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As tech adoption for health, safety increases, professional accountability remains – panel
As tech adoption for health, safety increases, professional accountability remains – panel
Updated 1 hour 27 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

While organisations are increasingly adopting technologies to improve workplace health, safety and security, employers and qualified professionals remain responsible for ensuring compliance with... 


The Chvaletice project site
Study estimates robust returns from Czech manganese project
Updated 3 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the development of TSX-V-listed Euro Manganese's Chvaletice project, in the Czech Republic, demonstrates the resilience of the project and the potential... 


Ore recovered from the Sheep Creek project
USCM, Bayan to undertake metallurgical test programme at Montana rare earths mine
Updated 3 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

US exploration and technology company US Critical Material Corp (USCM) has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ASX-listed Bayan Mining and Minerals to jointly evaluate... 


Employees work in an underground PGM mine in South Africa
Platinum to remain in deficit this year, while palladium, rhodium may record surpluses – Johnson Matthey
Updated 4 hours ago By: Chanel de Bruyn

Sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey notes in its latest 'PGM Market Report' that platinum demand will exceed supply again this year on the back of firm industrial use and constrained... 


MAC president and CEO Pierre Gratton
Association urges action to ensure Canada's mining sector remains globally competitive
Updated 4 hours ago By: Chanel de Bruyn

While Canada has the minerals and metals the world needs, strong environmental and labour standards and significant untapped potential, it must improve the efficiency and predictability of project... 


Agnico Eagle's Detour Lake operation
Agnico Eagle to invest $14bn in its Ontario mining assets by 2030 as mine permit reforms start to pay off
Updated 5 hours ago By: Chanel de Bruyn

Canada's largest mining company Agnico Eagle has announced plans to invest $14-billion across its operating, development and exploration assets in Ontario by 2030, including $2-billion on its... 


The Lance uranium project site
Peninsula secures $56m funding package to advance Lance project to full production
Updated 6 hours ago By: Chanel de Bruyn

ASX-listed uranium company Peninsula Energy has secured a $56-million funding package to accelerate mine development, production growth and strategic expansion initiatives at its flagship Lance... 


Rio Tinto's offices
Rio Tinto appoints new chief legal officer
Updated 6 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as chief legal officer, governance and corporate affairs, with effect from August 1. Charles is currently... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis (centre), Differential Capital Special Situations Fund Head Mark Salmon (right), and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer (left).
Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 


Gold bars
Gold discounts in India breach $200/oz record amid profit-taking
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Gold discounts in India widened to a record of more than $200/oz on Wednesday, as a surge in prices after the import duty hike triggered investor selling in an already weak demand environment,... 


The Moa JV site in Cuba
Miner Sherritt expects filings delay after external auditor and finance chief leave
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Sherritt International said on Wednesday its external auditor has resigned and finance chief has left, adding that these developments would delay first-quarter financial filings and could trigger a... 


A nickel smelter in Indonesia
Chinese firms warn Indonesia's nickel quotas, tax hikes threaten investment
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Chinese companies operating in Indonesia are urging more business-friendly policies, warning tighter nickel ore quotas, higher taxes and a new pricing formula are driving up costs and threatening... 


BHP Jimblebar fines being transported to port
BHP's China Jimblebar ore stocks hit five-month low after ban removal
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Portside inventories of BHP's Jimblebar fines, a type of iron ore, in China slid to a five-month low after Beijing ended a months long dispute with the global miner, but the drawdown has not... 


S&P expects sub-Saharan Africa’s growth to remain stable despite global headwinds
13th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

While global growth is expected to slow to 2.4% for the year, down from the previously projected 2.9%, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is still expected to reach 4.1% this year and 3.8% in 2027,... 


Representatives form the train operating companies hold up rail access certificates at a ceremony addressed by various Transnet executives, including CEO Michelle Phillips (seated in green).
Eleven private train operators gear up for mainline entry after concluding access agreements
13th May 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The 11 private train operating companies (TOCs), which were last year allocated slots on South Africa’s mainline rail network, have now officially concluded rail access agreements with the Transnet... 


Uranium that is commonly known as
Southern Africa’s regional uranium production looking up as demand outlook rises
13th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The symbol U and the atomic number 92 are once again among the energy elements being looked at with greater intensity amid global fossil fuel supply disruption and growing demand for triuranium... 


An image of the Nolans project
Arafura signs offtake term sheet with Traxys North America
13th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Arafura Rare Earths has signed a binding offtake term sheet with global physical trader Traxys North America to support the revitalisation and onshoring of domestic manufacturing across... 


Cobalt flakes
EGC, EVelution Energy and Trafigura agree MoU for US–DRC cobalt supply chain
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), EVelution Energy and Trafigura on Wednesday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a long-term supply framework for Congolese cobalt hydroxide... 


Equinox Gold's Greenstone mine
Equinox Gold to acquire Orla Mining to create $18.5bn gold producer
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Equinox Gold said on Wednesday it would acquire Orla Mining in an all-stock deal to create a North American gold producer worth about $18.5-billion. US-listed shares of Orla Mining rose 3.4% in... 


An image of Wheeler River
Denison progressing activity at Canada’s latest large-scale uranium mine
13th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Uranium miner Denison Mines’ Phoenix In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mine in February became the first large-scale Canadian uranium mining project in over 20 years to receive all regulatory approvals... 


Anson, Posco boards approve terms to build demo plant at Utah lithium project
13th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The boards of ASX-listed Anson Resources and South Korean industrial group Posco Holdings have approved the terms for a definitive demonstration plant agreement relating to the construction and... 


The Volta Grande project side
Belo Sun engages mining consultant, appoints engineering director for Brazil gold project
13th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral exploration and development company Belo Sun Mining Corp has engaged international mining consultancy G Mining Services (GMS) as mining consultant and appointed Adilson Araújo Laudares as... 


The Hendrina power station
Eskom, Energy Vault to deploy gravity energy storage systems in South Africa, SADC
13th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Power utility Eskom and and NYSE-listed grid-scale energy storage solutions provider Energy Vault have signed a strategic development agreement to deploy long-duration gravity energy storage... 


KAP Minerals CEO Geoff Hampson (left) and Hanwa managing executive officer Shoji Shirasawa
KAP Minerals, Hanwa partner to strengthen Canada–Japan critical minerals supply chain
13th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian critical minerals company KAP Minerals and Japanese trading and industrial materials company Hanwa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance a strategic partnership... 


An image of the Wicheeda camp
Defense Metals starts pilot flotation test programme at Canada project
13th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Defense Metals has started a confirmatory pilot flotation plant test programme for its wholly-owned Wicheeda rare earth project, located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.... 


A pumpjack
Global oil supply to plunge below demand this year on Iran war, IEA says
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Global oil supply will not meet total demand this year as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East oil production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market report on... 


An image of Resolute's Chris Eger
Study reveals strong economics for Resolute’s potential second Côte d’Ivoire mine
13th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Resolute Mining says the results of a scoping study for the ABC project, in Côte d’Ivoire, based on an existing 2.16-million-ounce gold mineral resource estimate (MRE), confirm the... 


Employees working inside the Bellevue gold mine
Barminco awarded A$850m Bellevue contract; Develop Global awarded lithium mine contract
13th May 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

ASX-listed Perenti's underground mining business Barminco has been awarded a four-year underground mining contract, valued at about A$850-million, at the Bellevue gold project, in Western... 


A&M infrastructure and capital projects global head Marcos Ganut
Alvarez & Marsal opens first African office in Cape Town
13th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has launched its first African office in Cape Town to meet rising demand for support to address complex operational and financial... 


Blocks of copper
Copper climbs toward record high as global supply tightens
13th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

Copper extended gains above $14 000/t, inching toward a record high seen earlier this year, as supply risks mount on mine disruptions around the world. The red metal rallied for an eighth session... 


Bars of gold and silver
India raises gold and silver tariffs to 15% to curb imports, support rupee
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

India has raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, government orders said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to curb overseas purchases of the metals and ease pressure on the... 


Incoming BHP CEO Brandon Craig
Incoming BHP CEO to consider bolt-on acquisitions for growth
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Incoming BHP CEO Brandon Craig will focus on securing growth options beyond 2035 by ramping up exploration, partnering with peers and making bolt-on acquisitions where they bring value, he said in... 


US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Trump, Xi to weigh rare earth truce extension, but China's curbs still bite
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

China and the US are considering extending a truce on Chinese rare earth export curbs at a leaders' summit this week, but Chinese customs data shows Beijing is still throttling shipments of the... 


NextSource president and CEO Hanré Rossouw
NextSource to proceed with development of Phase 1 of UAE battery anode facility
13th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed NextSource Materials has approved a final investment decision for Phase 1 of its proposed battery anode facility (BAF) in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, marking a major... 


Bradda Head's Basin East project area in Arizona
Bradda Head, Tyfast Energy enter MoU to advance 'Made-in-USA' battery supply chain
12th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed and US-focused lithium exploration and development company Bradda Head Lithium has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with San Diego-based advanced battery materials... 


Codelco's El Teniente mine
Copper output from Chile's Codelco down 10% in March
12th May 2026 By: Reuters

SANTIAGO – Copper production from Chilean State-run miner Codelco fell 9.98% year-on-year in March to 110 900 metric tons, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Tuesday. Production at... 


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