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African Rainbow Minerals Executive: Growth and Strategic Development in Executive Chairperson’s Office Mike Schmidt.
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations
Updated 7 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going exceptionally well. The game-changing... 


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Thor Explorations acquires full interest in Douta project, acquires Bousankhoba permit
Updated 7 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Thor Explorations has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement with its Douta project joint venture (JV) partner International Mining Company (IMC) to acquire IMC’s entire... 


Arrow shifts into capital preservation mode as Guinea uncertainty drags on
Arrow shifts into capital preservation mode as Guinea uncertainty drags on
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Australia-listed Arrow Minerals has suspended all project-based activities and cut corporate costs as uncertainty over the status of its exploration permits in Guinea continues to weigh on the... 


i-80 Gold secures permits, starts construction at Archimedes project in Nevada
i-80 Gold secures permits, starts construction at Archimedes project in Nevada
8th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

US-focused gold miner i-80 Gold said on Friday that it had received all required permits and that it had started construction at its Archimedes underground project on the Ruby Hill property in... 


Prospect Resources MD Sam Hosack
Prospect rapidly advancing Zambian copper project
5th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Prospect Resources is positioning itself as a fast-moving copper developer in Zambia, with MD Sam Hosack telling the Africa Down Under conference on Friday that the company’s... 


As more companies pivot to contract work in opencast mining, the BCCEI reminds all load-and-haul contractors that registration is a legal requirement under civil engineering regulations
Civil Work on Mines requires BCCEI registration – here’s why
5th September 2025

As South Africa’s mining and civil engineering sectors continue to navigate economic uncertainty, many companies with loading and hauling capabilities are pivoting to offer their services as... 


Field reconnaissance by the geology team across the newly granted Merke licence area in the south of the Chu-Sarysu basin.
Ivanhoe Mines uncovers surface copper in Kazakhstan, eyes drilling campaign
5th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper and platinum group metals miner Ivanhoe Mines has reported the discovery of outcropping copper mineralisation in Kazakhstan’s Chu-Sarysu basin, one of the world’s largest and least-explored... 


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Cariboo gold project, Canada
5th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

North American gold development company Osisko Development Corp plans to build a traditional under­ground operation using mechanised longhole open stoping to extract ore from gold-bearing vein... 


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Buena Vista iron project, US – update
5th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Magnum Mining and Exploration is revisiting its Buena Vista project after a new analysis highlighted its potential for rare-earth elements. 


Aussie juniors hail Côte d’Ivoire as 'premier' West African jurisdiction
4th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Côte d’Ivoire’s emergence as West Africa’s premier gold investment destination took centre stage on day two of the Africa Down Under conference in Perth, with several Australian companies... 


MinRes completes first blast at Iron Valley’s North Pit
MinRes completes first blast at Iron Valley’s North Pit
4th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) has completed the first blast at the North Pit of its Iron Valley operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara, advancing development of the mine’s newest... 


Cora DFS confirms payback of 1.1 years at Sanankoro
3rd September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Cora Gold has reported that an updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) has confirmed a payback period of just 1.1 years, feeding into the strong economic potential of the company’s... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal
Southern Palladium begins DFS drilling at Bengwenyama
3rd September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE- and ASX-listed Southern Palladium has begun its detailed metallurgical and geotechnical drill programmes as part of ongoing field work to support the delivery of a definitive feasibility study... 


Deputy Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Phumzile Mgcina
Junior Exploration Fund starting to deliver results, says Mgcina
3rd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

South Africa’s R400-million Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF) is starting to bear fruit, with eight projects already supported under its first funding call, Deputy Mineral and Petroleum... 


Andrada CEO Anthony Viljoen
New mineralised pegmatites identified at Lithium Ridge – Andrada
3rd September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has begun exploration drilling at the Lithium Ridge project, in Namibia, in partnership with Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) through its subsidiary SQM Australia.... 


Selecting high performance cement and aggregates is vital to delivering durable, safe and cost effective road upgrades that meet long-term service demands
Why cutting quality is cutting corners on South Africa’s future
3rd September 2025

In a construction landscape where cost pressures are rising, AfriSam’s Amit Dawneerangen is raising a red flag cautioning contractors that cutting corners on material quality may appear cost... 


ASP Isotopes chairperson and CEO Paul Mann
ASPI ships first samples of ytterbium-176, silicon-28
3rd September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has shipped the first samples of ytterbium-176 and silicon-28 to customers – a step the company describes as a major milestone that should allow it to... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
3rd September 2025

This week: It’s records all round for Harmony Gold; New mining technology is pointing to continuous round-the-clock operation on many fronts and, Master Drilling’s novel developments are set to... 


Carawine takes full control of Big Bullocks tenement as Fraser Range JV ends
2nd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Carawine Resources has elected to acquire IGO's 76% interest in the Big Bullocks exploration licence (E39/1733) in Western Australia’s Fraser Range for a nominal sum of A$1, under the... 


Parker’s standout feature is the 4 km-long Red Breccia Zone, a haematite-magnetite mega-breccia over 100 m wide, typical of iron oxide copper-gold systems.
Magnum refocuses US projects on rare earths and critical minerals
2nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-based Magnum Mining and Exploration has sharpened its focus on the growing US market for critical minerals, launching a comprehensive review of its American assets following a board... 


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On-The-Air (29/08/2025)
29th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks a logistics deal, continuous excavation tech and Harmony's results in focus  


Experts agree new mining technology must be impactful, measurable for wider adoption
Experts agree new mining technology must be impactful, measurable for wider adoption
29th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Understanding the drivers of the adoption of new technology in the mining industry has never been more pertinent, as the world adapts to climate change and manages an uncertain economic outlook and... 


Luca expands land package with concession purchase near Mexican mine
29th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Luca Mining has struck a deal with Fresnillo to acquire a mining concession that directly surrounds its Tahuehueto mine in Durango, Mexico. The Vancouver-headquartered company said... 


Logistics deal, continuous excavation tech, Harmony's results in focus
Logistics deal, continuous excavation tech, Harmony's results in focus
29th August 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Exxaro and Transnet Freight Rail's service agreement to improve the performance of logistics channels; Master Drilling’s new technology that promises... 


Concept of am LNG site
Energy firm makes major gas discovery in Mpumalanga
29th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Perth-based gas exploration company Kinetiko Energy has confirmed one of South Africa’s most significant onshore gas finds, following about a decade of work in Mpumalanga. The company has drilled... 


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Johan Sverdrup – Phase 3, Norway
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Johan Sverdrup is one of the world’s most carbon efficient oilfields. The project partners aim to build on the technologies, solutions and infrastructure from the project's Phase 1 and 2. 


Image of gold nuggets
Katanning gold project, Australia – update
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

ASX-listed Ausgold has taken a big step towards advancing the project after signing a binding agreement to acquire a substantial freehold land position critical to the development of the project. 


Hands holding a bar of gold
Nyanzaga gold project, Tanzania – update
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Perseus Mining concluded a formal signing ceremony on August 21, following extensive negotiations between the two parties to govern the operation of the mine that is under development. 


Machinery on its way to Reko Diq project site
Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Asian Development Bank will provide a $410-million financing package to help develop the project. 


Continuous reef extraction.
New mining technology is pointing to continuous round-the-clock operation on many fronts
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The new mining technology being advanced by Master Drilling promises “continuous”, round-the-clock mining uplift – even when it comes to narrow reef extraction. On the new technology being... 


Flagship acquires Anglo American's Pantanillo exploration data
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Flagship Minerals has struck a binding agreement with Anglo American Norte to acquire a large historical exploration dataset for its Pantanillo gold project in Chile. The move, Flagship... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Master Drilling’s novel developments are set to move needle for South African mining
26th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Three major developments, which are poised to move the needle for South African mining, were outlined to Mining Weekly by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed drilling and mechanised rock... 


Pieter Uys, Business Development Manager, Multotec
AfriSam Umlaas Road Quarry adopts Multotec’s rubber panels for its tertiary screening media to improve product sizing accuracy
25th August 2025

The AfriSam Umlaas Road Quarry has taken proactive measures to enhance the accuracy of its final product sizing by adopting Multotec’s rubber screen panels in its tertiary screening application.... 


Americas Gold and Silver reports high-grade drill results at Galena, completes share consolidation
25th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals miner Americas Gold and Silver on Friday announced the discovery of a high-grade extension of the 149 Vein at its Galena Complex in Idaho, US, with drill intercepts including 24 913... 


An image depicting graphite
Blencowe completes Orom-Cross DFS programmes
22nd August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed all major infrastructure workstreams within the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Orom-Cross project, in Uganda, alongside the recent... 


Dignitaries, government and mining officials all stood in a picture for the official handover of a suite of transformative social and labour plan by Impala
Miner invests in social initiatives, infrastructure
22nd August 2025

The official handover of a suite of transformative social and labour plan (SLP) projects in June, by Impala Rustenburg, the subsidiary of Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), marks a significant... 


Cuttings from the Monte Muambe project
Monte Muambe rare earths and fluorspar project, Mozambique – update
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Altona Rare Earths has reported that it has received partial mineralogy and geochemistry results of gallium samples from Monte Muambe. 


Location map of the Bankan gold project
Bankan gold project, Guinea
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study has provided greater confidence in development and operating plans, reaffirming the project’s large scale, long mine life and compelling financials.  


A rendering of the Matawinie mine
Matawinie mine and Bécancour battery material plant – Phase 2, Canada
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated feasibility study has indicated that Phase 2 is technically feasible and economically viable.  


Image of Kanmantoo equipment underground
Kanmantoo underground project – Stage 1, Australia – update
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Australian mining company Hillgrove Resources has reported a new high-grade copper/gold discovery. 


Image of gold bar being washed
Cariboo gold project, Canada – update
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Osisko Development closed a $203-million private placement on August 19 to fund its Cariboo project. 


Image of an underground steel and cement structure
New-look company affirms commitment to innovation and safety in underground mining solutions
21st August 2025

Challenging mining applications such as shaft sinking and mine development require a team built on experience and institutional knowledge, driven by close client partnerships, says Cementation... 


Image of a borehole drill
Joburg City introduces streamlined borehole application process
21st August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A revised, streamlined process to apply for borehole drilling has been introduced by the City of Johannesburg (CoJ). Effective October 1, new applications will be managed directly by the city’s... 


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