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Marleny Arnoldi

Marleny Arnoldi

Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Marleny Arnoldi

Haranga permit renewal secures exploration activity for Saraya through 2027

15th July 2025

ASX-listed Haranga Resources’s subsidiary Mandinga Resources has been granted another renewal for the exploration permit on the Saraya uranium project, in Senegal. The renewal of the exploration... 


Uitkomst Colliery

MC Mining starts implementing turnaround plan at Uitkomst

15th July 2025

Coal miner MC Mining has started implementation of a revised business plan at its Uitkomst Colliery, in KwaZulu-Natal. The revised plan involves significant operational changes to position the... 


Gold specimen near Loncor's Adumbi deposit

Loncor creates special independent committee to consider received offer

15th July 2025

TSX-listed Loncor Gold has established a special committee comprised of independent board directors to review an unsolicited nonbinding offer received from an interested party for a potential... 


Pandora jewellery

Jewellery industry’s Blue List to differentiate, substantiate ESG claims

11th July 2025

After drawing up a draft document called The Blue List in May and launching a four-month consultation period to garner inputs, World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has unpacked the necessity of... 


URU drill core

URU Metals confirms high-grade resource continuity at Zeb nickel project

11th July 2025

Aim-listed URU Metals has confirmed the presence of thicker and higher-grade nickel/copper/platinum group metals horizons beneath the historic openpit resource of the Zeb nickel project, in South... 


Gold nugget

First Au starts inaugural diamond drilling on Liberian prospect Nimba

11th July 2025

ASX-listed First Au (FAU) has appointed Hong Kong-based Hit N Drill to conduct a 3 000 m diamond drilling programme at its Nimba gold project, in Liberia. The first of two drill rigs have already... 


DRC-made gold bar

Arc reaches settlement with Avanti, Regency for cash instead of shares

11th July 2025

Aim-listed copper investment company Arc Minerals has entered into a binding settlement agreement with Avanti Gold and its subsidiary Regency Mining to settle an outstanding $1.25-million owed to... 


Oscillate secures exclusive right to study, buy 17 copper licences in Botswana

10th July 2025

Copper and base metals developer Oscillate has signed a nonbinding heads of terms agreement with Kalahari Copper to acquire a subsidiary that holds copper and silver exploration tenements, in... 


Money exchanging hands

OECD outlines progress made by South Africa on anti-bribery measures

10th July 2025

Ahead of South Africa reporting to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in June 2027 on its implementation of recommendations to detect foreign bribery cases, the OECD... 


Gold nuggets

Aton uncovers more gold, silver and base metal mineralisation in Egypt

10th July 2025

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has completed a 113-hole diamond drilling programme on the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt The 9 642 m programme aimed to test near-surface mineralisation in an area of... 


Copper

Chile to drive global copper mine output growth of 2.5% this year – BMI

10th July 2025

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 


Cornfield

Grain SA backs agri budget, new policy direction envisioned by Steenhuisen

10th July 2025

Industry body Grain SA has declared its support for the new policy direction outlined in Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s 2025/26 budget vote speech, which was presented to Parliament on... 


HCK project area, In Rwanda

Aterian confirms lithium intercepts in Rwanda; Rio Tinto increases project stake

10th July 2025

London-listed critical minerals developer Aterian has reported positive results from an initial drilling campaign undertaken on the HCK project, in Rwanda. The company, together with joint... 


Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande

Underfunding a grave concern in this year’s DSTI budget allocation

9th July 2025

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has received an allocation of R9.06-billion for 2025/26, which adds to a consolidated government expenditure on innovation, science and... 


Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen

Transformation-focused agri budget vote garners support from most political parties

8th July 2025

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has been allocated R7.6-billion in funding for the 2025/26 financial year, which is a reduction from the prior year’s R7.9-billion allocation. Over the... 


Macadamia nut tree

Agri SA calls for greater pragmatism in trade strategy as 30% US tariff looms

8th July 2025

With the US’s imposition of a 30% import tariff on South African goods to take effect on August 1, industry body Agri SA says the country must urgently adopt strategic responses to safeguard and... 


chickens

AMIE welcomes resolved ban on chicken imports from Brazil

7th July 2025

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has welcomed the formal resolution of the temporary suspension on poultry imports from Brazil. The association, in a statement on July 7,... 


Neodymium magnet powder

Mkango subsidiary achieves first commercial-scale rare earth powder production from scrap

7th July 2025

Toronto- and London-listed Mkango Resources has successfully conducted first production runs for commercial-scale hydrogen processing of magnet scrap (HPMS) as part of a trial process at the... 


grain in hand

New grain leader to drive transformation, market access for emerging farmers

7th July 2025

Industry body Grain SA has appointed Sibusiso Mabuza CEO of its farmer development arm Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP). Grain SA CEO Dr Tobias Doyer says Mabuza brings to the position 20 years of... 


Sheep and cow

Agri SA welcomes resolved FMD outbreaks, resumed livestock movement in Limpopo, Eastern Cape

7th July 2025

Industry body Agri SA has welcomed the lifting of movement restrictions on livestock in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, saying efforts to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been... 


Vision Sugar South Africa CEO Gavin Dalgeish

Vision remains committed to Tongaat deal despite latest litigation

7th July 2025

Vision Investments subsidiary Vision Sugar South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to the acquisition of embattled sugar producer Tongaat Hulett despite various litigation efforts having been... 


Food processing operation

Gauteng province announces financing facility for black-owned agroprocessors

4th July 2025

The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), together with the National Empowerment Fund (NEF), have announced a R100-million blended financing facility to support... 


Kelp farm

Freeport Saldanha to house first alginate production site in Southern Africa

4th July 2025

The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone, or Freeport Saldanha, has announced an agreement to establish Southern Africa’s first alginate production plant. A company called Alkelp will develop... 


Green hydrogen sign

Australian govt grants Sparc Hydrogen A$2.7m for low-cost green hydrogen pilot

4th July 2025

ASX-listed Sparc Technologies has been awarded A$2.7-million in grant funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate programme. Sparc Technologies, together with iron-ore miner... 


Orica's rendering of the proposed Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub

Orica conditionally awarded A$432m in funding for Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub

4th July 2025

ASX-listed mining, infrastructure and manufacturing company Orica has been conditionally awarded A$432-million in funding from the Australian government to support the operation of the Hunter... 


gold nuggets

Sanatana to change name after acquiring new gold prospects

4th July 2025

TSX-V-listed copper and gold developer Sanatana Resources will acquire the Gold Strike One project, in Yukon, Canada, as well as the Abitibi property, in Quebec. The proposed acquisition... 


BMW South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen

BMW Group gears for next phase of premium e-mobility excellence

4th July 2025

As the world experiences accelerated change in technology and consumer preferences, the South African automotive industry has to embrace profound transformation to maintain its heritage of... 


SEW-EURODRIVE's IE3 motor

KZN branch key driver of growth, self-sustainability for motors group

4th July 2025

Having continuously invested in its assembly capability and developing independence from the national grid and municipal water systems, gear units and motors supplier SEW-EURODRIVE’s KwaZulu-Natal... 


Fluorite ore

CleanTech secures fluorspar tenements in Kentucky

2nd July 2025

TSX-V-listed CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corporation has entered into a binding option to purchase agreement with an arms-length private party to acquire the mineral rights to the Campbell, Crotser... 


Petrol pumps

Agriculture council says higher fuel price will dampen sector’s performance

2nd July 2025

The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) says the increase in the general fuel levy is set to trigger unwelcome economic consequences in the agriculture sector. The increase in the... 


South African rand notes

Latest BER survey finds lower inflation expectations for this year and next

2nd July 2025

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) cites in its latest ‘Inflation Expectations Survey’ that respondents are expecting headline consumer inflation to average about 3.9% for the remainder of the... 


Graphite sample

Seventh drill programme on Orom-Cross confirms ‘even more substantial’ resource

2nd July 2025

London-listed emerging graphite miner Blencowe Resources has completed the Stage 7 drilling programme at its Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, which confirmed the continuity of mineralisation... 


Finance Deputy Minister David Masondo has

Masondo addresses debt sustainability in developing countries

2nd July 2025

Many developing countries are experiencing rising debt vulnerabilities that divert scarce resources away from essential development priorities such as health, education and infrastructure, Finance... 


Dore bar of gold

Akobo reports more improvements with gold processing at Segele

1st July 2025

Euronext-listed Akobo Minerals has successfully completed its first smelt of gold with a new gravity setup at the Segele mine, in Ethiopia. The company advises that an upgraded gravity recovery... 


TFR container loading in Durban

SAAFF commends higher container handling volumes at ports in recent weeks

1st July 2025

The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has commended Transnet for having made substantial improvements to its volume throughput throughout South Africa’s key container... 


Absa signage

Absa PMI ticks up to 48.5 in June

1st July 2025

Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 5.4 points to 48.5 in June on a seasonally adjusted basis. Although the headline PMI remained in contractionary... 


Impala Bafokeng Resources' Styldrift mine

Implats consolidates two subsidiaries to ensure sustainability

1st July 2025

JSE-listed Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) has advised that it will consolidate the operations of its Impala Platinum and Impala Bafokeng Resources (IBR) subsidiaries, in response to low... 


Astral chicken farm

Astral starts vaccinating broiler breeding chickens in Gauteng

1st July 2025

Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods has been granted a permit by the Department of Agriculture (DoA) to vaccinate one of its broiler breeding flocks against High Pathogenic Avian Influenza... 


Pan African Resources CEO Cobus Loots

Pan African confirms July 1 start of LSE, JSE share buyback

30th June 2025

Mid-tier gold producer Pan African Resources has confirmed it will start with a share buyback programme on both the LSE and JSE from July 1. The company advised earlier this month its intention... 


platinum ingots

Heraeus expects platinum price ‘correction’ in second half of the year

30th June 2025

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 


FNB senior economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi

Construction sector remains downbeat about lack of large-scale projects

30th June 2025

The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research Civil Confidence Index decreased to 41 in the second quarter of the year, from 45 in the first quarter. FNB senior economist Siphamandla... 


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