Northam Platinum finally secures “rock star” status
IT has taken some 40 years but Northam Platinum has finally achieved the “rock star” status that the former Gold Fields of South Africa envisaged when it decided to develop the…
Valterra asset level deals most logical option for Northam
IMPALA Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater distanced themselves from an offer for Northam Platinum on Tuesday, which means Valterra Platinum is the only one likely to have an…
China copper stocks fall on war-driven price drop
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…
Friedland warns Africa copper at risk from Iran war
IVANHOE Mines CEO Robert Friedland has warned that copper production across Africa faces serious disruption if the conflict in Iran continues beyond three weeks, owing to the…
Pope to discuss mining ethics with industry leaders
POPE Leo XIV will host senior mining and energy executives at the Vatican on Saturday (January 31) for discussions on ethical approaches to the resources sector, including BHP…
Ivanhoe Atlantic targets US stock market listing
A DECADE-long dispute over rail access has been resolved, clearing the way for Ivanhoe Atlantic to develop its $1.8bn Kon Kweni iron ore deposit in Guinea and pursue a listing in…
Friedland targets China rare earths dominance
MINING billionaire Robert Friedland has warned that western governments have been “sleepwalking” into a rare earths crisis as he prepares to develop one of Australia’s first…
Friedland warns tensions escalating copper shortage
BILLIONAIRE mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland has warned that deteriorating international relations are disrupting global supply chains with serious implications for the…
Ivanhoe seeks more sovereign wealth fund investment
IVANHOE Mines is in constant dialogue with sovereign wealth funds for potential investments to support expanded copper and critical minerals production, co-chairman Robert…
Qatar invests $500m in Canadian miner Ivanhoe
QATAR’S sovereign wealth fund has taken a $500m stake in Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines, highlighting Gulf states’ push to diversify from oil revenues into critical minerals essential…
Bristow says copper market intact despite tariff shock
BARRICK Mining Corp. was confident of copper’s long-term prospects despite market turbulence from new US trade barriers, said Reuters citing the miner’s CEO Mark Bristow. The…
SA platinum titan Barry Davison passes away, aged 80
FORMER Anglo American Platinum chairman and CEO Barry Davison has passed away, industry sources said on Monday. He was 80. In addition to chairing Anglo American Platinum,…
Warfare reshaping critical minerals demand, says Friedland
MILITARY conflicts and surging defense budgets are dramatically altering metals demand globally, with western nations unprepared for critical shortages, said Ivanhoe Mines…
Big year for Ivanhoe as prepares to open SA platinum mine
MARNA Cloete is accustomed to the doubters. When Ivanhoe Mines, of which she is president (“CEO in South African terms,” she explains), was first searching for copper in the…
Can the West break China’s chokehold over critical minerals?
A COALITION of 14 nations and the European Commission last month unveiled the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), a financing network aimed at breaking China’s chokehold on…
Dunne says PGM projects like Platreef expansion in doubt
NORTHAM Platinum CEO Paul Dunne has dumped cold water over the various junior miners trying to get into the platinum sector and has also questioned whether the second phase of…
Friedland forges on with reopening of century-old Congo mine
MINING entrepreneur Robert Friedland’s tour de force in developing mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached a new milestone this week with the restart of…
The platinum project that could leave Amplats with egg on its face
IF Ivanhoe Mines executive co-chairman Robert Friedland is correct with claims over the postulated ‘Mokopane Feeder’ platinum formation then the group that will have egg all over…
Vedanta’s Griffith targets $1.3bn rebuild of Konkola Copper
VEDANTA Base Metal’s top priority in Zambia will be to restore the loss-making Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to profitability and build up production from the current 70,000 tons a…
Ivanhoe signs 250kt/y copper rail deal for Lobito Atlantic corridor
IVANHOE Mines, which is developing the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has agreed to rail up to 250,000 tons of copper annually to the…