JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Space mining – the mining of bodies and other worlds in outer space for minerals and other natural resources – remains within the realm of science fiction. For now.

Bullion juniors Arizona Gold and Golden Predator on Monday announced a merger, bringing together the advanced-stage Copperstone gold mine, in Arizona, and the Brewery Creek gold mine, in Yukon, under ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diversified miner Glencore has struck an agreement with majors BHP and Anglo American to acquire their respective 33.3% interest in the Cerrejón coal mine, in Colombia, for ...

Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 16:00 on Monday afternoon until 05:00 on Tuesday morning. It has also warned that there is a possibility that load-shedding would continue ...

Graphite and gold explorer Volt Resources has received the backing of European investment company JES Green Investments to fund its graphite acquisition in Ukraine. The ASX-listed company reported on ...

South Africa’s ferrochrome industry has taken its first steps towards independent power generation, with plans to generate up to 750 MW of its own electricity (comprising wind, solar and cogenerated ...

JSE-listed diversified miner Exxaro Resources has signed a definitive sale and purchase agreement with black-owned mining entity Overlooked Colliery for the Exxaro Coal Central (ECC) operations. This ...

Uranium miner Paladin Energy has set out to raise A$218.7-million to redeem outstanding senior secured notes and set it on a path to restart production at its Langer Heinrich mine, in Namibia. The ...

Tsingshan Holdings Group, the world’s top producer of nickel and stainless steel, will start construction on an iron ore mine and a carbon steel plant in Zimbabwe in May, according to a senior ...

A newly released study of the potential for developing a lithium-ion battery value chain in South Africa concludes that the country should prioritise minerals beneficiation and mining, as well as ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper/gold miner Oz Minerals has reported a near 50% increase in underlying net profits after tax for the 2020 financial year, while net revenues increased by 235%. “2020 ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Potash developer American Pacific has appointed Oklahoma-based Matrix Services Company to complete construction of Phase 1 A of its Fort Cady borate mine, in Southern ...