Rio Tinto builds out metals trading arm
RIO Tinto plans to expand its metals trading operations, including buying and selling material from third parties and trading derivatives, Bloomberg reported.
The move is...
Glencore joins US critical minerals reserve in $500m EXIM deal
THE US government has selected Glencore to help it build a strategic reserve of critical minerals in a development that deepens the Swiss miner's...
Copper retreats from near-record high as rate fears lift dollar
INDUSTRIAL metals fell on Wednesday as traders weighed the outlook for US interest rates against shifting oil prices, Bloomberg reported.
Copper retreated from near-record levels...
Former Gold Fields boss to join hunt for critical minerals
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...
Congo plans one-stop mining investment agency
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is setting up a centralised agency to fast-track major mining investments, said Reuters citing sources.
The agency is part of...
Discovery targets mining with 24-hour renewables plan
DISCOVERY Green has signed several mining companies to a renewable power offering that targets 90% of their electricity needs.
A mix of wind, solar and...
Froneman hires Rothschild for R6.7bn F1 bid
A CONSORTIUM fronted by former Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman is working with Rothschild & Co on a bid to bring Formula One racing back...
Harmony Gold prices $500m bond as growth capex ramps up
HARMONY Gold today announced terms of a $500m convertible bond amid a major increase in capital expenditure during its 2027 financial year.
The gold miner...
China rare earth exports to US fall ahead of summit
CHINESE exports of rare earth magnets to the US dropped sharply in August, a decline set to feature as a friction point at this...
MPRD in 2026: A maze of mineral policy
It is a cliché of effective industrial policy that developing an industry works best if there is "policy certainty". It is also one of those...