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India has resumed talks with Zambia to explore investment opportunities in copper and other critical minerals, two sources said, as New Delhi looks increasingly overseas for raw materials to meet... 

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation aims to invest one-trillion rupees ($10.51-billion) over five years for exploring its local deepwater and ultradeep water fields, chairperson AK Singh said... 

Global iron-ore production growth will accelerate over 2026 to 2030, averaging 2.2% growth over that period, compared with 1.2% over the previous five years, with production expected to reach... 

Russian diamond miner Alrosa, the world's largest diamond producer, slipped into a loss in the first half of 2026 amid an ongoing industry crisis and a strong rouble, the company said on Thursday.... 

Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice, priced at between $5 000 and $10 000 a kilogram. Iran is the world’s biggest producer, pushing out 85% to 90% of yearly global production, followed by... 

Bottlenecks remain the biggest threat to South Africa's fresh produce export competitiveness, with industry body Fresh Produce Exporters Forum (FPEF) warning that continued port and logistic... 

US-based think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) outlines in its latest report 'India's looming iron-ore challenge' how the country may not have enough access to... 

Forty five power plants in India are operating with critically low coal inventories, government data showed, as monsoon rains disrupt supplies and electricity demand rises amid hotter-than-usual... 

By: Thabo Moloto - founder and CEO of Rootz Investments South Africa holds the richest chrome endowment on Earth, yet we cannot keep our own furnaces lit. Two decades of shipping raw ore overseas... 

The world's largest coal producer, Coal India, is setting up its first overseas trading office in Singapore, aiming to diversify into trading iron-ore and critical and strategic minerals, two... 

Financial services company Aditya Birla Capital will enter India's gold loan market and plans to open about 1 000 dedicated branches over the next three years to expand its secured lending... 

DP World and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have delivered 5,000 metric tonnes of rice to support humanitarian response operations in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and... 

Indian steel mills are facing mounting pressure on margins as higher coking coal prices, driven by supply disruptions in Australia and China and the Iran war, raise steelmaking costs, executives... 

Specialist alloy producer Afarak Group’s revenue decreased by 25.9% year-on-year to €57.1-million for the six months to June 30. Processed material sold decreased by 25.9% year-on-year to 11 372 t,... 

The Chief Minister of the Indian State of Jharkhand has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider a bill that would restrict States' ability to levy charges on mining activities. In an... 

London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks of aluminium have slumped to their lowest level since 1990, attesting to the supply-chain dislocation caused by the Iran war. Gulf production of primary... 

Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken by industry leaders, researchers, government... 

An Indian iron-ore producer was authorized to work toward restarting a giant Papua New Guinea copper mine that’s been closed for almost 40 years and was once a flash point in a brutal civil war.... 

US-based think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) outlines in its latest report 'India's looming iron-ore challenge' how the country may not have enough access to...