August 18, 2025 South Africa mining lobby gives draft law feedback with concerns The nation’s gold output has shrunk by more than 70% in the past 20 years.
August 15, 2025 Indonesia president signals intention to go after illegal mines Indonesia will move to “rectify” illegal mines estimated to have caused $19 billion in state losses.
August 14, 2025 Nickel surpasses coal as Indonesia’s top export, Macquarie says Earnings from overseas sales of nickel products were $16.5 billion in the first half of the year.
August 13, 2025 US proposes nearly $1 billion in funds for critical minerals, materials The Energy Department said it will issue notices of funding opportunities to advance and scale mining, processing and manufacturing technologies.
August 12, 2025 Peabody–Anglo $3.8B coal deal on the brink after mine fire Peabody will announce on August 19 if it will proceed with acquiring Anglo's mines, as it seeks to renegotiate a lower price.
August 8, 2025 Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring.
August 7, 2025 Mining giants squeeze dividends with an eye toward funding growth So far this earnings season, large miners are paying out their lowest dividends in years.
August 6, 2025 Glencore metals traders made record profits as energy cratered The results highlight the differing fortunes of the two markets.
August 6, 2025 South African minister and top miner clash over US minerals plan That strategy identified coal, chrome ore, iron ore, manganese and platinum as critical minerals, rather than materials found in abundance elsewhere in Africa.
July 31, 2025 Anglo American posts $1.9B loss, cuts dividend Company expects copper to make up more than 60% of its EBITDA post-restructuring.
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am
Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine. January 03, 2026 | 07:53 pm