CHINESE copper inventories recorded their largest weekly decline this year as a sharp fall in prices triggered by the Iran war spurred a surge in demand from fabricators, said Bloomberg News on Monday ...

BHP’s surprise appointment of Americas head Brandon Craig as CEO has rekindled concerns over gender diversity at the top of the mining industry, after two senior female executives were passed over for ...

IRON ore miners face billions of dollars in additional fuel costs as diesel prices soar following the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, said Reuters citing a senior executive at Australian iron ...

TUNGSTEN prices have hit their highest level in at least 90 years as the US and Israel burn through munitions supplies in their air campaign against Iran, deepening a supply crisis already set in ...

THE stranger aspect of the Iran conflict’s fallout on markets – at least, for South African investors – has been the rout in ...

A HEFTY 17% to 20% decline in coal export prices hit Thungela Resources hard in the 12 months ended December 31 resulting in an R8.8bn write-down in assets. The impact was felt on Thungela’s full year ...

SOUTH African miners have made hay in Australia in recent years. Harmony Gold and Thungela Resources have bought mines in the ...

WHAT a difference a year makes. In April 2025 the atmosphere at the PGMs Industry Day conference was sombre, with PGM prices still at low levels and the industry facing a cash crunch to fund ...

GLOBAL gold mining stocks have swung into negative territory for 2026 as escalating conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher, fanning inflation fears and dimming prospects for interest ...

GLENCORE’S South African ferrochrome subsidiary has warned it may abandon negotiations with the government over a discounted electricity package, saying the conditions attached to the offer are ...

THE World Gold Council said on Thursday it plans to build a digital platform aimed at improving trade in gold. The initiative ...