ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has stated a modest 9% increase in the capital expenditure required for Stage 1 development of the Kasiya rutile project, in Malawi, combined with a 6% increase... 

A joint policy document presented by continental body the African Union (AU) Commission, multilateral development finance organisation the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), regional... 

Results from metallurgical test work at the Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province indicate that up to a fifth of Southern Palladium’s future revenues... 

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has resumed uranium production at its Kayelekera mine, in Malawi, after processing operations had to be suspended on April 4, following fire damage to two electrical... 

Research firm BMI – a Fitch Solutions Company – is revising its 2026 nickel price forecast to $16 600/t from $15 800/t previously, following an earlier upward out-of-cycle revision this year,... 

Aim-listed Cora Gold has signed a binding term sheet for a $120-million gold stream with Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA) to support the development of Cora’s Sanankoro gold project, in Mali. Cora... 

England-based La Mancha Resource Capital, which manages the La Mancha Resource Fund, has announced it will increase its shareholding in TSX-V-listed Greenheart Gold from about 4.6% to 19.9%. The... 

Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminium Company has produced the first hot metal from its expanded Mt Holly plant, in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The plant underwent a major expansion, which... 

TSX-V-listed Defense Metals Corporation has been included in the newly launched Sprott Rare Earth Ex-China Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), which is the only ETF providing focused exposure to rare earth... 

ASX-listed Paladin Energy has revised upward its full-year guidance for triuranium octoxide (U3O8) produced from the Langer Heinrich Mine, in Namibia, following a period of ramp-up and transition... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the R105-billion in investment pledges for the Northern Cape; the exploration workshops that BHP is set to launch; and the green hydrogen breakthrough... 

Industrial metals have jumped to a record high on the London Metal Exchange (LME), driven gains in aluminum after the Middle East war disrupted supplies, as well as a recent revival in copper. The... 

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), which is now preparing for a prolonged period of fuel supply and pricing pressure as a result of the damage to energy infrastructure during... 

Brazilian miner Vale reported on April 16 its highest iron ore sales for a first quarter since 2018, while also announcing the suspension of pellet operations in Oman amid the war in the Middle... 

After temporarily suspending underground operations at the Cadia mine, in Australia, on April 15 owing to seismic activity following a regional earthquake, global gold miner Newmont Corporation’s... 

Calgary-based exploration company Argyle Resources has entered into an option agreement with Metallic Minerals Corporation to earn a 100% interest in the McKay Hill property, in Canada’s Yukon... 

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

London-listed Blencowe Resources says further assay results from shallow drilling at the company’s new Beehive deposit, in Uganda, reinforce continuity. Both the Beehive and Iyan deposits are... 

London-listed Kavango Resources has signed a deed of variation (DoV) with the sellers of the Nara project, in Zimbabwe, regarding a call option agreement dated June 23, 2023, to address the... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has partnered with Hitachi Construction Machinery to commission the world’s first ultralarge battery-electric mining truck at its Kansanshi copper and... 

Global investment firm Orion Resource Partners has agreed to a merger between its private portfolio company Sweetwater Royalties and Uranium Royalty Corporation (URC) to bring together two royalty... 

TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining has started with a 10 000 m drill programme at its flagship El Dorado-Monserrat (EDM) gold project in Argentina. The company aims to expand and upgrade the existing... 

Aim-listed Oriole Resources reports that recent selective rock-chip sampling at its Ndom licence, in Cameroon, has returned gold grades of up to 17 g/t gold, in northwest-trending quartz veins that... 

Amid conflict in the Middle East, a new research paper from energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) has highlighted the importance of elevating strategic energy security priorities as countries... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that it received an application from Eskom on April 10 in relation to a 62c/kWh tariff offer for the ferrochrome sector and has... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Northern Dynasty Minerals and its US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership have filed a brief in the Alaska Federal Court responding to the Department of Justice (DoJ)... 

London-listed Tirupati Graphite, which owns assets in Madagascar, has appointed AlbR Capital as financial adviser to the company, with immediate effect. On April 1, the company announced board... 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) custodian chairperson of the Kimberley Process (KP) Ahmed Bin Sulayem addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on April 15, presenting the UAE’s achievements under its... 

Subsidiaries of Toronto-listed miners Iconic Minerals and McEwen Mining have entered into a formal 50/50 joint venture (JV) agreement to advance the New Pass gold project, in Nevada. The 2 140 ha... 

Three years ago Mining Weekly reported on Anglo American being involved with emission-free taxis driving around the German city of Berlin and the hope was expressed that the same could be done with... 

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals says the results of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Kasiya rutile/graphite project in Malawi confirm the potential for the company to redefine... 

TSX-V-listed Millennial Potash Corporation has completed a milestone payment to to the vendors of the Banio potash project, in Gabon, which earned Millennial an additional 10% interest in... 

Precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals and mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater have partnered on a joint research and development project aimed at... 

South Africa’s minerals-endowed Northern Cape province has attracted more than R105-billion in investment pledges in new and expanded mining, energy and agriculture projects, with an expected 19... 

ASX-listed European Resources has markedly expanded the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Korsnäs rare earths project, in Finland, to 15.4-million tonnes grading 1% total rare earth oxides...