South Africa’s unity rule may boost mining
South Africa’s new coalition government with a pro-business party could help the world’s leading platinum producer improve its troubled power and rail networks getting metal to market, analysts say. The…
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Gemfields fetches almost US$69M at ruby auction
Coloured gemstones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) said on Wednesday it sold almost US$69 million of mixed-quality rubies at its June auction, with 97% of the offering gone. The…
How to attract Silicon Valley and Gen Zs
Silicon Valley could help the mining industry solve problems from funding to smelting but tech wizards shouldn’t necessarily run a mine, panellists told a conference on financing trends in New…
Asante Gold to up production at Bibiani with new plant
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE; US-OTC: ASGOF) is getting closer to increasing gold production at its Bibiani mine in Ghana, as long-lead items for the sulphide recovery plant are anticipated to arrive by…
Mali approves Leo Lithium’s stake sale to Ganfeng
Australia’s Leo Lithium (ASX: LLL) said the government of Mali had conditionally approved the sale of its remaining 40% stake in Mali Lithium to China’s Ganfeng Lithium for almost US$343…
De Beers plans return to marketing roots as split from Anglo American looms
De Beers, which created the global market for diamond engagement rings through its “A Diamond is Forever” campaign, is shifting back to its marketing roots as its parent company Anglo…
NextSource lands World Bank support for Molo graphite expansion
NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) has signed a mandate letter with International Finance Corp., the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, to lead a senior debt…
Ivanhoe Electric refutes Ma’aden share sale claims
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-AM, TSX: IE) addressed on Thursday what it said are misleading media headlines claiming that its joint venture partner, Saudi Arabian miner Ma’aden, planned to sell its shares…
Green bonds grow as financing option
Green bonds are a rising source of funding as project developers widen their search for financing beyond stock markets, according to a panel at a New York mining conference. There…
Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex
Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator.
Gemfields picks ex-De Beers boss Bruce Cleaver as new chair
Emeralds and rubies miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) has appointed former De Beers chief executive, Bruce Cleaver, as chair and independent non-executive director. Cleaver, who was at the helm…
Investors should heed growing supply after uranium’s recent runup
Uranium prices surged from just over US$50 per lb. in April 2023 to more than US$100 per lb. by January 2024. Since then, there has been a moderate pull-back; uranium…