Copper ticked up on Wednesday on support from tight global supplies, while steadily rising Covid-19 cases in the world's top metal consumer China continued to weigh on sentiment. Investors also... 

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a Roadmap for Decarbonising Australian Alumina Refining, paving the way for the country’s alumina refining industry to achieve net zero... 

Aim- and Altx-listed metals processing company Jubilee’s Zambia-based Sable Refinery has successfully produced export-grade cobalt, enabling a ramp-up of operations. Sable has also successfully... 

Multinational group Air Liquide on Thursday announced a €130-million project to build a new 20 000 t/y hydrogen facility that would use residual biogases from the Grandpuits refinery, in France.... 

Latest news from Sedibelo Platinum Mines in North West province is that the company’s Pilanesberg platinum mines situated in the Bushveld Complex, 207 km west of Johannesburg, will not only have... 

With diversified metal recovery business Jubilee Metals Group’s flagship copper processing project, Project Roan, in Zambia, reaching nameplate throughput last month, the company is aiming to... 

In this article, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – South African Institute of International Affairs scholar Danielle Marais writes about the importance of Africa's mineral resources for the global green... 

India's top mining industry body has sought higher import taxes on a slew of metals such as zinc, copper and aluminium to help halt the tide of cheaper imports, especially from China, according to... 

Cora Gold, which is undertaking drilling at an exploration target that is part of its Sanankoro gold project, has reported that the target has the potential to contain a gold resource of between... 

West Africa-focused gold explorer and developer Cora Gold, undertaking drilling at an exploration target that is part of its Sanankoro gold project, in Mali, reports that the target has the... 

A local earthworks contractor has been appointed. 

The head of Australia’s first lithium hydroxide refinery says it’s attracted little attention from US carmakers seeking to buy the metal that’s crucial to the world’s renewable energy revolution.... 

When the oil market liberalised in the 1970s, a group of commodity trading buccaneers led by the infamous Marc Rich made fortunes by connecting buyers and sellers and surfing the price swings of... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Implats on Friday expressed determination to maximise the tailwinds of strong prevailing PGM prices and deliver its guided business... 

Rare earths miner Lynas faced a tough quarter in the three months to September, with production and revenue falling compared with the June quarter. Total rare earth oxide production for the... 

Rare earths miners Northern Minerals and Iluka have struck a strategic partnership agreement over the Browns Range project, with Northern Minerals announcing a A$78-million funding package. Under... 

London- and Johannesburg-listed Jubilee Metals Group has met its production targets for the financial year ended June 30, after having completed its capitalisation and expansion programme. Over the... 

A new life-of-mine plan for the Coolgardie operation, in Western Australia, could see ASX-listed Focus Minerals resume production by next year. The company on Monday told shareholders that the new... 

The federal government will provide A$50-million to critical minerals producer Nyrstar Australia to modernise its Hobart zinc smelter, as part of this week’s budget. Minister for Industry and... 

The earthworks contractor has started clearing the site for earthworks terracing to begin in December 2022. 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest up to C$737-million over the next eight years to decarbonise its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Québec, and to... 

Diversified miner BHP is looking to deepen its connection to Japan, with CEO Mike Henry telling the Annual Australia Japan Joint Business Conference that the company’s current collaboration with... 

Booming demand for batteries powering the world’s shift into electric vehicles is rekindling US cobalt production after a nearly 30-year hiatus. Jervois Global is starting the first US cobalt mine... 

Junior Alpha HPA has started commissioning of Stage 1 of its HPA First project, in Queensland. The Stage 1 precursor production facility (PPF) has now started commissioning ahead of production of... 

Australia’s resources and energy exports are forecast to reach a record A$450-billion in 2022/23, with the export of battery metals, including copper, nickel and lithium, expected to more than... 

South32 aims to accelerate development of the first new US manganese mine for decades as carmakers rush to secure supply of the metal needed in electric vehicle batteries. Automakers are “super... 

The information derived from a study published this year on the mineralogy and distribution of rare-earth elements (REEs) in Waterberg coalfield high-ash coals could assist with a new concept of... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum has launched a new employee share ownership plan (Esop), which it envisages will be implemented in the fourth... 

South Africa’s critical minerals potential is being highlighted in an increasingly promising manner by Orion Minerals, the Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed company that is showing the way in the... 

London-listed Pensana has published a mineral reserve estimate (MRE) for the Longonjo project, in Angola, as part its feasibility study, finding a total rare earth oxides (TREO) reserve of 767 000... 

Energy major Woodside has become the first Australian company to join the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative. By signing the initiative Woodside is committing to striving to reach... 

The Biden administration plans to use a gathering of resource-rich nations to spur new investment as part of its bid to shift the supply chain for rare-earths minerals away from China. The... 

JSE-listed platinum miner Impala Platinum (Implats) in March announced a five-year, R50-billion capital investment programme to extend life-of-mine (LoM) development and grow production at several... 

Gold production from the Georgetown processing plant is ramping up, with ASX-listed Laneway Resources pouring its second gold from high-grade ore mined from the Agate Creek gold mine, in North... 

The federal government on Friday approved nearly A$50-million in grants to accelerate the development of the critical minerals industry in the country, as part of efforts to reach net zero.... 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced the European Critical Raw Materials Act, as the bloc seeks to shore up supplies of minerals such as lithium and rare... 

An internal engineering cost study (ECS) for a first-stage shredding plant, of a potential 50 t/d integrated lithium-ion battery recycling operation in Germany, has placed a capital cost of... 

Canadian firm Electra Battery Materials has announced the highlights of a scoping study for an integrated nickel refinery, as part of its vision of creating an electric vehicle (EV) battery... 

A scoping study for the Cummins Range rare earths project, in Western Australia, has demonstrated a viable project, with ASX-listed RareX now starting a prefeasibility study in the third quarter of... 

Global lithium production is expected to grow from 503 500 t lithium carbonate equivalent this year to 2.1-million tonnes in 2031 – an average yearly growth rate of 15.9%, said market research and... 

Tesla is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key component used in batteries amid surging demand for electric vehicles. The... 

ASX-listed Laneway Resources has poured the first gold from its Agate Creek gold mine, in North Queensland, at the Georgetown gold processing plant. The gold pour comprised a doré bar weighing...