Blair Way has retired as COO of Patriot Battery Metals, the hard rock lithium exploration company announced this week. Way will continue to serve on the Patriot board as a nonexecutive director... 

North American lithium producer Sayona Mining on Wednesday announced Lucas Dow as new MD and CEO, taking over from interim CEO James Brown. Dow, an experienced mining executive who has led... 

German chemicals giant BASF has abandoned plans to invest in lithium mining assets in Chile as a slowdown in electric-vehicle adoption worldwide drags down battery metal prices. BASF withdrew from... 

TotalEnergies plans to exit its discoveries of gas-condensate off the tip of South Africa to prioritize exploration in other areas closer to Namibia, according to people familiar with the matter.... 

Copper exploration and development company Hot Chili has appointed Deborah Le Moignan as interim CFO with effect from July 1. Le Moignan has recently been appointed financial controller and... 

LSE-, TSX- and OTCQX-listed Endeavour Mining made its first gold pour from the Lafigué mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, on June 28, marking the delivery of the project’s construction on budget and a... 

Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the reappointment of Gwede Mantashe as Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, with this Ministry having been separated from that of... 

India is in talks with countries in Africa and Latin America to get critical mineral blocks on a government-to-government basis, Veena Kumari Dermal, joint secretary of the Ministry of Mines, said... 

Lithium developer Winsome Resources has received a C$130 0000 grant from the Quebec government to use towards metallurgical testwork samples from its Adina project in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay... 

Brisbane-based Renergade Exploration on Tuesday announced the discovery of a large iron-oxide copper gold (IOCG) breccia system at its Mongoose Deeps prospect, near Cloncurry, similar in... 

Exploration company Ironbark Zinc has completed the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Simon and Anderson projects, in Mt Isa, Queensland, from fellow-listed Aeon Metals. The company finalised... 

Exploration and development company Australian Vanadium (AVL) has completed the first phase of an optimised feasibility study for its Western Australian project, confirming the preferred... 

Precious metals exploration company Santana Minerals has applied for a secondary listing on the New Zealand main board, with a targeted listing date of July 25. This will be in addition to its... 

Gold miner Evolution Mining has extended the option to purchase tenements nearby its operating Cowal gold mine, in NewSouth Wales, for a third and final year for further evaluation and... 

Lachlan Reynolds has resigned as CEO of Australia- and Canada-focused explorer MTM Critical Metals with immediate effect. Reynolds served as MD since the company’s listing in July 2021 until... 

Russian diamond producer Alrosa has bought a gold deposit in Russia's Far East from miner Polyus, the two companies, both of which are under Western sanctions, said on Monday. For the world's... 

Gold mining company B2Gold has agreed a strategic investment into Yukon-focused exploration company Prospector Metals. B2Gold will subscribe for 5.58-million shares at C$0.163 a share for gross... 

For all the money that’s poured into Argentina’s giant lithium deposits, the country has seen just one new mine come on stream in almost a decade. That’s about to change. Four new projects will... 

The Biden Administration has officially halted plans for the Ambler Road in Alaska, dealing a blow to potential mining development in the region. The Ambler Road project, which aimed to construct... 

Europe-focused Adriatic Metals has recruited Laura Tyler, a former executive at the world’s top miner BHP, to its board. Her appointment as a nonexecutive director is effective from July 1. 

Exploration company Yandal Resources on Monday announced that Chris Oorschot had started in his role of MD and CEO. He took over from Tim Kennedy, who would continue with the company as part-time... 

Coal miner MC Mining has entered into a R20-million, or $1.1-million, loan facility with South Africa-based private company Dendocept for working capital purposes. Dendocept has a 6.8% shareholding... 

Entities managed by Orion Mine Finance Management have invested $6-million in exploration and development company Dakota Gold. Orion’s ownership of Dakota, together with its prior investment from... 

Engineering consultancy Worley has been awarded a contract to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for underground infrastructure and surface-based non-process facilities of... 

This week we profile Jarmi Steyn, COO at Canyon Coal, a coal exploration, mining and processing company 

Kodal Minerals has confirmed further mineralised extensions on the Boumou prospect, within the Bougouni lithium project. 

Ausgold has finalised the acquisition of two freehold properties at the project. 

Orion Minerals has reported further “outstanding” assay results from the confirmation diamond-drilling programme in the Flat Mines area at the project. 

The project is fully permitted. 

The Tomingley gold operation is set to increase production to more than 100 000 oz/y by 2027. 

Clean fuel group GTI Energy has appointed Denver-based in situ recovery uranium technical and executive leader Matt Hartmann to the board of directors. Hartmann joins the ASX-listed company’s... 

ASX-listed Ramelius Resources has bought 8.5-million shares in fellow-listed Spartan Resources as a strategic investment, representing about 8.9% of Spartan’s ordinary shares on issue. Spartan’s... 

Exploration company Hammer Metals has teamed up with Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceana (SMMO), providing that company with an opportunity to earn up to an 80% interest in the Bullrush project, in... 

South African mining needs what is often referred to as a one-stop shop to ensure that an applicant is not sent from one department to the other but goes to one place where the application is... 

Australian mining company Gold Road is making good progress advancing its 100%-owned resources towards mine readiness at Yamarna, east of Laverton in Western Australia. The mine readiness... 

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has evolved to being driven by external factors such as shareholder activism and investor confidence, rather than regulatory frameworks, finds a panel... 

Canadian juniors Eskay Mining and P2Gold have announced that they would terminate their proposed business combination transaction, citing market conditions. The companies earlier this month... 

Scandinavia-based gold exploration and mining company Akobo Minerals has successfully completed the construction of its processing plant and has started commissioning activities at its operation in... 

Drought-prone Namibia, currently facing its worst drought in over a century, will start constructing its long-awaited second desalination plant in January 2025, the minister of agriculture said on... 

Australia's Tamboran Resources has priced its shares at $24 each to raise $75-million in its New York listing, according to the company's filings on Thursday. The company sold 3.125-million shares... 

Norway offered large areas of the Arctic region for its inaugural seabed mineral licensing round on Wednesday and aims to award exploration permits during the first half of 2025, the country's... 

Given its far-reaching multiplier effect, mining is the epicentre of South Africa’s economy and social wellbeing and has been at the heart of its economic progress and development for much of this...