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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%... 


The Loulo-Gounkoto mine
Mali State gold mining revenue jumps 52.5% in 2024
10th April 2025 By: Reuters

State revenue from gold mining companies in Mali jumped by 52.5% last year, helped by an increase in tax collection and dividend payments after a new mining code entered into force, a mines... 


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... 


Australia’s first underground lithium mine now in production
Australia’s first underground lithium mine now in production
9th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Liontown Resources has started underground production stoping at the Kathleen Valley lithium operation in Western Australia, marking a key milestone as it transitions from openpit to... 


Alphamin's Bisie tin mine
Tin hits two-month low as major mine in Congo resumes production
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

Tin prices slumped to two-month lows on Wednesday after major producer Alphamin Resources Corp said it was launching a phased resumption of operations at its Bisie mine in Democratic Republic of... 


image of the upgraded automotive berth at the Port of East London
TNPA finally upgrades the automotive berth at East London port
9th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed a R60-million project to deepen and strengthen the automotive terminal berth at the Port of East London. The State-owned entity says the... 


New National Petroleum Company starts operating one week later than planned
9th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The newly formed State-owned South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) and its holding company the Central Energy Fund (CEF) have reached an agreement with organised labour and non-unionised... 


PALFINGER Unveils Forward-Thinking Concept for Recycling Cranes and Showcases New Hookloaders
9th April 2025

“Combining a construction and recycling crane with a hookloader on a single truck offers huge potential for our customers. With our combined solution, we are making significant technological... 


ARM Platinum CE Thando Mkatshana has been appointed ARM Technical Services CEO
ARM re-introduces technical services division, names acting ARM Platinum CE
9th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South African diversified mining and minerals company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has re-introduced its Technical Services division, which will be headed up by Thando Mkatshana as CEO. The... 


Doubling down on sustainability commitments: six practical solutions to meet the AI challenge
Doubling down on sustainability commitments: six practical solutions to meet the AI challenge
9th April 2025 By: Dimpho Madiba

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The best time to plant a tree, the old saying goes, was 20 years ago, and the second-best time is today. The... 


Compact, powerful, and green - meet the Jekko MPK10 from SkyJacks
Compact, powerful, and green - meet the Jekko MPK10 from SkyJacks
9th April 2025

SkyJacks, a leader in access, lifting and material handling solutions with over 45 years of expertise, had recently introduced Jekko's MPK10 Mini Picker to the Southern African market. As the... 


Compact, powerful, and green - meet the Jekko MPK10 from SkyJacks
9th April 2025

SkyJacks, a leader in access, lifting and material handling solutions with over 45 years of expertise, had recently introduced Jekko's MPK10 Mini Picker to the Southern African market. As the... 


Rail wagons
Transnet moves to shortlist bidders ahead of rail leasing company tender
9th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has initiated a process to select a private partner for a new leasing company, or ‘LeaseCo’, that will lease rail rolling stock to private train... 


Jubilee's Inyoni operation
Jubilee to increase yearly PGM output by 32% through excess stock partnership
9th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has signed a partnership agreement with an undisclosed platinum group metal (PGM) producer to process part of the surplus PGM and chrome feedstock generated at... 


CASE Construction Equipment Unveils Groundbreaking Products for the Future of Construction
9th April 2025

At Bauma 2025, the world’s premier construction equipment fair, CASE Construction Equipment is introducing a range of products, designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s job sites. With over... 


Primetals, Mitsubishi, voestalpine and Rio Tinto to build hydrogen-based ironmaking plant
9th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Primetals Technologies, together with partner Mitsubishi, steel producer voestalpine and mining major Rio Tinto, has signed a cooperation agreement to implement an industrial-scale hydrogen-based... 


US envoy sees Alphamin reopening DRC tin mine as rebels depart
US envoy sees Alphamin reopening DRC tin mine as rebels depart
9th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Alphamin Resources could soon resume operations at one of the world’s biggest tin mines located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after Rwanda-backed rebels withdrew from the area, a... 


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Joburg Water crippled by theft, vandalism
8th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Ongoing theft and vandalism of vital water infrastructure is crippling the delivery of water services across Johannesburg. Critical assets like pipes, pumps and manholes are frequently targeted,... 


Three law firms, Solidarity lodge objections to new legal sector BEE codes
8th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Law firms Bowmans, Webber Wentzel and Werksmans are concerned that the current version of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Legal Sector Code of Good Practice (LSC) is not workable... 


Gates in for the long haul at major airport
Gates in for the long haul at major airport
8th April 2025

Technicians responsible for airside operations at one of Germany’s leading airports have turned to Gates following a series of competitor hydraulic hose failures in passenger airbridges, leaving... 


Image of the Port of Cape Town
AGL Terminals starts operations at Duncan Docks in Cape Town
8th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

AGL Terminals, part of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), and its partner, BALSA, have announced that they have started operations at A-Berth, Duncan Docks, at the Port of Cape Town, following the... 


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Blencowe signs offtake agreement
8th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Blencowe Resources has signed an additional nonbinding offtake agreement (NBA) with China-based Qingdao TaiDa Carbon for natural fine flake concentrate offtake from its Orom-Cross... 


Rangel to build €6m warehouse in South Africa
8th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Logistics company Rangel Logistics Solutions, which entered the South African market in 2020, has made an additional investment of €6-million, or R125.6-million, in a warehouse in South Africa. The... 


Hydrogen symbol
Dept continues to drive hydrogen competency building, invites more private collaboration
8th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As part of its Decadal Plan 2022 to 2032 to support the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) and increase collaboration in the business sector, the Department of Science, Technology and... 


The ATNS tower at OR Tambo International
ATNS reports significant progress in restoring instrument landing procedures at airports
8th April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s air traffic management and air traffic control agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), which has come under heavy fire for its failure to meet its regulatory obligations... 


Generators: The Muscle in the New Energy Mix
8th April 2025

Contrary to reputations as noisy and dirty, generators are a key part of modern energy supplies. There are clear signs when loadshedding resurfaces in South Africa. Complaints fill message groups,... 


An image of the Sanbrado gold plant
West African Resources records solid first-quarter performance
8th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold operations, in Burkina Faso, had a “solid” start to this year, chairperson and CEO Richard Hyde says. He points out that Sanbrado... 


Image of NextOre’s MR analyser for underground copper trucks
World-first MR analyser for underground copper trucks
8th April 2025

A magnetic resonance- (MR-) enabled bulk ore sorting technology initially commercialised for conveyor belt application has now been adapted for analysing the ore transported by underground copper... 


Image of the GSI flux system
New technologies in industrial brazing
8th April 2025

Traditional industrial brazing is undergoing a transformation, with the introduction of new technology that enhances safety, quality and efficiency, especially significant for industries reliant on... 


LiuGong product information at BAUMA 2025
8th April 2025

Reinforcing its position as an industry pioneer at BAUMA 2025, LiuGong presented groundbreaking products designed to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and performance in the toughest... 


Alta Mesa uranium plant
enCore Energy hits record uranium output at Texas plant, eyes growth
8th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed enCore Energy has reported its strongest production month to date at the Alta Mesa in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium plant in Texas, as the US-based uranium company continues... 


LiuGong redefines sustainable innovation with BEV & T-Series Wheel Loader debut at BAUMA 2025
8th April 2025

LiuGong, a global leader in construction equipment and a fast-growing force in the mining sector, took center stage at BAUMA 2025, challenging industry perceptions and showcasing its leadership in... 


Freeport-McMoRan CEO flags concern over global growth amid US tariffs
8th April 2025 By: Reuters

The CEO of copper producer Freeport-McMoRan said on Monday she was concerned about the health of the global economy and the possibility of recession and inflation in the wake of US tariffs rolled... 


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... 


Pierre Poilievre
Canada’s Poilievre says he would approve Suncor oil project, mines
8th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party said he would accelerate approval on 10 resource projects if elected, including the extension of a major Suncor Energy oil sands mine in Alberta. Pierre... 


Codelco boss keeps faith in copper fundamentals amid market rout
Codelco boss keeps faith in copper fundamentals amid market rout
8th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco, the world’s biggest copper supplier, says physical demand for the metal has remained strong amid all the upheaval in financial markets triggered by US President Donald Trump’s trade war.... 


Africa – The Opportunity for Manufacturers and the Value of Regional Integration
Africa – The Opportunity for Manufacturers and the Value of Regional Integration
8th April 2025

Africa presents a vast and dynamic opportunity for manufacturers, driven by its abundant resources, youthful population, and rapidly expanding markets. With a growing middle class and increasing... 


There’s a reason the A stands for Advanced in APC
There’s a reason the A stands for Advanced in APC
7th April 2025

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Today’s mineral processing companies face almost-universal challenges, efficiently managing resources and high... 


An image of DBSA transacting group executive Mpho Mokwele
DBSA-supported wind farm reaches financial close
7th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The first phase of the Overberg Wind Farm project, developed by renewable energy independent power producer Red Rocket, reached financial close on March 13. The Development Bank of Southern Africa... 


Image of African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO) secretary-general Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim.
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... 


Ferrexpo's iron-ore pellet output slumps 26% as Ukraine halts VAT refund
7th April 2025 By: Reuters

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo reported a 26% drop in first-quarter iron ore pellet production on Monday, as a suspension of its VAT refunds in the country cut liquidity and forced it to scale back... 


Brine pools in Chile
As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control
7th April 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's Indigenous communities in the lithium-rich Atacama Desert are in talks with two of the nation's biggest miners to gain more influence over plans to increase extraction of the battery metal,... 


Grayling Image World Premiere at bauma 2025: The New PALFINGER PK 880 TEC Punches Above its Weight
7th April 2025

“When designing the new PK 880 TEC, we focused on creating a solution that truly meets the needs of our customers – especially the operators who rely on our products every day. With its advanced... 


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