The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance and Globeleq have finalised the agreement for the provision of a payment guarantee to the project.  

The project is fully approved, paving the way for development to start. 

Akobo Minerals has successfully completed its first smelt of gold with a new gravity setup. 

ASX- and LSE-listed Adriatic Metals has achieved commercial production. 

West Wits Mining has executed definitive legal agreements for a senior syndicated loan facility to fund project development. 

B2Gold has poured first gold at its Goose mine. 

A final investment decision is targeted in 2025. 

Pensana Rare Earths has reported that the completion of the extended processing plant plot area on the project has laid the groundwork for accelerated construction activities. 

ioneer has formally started a strategic partnering process to identify a new equity partner for the project. 

Railveyor Technologies Global has been selected as the preferred haulage solution provider for the project. 

Astratek Manufacturing Engineers(AME), a leading specialist in the design and construction of consumer goods manufacturing facilities, will be participating at the Manufacturing Indaba 2025... 

By: Yatinne Ramdin - (Claims Manager: Mirabilis), Tyrelle Correa (National (SA) Business Development Manager: Mirabilis) & Koketso Shabalala (Underwriting Head: SHA Risk Specialists) Employing... 

Global inverter and energy storage system provider Sungrow, is partnering with South African construction group WBHO in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest renewable energy project. Sungrow says its... 

South Africa’s healthcare system is at a crossroads. On one hand, there is a growing demand for accessible, high-quality care. On the other, the infrastructure meant to deliver that care is under... 

NRW Civil & Mining, a division of ASX-listed NRW Holdings, has been awarded a A$167-million contract from Rio Tinto for work at the Brockman Syncline 1 (BS1) mine development, located within the... 

The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that over 5 500 GW of renewable energy will be added globally by 2030, with new solar capacity accounting for 80% of this growth. With the solar... 

A custom-engineered transfer point solution has helped a Saudi Arabian mine overcome complex operational challenges. The chute from Weba Chute Systems resolved critical material flow and... 

Development think tank the Milken Institute and philanthropy organisation the Motsepe Foundation have announced the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing. The challenge calls on... 

With projects in construction, mining, logistics and other industries driving the crane market in South Africa, this equipment is a crucial component of infrastructure development in the country.... 

In fewer than three years, major Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed mining giant BHP will be shipping ore from Australia to Asia in a greener manner amid intensification of transportation... 

Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a R2.5-billion corporate loan to the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality. This is the bank’s first... 

ASX-listed Santana Minerals on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary, Matakanui Gold, had entered into a binding agreement to acquire Ardgour Station – a strategic landholding with competing land... 

ASX-listed Sanatana Minerals’ updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Bendigo-Ophir gold project, in New Zealand, has shown strong fiscal outcomes, with an after-tax net present value (NPV) of... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has requested the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to impose a provisional safeguard duty of 52.34% of the value of... 

South Africa’s manufacturing sector remains a cornerstone of the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation ambitions, contributing approximately 13 % to GDP and employing over 1.6 million... 

Africa’s largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project, the 153 MW/ 612 MWh Red Sands project in the Northern Cape, has reached financial close, having raised some R5.4-billion in... 

India has dispatched a team of geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, two Indian government sources said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to secure critical mineral supplies... 

ASX- and LSE-listed Adriatic Metals said on Tuesday it had achieved commercial production at its Vareš silver operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company declared commercial production after... 

Rare earths developer Pensana has reported that the completion of the extended processing plant plot area on its Longonjo rare earths refinery project, in Angola, lays the groundwork for... 

Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to... 

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has executed definitive legal agreements for a senior syndicated loan facility of up to R875-million to fund the development of the Qala Shallows gold project, the first... 

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... 

The newly named Cementation Africa is excited about setting the rebranded business on a new growth path. As part of preparations to operate outside of the Murray & Roberts Group, the new “own... 

Australia-listed West African Resources has poured first gold at its flagship Kiaka project in Burkina Faso, delivering the milestone ahead of schedule and under budget, as the company progresses... 

Gabon’s government signed a $3.8-billion memorandum of understanding with the African Export-Import Bank to fund the development of manganese, gold trading, energy and rail infrastructure. The... 

The 153 MW/ 612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the Northern Cape has advanced to commercial close, following the signing of project agreements with the Department of... 

Cape Town’s City Council has approved a number of changes to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) in a move it believes will make it easier to develop and build affordable housing, especially in... 

LSE-listed Kavango Resources has started construction of a 50 t/d carbon in pulp (CIP) gold processing test plant at the Bill's Luck gold mine at the Hillside gold project in Zimbabwe. Further to... 

An ongoing slide in lithium prices even as demand for the battery metal continues to climb is a frustrating "paradox" not likely to be resolved before at least 2030, the world's largest producers... 

US critical minerals producer Atlantic Strategic Minerals (ASM) has started commercial production at its mining and mineral processing operations in Virginia. ASM is producing ilmenite and zircon... 

As Africa faces growing climate threats – from droughts and floods to rising temperatures – the continent’s infrastructure must become more resilient. Consulting engineering company Alpenglow... 

Despite growing demand for engineering services across South Africa and the continent, infrastructure project delivery continues to lag. This is not for lack of capacity but rather because of...