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New V&A Waterfront development will require 3.2 ha land reclamation
11th August 2025 By: Irma Venter

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) firm Infinity Environmental has released a pre-application draft scoping report on the proposed R20-billion expansion project at the V&A Waterfront in Cape... 


The Western Queen gold project is located 110 km northwest of Mt Magnet within Western Australia’s Yalgoo Mineral Field.
Rumble declares maiden tungsten resource at Western Queen
11th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals exploration and development company Rumble Resources has declared a maiden tungsten resource of more than 13 0000 t of tungsten trioxide (WO3) at the Western Queen project, near Mt Magnet... 


Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson
Canada invests in Northcliff's New Brunswick tungsten project
11th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Canadian government has awarded Northcliff Resources a C$8.21-million grant to advance its Sisson tungsten/molybdenum project in New Brunswick. The funds, provided by Natural Resources Canada... 


Congo names veteran executive Kabamba as mines minister in reshuffle
8th August 2025 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo appointed former mining executive Louis Watum Kabamba as mines minister in a cabinet reshuffle, the government said on Friday, ahead of key decisions on potential... 


Telecoms-linked fraud costing South Africa more than R5-billion a year
8th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A new report by the Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) has revealed that telecommunications-linked fraud is costing South Africa R5.3-billion a year, with nearly 60% of mobile banking... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
6th August 2025

This week: De Beers is well positioned to thrive as market recovers, Anglo believes; Valterra Platinum upping flood defence, envisaging underground trucking, hailing IRMA and, TAKRAF marks 300... 


Why did copper escape US tariffs when aluminium did not?
Why did copper escape US tariffs when aluminium did not?
5th August 2025 By: Reuters

A US decision last week to exempt refined copper metal from import duties is in contrast to an earlier move to levy steep duties on aluminium, and highlights the central importance of electricity... 


Resources Minister Madeleine King
Australia considering price floor to support critical minerals projects, Minister says
5th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia is considering setting a price floor to support critical minerals projects, including rare earths, Resources Minister Madeleine King said, in comments that led to a jump in share prices... 


Lynas Rare Earths general manager of development Alex Logan speaking at the Diggers and Dealers conference on Tuesday.
‘Rest of world’ rare earths market finally taking shape, says Lynas
5th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths is well-positioned to meet the growing demand from a maturing “rest of world” market, with projects advancing in key regions outside China and new... 


Australia to provide A$135m bailout for Trafigura lead, zinc smelters
Australia to provide A$135m bailout for Trafigura lead, zinc smelters
5th August 2025 By: Reuters

The Australian government said on Tuesday it will provide A$135-million in financial support for two smelters owned by Nyrstar, a unit of commodity trader Trafigura, in the country's south.... 


Aiden Morris speaking at the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum.
Australia’s energy transition 'simply impossible', mining conference told
4th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s energy transition is “simply impossible” under current policy settings and economic realities, analyst Aiden Morrison told delegates at the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in... 


Northern Star's Jubilee mill.
Gold miners shine as WA Index climbs 3.7% on M&A, geopolitical turmoil
4th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The market capitalisation of Western Australia’s listed entities climbed 3.7% over the past financial year to A$362.7-billion, buoyed by soaring gold prices and a wave of mergers and acquisitions,... 


Daimler Truck signs letter of intent on truck assembly plant in Senegal
Daimler Truck signs letter of intent on truck assembly plant in Senegal
1st August 2025 By: Irma Venter

Daimler Truck has signed a letter of intent on the establishment of a local truck assembly plant together with the government of the Republic of Senegal and private sector company Global Truck... 


Image of Stibnite project
Stibnite gold project, US
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Mining exploration and development company Perpetua Resources Corp plans to develop one of the highest-grade openpit gold mines in the US. 


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Project Pele, US – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Work has started on the fabrication of the reactor core. 


Mine haul truck engine rebuild at Cummins South Africa
Cummins South Africa on track to rebuild 120 engines at Midrand centre this year
31st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Integrated power solutions company Cummins South Africa is on track to rebuild 120 engines this year at its Master Rebuilt Centre (MRC), in Midrand. The facility has the capacity to rebuild 14... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Valterra Platinum upping flood defence, envisaging underground trucking, hailing IRMA
30th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum, which experienced severe flooding in the first half of this year at its Amandelbult mine owing to extremely abnormal rainfall, is... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump says he may skip G20 summit in South Africa, cites policy disapproval
30th July 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he might skip the upcoming Group of 20 leaders' summit in South Africa in November and send someone else to represent the United States, citing his... 


SVI Engineering chairperson Benny Jiyane
Turkish defence expo went well for South African companies, reports the dtic
28th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has reported that companies which exhibited on the South African National Pavilion at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), in... 


Guardian expands US surface rights, lands $27.2m in funding for Nevada projects
Guardian expands US surface rights, lands $27.2m in funding for Nevada projects
28th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Aim-listed Guardian Metal Resources has secured a total of $27.2-million in funding to accelerate development of its two flagship tungsten projects in Nevada, including a $6.2-million award from... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
dtic in trade discussions with US, signs conditions precedent document
25th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid shifts taking place in global trade, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has emphasised the work being done by his department to ensure South Africa maintains its competitive... 


Tailings from the Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah contain tellurium.
US targets critical minerals in mine waste to boost supply security
25th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The US Interior Department on Thursday moved to expand domestic access to critical minerals by targeting mine waste and other legacy sources for extraction. Under a new directive from Interior... 


A generic image of a freight train
US institution reaffirms corridor financing
25th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has reaffirmed its $500-million commitment to fund the Lobito Corridor project, with the focus on upgrading a 1 300 km railway line from... 


Airbus announces that the latest ocean-monitoring satellite has gone to its launch site
24th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The space business of Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group Airbus has announced that the second Copernicus Sentinel-6 ocean-surface monitoring satellite has been transported to... 


Economic attache at the German embassy to South Africa Glenn Daly; French ambassador to South Africa David Martinon; Airbus Africa and Middle East president Gabriel Semelas; Airbus commercial customer support head Stephane Gosselin; British high commissioner to South Africa Anthony Phillipson; deputy head of mission at the Spanish embassy to South Africa Fernando De Castro Cardo
Airbus launches new customer support centre in Johannesburg
23rd July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aviation company Airbus has launched a new customer support centre for Airbus Commercial Aircraft in Johannesburg, Gauteng, to bring locally focussed services closer to customers across Africa. The... 


Aerospace group Embraer announces its biggest ever order backlog
22nd July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Brazil-based aerospace and defence group Embraer has reported that, at the end of the second quarter of this year (2Q25), it recorded the highest ever order backlog in its history, totalling... 


Outside view of the venue where the IDEF is being held
dtic hosting a South African National Pavilion at Turkish defence exhibition
22nd July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has highlighted that it has a South African National Pavilion at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), now under way in Istanbul,... 


SIM cards next to a cellphone
Telecoms fraud losses over R5bn
22nd July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A new report by the Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) has revealed that telecommunications-linked fraud is costing South Africa R5.3-billion a year, with nearly 60% of mobile banking... 


Peter Auf Der Heyde
Death in Pretoria: Untold Stories of Political Activists Executed During Apartheid – Peter Auf Der Heyde
22nd July 2025

Between 1960 and 1989 in South Africa, more than 130 people were executed for crimes that had a political motive. Who were they, what did they do, and why did they do it? While many people have... 


China vows tougher action against smuggling of strategic minerals
21st July 2025 By: Reuters

China vowed on Saturday to step up a crackdown and toughen law enforcement against smuggling of strategic minerals seen as vital to national security and critical for development. The remarks by... 


The official image of the UK Combat Air Flying Demonstrator design
Design of technology demonstrator aircraft for 6th-generation stealth fighter released by UK
18th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major aerospace and defence group BAE Systems has, in conjunction with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), UK-based power and propulsion group Rolls-Royce, and pan-European missile... 


DA spokesperson on International Relations & Cooperation Emma Louise Powell
GNU cracks: ANC takes swipe at DA's Powell, DA compares ANC to National Party
18th July 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The African National Congress (ANC) stated on Friday that it is unhelpful that political parties within the Government of National Unity (GNU) are engaged in a “relentless campaign” that appears to... 


Image of Australia flag and periodic table symbol for tungsten
Mt Mulgine tungsten project, Australia – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Tungsten Mining has announced a revised development strategy that incorporates early gold extraction. 


Canadian PM Mark Carney
Canada announces steel tariffs on some trade partners to protect domestic industry
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said Canada will introduce a tariff rate quota for countries with which it has free trade agreements, excluding the United States, to protect the domestic... 


Apple-MP Materials deal boosts US rare earth recycling push, says Metallium
16th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rare earths company Metallium says the newly announced $500-million partnership between technology giant Apple and rare earths miner MP Materials to recycle rare earth magnets in the US underscores... 


Trevor Manuel
Issues on the agenda at the G20 finance meeting in South Africa
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Group of 20 finance officials meet in South Africa from Thursday amid trade tensions, a global economic slowdown and Washington's threat to withdraw from multilateral organisations. President Cyril... 


US aluminium tariffs added $300m in costs in H1, says Rio Tinto
US aluminium tariffs added $300m in costs in H1, says Rio Tinto
16th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified metals and mining company Rio Tinto incurred about $300-million in gross costs tied to US aluminium tariffs on Canadian product during the first half of 2025, the firm reported on... 


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Bessent no-show, Brics tensions set to cast shadow over Durban G20 meeting
15th July 2025 By: Reuters

Another no-show by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and Brics countries all look set to overshadow this week's meeting of... 


Almonty debuts on Nasdaq with $90m listing
Almonty debuts on Nasdaq with $90m listing
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Tungsten company Almonty Industries has priced a $90-million upsized and oversubscribed US public offering as it begins trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker “ALM”. The... 


China's rare earth exports jump in June in sign of trade war relief
14th July 2025 By: Reuters

China's rare earths exports rose 32% in June from the month before, customs data showed on Monday, in a potential sign that agreements reached last month to free up the flow of the metals are... 


Tungsten Mining targets early cash flow to accelerate access to critical minerals
Tungsten Mining targets early cash flow to accelerate access to critical minerals
14th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Critical minerals developer Tungsten Mining on Monday announced a revised development strategy at its Mt Mulgine project in Western Australia, integrating early-stage gold extraction into its plans... 


Rely Precision Castings to Showcase Local Excellence and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at Manufacturing Indaba 2025
Rely Precision Castings to Showcase Local Excellence and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at Manufacturing Indaba 2025
11th July 2025

Rely Precision Castings, South Africa’s leading manufacturer of high-integrity investment castings, is proud to announce its participation in Manufacturing Indaba 2025, taking place from July 15... 


Barrick Mining CEO Mark Bristow
Copper's positive, long-term trajectory unchanged despite US tariff, Barrick CEO says
11th July 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miners remain bullish on the metal's future prospects even as a looming 50% US tariff creates short-term price volatility, Barrick Mining Corp CEO Mark Bristow said in Zambia, where the... 


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