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Former Gold Fields boss to join hunt for critical minerals

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FORMER Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith, who exited the miner four years ago after a failed mega-merger bid for Canada's Yamana Gold, has joined...

MMG pushes EU to clear Anglo nickel deal

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CHINESE-backed miner MMG has urged European Union regulators to approve its $500m purchase of Anglo American's Brazilian nickel assets, despite concerns the deal would...

Pula appeals ruling in $195m Motsepe Tanzania case

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PULA Group has appealed a Tanzanian court ruling that struck its $195m damages claim against billionaire Patrice Motsepe and companies linked to him off...

ARM leaves door open to bigger stake in Surge Copper

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AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) says it may in time raise its 19.9% holding in Canada’s Surge Copper after the Berg project beat the group’s...

Copper tipped to hit record $15,000 in early 2027

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Copper could climb to a record $15,000 a ton early next year as US tariff concerns tighten supplies outside America while mine disruptions and...

“Juicy” mine ripe for expansion, says Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stewart

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SIBANYE-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart described the firm's recently approved R5.5bn Mt Lyell copper project in Australia as "juicy" with significant resource expansion potential. It also...

Sibanye-Stillwater to build R5.5bn copper mine in Tasmania

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SIBANYE-Stillwater today approved a R5.5bn copper-gold Mt Lyell project in Australia's island state Tasmania producing up to 26,000 tons a year of the in-demand...

Zinc extends rally as supply squeeze bites

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ZINC climbed to its highest level in more than four years as supply disruptions tightened the market, Bloomberg reported. The metal, used mainly to galvanise...

Zambia’s state mining investor targets $7bn valuation

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ZAMBIA’S state-controlled mining investor is considering a share sale to boost liquidity and meet local listing requirements, Bloomberg reported. ZCCM Investments CEO Kakenenwa Muyangwa said...

South32 profits surge as reshaped portfolio delivers

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South32 cracked it in the year to end-June more than doubling operating profit from continuing operations and declaring a 5.4 US cents final dividend...