Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who is Eskom’s shareholder Minister, has reiterated his opposition to the utility receiving a 36.15% tariff hike next year, while also... 

This week: South Africa has impressively low battery manganese incentive price, Mintek@90 hears and, South Africa back on investor radar screen, Roger Baxter reports  

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has granted Whale Head Minerals (WHM), a subsidiary of Aim-listed investment company Kazera Global, an environmental authorisation... 

Gold miners Centamin and AngloGold Ashanti have reported that the Jersey Court has sanctioned the scheme of arrangement between the two parties that will result in AngloGold acquiring all of... 

Exxon Mobil has signed a preliminary agreement to provide battery metal lithium to an LG Chem Ltd. plant in the US, strengthening the oil major’s role in the domestic critical minerals supply... 

Gold will rally to $2 900/oz by the end of next year, according to UBS Group, echoing a call from Goldman Sachs Group for further gains as central banks expand their holdings. There’s likely to be... 

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a 73% drop in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday, as higher sales volumes failed to offset a sharp decline in average sales... 

At more than 3 700 m above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in dense salt flat waters, but locals worry a future lithium project will endanger this extreme-environment fish. The Orestias... 

A remodelled Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity will be released to the public next week and is expected to deviate materially from the heavily criticised draft IRP2023, which was... 

A total of 25 countries and the EU are pledging to commit to no new unabated coal power in their next round of national climate plans, the latest global pledge aimed at curbing use of the fuel.... 

Marvel Gold’s planned sale of its gold projects in Mali will not proceed as originally intended, the Australian junior mining company announced on Wednesday. The decision follows recent... 

Potash development company Kore Potash, which owns 97% of the Kola and DX projects in Congo-Brazzaville, has signed a final engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with PowerChina... 

A Canadian regulator has ordered Sunshine Oilsands to suspend its operations, including wells, facilities and pipelines,in northern Alberta's oil sands regiondue to continuous non-compliance with... 

Canadian uranium developer NexGen Energy on Tuesday announced a significant milestone in the federal environmental assessment (EA) for its Rook I project on the Patterson Lake peninsula in the... 

Toronto-listed Troilus Gold is making progress with its project financing strategy, announcing two letters of intent (LoI) from leading European export credit agencies. Finnvera, the export credit... 

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials has secured a ten-year exploration permit for its Idaho copper and cobalt properties, including its Iron Creek project, in the Idaho Cobalt Belt,... 

Zimbabwe’s decision to adopt tariffs that reflect costs has sparked a wave of investments in the energy sector that will help ease its power crisis. Since the switch in December last year, energy... 

Peru's copper production fell 1.2% in September compared to the same month last year to settle at 232 423 metric tons, data from the ministry of energy and mines showed on Tuesday. Peru is one of... 

A new report by Rio Tinto Group showed 39% of workers surveyed by the world’s second-biggest miner had experienced bullying within a 12-month period, up from 31% in 2021. Two years after Rio Tinto... 

Global Lithium will push back its annual shareholder meeting to February to allow time for the Australian government to review a potential breach by a shareholder of foreign acquisition laws.... 

Australia’s Aurora Energy Metals is shifting its focus to a local jurisdiction with an option agreement to put its namesake project in Oregon into a US domiciled company, while broadening its asset... 

It is imperative that South Africa and industry decarbonises and, with the transition towards more sustainable forms of energy already occurring, stakeholders should focus on how the transition is... 

London-listed emerging graphite miner Blencowe Resources has responded to shareholder questions following a capital raise of £1.6-million to fund the completion of a definitive feasibility study... 

Battery metals miner Marula Mining has received all necessary export permit and approvals in Tanzania to ship 10 kg of copper ore samples to South Africa for metallurgical testwork and assays.... 

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. has emerged as the highest bidder for a stake in First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian copper mines, according to people familiar with the matter. Mitsui submitted an... 

Gold miner Ramelius Resources on Tuesday announced the resignation of long-standing COO Duncan Coutts, who would leave the company in early December to pursue other opportunities. MD Mark Zeptner... 

TSX-, NYSE- and LSE-listed Taseko Mines on Tuesday announced the appointment of Chief Crystal Smith to its board of directors. Welcoming Smith to the board, Taseko chairperson Ron Thiessen said... 

A day after halting trading in its shares on the LSE owing to liquidity constraints, integrated vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals has placed its principal operating subsidiary Bushveld Vametco... 

A group representing Australia’s A$3.9-trillion ($2.5-trillion) pension industry has recommended its members vote against the remuneration plan of scandal-hit Mineral Resources at the company’s... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has taken up its full entitlement in the recent rights issue by Energy Resources of Australia (ERA), increasing its shareholding in the company to more than 98%. This... 

US-based Newmont has exceeded its $2-billion target for gross proceeds from the sale of noncore assets, securing agreements that will generate a total of $2.9-billion, with additional assets still... 

Zambia's government has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a favourable investment climate in the mining sector, citing significant production increases as evidence of the success of its... 

Nasdaq-listed US Gold has achieved a key milestone in the development of its CK gold project, receiving approval for its air quality permit from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality... 

Canadian exploration and development company Defense Metals has appointed Australian Mark Tory as its new CEO, effective January 1. Tory will relocate to Vancouver to lead the company's efforts... 

Aim-listed Katoro Gold has completed initial reconnaissance fieldwork activities, alongside ongoing desktop work, on its 100%-owned White Pine uranium project in Ontario, Canada. White Pine was...