Angola inaugurates its first major copper mine, entering an ‘era of critical minerals’

Angola inaugurated its first modern, large-scale copper mine on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the country’s economic diversification efforts, reports the Portuguese news agency Lusa. Located in Maquela do Zombo (Uíje), the US$305 million...

Copper Fox Metals initiates drilling programme at Mineral Mountain project in Arizona  

Copper Fox Metals, along with its subsidiary Desert Fox Mineral Mountain, has initiated a drilling programme at its Mineral Mountain porphyry copper project in Arizona, US. The copper project is situated along a productive north-east-trending...

UAE buyers tap into China's "gold mine" at Canton Fair

(Xinhua) 10:07, October 31, 2025 GUANGZHOU, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- At the ongoing 138th Canton Fair, two young buyers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Azhar Sajan and Sahil Sajan, proudly carry name cards they've held onto for 11 years, each...

Gold dominates resources conversation

Gold watchers bullish with some predicting US$4,600/oz by mid-2026 Rising gold prices boost exploration appetite with durable floor around US$3000/oz ASX companies in the space pushing hard on exploration of the precious metal Even after pulling...

Senegal Accelerates Industrial Transformation Through Oil and Gas Revenue

Senegal is leveraging surging oil and gas production to drive ambitious industrialization plans that could position the West African nation as a regional logistics and manufacturing hub by 2035, powered by hydrocarbon revenues financing...

U.S. politician makes super suspicious AI stock trades

Congressman Cleo Fields is back with notable trades tied to the artificial intelligence and cloud computing sectors. The Louisiana representative, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, including subcommittees overseeing capital...

Sandvik launches DataDrive’31 to accelerate the digital future of mining

Sandvik has launched DataDrive’31, a major new technology program aimed at accelerating mining’s digital transformation through data-driven innovation. DataDrive’31 focuses on developing new data-driven technologies and solutions that enhance...

ASX glitters as gold shines, retailers retreat

ASX climbs as gold regains its shine Origin Energy slips as utilities lose spark ResMed soars on quarterly report The ASX rose by around 0.45% on Friday lunchtime in the east, shaking off Wall Street’s wobble overnight. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq...

Meltric P66 industrial plug and receptacle for mobile electrification

November 1, 2025 – Meltric (a Marechal Electric company) designed its P66 plug and receptacle to provide a high-powered, durable connection for mobile electrification in demanding industrial environments, such as mining, oil & gas, shipyards,...

Aris Mining Appoints Brigitte Baptiste to Board of Directors

Aris Mining Corporation (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) announced the immediate appointment of Brigitte Baptiste to its Board of Directors. Baptiste is a Colombian biologist and academic recognized for her work in biodiversity conservation, sustainable...

Mali Cancels 90-Plus Mining Permits Amid Compliance Crackdown

Mali’s government has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits following what officials described as widespread failure by operators to meet updated legal requirements, marking one of the most extensive regulatory interventions in West...

Terra Metals appoints chief geologist and chief metallurgist to...

Terra Metals Ltd (ASX:TM1) has strengthened its technical leadership with the appointments of Dr Solomon Buckman as consulting chief geologist and Dr Evan Kirby as consulting chief metallurgist to support ongoing work at the company’s Dante...

Governance Expert Defends GoldBod Amid Illegal Mining Controversy

A leading governance and extractives expert has defended the Ghana Gold Board against allegations that the state agency enables illegal mining, arguing that critics miss the structural reforms the entity pursues while inheriting challenges that...

Copper hits record high

LONDON: Copper prices hit a record high on Wednesday as mounting mine supply shortages spurred the metal on after weeks of trading at elevated levels. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.5 percent at USD11,090 in official open...

Benz Mining acquires remaining interest in Quebec gold, lithium assets

Benz Mining Corp. [BZ-TSXV, BNZ-ASX] has acquired the remaining 25% interest in the Eastmain Gold Project, and Ruby Hill East and Ruby Hill West properties, which are located in the James Bay District, Quebec. The remaining property interests were...

Segilola Resources Earns Second Consecutive CIPM HR Award, Setting the Standard for Excellence in the Mining Sector

Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL), Nigeria’s premier exploration and gold mining company and operator of Nigeria’s first commercial gold mine, has once again reaffirmed its leadership in the mining industry by winning the Chartered...

FirstRand bullish on uranium, oil and gas

Chamwe Kaira FirstRand Limited believes that Namibia’s uranium and oil and gas sectors are well positioned for a rebound. The firm said that while low inflation should help keep interest rates down, fiscal strain from declining Southern African...

Resource Minerals advances Saudi gold-copper exploration, secures funding in September quarter

Resource Minerals International Ltd (ASX:RMI) has reported a milestone September quarter marked by its acquisition of joint venture interests in Saudi Arabia, encouraging gold and copper sampling results, and a new $5 million funding agreement to...

Australia: Cobar miners and visitors speak out over the death of Endeavor Mine workers

Several miners and their families spoke with World Socialist Web Site reporters about the underground explosion that killed Holly Clarke, 24, and Ambrose Patrick McMullen, 59, early Tuesday at Endeavor Mine just outside Cobar in far west New South...

Review: the Apple Watch Ultra 3 smartwatch

This year, Apple updated the sports-focused Watch Ultra, which is now at version 3. The new watch is priced the same as the older Ultra 2, at $1599 and comes with substantially upgraded hardware that in turn brings new features. When the first...