Lithium developer Liontown Resources has started underground production stoping. 

The pouring of concrete, to form the foundation for the reactor building of the research reactor, has started. 

Canada based gold and silver explorer Ascot Resources has closed the second and final tranche of a private placement to support the advancement of its Premier gold project towards production. 

The Section 53 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act approval for the project has been formally revoked. 

Operator and majority owner of the Waterberg project Platinum Group Metals has indicated that its near-term focus remains advancing the Waterberg project to a development and construction decision 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Web-Based Environmental Screening Tool is now fully operational. This was announced on Thursday by Forestry, Fisheries and the... 

Green energy company Enel has called on architects, designers and engineers globally to rethink wind turbine design by entering its WinDesign challenge and submit solutions that are technologically... 

Sustainable energy organisation Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation (RES4Africa) and social change organisation E4Impact Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to... 

Iron-ore major Fortescue has signed an agreement with Bocimar, part of Belgium’s CMB.TECH, to charter a new ammonia-powered vessel. The 210 000 dry weight tonnage (dwt) Newcastlemax vessel is... 

Turkish billionaire Robert Yuksel Yildirim is on a $2-billion hunt for nickel mines, betting that the battery metal’s price will rebound and that the West will want those supplies to cut its... 

Asia’s coal price benchmark fell to a four-year low as trade tensions threaten to sap demand, testing levels where miners shut more production. Australian Newcastle futures declined to $94.25 a... 

Nigeria and South Africa have signed an accord to boost cooperation in mining, Nigeria's mines minister said on Thursday, highlighting Abuja's push to diversify its economy away from oil. Mines... 

A group of investors has called for a review of Australia's listing rules, claiming it was "unreasonable" that companies were allowed to issue a large amount of shares to fund their acquisitions... 

Although saleable production of aluminium from the Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal decreased by 1% to 537 000 t in the nine months ended March, the full-year guidance of... 

ASX- and TSX-listed Paladin Energy has been served with a class action lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Victoria, with the plaintiffs alleging the uranium producer misled investors and breached its... 

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has again reduced its coal production forecast for the current financial year, owing to ongoing quality problems affecting production at its Secunda Operations,... 

Pele Energy Group (PEG) is proud to spotlight the leadership shaping its future by announcing two strategic General Manager appointments across its key divisions: Jolene Shaw at Knowledge Pele (KP)... 

World Bank president Ajay Banga on Wednesday doubled down on his push to revamp the bank's energy strategy to end a ban on lending for nuclear power projects and enable more natural gas projects,... 

Australian oil and gas producer Santos said on Thursday it could potentially bring forward the startup for its Pikka phase 1 in Alaska, while posting a 7% fall in first-quarter sales revenue due to... 

In efforts to help the African continent champion its green industrialisation, the newly formed Green Industrial Development Expert Panel (GIDEP) highlighted during its inaugural meeting last month... 

ASX-listed BCI Minerals has received a key commonwealth government approval, paving the way for full-scale operations at its Mardie solar salt and sulphate of potash project in Western Australia.... 

Australia-listed Talga Group’s planned battery anode refinery in Luleå, Sweden, has been designated a net-zero strategic project under the European Union’s (EU's) Net-Zero Industry Act, the company... 

In this opinion article, Sola Group executive director Dom Wills discusses how the modularity that has underpinned the rapid growth of solar PV, is also driving the sharp fall in battery costs. He... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses power utility Eskom's plans to set up a new renewable energy business and the tender it has issued to find a partner for the venture. 

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US on April 14, public comments made by Jonas in 2020, in which he... 

Keren Energy has made significant progress in the development of its green hydrogen (GH2) production facility near Vanrhynsdorp, in the Western Cape, says CEO George van Rensburg. The project aims... 

Indonesia has raised the royalty rate to be paid by nickel, tin and other metal producers as the government searches for ways to fund President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious but costly priority... 

India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products until May 1, a spokesperson at India's Ministry of Mines said on... 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has processed 220 environmental-impact assessment (EIA) applications for independent power producers (IPPs) from June 2024 to March... 

The global transport sector contributes approximately 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) of which Africa currently contributes 3.8%[1]. While the continent’s transport sector contributes... 

London-listed Harena Resources says metallurgical test results have confirmed that ionic clay-hosted rare earth elements (REEs) can be efficiently recovered from its 75%-owned  Ampasindava project,... 

A private equity fund has been launched by Scalar and Mergence Investment Managers to finance clean energy and digital infrastructure in Southern Africa. The Africa Decarbonisation Fund I has a... 

Diversified miner BHP has teamed up with renewable energy and infrastructure company ACCIONA Energía to study the feasibility of transforming its Mt Arthur Coal mine in New South Wales into a... 

South Africa’s Hibarri, an innovative tech-driven commodity trading platform, is redefining the landscape of commodity trading in South Africa, positioning the nation as the "Switzerland of Africa"... 

This week: Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold and, South Africa's hydrogen corridor project shortlisted for JET funding 

Copper explorer Ivanhoe Electric has received a preliminary indication of support from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for up to $825-million in debt financing to advance its... 

Australia's top gas producer Woodside Energy aid on Wednesday it had hired Sarah Bairstow, the chief executive of Mexico Pacific, for its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant in the United... 

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on all US critical minerals imports, a major escalation in his dispute with global trade partners and an attempt to... 

Advanced sorting solutions are now available to the Southern African mining sector through a partnership concluded between GiGi Investments and Ganzhou HPY Technology Co. that establishes GiGi... 

Africa’s manufacturing sector is at a pivotal moment, where artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and sustainability are transforming industrial landscapes. The Future Manufacturing Africa... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed a 5.23c/l rise in the fuel price following its decision to grant Transnet a petroleum pipelines tariff increase for 2025/26,... 

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group, has made a R1-billion, or $58-million, facility available to JSE-listed...