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 ...

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has signed a contract with Energold Drilling to carry out a minimum of 4 250 m of diamond drilling at its Abu Marawat concession, in Egypt. The drilling programme will be ...

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South African coal supply is set to fall off a coal-cliff from 2025 onwards, African Source Markets CEO Bevan Jones said on Monday. In response to Mining Weekly, ...

Toronto-listed Aya Gold & Silver has launched a feasibility study to assess the potential for developing the Tijirit gold project, in Mauritania, following the completion of the acquisition of ...

The latest safety performance report by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) finds that South African members of the council had the highest fatality rate last year, accounting for 50 ...

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 ...

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company’s (Zioc’s) recosting exercise on a 12-million-ton-a-year staged development iron-ore project in Congo-Brazzaville is being completed and is expected to be concluded ...

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 ...

Darryll Kilian: Partner and Principal Environmental Consultant, SRK Consulting SA Vassie Maharaj: Director, Partner and Principal Consultant in Social Risk and Stakeholder Relations Management, SRK ...

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 ...

World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Trevor Raymond interviewed by Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The outlook for platinum ...