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Mining services company Andru Mining received a new grey-coloured D8 dozer, made by construction and mining equipment company Caterpillar, from industrial equipment company Barloworld Equipment on...
Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2-billion in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project, they said separately on Monday, after both hired firms to probe...
TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources, which owns the Xaudum iron project (XIF), in Botswana, has pledged to continue its research collaboration with the Department of Chemical, Materials and...
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The South Australian government has chosen Mullaquana station, near Whyalla, as the preferred site for the Northern Water desalination plant, clearing the way for planning on a project seen as...
Valterra Platinum, South Africa’s impressive 2025 platinum group metals (PGM) creation, is bringing its inaugural 2025 year to a massively fruitful close with a market capitalisation that has...
Australia-listed Green Technology Metals (GT1) has appointed engineering consultancy Altris Engineering to optimise and lead the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Seymour lithium project...
Investment company Mantengu Mining has reported a wider comprehensive loss of R42.8-million for the six months ended August 31, compared with a R3-million profit in the comparable six months of...
Chile’s Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB), the transport division of Antofagasta, has launched Latin America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive. The unveiling coincides with FCAB’s...
Renewable-energy company Anthem’s Northern Cluster reached a key construction milestone this week, with the final turbine foundation being poured at the Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm. All 96 turbine...
Construction, agriculture and forestry machinery and equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson South Africa has announced the introduction of German telehandler brand, Weidemann, to sub-Saharan Africa’s...
TSX-listed Montage Gold on Friday announced a binding scheme implementation deed to acquire all shares in ASX-listed African Gold that it did not already own, in a transaction that strengthened the...
Chile's state-owned copper producer has offered to sell copper at record premiums above $500 a metric ton to US customers with contracts based on London Metal Exchange copper prices, two sources...
Fitch Solutions unit BMI expects iron-ore prices to settle at a yearly average of $95/t in 2026, slightly down from $97/t this year, as prices come under pressure from additional supply coming...
Johannesburg- and London-listed Jubilee Metals Group has signed a cooperation and project development agreement with Galileo Resources to accelerate exploration and development at the Molefe mine,...
A purpose-designed stabilising cement from AfriSam is said to provide engineers and contractors with a dependable high-performance solution for improving the strength, durability and longevity of...
Sandvik Rock Processing, through distributor S&R Enterprises, has introduced its first fully electric mobile crushing plant in Africa with the sale of its UJ443E heavy jaw unit. Built on a fully...
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Canada's Karnalyte Resources has unveiled an updated feasibility study for its Wynyard project in central Saskatchewan, outlining a 70-year mine life and positive economics that could underpin one...
Victoria’s push to strengthen its position in Australia’s critical minerals landscape has taken a step forward, with the state government approving Southern Cross Gold’s Work Plan for an...
China's decision to shelve a series of planned copper smelters is unlikely to have an impact on historically tight markets unless it is followed by more measures to curb output in the world's...
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement with Alberta's premier on Thursday that rolls back certain climate rules to spur investment in energy production, while encouraging...
Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s fluid technology services include solutions for fuel and industrial filtration systems, hydraulics and pneumatics, lubrication, hydraulic hose and fittings, as...
This week we profile Richard Späth, MD of TAKRAF South Africa, a provider of equipment and solutions to the mining, minerals processing and materials handling industries.
Following the shutdown of local refinery production, independent bulk liquid storage providers FFS Tank Terminals’ recently completed R370-million bitumen import storage facility at Maydon Wharf,...
Efficacy fuelled by efficiency, through second-to-none expertise. That is what we believe in at engineering consulting company MegChem, and that is what we deliver, every time and at every level,...
NT55 Investments plans to directly address the mounting crisis facing the Durban–Gauteng freight corridor, where rail currently moves less than 14% of volumes – far below the National Development...
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Emerging gold miner Brightstar Resources has received approval from the Australian Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration for the mining proposal and mine closure plan.
Centre Manche 2 will be the largest renewable-energy project ever developed in France.
Battery metals developer NextSource Materials announced positive results of a technical and economic study on the construction of a proposed 30 000 t/y battery anode facility in September 2025.
The core 2Africa subsea cable system has been completed and activated, marking a defining moment for Africa’s digital future.
Southern Palladium is reporting steady momentum across all aspects of the definitive feasibility study.
Element 25 is progressing with the project, with engineering, contracting and funding activities advancing as the company works towards lifting manganese concentrate output to 1.1-million tonnes a...
Novagold Resources has reported further high-grade drilling results and secured a favourable ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court.
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Pensana is preparing a $11-million drilling and metallurgical programme aimed at increasing the Joint Ore Reserve Commitee-compliant mineral resource estimate to more than one-billion tonnes.
Coal producer Kangra has successfully commissioned a new continuous miner section at its Udumo shaft.
Rainbow Rare Earths has advanced the project by confirming solvent-extraction as the final separation method for producing high-purity rare-earth oxides.
Orion Minerals has said that a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore is in the final stages of technical and financial due diligence to provide Orion with between $200-million and $250-million in...
Reko Diq will be a multigenerational mine with a life of at least 37 years. The contemplated mine plan is based on four porphyry deposits within Barrick Gold’s land package.
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