South Africa set to open first underground gold mine in 15 years West Wits Mining plans to start production next year at Qala Shallows on the western fringe of Johannesburg. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2025 | 7:03 am
Northern Star sees gold prices supported next year Gold miners have enjoyed a surging price with the precious metal climbing by more than a quarter so far this year. Bloomberg News | August 20, 2025 | 4:02 pm
GoldMining finds antimony kicker at Crucero in Peru Crucero’s expected dual gold-antimony narrative dovetails with GoldMining’s broader push to surface value from copper within its Americas portfolio. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | August 20, 2025 | 12:53 pm
Trump raises stakes over Resolution Copper project with BHP, Rio Tinto CEOs at White House President met with chief executives of the world’s two biggest mining companies to discuss a copper project that could supply the US with a quarter of its demand. Bloomberg News | August 20, 2025 | 12:46 pm
Excellon closes offtake, financing deal with Glencore Glencore would provide up to $7.5 million in pre-export loan secured by concentrate production from the Mallay mine. Staff Writer | August 20, 2025 | 12:36 pm
Copper developer lands LA fund manager’s $140M Blue Moon is advancing an underground decline and early access blasting at its Nussir project in Norway. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | August 20, 2025 | 12:33 pm
Codelco to lower 2025 copper target after El Teniente accident The firm also estimates a $340 million hit from the incident. Reuters | August 20, 2025 | 11:29 am
Column: Iron ore blamed for BHP’s profit drop. It may get worse The average realized price BHP received for its iron ore fell by 19% over the financial year. Reuters | August 20, 2025 | 11:06 am
Rinehart joins push against costs of net zero Rinehart, whose business interests span iron ore and coal mining to agriculture, criticized climate policies as likely to add burdensome costs. Bloomberg News | August 20, 2025 | 10:10 am