January 20, 2025 South African police hunt gang leader of illegal mine where dozens died A gang leader from Lesotho is believed to have controlled operations at the illegal gold mine in South Africa.
January 19, 2025 Australia iron ore hub resumes operations after cyclone threat Port Hedland is the world's largest iron ore export hub.
January 19, 2025 IGO flags impairment on lithium hydroxide division The miner cited a decline in value of its troubled Kwinana refinery, which is grappling with production delays and a lithium price slump.
January 19, 2025 Australian government pledges $1.24 billion in green aluminum push The Australian government is targeting 82% of power supply to come from renewables by 2030.
January 19, 2025 South32 beats manganese output estimates as Australian operations restart South32 has undertaken a phased restart of manganese mining activities at its GEMCO project.
January 19, 2025 At least seven killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine Earlier, about 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons reportedly breached the Obuasi mine's security fence.
January 18, 2025 Australia shuts its biggest iron ore port on cyclone threat Port Hedland handles vast volumes of iron ore from all major miners including BHP Group, Rio Tinto Group, and Fortescue.
January 18, 2025 Republican-led states sue Biden administration over offshore drilling ban The lawsuit seeks a reversal of Biden's ban with declaratory and injunctive relief, according to a court filing.
January 17, 2025 Rio Tinto and Glencore spoke for months about deal that was once taboo The news of Glencore and Rio’s discussions “has turned up the temperature on an already simmering M&A environment,” RBC Capital Markets analyst says.
January 17, 2025 Biden boosts loan for ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine to nearly $1 billion The loan is nearly 50% larger than a conditional funding commitment made two years ago, and cannot be reversed by incoming President Donald Trump.
African Rainbow Minerals founder steps down from executive role Patrice Motsepe has served as ARM's executive chairman since founding the diversified miner in 2003. February 16, 2026 | 07:46 am
