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New defence review needed to tackle widening SANDF funding and capacity gaps
7th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 14 South African soldiers were killed. The... 


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New defence review needed to tackle widening SANDF funding and capacity gaps
7th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 14 South African soldiers were killed. The... 


Gauteng’s role in battery metals & green energy minerals
Gauteng’s role in battery metals & green energy minerals
6th March 2025

The global transition to green energy is fundamentally reshaping the mining and metals sector. As economies strive to reduce carbon emissions and embrace renewable energy, demand for critical... 


Concept design of a lithium conversion facility on Mission Island
Governments signal support for Frontier Lithium’s Thunder Bay conversion facility
5th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's Frontier Lithium has secured the intent of both the federal and Ontario governments to support the development of a lithium conversion facility in Thunder Bay, in a move which is aligned... 


New SolGold CEO Dan Vujcic
SolGold overhauls leadership as it accelerates development, weighs ASX listing
4th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

LSE- and TSX-listed SolGold on Tuesday announced leadership changes and a strategic reset aimed at accelerating the development of its flagship Cascabel copper/gold project in Ecuador. The... 


China's Xi Jinping
China keeps unprecedented hold on metals with mining push abroad
28th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

China last year committed more resources than ever to mining abroad as part of Xi Jinping’s global infrastructure program, a new study found, underscoring its growing grip on the metals supply... 


DFFE adding public comments into sectoral emissions targets
28th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is refining the Sectoral Emission Targets (SETs) by incorporating feedback from stakeholders and the public following the first... 


Polyhalite produced at Anglo American's Woodsmith project
Woodsmith polyhalite project, UK – update
28th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Anglo American is focusing on preserving the exceptional long-term value of the project and the commercial opportunity it offers to support its full development. 


Potential US copper tariffs seen costing domestic industry dearly
Potential US copper tariffs seen costing domestic industry dearly
27th February 2025 By: Reuters

The US industrial sector will have the most to lose from potential US tariffs on copper, analysts say, with costs seen rising significantly during what would be a lengthy process of reviving... 


Indonesia, home to giant gold mine, launches bullion banking
26th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia has launched its first bullion banks in a bid to draw tons of privately held gold into the financial system of Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The region’s largest gold producer on... 


President Donald Trump
Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports
26th February 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump opened yet another front on Tuesday in his assault on global trade norms, ordering a probe into potential new tariffs on copper imports to rebuild US production of a metal... 


Glencore's Philippine copper smelter put into maintenance
25th February 2025 By: Reuters

Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corporation (PASAR), a Glencore managed company, has put its Leyte plant site into maintenance due to ongoing evaluation of the plant's operations and... 


FPX Nickel unveils scoping study for N American nickel sulphate refinery
FPX Nickel unveils scoping study for N American nickel sulphate refinery
25th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based FPX Nickel has released a scoping study confirming the economic and strategic viability of a standalone nickel refinery in British Columbia, which would be North America’s largest... 


Crude Awakening the journey of crude: from ground to compound
25th February 2025

By: Rivendren Wayne Moodley: diagnostician, WearCheck ( Virtual Showroom ) Imagine, if you will, a humble, dark liquid pulled from deep within the Earth, mysterious, dense, and seemingly simple.... 


A Sasol sign near its Secunda operations
Sasol skips dividend after profit declines 31%
24th February 2025 By: Reuters

South African petrochemical firm Sasol on Monday skipped paying a dividend after reporting a 31% decline in half-year profit on a fall in oil prices and lower sales volumes. Sasol's headline... 


MP Materials' fourth-quarter loss beats Wall Street's expectations
21st February 2025 By: Reuters

Rare earths producer MP Materials said on Thursday its fourth-quarter loss widened due in part to higher production costs for the refining of the critical minerals, but the results beat Wall... 


BOLSTERING PRESENCE
The project is set to bolster Namibia’s position as one of the world’s leading uranium producers
Uranium mine moving closer to production
21st February 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

The Namibia-based Etango uranium project of Australian uranium development company Bannerman Energy is advancing towards production, with first uranium output expected in 2028. The project is set... 


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Kennecott solar plant, US
21st February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Global mining group Rio Tinto plans to build a new solar plant at the Kennecott mine, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30 MW.  


The Sapref refinery before it was closed
South Africa again flags mega oil refinery plan and expresses desire for regional partnership
18th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government has reiterated its stance that South African needs a mega oil refinery despite “fundamental changes” under way globally, including the transition to electric mobility.... 


London Bullion Market Associaion CEO Ruth Crowell.
When informal gold mining becomes illegal, the Mr Bigs can take advantage, LBMA warns
14th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

One of the major subjects the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) talked to governments about at the Investing in African Mining Indaba was how to move an informal gold mining landscape to a... 


WELL-SUITED
The simplified overhead crane is well suited to standard factory and mining applications
Tailored crane solutions advancing DRC mines
14th February 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Crane manufacturer Condra is solidifying its position as a supplier of cranes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leveraging its expertise in durable, application-specific equipment to meet... 


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Waste rock project, Zambia – update
14th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Metals recovery company Jubilee Metals Group is concluding the final details of the due diligence on the project. 


Resources Minister Madeleine King
Australia passes critical minerals tax incentives to boost local processing
12th February 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia has passed landmark legislation introducing production tax incentives for critical minerals and renewable hydrogen, a move aimed at strengthening domestic processing capabilities and... 


Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, which crushes and refines bauxite provided by Australia.
South32 secures Worsley bauxite project approval Down Under
12th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 on Wednesday reported Australian government environmental approval for the Worsley Mine Development Project Down Under. South32’s Hillside Aluminium... 


Agreement signed to develop R1.8bn rare earth, critical battery elements refining facility in Africa
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African multidisciplinary asset manager Novare and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, has announced a R1.8-billion rare earth... 


Production tax incentives boosts Australia’s downstream processing ambitions – CME
10th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME) has welcomed the passage of the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits) Bill, which enacts support for critical minerals processing and... 


KZN Top Achievers Shine at Engen Maths & Science School Awards
KZN Top Achievers Shine at Engen Maths & Science School Awards
10th February 2025

The KwaZulu-Natal Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) centres have once again delivered outstanding matric results, reaffirming the programme’s commitment to academic excellence and youth... 


Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals. Canada is rich in... 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer.
Jubilee progressing plans to accelerate copper production in Zambia
6th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London- and Johannesburg-listed Jubilee Metals has reported progress on restarting its Roan operations, in Zambia, following stable power delivery, as well as the processing of new higher-grade... 


Sasol Secunda
Sasol warns of drop in interim earnings on impairments, lower prices
5th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Energy and chemicals company Sasol has warned that its headline earnings per share (HEPS) are likely to decrease by between 26% and 36% year-on-year, to between R13 and R15, for the six months... 


Sasol's head office in South Africa
Sasol seriously working on biofuel projects, especially for mining applications
5th February 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African petrochemicals giant Sasol is actively examining second-generation biofuel feedstocks – that is, energy crops – assured the group’s Sustainable Carbon Solutions Head, Ken Sarman, on... 


Chinese firms control around 75% of Indonesian nickel capacity, report finds
5th February 2025 By: Reuters

Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security nonprofit C4ADS has said... 


M23 rebels
64 NGOs ask EU to cancel mineral pact with Rwanda over Congo war
5th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

A group of 64 organizations mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo sent a letter asking the European Union to cancel a critical minerals partnership with Rwanda because of its support for a... 


Kingsgate achieves 100th gold pour at Chatree
4th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Kingsgate Consolidated  has reached a significant production milestone at its Chatree gold mine in Thailand, marking the hundredth gold pour since operations restarted in March 2023. The... 


China expands critical mineral export controls after US imposes tariffs
China expands critical mineral export controls after US imposes tariffs
4th February 2025 By: Reuters

China said on Tuesday it would restrict exports of five metals used in defence, clean energy and other industries in response to fresh US tariffs, refraining from the outright export bans Beijing... 


Applications open for new round of WA's exploration incentive scheme
3rd February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Applications for Round 31 of Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) co-funded exploration drilling programme and Series 8 of the energy analysis programme opened on Monday.... 


Marula confirms high-grade copper content in stockpiled concentrate at Tanzania project
31st January 2025 By: Darren Parker

Assay results of copper ore samples taken from AQSE- and A2X-listed Marula Mining’s Kinusi copper mine, in Tanzania, have confirmed the high-grade copper content of the copper concentrates... 


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has examined drastic options, including export taxes on strategic commodities, including oil and uranium.
Trump barrels toward tariff showdown with Canada, Mexico, China
31st January 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump is poised to unleash his first wave of tariffs Saturday, sending foreign governments and businesses rushing to skirt potential duties and prepare for retaliation. The... 


Location map of the Youanmi project
Youanmi gold project, Australia – update
31st January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Rox Resources has made progress on the project. 


Image of the Manufacturing x Digital (MxD) center
Revolutionary Digital Twin and AI product design showcased
30th January 2025

Fluid technology company SPX FLOW has collaborated with Siemens to highlight cutting-edge digital twin technology at the new Manufacturing x Digital (MxD) center. Based in Chicago, US, MxD is... 


An image showing OR Tambo International Airport inside
ACSA lauds peak season performance, but challenges remain
29th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has reported a successful peak festive travel period from December 1, 2024, to January 16, this year, with a 91% recovery to pre-pandemic levels and a 4%... 


US buyers face higher costs if Trump pursues copper, aluminium tariffs
29th January 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on US copper and aluminium imports will result in higher costs for local consumers because of a shortfall in domestic production, analysts and... 


Drilling at the Youanmi gold project in Western Australia
Rox advances Youanmi gold project
28th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company Rox Resources has made progress at the Youanmi gold project, in the Murchison region of Western Australia, during the December quarter.   In its quarterly... 


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