Canada deploys $2.6bn to accelerate critical minerals
CANADA will deploy around C$3.5bn ($2.6bn) in investments and programmes to accelerate the development of critical minerals deposits, as the country seeks to position...
BHP warns Queensland coal mines uncompetitive
BHP has told workers at its Queensland coal operations that the mines can no longer attract investment and are generating no returns for the...
Expect more platinum price gyrations, warns WPIC
LAST year's record supply deficit in platinum is expected to narrow this year, but the precious metal will remain sought-after by investors amid complex...
Overlooked Tharisa, a PGM bull market bridesmaid
IN the volatile world of South African mining, and after a historic year on the JSE led by miners, few stories remain as compelling,...
Investors turn to gold, not bonds, as Iran war widens
INVESTORS have shifted towards gold and the US dollar rather than government bonds as anxiety over an inflation shock from the conflict in Iran...
Chinese copper smelters post record output
CHINESE copper smelters are producing record volumes of refined metal, swelling global stockpiles and threatening to cap the price gains that have driven bullion...
Anglo Teck tipped for rerating as deal logic emerges
FULL marks for Duncan Wanblad’s powers of restraint. In an interview with Miningmx he could not be tempted into sounding a triumphant note notwithstanding...
Thungela expects full-year loss on coal weakness
THUNGELA Resources has warned it expects to report a loss for the year to end-December 2025, blaming weaker coal markets and adverse currency movements...
The stunning rebound of South Africa’s PGM producers
EXACTLY two years ago, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne, who is also president of the Minerals Council South Africa, warned that a severe squeeze...
Rio Tinto gives green light to RBM’s $473m Zulti South
RIO Tinto on Monday approved the expansion of its 74% held Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), an industrial metals miner, representing new investment of $473m...