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...
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...
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...
Gold tops $5,390 as Middle East conflict deepens
GOLD rose for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, climbing as much as 2.2% to above $5,390 an ounce as the widening conflict in...
Aluminium surges on Middle East conflict supply fears
ALUMINIUM prices jumped as conflict in the Middle East raised fears over disruption to a critical shipping route used by producers responsible for nearly...
Zambia refuses to take sides in minerals race
ZAMBIA will not align politically with any global power in exchange for investment in its critical minerals, President Hakainde Hichilema told the Financial Times,...
South Africa slashes power tariff to rescue smelters
SOUTH Africa's electricity minister on Friday unveiled a heavily discounted power tariff for the country's beleaguered ferrochrome industry in what he is quoted to...
Zimbabwe pushes Chinese miners to process lithium locally
A CHINESE lithium producer has begun construction of a lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe as the southern African country tightens controls on raw mineral...
Lithium price soars following Zimbabwe ban
CHINA'S lithium price surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended all raw mineral exports, stoking fears of supply disruptions at a time when rising energy...