Exploration and development company Carnaby Resources is making good progress with its scoping study for the Greater Duchess project, which is about 70 km to the south of Mount Isa, evaluating... 

Mineral exploration spending in Australia continues to be on an upward trajectory, with companies investing more than A$1-billion in the search for riches in minerals and petroleum in the September... 

The CEO of Canadian miner First Quantum said he would have to look into how the company could sustain its finances in the long term, given Panama's push to annul operations at its local copper... 

Metals industry partner SMS group will supply the core technology of two 100 MW rectangular six electrode open bath furnaces through its Johannesburg-based subsidiary METIX for a €1.8-billion... 

First Quantum Minerals will suspend its current-year production outlook for the Cobre mine in Panama and has initiated international arbitration over a contested contract with the country's... 

Martin Creamer discusses high-quality manganese; copper mining and platinum group metals from waste dumps. 

TSX-V-listed exploration and development company Premium Nickel has announced the pending appointment of James Gowans as director and as independent chairperson of the board. Premium Nickel is... 

Zambia has selected United Arab Emirates' International Resources Holdings as the new strategic equity partner in Mopani Copper Mines, state-firm ZCCM-IH said in a statement late on Thursday. IRH,... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the news of Jupiter Mines producing a 99.9% pure sample of high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate; Copper 360 acquiring a new production-doubling... 

Congo's State mining group Gecamines said it will push to secure the rights to buy copper and cobalt at mines it has holdings in, as it attempts to build its own stocks and trade the metals. To do... 

Copper advanced to the highest level in 11 weeks on concerns over the looming shutdown of a large mine in Panama and amid expectations of a widening ore supply deficit in 2024. The Panama... 

Chile's state copper producer Codelco said on Thursday that its chief commercial officer, Carlos Alvarado, was resigning from the company, effective the same day. Alvarado's replacement will be... 

First Quantum Minerals could be forced to slow spending next year and face a potential breach of debt covenants if Panama follows through on plans to close a copper mine that generated roughly... 

Local manufacturer Metalen produces heat exchanger tubes in various alloy inner tubes with copper or aluminium fins in lengths of up to 15 m. An ISO9001 certification ensures controlled processes... 

Having accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the local manufacturing industry, specialised manufacturer and materials processing company MAXJET has commissioned the EnduroMAX – a... 

The direct-to-blister flash smelter is on schedule for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

Lift II will have a design capacity of 32 500 t/d, 400 m below Lift I, with a mine life to 2040. 

JSE-listed emerging miner Copper 360 is poised to ramp up production quickly albeit at higher costs than originally planned, having redesigned its mine plan for the Rietberg mine, in the Northern... 

Saudi Arabia is exploring the potential launch of a new commodity trading platform for battery materials, including graphite and rare earths, its vice minister of industry and mineral resources... 

Copper/zinc/gold/silver exploration company Foran Mining has announced a brokered private placement to raise C$200-million. BMO Capital Markets is the sole bookrunner and co-lead agent, together... 

Global miner Sandfire said on Thursday it had damaged Aboriginal cultural heritage at a copper mine in Western Australia, and that it had informed the traditional owners and the state's heritage... 

Australian exploration company Polymetals Resources has announced an one-for-six nonrenounceable rights issue of new shares to raise up to A$8.12-million. Executive chairperson David Sproule will... 

Staff and contractors at First Quantum Minerals's Panamanian copper mine staged demonstrations across the country Wednesday, demanding the government protect their jobs or ensure they receive... 

First Quantum Minerals said on Wednesday it is too early and challenging to bring a new partner into its flagship Panama copper project as the Canadian company declared force majeure on output from... 

Exxaro Resources is expanding its search for critical mineral assets to greenfield projects, the miner said on Wednesday, as it pursues its strategy to diversify away from coal. Exxaro, one of... 

Northern Cape mining company Copper 360, which listed on the Alternative Exchange of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this year, took yet another leap forward on Wednesday with the announcement that... 

TSX-listed Western Copper and Gold has announced a further C$6-million investment from Rio Tinto Canada to continue to advance its Casino project, in the Yukon. Rio Tinto will subscribe for, and... 

Swedish mining group Boliden on Wednesday said throughput of copper ore in one of the mills at its Aitik mine would be lower than expected in the fourth quarter due to an unplanned maintenance stop... 

Copper touched a 10-week high after the closure of a major mine in Panama highlighted future supply challenges for the red metal as the energy transition accelerates. Panama’s government said it... 

Panama's top court on Tuesday ruled that First Quantum Minerals' new contract unconstitutional after unprecedented protests against the mining contract that the Canadian miner signed with the... 

workers union at Peru's large Las Bambas copper mine, owned by China's MMG, began a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand greater profit sharing and better transport conditions, said the union's... 

Panama’s government said it will shut a giant copper mine owned by First Quantum Minerals, damping hopes that the company might be able to reach a new deal to keep operating. Authorities will... 

The Copper Mark, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), ICMM and the World Gold Council (WGC) are working towards consolidating their individual voluntary responsible mining and metals standards... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has made a high-grade copper discovery to the west of its Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The discovery was made on joint venture licences... 

Gold, copper, cobalt and lithium developer Red Rock Resources’ subsidiary in Côte d'Ivoire has been issued a second licence in the country covering 380 km2 in an area south of Yamoussoukro. The... 

Tanzania is seeking $5.6-billion for a new railway in the south linking the Indian Ocean to Lake Nyasa and traversing regions rich in iron-ore, coal and graphite. The East African nation is looking... 

Depleting ore grades of cobalt deposits at Glencore's Mutanda mine in Congo means the miner will produce up to 15% less a year of the battery metal, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.... 

Canada-headquartered mining company Ivanhoe Mines has been granted 22 195 km2 of greenfield prospecting rights for exploration in the Moxico and Cuando Cubango provinces of Angola. A mining... 

Zhaojin Mining's $404.57-million bid for Tietto Minerals vastly undervalues the West African gold miner, according to an independent expert report on Monday. The China gold miner, Tietto's second... 

Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday in an incident that left about eight people injured, a union leader said. A group of protesters in a pickup truck threw... 

South African diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has concluded an agreement to buy global nickel and palladium miner Norilsk Nickel Africa’s (NNAf’s) 50% interest in the joint venture... 

Panama's top court is expected to start deliberations on Friday to rule on several constitutional challenges to First Quantum Minerals' contract for the Cobre Panama mine, an outcome keenly watched...