Indonesia’s nickel boom faces supply chain crisis
INDONESIA'S ambitious nickel expansion strategy is encountering significant difficulties as plummeting prices and ore shortages compel refiners to cut production and dismiss workers, said...
Trump’s tariff threat is “watershed moment” for copper
US copper prices reached historic highs on Tuesday after Donald Trump announced Washington would impose 50% tariffs on the industrial metal, marking the latest...
Ghana establishes anti-smuggling force for gold trade
GHANA unveiled a new security-supported task force on Tuesday designed to combat illicit gold commerce, as the continent's leading gold producer seeks to reclaim...
Tharisa adjusts lower end of production guidance
THARISA adjusted its platinum group metal (PGM) and chrome production guidance for the year ended September,pushing down the lower end of its forecast by...
Vodacom Business and Sasol partner to deliver MPN Solution
VODACOM Business has deployed a Mobile Private Network (MPN) at Sasol’s synthetic fuel facility in Secunda, Mpumalanga. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in...
Mali restarts gold operations without Barrick consent
MALI'S court-appointed administrator plans to sell one ton of gold from Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex as operations resume after nearly six months of suspension,...
Copper surges after Trump unveils 50% import tariff
PRESIDENT Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff increase on copper imports during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, according to a report by Bloomberg News. The levy...
Climate threatens global semiconductor copper supply chains
CLIMATE change could disrupt 32% of global semiconductor production by 2035 through copper supply shortages, quadrupling current risk levels, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report...
Diamond prices may recover in nick of time for stricken Petra
PRICES for high-value diamonds have increased 10% this year, a promising development for miners of the precious stones who have been under the cosh...
Orion raises A$5.8m as question over big capital looms
ORION Minerals confirmed on Tuesday it had raised A$5.8m (R67m) through an issue of shares which was encouragingly supported by its key shareholders.
The capital...