Silver lease costs spike on trade worries
SOARING lease rates for silver are disrupting precious metals markets as traders brace for potential US tariffs that could further tighten already constrained London...
ARM seeks partners for green smelting breakthrough
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals is pursuing commercial partnerships for its revolutionary SmeltDirect technology, which could transform South Africa's struggling industrial sector, said News24 in a...
Glencore may be digging in for more dealmaking
GLENCORE CEO Gary Nagle speaks like a person in search of a deal. Asked for his view on mergers & acquisitions (M&A) among the...
MPRD bill talks will take “a lot of thrashing” to avoid...
THE Minerals Council wants to "thrash out" with Government the issues it is not happy with in the proposed amendments to the Minerals Petroleum...
Rio boss targets ‘low hanging fruit’ in titanium
SIMON Trott has wasted little time implementing his inaugural strategic overhaul at Rio Tinto, announcing last week a comprehensive restructuring targeting the miner's underperforming...
Booming metals markets boost Master Drilling’s prospects
MASTER Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius is sounding uncharacteristically cheerful for once and there are two reasons for that – he has got his own...
Anglo, Peabody to lock horns after $3.8bn deal culled
THE stage has been set for a legal battle between US coal major Peabody and Anglo American after Peabody terminated its purchase agreement to...
Minerals Council hoping to avoid MPRD legal tussle
NEITHER the Minerals Council nor the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DPMR) wants to end up in court over the latest proposed amendments to...
Is Trump presidency undoing years of advances in ESG?
Mining companies are holding firm on environmental, social and governance commitments despite the Trump administration's anti-ESG stance and record investor outflows from sustainable funds.
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Trump exempts gold from US import tariffs
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not impose tariffs on imported gold, resolving uncertainty that had roiled global bullion markets for...