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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... 


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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... 


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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... 


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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. 


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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... 


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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... 


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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... 


Shaun Blumberg, COO of Tru-Trac
Tru-Trac leverages AI to bring real-time accuracy for conveyor belt scales
1st December 2025

As the industrial sector undergoes rapid digital transformation, conveyor systems - once regarded as passive infrastructure - are emerging as intelligent data sources. Shaun Blumberg, COO of... 


Concrete is cast at Concor’s The View project at Fourways Mall using a boom pump to ensure efficient, accurate placement on the structure
Concor advances major upgrade of the view at Fourways Mall
1st December 2025

Significant progress is being made on Concor’s major refurbishment project at The View, an existing section of Fourways Mall that borders Witkoppen and Cedar Roads. The project forms part of a... 


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Two sluice gates closed at Vaal dam, outflow increased at Bloemhof dam
1st December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) closed two sluice gates at the Vaal dam over the weekend to reduce outflow. Eight sluice gates will remain open. 


Havieron will use the existing processing infrastructure at Telfer, which Greatland acquired from Newmont.
Greatland feasibility study confirms A$1bn Havieron build
1st December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed Greatland Resources on Monday confirmed the development pathway for its Havieron gold/copper project in Western Australia, releasing a feasibility study that positions the asset as a... 


Multistage Dewatering Pumps Improve Efficiency for UK Mining Facility
Multistage Dewatering Pumps Improve Efficiency for UK Mining Facility
28th November 2025

Effective dewatering sits at the heart of modern mining. It ensures operations remain productive and that the mine can continue to function safely and sustainably. When water isn’t properly... 


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New pump for deep mining environments
28th November 2025

A new self-priming centrifugal single-stage pump range, now available from Integrated Pump Rental (IPR), offers a maximum head of 235 m and a maximum flow of 2 000 m³ and is said to provide... 


New feasibility study outlines 70-year potash mine for Karnalyte
New feasibility study outlines 70-year potash mine for Karnalyte
28th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's Karnalyte Resources has unveiled an updated feasibility study for its Wynyard project in central Saskatchewan, outlining a 70-year mine life and positive economics that could underpin one... 


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Filtration solutions enhance performance, service life
28th November 2025

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s fluid technology services include solutions for fuel and industrial filtration systems, hydraulics and pneumatics, lubrication, hydraulic hose and fittings, as... 


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Bitumen import terminal bridges supply gap
28th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Following the shutdown of local refinery production, independent bulk liquid storage providers FFS Tank Terminals’ recently completed R370-million bitumen import storage facility at Maydon Wharf,... 


Seacom embarks on new chapter as it rebrands
28th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure group Seacom has undertaken a brand overhaul as it marks a new chapter and reaffirms its commitment to innovation, client focus and digital leadership. The “strategic leap”... 


Pensana's Longonjo site
Pensana confirms scope to produce higher-value MREC at Angola project
27th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following a detailed evaluation of the Longonjo flow sheet, London-listed rare earths miner Pensana says there is scope to increase the content of heavy rare earths within its high-value mixed rare... 


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Denel assures that its restructuring is going well
27th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Long-troubled State-owned defence industrial group Denel assured, on Thursday, that its latest restructuring is giving “encouraging” results. The group further assured that it is receiving... 


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Pan African advances Soweto tailings retreatment project at MTR
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Pan African Resources has identified a preferred option to expand gold production by processing its Soweto tailings storage facilities (TSFs) through a 600 000-t-a-month integrated... 


Precise, Cost-Effective, and Innovative: Kobold’s Magnetic-Inductive Flow Meter MIK, with effective Compact Electronics and IO-Link
Precise, Cost-Effective, and Innovative: Kobold’s Magnetic-Inductive Flow Meter MIK, with effective Compact Electronics and IO-Link
27th November 2025

Kobold expands measurement capabilities for neutral and aggressive media in small and large process manufacturing plants. "The global market for magnetic-inductive flow meters is stable, with sales... 


Uis mine in Namibia
Andrada reports higher production, stronger revenue, reduced operating loss
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and OTCQB-listed Andrada Mining has reported improved operational and financial performance for the six months ended August 31, with higher production, increased revenue and a reduced... 


Bayhead Road
TNPA completes Durban’s Bayhead road ahead of schedule
27th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has reported that it has successfully completed the rehabilitation of Bayhead road at the Port of Durban a month ahead of schedule. The utility... 


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Cell C makes debut on JSE
27th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cell C Holdings has listed on the JSE, under the ticker CCD, marking a defining milestone in South Africa’s telecommunications landscape and opening a new chapter in the company’s turnaround... 


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Cape Town’s Macassar wastewater treatment works gets R1.3bn upgrade
27th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town is rolling out a R1.3-billion upgrade to the Macassar wastewater treatment works (WWTW). The upgrade will more than double the plant’s current treatment capacity, from... 


Municipal engineers are the unsung architects of festive season joy and prosperity
Municipal engineers are the unsung architects of festive season joy and prosperity
26th November 2025

With the festive season approaching, many South Africans are planning their holidays, getting ready to travel to beaches, mountains, winelands and wildlife attractions. Holiday hotspots around the... 


Barrick committed to Pakistan's Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO
Barrick committed to Pakistan's Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO
26th November 2025 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining remains committed to its Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan, one of the world's largest undeveloped deposits of the metal, its interim CEO said on Tuesday after reports of a possible... 


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Caledonia to proceed with Bilboes development as feasibility study shows project’s promise
25th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has announced that it will proceed with the development of the Bilboes gold project, in Zimbabwe, following completion and publication of a feasibility study. The... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
South Africa still in talks with US to cut reciprocal tariffs as it prioritises ‘butterfly strategy’ to raise exports to R3tr
25th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has again confirmed that it is continuing with its negotiations with the US in a bid to reduce the 30% reciprocal tariffs that have been... 


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Uber launches electric offering in South Africa, showcases Moto product
25th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transport company Uber on November launched its Uber Go Electric offering for South Africa at an event in Johannesburg, and also used the occasion to highlight its recently-established Uber Moto... 


Australian Vanadium Limited CEO Graham Arvidson speaking at the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum earlier this year.
AVL prepares bid for WA’s Kalgoorlie vanadium battery project
25th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) and its wholly owned subsidiary VSUN Energy will submit an expression of interest (EoI) to develop Western Australia’s proposed 50 MW/10-hour Kalgoorlie Vanadium... 


Cell C Holdings closes listing offer at R26.50 a share
24th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Soon to be JSE-listed Cell C Holdings on Monday said that its offer closed on Friday at R26.50 a share, an offer price implying a market capitalisation of R9-billion, based on a total of... 


Harmony CEO Beyers Nel
Harmony gives green light to Australian copper project
24th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and copper miner Harmony has approved a capital investment of between $1.55-billion and $1.75-billion to develop its Eva copper project in Queensland, Australia. The South... 


PPC CEO Matias Cardarelli
PPC grows interim revenue, earnings, Ebitda as turnaround gains momentum
24th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed cement and building materials manufacturer PPC has reported a 6.2% year-on-year increase in revenue and a 23.5% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... 


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