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GPUs: The supercomputers shaping Africa’s AI future
GPUs: The supercomputers shaping Africa’s AI future
12th December 2025

By: Dr Prince Abudu - Head of Technology, Cassava AI & Charlotte Awino, AI Engineer, Cassava AI As Africa increasingly leans towards the local development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions,... 


The drone responsible for the inspections
Jaguar Land Rover turns to drones to conduct plant inspections
12th December 2025 By: Irma Venter

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is trialling drone technology at its Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC) in Wolverhampton, in the UK. The British marque says the technology has the potential to... 


Africa's Green Economy Summit 2026 to unveil Africa's premier pipeline of investment-ready green ventures making a difference toward net zero goals
Africa's Green Economy Summit 2026 to unveil Africa's premier pipeline of investment-ready green ventures making a difference toward net zero goals
12th December 2025

Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES 2026) is set to host an unparalleled showcase of investment-ready green economy projects from across the continent. With over 100 applications meticulously... 


A Tailings operation from the air
Tailings reminer expands Gauteng projects, adds renewables
12th December 2025 By: Halima Frost

Tailings retreatment major DRDGOLD has undertaken several high-impact initiatives to stabilise operations, enhance recovery and secure energy supply. These projects include renewable-energy... 


An image of the bottom of the Polihali gate shaft
LHDA advances Phase 2
12th December 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The professional body responsible for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) operations and maintenance, the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), is steadily progressing the... 


An image of the Philippi Wellfield construction site
CoCT water projects to benefit several communities
12th December 2025

To deliver 300-million additional litres of drinking water to residents before the end of the decade through its New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is progressing two water projects,... 


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Sheeting was recently installed on Platreef’s Shaft 2 headgear winder house
Soon-to-be Tier 1 PGM mine opened in S Africa
12th December 2025 By: Donna Slater

Base metals miner Ivanhoe Mines officially opened its platinum group metals (PGM) Platreef platinum/palladium/nickel/rhodium/gold/copper mine on November 19. Situated on the northern limb of South... 


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Faure New Water Scheme, South Africa – update
12th December 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Faure New Water Scheme is moving toward procurement in 2026 


Polihali dam rockfill reaches 1977 m elevation milestone
11th December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Another milestone has been passed as the construction of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II continues. Polihali dam has reached the rockfill placement milestone of elevation 1 977... 


The Dalgaranga process plant
Ramelius launches A$250m buyback
11th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian company Ramelius Resources has approved up to A$250-million in share buybacks over the next 18 months and is lifting its minimum yearly dividend to $0.02 a share. The changes, announced... 


The true cost of festive-season delivery failures and how to prevent them
The true cost of festive-season delivery failures and how to prevent them
11th December 2025

As South Africa heads into its busiest trading month, retailers and SMEs face growing pressure to fulfil year-end orders quickly, accurately and without error. With the country’s broader logistics... 


Transitional role of blended finance in focus, as green financing moves to more complex adaptation projects
11th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Blended finance to support projects that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or reduce the risks from future climate-related events is transitional in nature, a panel of investment and development... 


Rio2 upsizes equity financing for Peru acquisition
11th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's Rio2 has secured strong market backing for its planned acquisition of the Condestable copper mine in Peru, with the company increasing its previously announced bought-deal financing to... 


Image of a Tru-Trac AccuTrac AI belt scale installed on a conveyor line
AI-enabled conveyor belt scale improves accuracy and efficiency
11th December 2025

As the industrial sector undergoes rapid digital transformation, conveyors are emerging as intelligent data sources, with the belt scale seen as a central component, says Tru-Trac COO Shaun... 


Rainbow Rare Earths senior metallurgist Roux Wildenboer interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa’s low-cost, high-value rare earths heading for global market entry
10th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited the laboratories that Rainbow Rare Earths has established very innovatively on the north-western fringe of Greater Johannesburg as part of its journey towards... 


Absa CIB arranged Treasury’s R11.8bn infrastructure bond
10th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) acted as sole lead arranger and infrastructure finance structuring agent for the National Treasury’s R11.8-billion Infrastructure and Development Finance... 


A festive season salute to the supply chain Elves ensuring that the right goods are on the right shelves at the right time
A festive season salute to the supply chain Elves ensuring that the right goods are on the right shelves at the right time
10th December 2025

With the festive season around the corner, supply chain industry body SAPICS is urging South Africans to spare a thought for Santa’s busiest helpers. No, not the elves, the supply chain managers... 


Gold recovered at the Segele operations in Ethiopia
Akobo Minerals achieves first positive Ebitda in the third quarter
10th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals has reported revenues of SKr22.9-million and achieved its first positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of... 


St Barbara reports progress on Touquoy restart
St Barbara reports progress on Touquoy restart
10th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed St Barbara has confirmed it will move the proposed restart of the Touquoy gold operation in Nova Scotia into the permitting phase, after a new study outlined a low capital expenditure... 


What Bidvest’s Eurobond Tells Us About the Maturation of SA’s Debt Capital Market
9th December 2025

By: Victor Germeshuizen - [Senior Investment Banker, Absa CIB] and Simon Rankin [Head of Internation Syndication, Absa Securities] The international high-yield bond market functions as one of the... 


Lundin Gold outlines 2026 guidance, explores expansion options at Fruta del Norte
Lundin Gold outlines 2026 guidance, explores expansion options at Fruta del Norte
9th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-headquartered Lundin Gold has issued its 2026 production guidance and a three-year outlook for the Fruta del Norte (FDN) gold mine, in Ecuador, signalling further growth, a step-up in... 


$812m Contango, Dolly Varden deal creates new North American miner
$812m Contango, Dolly Varden deal creates new North American miner
9th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Contango ORE and explorer Dolly Varden Silver on Monday announced an all-stock merger to create a new North American mid-tier precious-metals producer with operating cash flow,... 


Gold surge sees shift to speculative asset from haven, BIS says
Gold surge sees shift to speculative asset from haven, BIS says
8th December 2025 By: Bloomberg

Retail investors drove the recent gold price surge, pushing bullion out of its traditional safe haven pattern to a more speculative asset, according to the Bank for International Settlements.... 


 Vertiv Completes Acquisition of PurgeRite, Expanding Leadership in Liquid Cooling Services
Vertiv Completes Acquisition of PurgeRite, Expanding Leadership in Liquid Cooling Services
8th December 2025

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, has announced the successful completion of its previously reported intent to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate... 


Nampak grows full-year revenue and Ebitda, reduces debt
8th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak increased its revenue for the financial year ended September 30, by 8% year-on-year, while trading profit increased by 26% and trading margin improved to 12.3%... 


Kropz Elandsfontein
Kropz secures R250m loan facility from ARC Fund
8th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed phosphate producer and developer Kropz has reported that its subsidiary Kropz Elandsfontein and ARC Fund have agreed to a R250-million loan facility. Kropz reports that its Elandsfontein... 


A Weba Chute Systems field advisor inspects a conveyor transfer point in operation, underpinning the company’s ongoing commitment to ensuring optimal material flow and performance across all installations
Weba Chute Systems delivers decade-long performance at Palabora Copper Mine
8th December 2025

More than a decade after installation, the custom engineered transfer chutes supplied by Weba Chute Systems to Palabora Copper Mine (PMC) continue to operate with virtually no maintenance - a... 


Silver, copper eclipse gold as top metals bets on supply fears
Silver, copper eclipse gold as top metals bets on supply fears
8th December 2025 By: Bloomberg

Silver and copper have replaced gold as the hot metal trade heading into 2026, with institutional and retail traders positioning for record rallies. Silver has nearly doubled this year, with most... 


An image of TLT Turbo's SMART Fan
TLT Turbo Africa launches SMART Fan for mining
5th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Technology-driven mining and industrial fan and ventilation manufacturer TLT Turbo Africa on December 4 launched its new sustainable monitoring and airflow response technology (SMART) Fan for... 


Image of a Weba cascade chute
Transfer point design sees an industry shift
5th December 2025

Transfer points in mining are increasingly seen as critical to plant performance, prompting a shift toward custom engineered solutions that prioritise controlled material flow, reduced dust and... 


ACTOM chairperson Andries Mthethwa, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya and ACTOM CEO Mervyn Naidoo
ACTOM unveils revitalised transformer factory in Pretoria
5th December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM has unveiled a revitalised transformer production and testing facility in Pretoria. The 40 000 m2 site previously served as a factory for Powertech... 


Location map of the Bougouni project
Bougouni lithium project, Mali – update
5th December 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Kodal Minerals’ maiden shipment of 28 950 t of lithium spodumene concentrate is bound for the destination port in Hainan province, in China. 


An image of pumping at the Phalaborwa project
Project targets low-cost rare earths supply outside China
5th December 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Leveraging phosphogypsum waste residue, rare earth element producer Rainbow Rare Earths’ Phalaborwa rare earths project, in Limpopo, aims to support the development of a diversified global supply... 


An image of the Maxwell Solar Power Plant stakeholders
Solar plant success heralds Namibia’s wheeling push
5th December 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Making headway in the Namibian energy sector, renewable-energy solutions provider Sustainable Power Solutions’ (SPS’s) latest project – the 10 MW Maxwell solar power plant – is a wheeling project... 


An image of Chanda Nxumalo
Renewables company provides key services to Namibian energy sector
5th December 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Renewable energy project solutions company Harmattan Renewables is involved in the Mariental and Greenam solar PV plants, providing due diligence services, and is currently Lenders’ Technical... 


Sappi CEO Steve Binnie and UPM President and CEO Massimo Reynaudo
Sappi, UPM propose combining their European graphic paper businesses
4th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Paper and pulp manufacturer Sappi and Finland-based material solutions company UPM-Kymmene Corporation have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine their European graphic paper businesses... 


The Moanda metallurgical complex in Gabon
Eramet eyes manganese, lithium growth in turnaround plan
4th December 2025 By: Reuters

Eramet aims to deliver more manganese from Gabon and lithium from Argentina as part of efforts to strengthen its finances, which have been hit by falling profits and rising debt, the French mining... 


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DBSA reports higher interim net profit, operating income
2nd December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in its net interest income to R4.4-billion and a 55.9% increase in operating income to R5.6-billion for the... 


Black Cat strikes JV to mine high-grade Star of Mangaroon
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australian gold producer Black Cat Syndicate has entered into a binding heads of agreement and ore purchase agreement with Dreadnought Resources to develop and process ore from the... 


Firefly CEO Darren Cooke
FireFly launches dual-market equity raise totalling A$139m
2nd December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper/gold explorer FireFly Metals has unveiled a major dual-market equity raising package that will bring in more than A$139-million to accelerate development and exploration at its high-grade... 


Tharisa mine
Tharisa declares lower dividend, lower output in FY25
1st December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa has reported a 5% year-on-year increase in its operating profit to $125-million for the financial year ended September 30, despite lower PGM and... 


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DFS considerably derisks Blencowe’s Orom-Cross graphite project
1st December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Blencowe Resources has confirmed the Orom-Cross graphite project’s potential to produce 20 000 t/y of concentrate in Phase 1 of its development before expanding to 70 000 t/y of... 


Patrice Motsepe-backed transport platform Linebooker.
Patrice Motsepe-backed transport platform Linebooker.
1st December 2025

African mining supply chains stand or fall because the continent tests every weakness without mercy. With rail unable to support the volumes required for iron ore, manganese, coal and chrome, mines... 


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