can win back South Africa’s lost ferroalloy renown
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

New Proudly South African smelting technology, which uses 70% less electricity, cuts costs, slashes carbon emissions and can process low-grade material, has all the attributes needed to win back... 


SSR set to become third-biggest gold miner in US with CC&V acquisition
SSR set to become third-biggest gold miner in US with CC&V acquisition
6th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Denver-based SSR Mining has announced a $275-million acquisition of the Cripple Creek & Victor (CC&V) gold mine in Colorado from Newmont, marking a significant expansion of SSR’s gold production... 


Barrick’s buccaneering boss tested as Mali squeezes gold miners
Barrick’s buccaneering boss tested as Mali squeezes gold miners
6th December 2024 By: Reuters

Mark Bristow has spent three decades navigating civil wars and coups to build some of Africa’s richest gold mines, but now Barrick Gold’s boss is being strong-armed by a Mali junta desperate for... 


Alberta cleans up 5% of inactive wells in 2023
6th December 2024 By: Reuters

The number of inactive oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada's main fossil fuel-producing province, fell 5% in 2023 from a year earlier, showing progress in decommissioning and reclamation work, a... 


Platinum Group Metals enters into distribution agreement with agents
6th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX- and NYSE-listed Platinum Group Metals has entered into a new equity distribution agreement with BMO Nesbitt Burns, Beacon Securities and BMO Capital Markets for a new at-the-market equity... 


Energy Fuels signs MoU with Madagascar for Toliara project development
Energy Fuels signs MoU with Madagascar for Toliara project development
6th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Energy Fuels has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Madagascar to advance the Toliara titanium, zirconium, and rare earth elements (REE) project in... 


The move marks the first major overhaul since Shaun Usmar joined Vale Base Metals as CEO in October.
Vale Base Metals to make dozens of job cuts in management cull
6th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Vale’s base metals subsidiary will let go of dozens of managers to simplify its corporate structure and improve performance, according to people familiar with the matter. The job cuts are part of... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow
Mali issues arrest warrant for Barrick Gold CEO
6th December 2024 By: Reuters

Mali, one of Africa's biggest gold producers, has issued an arrest warrant for Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow, a warrant document seen on Thursday by Reuters showed, escalating a dispute with the... 


Kraftblock co-founder and CEO Dr Martin Schichtel.
Mines urged to fill renewables gaps with green electrons from on-site waste heat
5th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Mines using renewable energy are being encouraged to harvest and store heat wasted during minerals processing and to then use its green electrons to close renewables intermittency gaps that come... 


Barrick boosts spending by 120% on Precipitate’s Pueblo Grande project
5th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Precipitate Gold announced on Wednesday that Barrick Gold had amended their existing earn-in agreement for the Pueblo Grande project in the Dominican Republic, increasing its total... 


NexGen inks first uranium sales deals with major US utilities
NexGen inks first uranium sales deals with major US utilities
5th December 2024 By: Reuters

Canada-based uranium miner NexGen Energy said on Wednesday it had signed its first agreements with US utility companies to supply five-million pounds of the nuclear fuel ingredient. Uranium will... 


Gold bulls’ ranks swell as Macquarie raises forecasts for 2025
Gold bulls’ ranks swell as Macquarie raises forecasts for 2025
5th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold has scope to push higher next year, likely hitting a record, as the Federal Reserve cuts rates and central banks add bullion to reserves, according to Macquarie Group. The precious metal may... 


CV5 forms part of the Shaakichiuwaanaan property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region.
Patriot produces battery-grade lithium hydroxide from CV5 pegmatite
5th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals has successfully produced a marketable and on-specification battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate sample from spodumene concentrate sourced from its CV5... 


American West moves to capitalise on indium resource in Utah
American West moves to capitalise on indium resource in Utah
5th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

American West Metals, an Australian mining company focused on clean energy and base metals, is advancing plans to unlock the value of its West Desert project in Utah, which hosts the largest known... 


Ascot restarts mine development at Premier Northern Lights
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Ascot Resources has begun mobilising personnel and equipment to advance the underground development of its Premier Northern Lights (PNL) mine in British Columbia. Following the... 


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$5.4tr investment in mining needed by 2035 to meet new energy demand – report
4th December 2024 By: Darren Parker

A new report published by the Future Minerals Forum states that an estimated $5.4-trillion in investments is required by 2035 to meet the growing demand for key materials in the mining and metals... 


Dr Nombasa Tsengwa.
Exxaro places CEO on precautionary suspension with immediate effect
4th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, the CEO of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources, has been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate effect, pending the outcome of an independent... 


Workers' strike slows production at Canadian B2Gold's key Mali mine, sources say
Workers' strike slows production at Canadian B2Gold's key Mali mine, sources say
4th December 2024 By: Reuters

A workers' strike at B2Gold's flagship mine in southwest Mali has reduced mining operations to just 25% of its capacity, two employees at the mine told Reuters on Tuesday. Between 1 875 and 2 000... 


Outgoing Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp.
Green loan underpinning latest Harmony Gold renewable-energy project in North West
4th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

A R1.5-billion green loan facility secured in 2022 is the significant funding underpin of three solar PV renewable-energy plants being constructed by Harmony Gold at its large Moab Khotsong gold... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto reinforces strategy for diversified growth, targets 1Mt/y of copper
4th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has reaffirmed its goal of producing one-million tonnes a year of copper by the end of the decade, as part of its strategy to become a global... 


First Mining’s Springpole advances to next review phase
First Mining’s Springpole advances to next review phase
4th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based First Mining on Tuesday announced a milestone for the Springpole gold project, receiving a positive conformity determination from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC).... 


Vale completes Voisey's Bay mine expansion
Vale completes Voisey's Bay mine expansion
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global metals company Vale has announced the successful completion of the Voisey’s Bay Mine Expansion (VBME) project in Canada. The expansion shifts the Voisey’s Bay operation from openpit to... 


Rio Tinto’s Beyond Rare diamond tender delivers strong results
Rio Tinto’s Beyond Rare diamond tender delivers strong results
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto’s second Beyond Rare tender has achieved a strong result, underscoring the rarity and unique provenance of the diamonds on offer. The auction, which featured... 


Firms launch physical uranium buying for small investors using blockchain
Firms launch physical uranium buying for small investors using blockchain
4th December 2024 By: Reuters

A blockchain platform and a uranium trading company launched a marketplace on Tuesday to allow small investors to buy physical uranium, hoping to boost spot liquidity in the niche commodity.... 


Mining Association of Canada president Pierre Gratton
Canada mining group uses China ban to push back on Trump tariffs
4th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada Mining Group Uses China Ban to Push Back on Trump Tariffs 


President Joe Biden hosts a bilateral meeting with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in November 2023.
China bans germanium, gallium exports to US in tit-for-tat move
4th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

China announced an outright ban on several materials crucial to chip-making from being exported to the US citing concerns over military usage, in a tit-for-tat move after President Joe Biden’s... 


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Biden touts Lobito project as first US leader to visit Angola
3rd December 2024 By: Bloomberg

President Joe Biden touted his administration’s ties with Angola, including investment in a railway to deliver critical minerals across the continent as he met with Angolan President João Lourenço... 


President Joe Biden
Biden pushes out over $100bn in clean energy grants as term winds down
3rd December 2024 By: Reuters

US President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100-billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, a senior administration official said. The... 


McEwen Copper secures enviro permit for Los Azules copper project
McEwen Copper secures enviro permit for Los Azules copper project
3rd December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of NYSE-listed McEwen Mining, has received approval for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of its Los Azules copper project in San Juan, Argentina. The... 


Deutsche Bank sticks out among financiers of Peabody’s coal loan
3rd December 2024 By: Bloomberg

When Peabody Energy agreed to buy the coal assets of Anglo American, only one European lender joined the US investment bankers and private credit specialists financing the deal: Deutsche Bank.... 


Exxaro Financial Director Riaan Koppeschaar.
Global investor sentiment towards South Africa much better in 2024, Exxaro reports
3rd December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Global investor sentiment towards South Africa improved significantly in 2024, Exxaro FD Riaan Koppeschaar reported on Tuesday, December 3. In a pre-close message for the financial year ending... 


Vital expands Nechalacho rare earths project footprint with new claims
Vital expands Nechalacho rare earths project footprint with new claims
3rd December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Vital Metals has expanded its Nechalacho rare earths project in the Northwest Territories, Canada, with the acquisition of three new mineral claims immediately north of the existing... 


Aya pours first silver at expanded Zgounder mine
Aya pours first silver at expanded Zgounder mine
3rd December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-headquartered Aya Gold and Silver has poured first silver from its expanded Zgounder mine, in Morocco, bringing the company closer to the start of commercial production in the coming weeks.... 


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