EIS expansion and vanadium royalty cap signal support for new projects

The Western Australian government has doubled funding for the Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) to A$18-million, with the latest round opening this week. Royalties for vanadium products have also... 

Orpheus placement backed by IsoEnergy

Junior uranium explorer Orpheus Uranium has secured firm commitments to raise A$4.36-million through a share placement, with Canada-listed IsoEnergy cornerstoning the raise with a A$1.5-million... 

Gem exceeds production, sales guidance

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which owns and operates the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, recovered 90 354 ct of diamonds and sold 88 381 ct of diamonds in the financial year ended December 31.  While... 

Felix Gold makes new senior appointments

ASX-listed Felix Gold has appointed two senior executives to strengthen its management team as the company advances towards development and planned operations in the US. The company on Monday... 

Nova Minerals plans US redomiciliation

Alaska-focused minerals explorer Nova Minerals has announced plans to redomicile to the US following the loss of its foreign private issuer status, while retaining its dual ASX and Nasdaq... 

Red Rocket powering solutions across the mining value chain

On 9-12 February 2026, key names in the African mining industry will descend on Cape Town for this year’s Mining Indaba – addressing needs, exploring opportunities, and creating solutions in the... 

Ivanhoe, Gécamines, Mercuria in advanced discussions to supply the US with critical minerals

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has confirmed that it is in advanced discussions with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) State-owned mining company Gécamines and metals and energy trader Mercuria to... 

Revised study confirms A$1.4bn free cash flow from TGME project

Australia-listed Theta Gold Mines has delivered an uplift in the value of its TGME gold mine project in Mpumalanga, South Africa, following the completion of a revised feasibility study confirming... 

Implats to report significant rise in earnings on the back of higher dollar PGM prices

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) expects to report a 392% to 411% year-on-year increase in headline earnings and headline earnings per share (HEPS) and a 387% to 407%... 

Jones to retire as Tharisa CFO

Michael Jones will retire as CFO and executive director of JSE-, A2X- and LSE-listed chrome and platinum group metals company Tharisa and its subsidiaries, with effect from July 31. He has served... 

ECR identifies Raglan offtake partner 

Aim-listed ECR Minerals says it has identified a proposed offtake partner for production from the Raglan project in Queensland, Australia. Formal documentation and contractual agreements are now... 

Serabi says operations continue after incidents at Palito and Coringa

Brazil-focused gold producer Serabi Gold has confirmed that mining and milling operations at its Palito Complex and Coringa mine were not disrupted following recent incidents at the sites. The... 

Tennant Creek alliance receives grants for shared processing study

Junior mining companies CuFe, Emmerson Resources and Tennant Minerals have secured A$600 000 in combined federal and Northern Territory government funding to advance plans for a shared critical and... 

Brightstar raises A$180m to fund WA gold growth

Gold miner Brightstar Resources on Monday unveiled a A$180-million capital raise through a A$175-million institutional placement and a A$5-million share purchase plan (SPP) to fund growth in gold... 

Patriot appoints Dominic Duggan as CEO

Battery metals company Patriot Resources has appointed mining engineer and finance professional Dominic Duggan as its new CEO. Duggan brings more than a decade of experience across iron-ore, gold... 

Hot Chili moves to raise A$40m

ASX- and TSX-V-listed Hot Chili on Monday announced a A$40-million capital raising through a private placement to institutional, professional, and other sophisticated investors. The placement will... 

Nyapiri Macro secures multi-year framework agreement with BHP

ASX-listed Macro Metals’ majority Indigenous-owned mining services business, Nyapiri Macro Mining, has entered into a multi-year framework agreement with BHP covering works at the Mt Goldsworthy... 

Yari defines maiden 33.7Mt indicated coal resource at Rolleston South

ASX-listed Yari Minerals has declared a maiden Joint Ore Reserve Committee-compliant indicated coal resource of 33.74-million tonnes at its Rolleston South coal project in Queensland’s Bowen... 

Santana finalises council access deal for Bendigo-Ophir gold project

ASX-listed developer Santana has concluded its long-running land access arrangements under the Crown Minerals Act with the Central Otago District Council (CODC), securing access over council... 

Austria extends Wolfsberg lithium licence for two years

The Austrian government has renewed Critical Metals' Wolfsberg lithium mining licence for a further two years, despite recent media reports suggesting otherwise. US-listed Critical Metals said the... 

Second fatal accident in days at Serabi’s Brazilian operations

Brazil-focused gold miner Serabi Gold has reported a second fatal accident in as many days at its operations, following an underground traffic incident at its Palito complex. The company said at... 

Ioneer launches A$72-million capital raise

Australia- and US-listed Ioneer has secured firm commitments to raise about $50-million, or A$72-million, through a single-tranche placement to advance the development of its Rhyolite Ridge... 

Sierra Nevada Gold lands copper/gold project in Saudi

ASX-listed Sierra Nevada Gold has been awarded the large-scale As Safra copper/gold project in Saudi Arabia, securing a district-scale exploration opportunity in one of the world’s most prospective... 

Centerra suspends Langeloth operations after explosion injures four

Canadian gold miner Centerra Gold has suspended operations at its Langeloth metallurgical facility in Pennsylvania, US, following an explosion that injured four people late on Thursday. The... 

Federal nod for Paramount's Grassy Mountain gold project

US-based Paramount Gold Nevada has received federal approval for its Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon, after the signing of the record of decision (RoD) for the development. The company said... 

Vizsla Silver says 10 people abducted from Mexico project

Canada-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed that ten people had been abducted from its Panuco project in Mexico. The TSX- and NYSE-listed company said in a statement on Thursday that the incident was... 

Alkane signs earn-in deal on Nagambie gold-antimony project

Gold and antimony producer Alkane Resources has executed a conditional placement and earn-in agreement with ASX-listed Nagambie Resources to advance exploration at Nagambie’s core gold/antimony... 

Nishen Hariparsad

This week we profile Nishen Hariparsad, GM for technology and marketing at blasting solutions and mining services product supplier BME 

LG Energy Solution converts $250m note into Liontown equity

Battery minerals producer Liontown said on Thursday that strategic partner LG Energy Solution had elected to convert its entire $250-million convertible note into about 239-million fully paid... 

McEwen expands Golden Bar complex

NYSE- and TSX-listed McEwen is expanding its Golden Bar mine complex with the acquisition of two projects adjacent to its Windfall and Lookout Mountain discoveries in the Eureka mining district of... 

Skeena secures key permits for Eskay Creek, clearing path to 2027 production

Canada's Skeena Resources on Wednesday announced that it had received its British Columbia Mines Act permit for the Eskay Creek gold/silver project in British Columbia. The permit follows the... 

New Gold and Coeur shareholders back merger deal

Shareholders of both New Gold and Coeur Mining have approved the proposed plan of arrangement to combine the two companies, creating a new North American precious metals producer. At special... 

Yancoal delivers record coal output in 2025

ASX-listed Yancoal Australia has delivered a record production performance in 2025, reporting attributable saleable coal output of 38.6-million tonnes and closing the year with a cash balance of... 

Osisko raises $125m for Cariboo drilling

Gold developer Osisko Development has announced a $125-million bought deal public offering to fund mineral resource-to-reserve conversion drilling and advance mine planning at its Cariboo gold... 

Hillgrove signs garnet tailings processing deal at Kanmantoo

Copper miner Hillgrove Resources has entered into a binding tailings processing agreement with Heavy Minerals to extract and sell garnet from the Kanmantoo mine’s process tailings and tailings... 

Tungsten Mining raises A$53m in oversubscribed placement

ASX-listed Tungsten Mining has secured firm commitments to raise A$53-million in a strongly supported share placement, bolstering its balance sheet to advance its portfolio of Australian tungsten... 

New security measure to prevent mining theft, mitigate legal liability and ensure emergency preparedness

Syndicates are having a significant impact on the productivity and financial wellbeing of South Africa’s mining industry – from cable theft to the pilfering of other resources such as explosives... 

Rio2 achieves first gold pour at Chile’s Fenix gold mine

TSX-listed Rio2 has achieved first gold production at its 100%-owned Fenix gold mine in Chile, marking the project’s transition from construction to operations. The company reported on Monday that... 

Rio Tinto expands solar capacity at Kennecott copper operations

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has expanded renewable energy generation at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah with the energisation of a new 25 MW solar plant. The new facility increases... 

Osisko Development reports fatality at Cariboo project

NYSE- and TSXV-listed Osisko Development has reported a contractor fatality at its Cariboo gold project in British Columbia. The company said a contractor working at surface was fatally injured on...