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Gold major eyes further in-country growth
11th April 2025

Gold major Barrick is leveraging its $4.25-billion investment into the Tanzania-based Twiga Minerals Corporation – a joint venture (JV) between it and the Tanzanian government – to further progress... 


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Landmark initiative will facilitate greener future
11th April 2025

In a move that bridges mining, energy and sustainability, blue ammonia producer Suiso and public research institute the Council for Geoscience (CGS) have entered a collaboration to research South... 


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South Africans must look forward, work together, grow the economy
11th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Now is the time for South Africans to collectively keep their eyes on the prize of elevating economic growth to the highest possible level in the shortest possible time. Looking forward and working... 


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Gilmour gold project, Australia
11th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A prefeasibility study has proposed an operation with a five-year life-of-mine averaging 50 300 oz/y. 


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Los Ricos South project, Mexico
11th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A feasibility released in January 2025 envisages an underground mining operation with a 15-year mine life producing 80-million payable silver equivalent ounces comprising 41-million silver ounces,... 


Drill core from the Monet Muambe project
Monte Muambe rare earths and fluorspar project, Mozambique – update
11th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A price shift in the price of rare metal gallium has prompted resource exploration and development company Altona Rare Earths to review its drilling data for the metal.  


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South Crofty tin project, UK – update
11th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Cornish Metals has bought about 4.5 acres of land – adjacent to its South Crofty tin project – from the Cornwall Council, taking the total land area of the project to about 32.5 acres. 


Drill core from the Tulu Kapi project
Tulu Kapi gold project, Ethiopia – update
11th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

London-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported all-encompassing progress. 


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Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
11th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Precious and base metals explorer, developer and producer West Wits Mining has announced the launch of a comprehensive strategic review of the project. 


Historical data confirms significant uranium mineralisation at Pioneer’s Namibia project
10th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Pioneer Lithium has secured and reviewed a significant body of historical exploration data for the Warmbad uranium project, located in Namibia’s southern uranium corridor. The dataset,... 


Future Metals eyes idled Savannah plant for ore processing
Future Metals eyes idled Savannah plant for ore processing
10th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX- and Aim-listed Future Metals on Thursday announced a nonbinding agreement with investment company Zeta Resources to explore the potential for processing ore at the idled Savannah plant in... 


Duketon secures option on gold project in WA's Murchison region
10th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

West Australian exploration and development company Duketon Mining has signed an option agreement to acquire the high-grade Killarney gold project in the Murchison region, marking a strategic... 


Mark Carney
Carney pledges to speed permits, make Canada ‘energy superpower’
10th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to make Canada the world’s “leading energy superpower” through a plan that includes establishing a single office that would decide on major projects within two... 


The Dalgaranga plant
Spartan acquires full control of Dalgaranga exploration tenure
10th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Ramelius Resources takeover target Spartan Resources has moved to consolidate its ownership of key exploration tenements at the Dalgaranga project in Western Australia, acquiring the remaining 20%... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane, senior policy analyst, public affairs and transformation Fundiswa Ndaba, and senior executive, public affairs and transformation Tebello Chabana.
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
9th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 


Victory flags strategic importance of Australian rare earths project amid China curbs
Victory flags strategic importance of Australian rare earths project amid China curbs
8th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Victory Metals has underlined the growing geopolitical importance of its North Stanmore project in Western Australia, as China moves to tighten control over exports of key heavy rare... 


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Thor declares maiden dividend
8th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Thor Explorations achieved record results for the year ended December 31, 2024, repaid all senior debt, had record gold sales and reached a major milestone of declaring a maiden... 


Enlit Africa 2025 Spotlights Investment and Finance as Catalysts for Africa’s Energy Future
Enlit Africa 2025 Spotlights Investment and Finance as Catalysts for Africa’s Energy Future
8th April 2025

Enlit Africa, the continent’s premier gathering for the power, energy and water sectors brings a sharp focus on investment and finance to proceedings as pivotal drivers of Africa’s energy... 


Gold Road sees multi-decade potential in Gruyere
Gold Road sees multi-decade potential in Gruyere
8th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian miner Gold Road Resources has outlined the underground potential of the Gruyere gold mine in Western Australia, pointing to a conceptual resource of up to 1.5-million ounces and... 


Vital to acquire 75% stake in Athabasca Basin uranium project
8th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CSE-listed Vital Battery Metals has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LoI) with Standard Uranium to acquire a 75% interest in the Corvo project, a 12 265-ha uranium property located in the... 


FPX Nickel expands global exploration alliance with Japan’s Jogmec
8th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based junior nickel mining company FPX Nickel has extended its partnership with the Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (Jogmec), transforming their global generative... 


Chile has 28% more lithium than previous estimates, studies find
8th April 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's total lithium resources are 28% greater than previously estimated, according to new studies of salt flats in the northern Antofagasta region that show a higher amount of the battery metal,... 


Sufficient uranium resources exist, investments needed to sustain high nuclear energy growth – report
Sufficient uranium resources exist, investments needed to sustain high nuclear energy growth – report
8th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Sufficient uranium resources exist to support the continued use of nuclear power and its significant growth through 2050 and beyond; however, timely investments in new exploration, mining... 


New Gold consolidates free cashflow interest in New Afton
7th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed New Gold will gain full free cash flow ownership of its New Afton copper/gold mine in British Columbia, following a $300-million transaction with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The... 


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Echoing Trump, APPO says Africa has vast gas, oil reserves and must exploit them for ‘Africa first’
7th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The current estimates of Africa’s oil and gas reserves at 120-million barrels of crude oil and 632-trillion cubic feet of natural gas are considered “grossly conservative”, says African Petroleum... 


The acquisition will expand Wesdome's land position at the Eagle River operation fourfold.
Wesdome to acquire Angus Gold in $40m deal
7th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Wesdome Gold Mines will acquire junior exploration company Angus Gold in a cash-and-share deal valued at about $40-million, expanding its land position at the Eagle River operation... 


Arc Minerals expands its presence in Zambia
7th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Arc Minerals has entered into a binding  agreement for its wholly-owned Zambian subsidiary Foreland Minerals to acquire the Chingola copper project, in the Zambian Copperbelt, from... 


Volt restarts gold exploration in favourable price conditions
7th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Volt Resources is reviewing the results of the previous sampling and auger drilling programmes conducted on its Guinea gold projects to plan the next stage of gold exploration... 


Meteoric says China’s rare-earth restrictions underscore value of Brazil project
7th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

China’s move to tighten export controls on a range of medium and heavy rare-earth elements has brought renewed focus to alternative supply sources, with Australia-listed Meteoric Resources... 


Peak Minerals changes name to Sranan Gold
7th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based exploration company Peak Minerals has changed its name to Sranan Gold to reflect its focus on its activities in Suriname. CEO Oscar Louzada says Sranan means Suriname in the local... 


Patriot appoints Quebec mining exec as COO
7th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ranium exploration company Patriot Battery Metals has announced the appointment of Quebec-based mining executive Frederic Mercier-Langevin as chief development and chief operating officer. In his... 


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Stakeholders highlight opportunities, considerations in PGMs industry
4th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Despite challenges, elements of the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry offer opportunities and stakeholders are progressing key projects to capitalise on these and are also pursuing technology... 


Chile landscape
Nobel to earn 100% of four copper projects in Chile
4th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Nobel Resources Corporation has completed a transaction to acquire four copper projects in Chile from Austral Exploraciones. Nobel has the option to acquire 100% of each of the... 


A webinar panel delves into the implications of US President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly in trade, socio-economic and climate risks for Africa
Navigating global challenges and opportunities for sustainability in a time of Trump
4th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A recent webinar hosted by Creamer Media Webinars on behalf of the newly rebranded Sustainability and ESG Africa Conference and Expo (SEACon) provided critical insights into how US President Donald... 


Alamos' Island gold mine, in Canada
Q-Gold signs share exchange agreement for Alamos’ Quartz Mountain project
4th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian miners Q-Gold Resources and Alamos Gold have signed a binding share exchange agreement for Q-Gold to acquire a mineral exploration project located in south-central Oregon, in the US. The... 


SUSTAINABLE PLATFORM
The upcoming West African Mining & Power Expo will provide a platform for industry professionals, policy makers and researchers
Expo to drive investment, sustainability in West Africa
4th April 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Governments in West Africa can promote long-term development in the mining and power sectors by adopting strategic approaches and strengthening fiscal regimes with transparent, stable policies,... 


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Butcherbird manganese expansion project, Australia
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Exploration company Element 25 aims to increase production to 1.1-million tonnes a year of manganese concentrate. 


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Bilboes sulphide gold project, Zimbabwe – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Caledonia Mining is making good progress on the feasibility study. 


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Ferrochrome Furnaces smelting complex refurbishment, South Africa – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The smelter facility remains on care and maintenance. 


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Graphite Creek project, US – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Critical minerals exploration and development company Graphite One has expanded the mineral reserves at the project. 


Location map of the Kobada project
Kobada gold project, Mali – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Africa-focused gold developer Toubani Resources has announced an agreement with the Mali government to develop the project. 


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Zinkgruvan mine, Sweden
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A zinc mine in south-central Sweden. 


AEW 2025: Africa’s Energy Future Takes Center Stage
3rd April 2025

The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference has officially launched its 2025 program, covering strategic topics from upstream oil and gas to downstream infrastructure and... 


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