UK pledges £50m to build critical minerals capacity
BRITAIN is committing £50m to expand domestic critical minerals production, processing and recycling, as the government moves to reduce dependence on supply chains dominated...
Mozambique mining law risks deterring foreign investors
MOZAMBIQUE'S new requirement for the state to hold a 15% free-carry stake in all mining ventures risks deterring foreign investment, said Reuters citing the...
BHP shares slide on Jansen potash cost blowout
BHP shares posted their steepest single-day decline in 14 months on Friday after the world's largest miner flagged a $2.3bn writedown on its Jansen...
EU minerals policy a work in progress, says Sibanye boss
SIBANYE-Stillwater said the European Union was receptive to its proposals on a critical minerals policy but it would take time before the bloc imposed...
BHP takes $2.3bn writedown on Jansen potash
BHP will take a $2.3bn writedown on its Jansen potash project in Canada after the latest in a series of cost overruns pushed the...
G7 resolves to fight China metals dominance
GROUP of Seven leaders have agreed to deepen co-ordination to reduce their dependence on China for critical minerals, with plans to align stockpiling strategies...
Lobito rail resumes copper runs from Congo
LOBITO Atlantic Railway has received its first copper shipment from the Democratic Republic of Congo since restoring a flood-damaged section of track, resuming traffic...
Randgold pursues Gold Fields over Kebble-era share theft
ON the night of September 27 2005, Brett Kebble climbed into his silver-grey Mercedes-Benz S600 and drove into the Johannesburg dark. Near a bridge...
Iran war tightens industrial metals supply outlook
A MAJOR squeeze is emerging across industrial metals markets as the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran compounds structural supply shortfalls, said the Financial Times...
Mining DG cool on DTIC’s forced mining beneficiation plan
IN a revealing exchange at the Junior Mining Indaba on Tuesday, reflecting inter-departmental tension over the idea of forced mining beneficiation, Jacob Mbele, the...