China's imports of refined copper are set to rise in the second quarter of this year, driven by strong demand and potentially lower domestic output because of smelter maintenance, analysts and traders said.

India and Peru will probably hold the next round of talks on a proposed free trade pact next month, a senior Peruvian diplomat told Reuters, adding that a deal could be signed by the end of the year.

South African gold mining company Gold Fields on Thursday May 4 listed “significant increases” in a number of key commodities since the start of the US-Iran war.

American Eagle Gold Corporation has announced its largest yet drill programme, at the Nakinilerak (NAK) project, with more than 50 000 m of expansion drilling planned in the next ten months.

Myanmar has announced the discovery of a massive ruby weighing 11 000 ct (2.2 kg), a rare find even for the country’s central gemstone hub of Mogok near Mandalay.

The US and South Africa have started preliminary discussions over potential resources deals including bilateral investments in mining, energy and infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Lindian Resources says construction activity at its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, continues to advance across all major work fronts, with strong progress recorded across the process plant, non-process infrastructure and mining activities.

Cornish Metals has successfully completed an oversubscribed $210-million senior secured Nordic bond placement, which the company plans to use to advance development at the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, in the UK.

Tharisa has signed a five-year contract with underground mining contractor Cementation Africa for the execution of the underground mining development and construction works at the Tharisa chrome and platinum group metals mine, near Rustenburg, in South Africa's North West province.

The Governor of West Azerbaijan, during the 44th session of the country's Mining Council, issued an order for detailed exploration permits for all 21 IMIDRO zones in the province, so that after four years of stagnation, the mineral capacities of the northwest of the country can be reactivated.