Community and family members picket on the sidelines during rescue operations for trapped miners at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. It's ...

MERGER discussions between Glencore and Rio Tinto which are said to have taken place last year was a sign of how mining companies were looking to secure metals for the energy transition but analysts ...

AUROUS Resources, the South African business that controls the historic Blyvooruitzicht mine, has received regulatory approval to merge with Rigel Resource Acquisition Group, a deal that would pave ...

This aerial view shows an open mine shaft in Stilfontein on November 17, 2024. Hundreds of clandestine miners at a disused South African shaft are struggling to survive in grim conditions because of a ...

A COURT in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of gold bars and $400,000 in cash and found guilty of ...

FIRST Quantum Minerals CEO Tristan Pascall said he would assess “the potential benefits of a minority stake sale in Zambia” as one of the group’s targets for 2025. Commenting in a production update, ...

FAILURE to extract a change of heart from the Zambian government this week over a controversial export duty on emeralds could result in hundreds of retrenchments, said Sean Gilbertson, CEO of the ...

2O25 could signal a change in direction for platinum group metal shares following nearly two years of underperformance, most of which had been priced into the market. “Although PGM producers still ...

Illegal miners rescued from an abandoned gold mine sit on the floor as rescuers and South African Police Service (SAPS) officers record their details and provide assistance in Stilfontein on January ...

THARISA reported lower first quarter production owing to poor availability of drilling equipment. Coupled with an easing in the chrome price, the slow start contributed to a quarter-on-quarter decline ...

BARRICK Gold confirmed on Tuesday it had suspended production at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali after authorities seized gold stock. “As a result, Barrick has regrettably initiated the temporary ...

Matt Badylak, President & CEO, Galiano Gold Corp. GALIANO Gold Corp said on Wednesday production for its 2024 financial year ended December 31 came in below revised guidance. Listed in Toronto, ...