Iron-ore major Fortescue on Monday confirmed it had been served with a class action on behalf of current and former female employees alleging sexual harassment and sex discrimination. 

BHP Group has received its first major environmental approval for the expansion of its Escondida copper mine in Chile, enabling a tranche of work worth as much as $14.7-billion to start. The... 

A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is being built by the South Africa PGM Operations of... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi,... 

New Zealand will provide up to NZ$50-million ($31-million) to two West Coast projects that expand processing capacity for critical minerals used in advanced manufacturing and clean-energy... 

Australian lithium miner Ioneer said on Wednesday that it has signed separate non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with South Korea's Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development... 

Mining major BHP on Wednesday awarded a contract worth more than A$200-million ($138.8-million) to China Nerin Engineering to design and supply key processing facilities in South Australia. The... 

De Beers has made some of the deepest ever cuts to its official diamond prices, potentially signaling an end to its years-long campaign to hold them well above the market rate. The cuts come at the... 

JPMorgan said demand for gold from key sectors would not be as strong as it had expected, limiting the rise in gold prices this year to $4 300/oz in the third quarter and $4 500/oz in the fourth... 

Brazilian miner Vale said on Monday chairman Daniel Andre Stieler resigned from the role and from his seat on the board of directors, effective immediately. The resignation came after pension fund... 

Novandino Litio, the joint venture between Chilean lithium producer SQM and State-owned copper miner Codelco, filed for environmental approval on Friday for a $3-billion project aimed at extending... 

The US Department of Defense is buying lithium for its strategic stockpiles as the nation ramps up efforts to reduce supply risks for critical minerals. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is... 

Canadian seabed explorer Deep Sea Minerals Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with a US-based marine technology company called Impossible Metals, which is developing autonomous... 

Genesis Minerals has lobbed a bid worth about A$5.6-billion ($3.9-billion) for Vault Minerals, topping an existing offer from Regis Resources, as surging gold prices fuel a consolidation wave in... 

South Africa’s national minerals research organisation Mintek has highlighted the value of conducting bottleneck-exposing comminution circuit surveys at platinum group metals (PGM) processing... 

Successful removal of coarse waste is beneficial in that it reduces power requirements in the milling circuit, lowers water needs, and increases platinum group metal (PGM) feed grades. With... 

Aim-listed Power Metal Resources says drilling has begun as part of a 1 600 m core drilling programme targeting an initial five high-interest geological and geophysical targets on the eastern... 

Major cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risk losing some of their first-half export quotas due to an administrative glitch affecting a customs platform, according to... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Teck Resources, Natural Resources Canada and Canada Growth Fund (CGF) have signed a strategic investment agreement to support expanding production capacity for germanium,... 

Democratic Republic of Congo does not expect significant disruptions to copper and cobalt production this year due to chemical supply constraints stemming from conflict in the Middle East, a senior... 

The boost to Australia’s trade from the mining boom looks to be fading as imports soar and export growth flatlines, potentially putting it on track for the first annual deficit since 2016. The... 

Canadian public engagement organisation Resource Works has welcomed the Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement signed on July 2 by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa-Kakula, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced 64 328 t of copper in the second quarter of this year, while improved mining rates and... 

Poland's state-controlled copper and silver miner KGHM is exploring potential acquisition opportunities outside Europe under its new strategy, including projects in Morocco, Argentina, Canada and... 

TSX-listed Magna Mining has announced a private placement with Latin American miner Alpayana to purchase 62-million common shares at a price of C$2.25 apiece, raising C$140-million. Alpayana will... 

The overall Phase 3 exploration programme at ASX-listed Prospect Resources’ Mumbezhi copper project, in Zambia, is progressing to schedule and budget, with MD and CEO Sam Hosack reporting that... 

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has entered into a subscription agreement with Hong Kong-listed mining and investment company Persistence Gold Group pursuant to which Persistence has agreed to... 

Australian miners Freehill Mining and Austral Gold have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fast-tracking Freehill's move into copper. Freehill will work with Austral to identify new... 

Gold and exploration company Namib Minerals has announced a series of board and executive leadership appointments to strengthen oversight and reinforce financial leadership to support the company’s... 

Hundreds of workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia could walk off the job next week, in what would mark the biggest industrial action there in decades, potentially... 

ASX-listed Victory Metals has successfully dispatched heavy rare earth concentrate to potential offtake partners in Australia, Japan and the US for independent product examination. The company... 

A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the broader Japanese economy, adding a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to find alternatives to exports that...