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Aveng returns to operating profit, appoints new CEO as focus remains on restoring fundamentals
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Aveng has reported revenue of A$2.3-billion, or R26.4-billion, for the year ended June 30, which was 12.4% lower than the prior year, reflecting the anticipated softening of... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


Zinc ingots
Zinc hits four-year peak on supply fears and speculators
21st August 2026 By: Reuters

Prices of zinc in London hit their highest in more than four years on Friday as the accumulation of stocks in China, the world's biggest metals consumer, drove concerns about shortages elsewhere,... 


Nyrstar incoming chairperson Dirk Tirez
Nystar NV announces new chairperson
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Belgium-based global multi-metals business company Nyrstar NV has announced the retirement of chairperson Martyn Konig effective August 21. The board has unanimously recommended that independent... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


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Aramco and Maaden to form mineral exploration venture in Saudi Arabia
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

State oil giant Saudi Aramco and Saudi mining company Maaden plan to form a joint venture that will focus on mineral exploration and hard-rock mining in the kingdom, they said on Tuesday.... 


Underground development at Bunker Hill mine
Bunker Hill Mining completes first production stope blast ahead of year-end mine restart
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation has successfully completed the first production stope blast at the historic Bunker Hill mine, in Idaho, as the company works to redevelop the legacy asset... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle
Glencore’s planned Australian debut draws interest as investors look past coal
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore could leap into top market indices within six months of listing in Australia as fund managers' copper appetite may outweigh concerns over thermal coal exposure, analysts and investors said... 


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BMI expects metals complex performance to remain strong
14th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The metals complex has remained well-supported so far this month, extending the upward momentum from late June, BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, points out. It explains that this is underpinned by a... 


Empire State Mine site
Canadian zinc miner posts markable earnings gains supported by zinc prices
13th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Titan Mining Corporation has reported a record performance in the quarter ended June 30, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda)... 


Hudbay's Constancia mine, in Peru
Hudbay adds mine service provider stalwart to board
11th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian base and precious metals miner Hudbay Minerals has appointed Thomas Schulz director, bringing to the position extensive leadership experience in the global mining industry. Hudbay... 


A map of Aya Gold & Silver's projects in Morocco
Aya Gold & Silver expands its Moroccan exploration portfolio
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian precious metals mining company Aya Gold & Silver has acquired a strategic exploration portfolio comprising three mining licences and 18 exploration permits covering about 259 km² of land... 


Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators research specialist Dr Amy Kahn.
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 


Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators’ senior research specialist Dr Kgabo H Ramoroka.
Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds
4th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 


Stacks of zinc metal
Trafigura holding large amount of LME zinc as prices hit four-year high
3rd August 2026 By: Reuters

Commodity trading house Trafigura is one of the entities holding a large share of available zinc on the London Metal Exchange, two industry sources said, as prices of the metal used to galvanise... 


An underground mine in Mexico
Mexico mining industry sees investment jump in 2026 as firms expand projects, buy equipment
3rd August 2026 By: Reuters

Mexico's mining industry expects investment to rebound sharply in 2026, driven by spending on mine expansions, maintenance and equipment purchases, industry group Camimex said on Monday. The... 


Ore sorting and crushing at the Bunker Hill mine
Bunker Hill Mining ships first concentrate to Teck's Trail smelter
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based Bunker Hill Mining Corp has shipped the first concentrate from its Bunker Hill zinc/lead/silver mine, in Idaho, in the US, to Teck Resources' Trail smelter, in British Columbia, in... 


Orion Minerals MD and CEO Tony Lennox
Orion Minerals expects first tranche of Glencore prepayment facility to be available end-Aug
31st July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Johannesburg- and Australia-listed Orion Minerals says substantive progress has been made towards satisfying the outstanding conditions precedent related to financing and offtake agreements entered... 


Vareš mine in Bosnia and Herzegovina
DPM Metals posts record quarterly free cashflow
31st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and ASX-listed gold, copper and silver producer DPM Metals has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 apiece after achieving record free cashflow generation of $227-million in the three months... 


Eldorado's Skouries project
Eldorado announces new chair, lead independent director
31st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Eldorado Gold has completed a leadership transition process, with the board having appointed Dan Myerson as chairperson and Patrick Godin as lead independent director. Myerson... 


Ivanhoe Mines co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe reports quarterly profit as Kamoa-Kakula recovery gains momentum
30th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has returned to profitability in the second quarter, reporting a net profit of $46-million, as operations at its flagship Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad.
Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market
30th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The capital intensity of mining has risen well ahead of inflation and mining project development timelines are continuing to extend, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad pointed out on July 30 when he... 


Arun Misra
Indian miner Vedanta names Arun Misra as CEO, Q1 profit jumps
30th July 2026 By: Reuters

Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta on Thursday named Arun Misra as its CEO for a one-year term starting August 1, while also reporting a 72% jump in first-quarter profit. Misra currently... 


A worker stacks copper plates
Zambia bets on Pan-African metals exchange to boost mining wealth
28th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema plans to spearhead the creation of a Pan-African minerals and metals exchange to help the continent capture greater benefits from its natural resources. The... 


PwC Associate Director Smart Mining South Africa Ian Mackay.
AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears
27th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper... 


Teck Resources' Highland Valley mine
Teck repeats $0.125 quarterly dividend for Q2
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having announced a stellar set of production and financial results for the second quarter, TSX- and NYSE-listed Teck Resources has declared a dividend of $0.125 apiece on its outstanding Class A... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Industry leaders, researchers, govt partners, innovators gather to modernise mining
23rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


Teck Resources' QB mine in Chile
Teck boasts 314% attributable profit growth in Q2
23rd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian miner Teck Resources managed to deliver another quarter of strong operational and financial performance in the three months ended June 30, generating significant earnings and robust cash... 


Boliden's Garpenberg mine, in Sweden
Boliden lags Q2 forecasts as mine disruption, smelter ramp-up delay weigh
21st July 2026 By: Reuters

Swedish miner Boliden reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly adjusted operating profit, sending its shares 3% lower on Tuesday, hit by higher costs, disruption at its Garpenberg mine (Sweden)... 


Zinc metal
Zinc expected to retreat in 2026 as weak demand offsets supply fears
20th July 2026 By: Reuters

Zinc prices are expected to retreat from recent highs over the rest of the year as lacklustre demand offsets supply disruptions, analysts say. The metal used to galvanise steel is up more than 13%... 


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