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A lithium mine owned by SQM
Indian delegation to visit Chile seeking stake in SQM's lithium projects, source says
4th April 2025 By: Reuters

Indian officials will visit Chile next week to discuss plans for four State companies to take a stake in two lithium projects of the world's No. 2 producer of the metal, SQM, a source said. The... 


An iron-ore stockpile
US tariff blitz bolsters Goldman’s bearish view on iron-ore
4th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

A cascade of US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will hurt Chinese steel exports and help to drag iron ore prices below $90 a ton by the end of the year, Goldman Sachs Group said in a... 


Drip irrigation in sugarcane field
Drip irrigation cuts water and electricity bills on farms
4th April 2025

Drip irrigation has long been a trusted sugarcane irrigation method, with the obvious advantages being reduced resource use and higher yields. However, sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal have... 


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New data, computing platform launched
4th April 2025 By: Halima Frost

Seequent Evo – a new geoscience data and computing platform that allows for integrated workflows and collaboration – was launched by subsurface solutions company Seequent, the Bentley subsurface... 


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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Sugar cane industry must diversify products – SMRI
4th April 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

As the global sugarcane industry faces growing pressures, leading to factory closures, job losses and reduced cultivation, it is essential to diversify beyond traditional sugar products and... 


Ventilation, cooling advancements enhance efficiency
4th April 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Mine ventilation and cooling technology are being advanced by energy and industrial gas solutions provider Chart Industries to meet the growing demands of deep-level mining through leveraging its... 


Weevils released into Crocodile river to fight another invasive alien aquatic plant
4th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As the invasive hyacinth starts to retreat from the Hartbeepoort dam after years of biological mitigation, a new invasive species has emerged to essentially fill the gap, taking advantage of the... 


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SABS investigation continues amid unsettling allegations of mismanagement
4th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Ever since allegations of corruption and mismanagement against State-owned entity the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) started to surface late last year, the organisation has been under... 


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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. 


Cariboo gold
Cariboo gold project, Canada – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold developer Osisko Development is in the advanced stages of completing an optimised feasibility study.  


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Kayelekera uranium restart project, Malawi – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Lotus Resources has signed two agreements with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi to connect the project to the national grid. 


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. 


RAZORBACK IRON ORE PROJECT REDEFINED
Razorback iron-ore project, Australia – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal with the South Australian government. 


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Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project, Canada – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Lithium project developer Patriot Battery Metals is making progress on the feasibility study. 


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Tropicana renewables project, Australia – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has been completed. 


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

A zinc mine in south-central Sweden. 


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SABS investigation continues amid unsettling allegations of mismanagement
4th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Ever since allegations of corruption and mismanagement against State-owned entity the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) started to surface late last year, the organisation has been under... 


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Moma titanium mine – WCP A upgrade and transition project, Mozambique – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project contractor is advancing the fabrication of the two new dredges. 


Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile
Gauteng secures R312.5bn in investment pledges, exceeding its initial goal
3rd April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Gauteng, through the provincial Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), has secured investment pledges from South African and international companies to the value of R312.5-billion, exceeding its... 


Trade, Industry And Competition Minister Parks Tau
Tau worried about US tariff impact on South African products
3rd April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although the announcement of a 30% tariff on all exports from South Africa to the US could have a serious impact on the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 


Artemis, Greentech to consolidate lithium rights
3rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed companies Artemis Resources and GreenTech Metals have executed a binding agreement to consolidate the lithium mineral rights of their respective tenement holdings near Karratha in the... 


Plug Power president and CEO Andy Marsh.
Platinum-based PEM technology at heart of everything we do, says Plug Power of US
3rd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out that platinum-based proton exchange membrane (PEM)... 


Ariana subsidiary acquires 51% of Kosovo gold project
3rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Ariana Resources has reported that its 76%-owned subsidiary Western Tethyan Resources (WTR) has formally acquired 51% of the Slivova gold project, in Kosovo. A three-hole diamond... 


Sheffield Resources reports record zircon sales
3rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Sheffield Resources has reported that zircon concentrate shipments from the Thunderbird mineral sands mine, in Western Australia, totalled 82 000 t for the March quarter. The Thunderbird... 


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Raxio secures $100m from IFC to develop sub-Saharan African data centres
3rd April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

financing from World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The funding will accelerate Raxio’s expansion of facilities powering technologies like AI, cloud computing and... 


Kiniero overview showing completed mill foundations and CIL tanks
Robex progresses Kiniero toward first gold pour in the fourth quarter
3rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

West African gold producer and developer Robex Resources says it is on track to deliver first gold at its Kiniero gold project, in Guinea, in the fourth quarter of this calendar year. TSX-V-listed... 


containers with tungsten
American Tungsten Corporation joins Critical Minerals Institute
3rd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Exploration company American Tungsten Corporation has joined the Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) as a member to help advance the dialogue on needs and challenges within the critical minerals... 


R&M GENERATOR DEPARTMENT

Preparing a locomotive main generator field frame before reassembly
Reid & Mitchell up to the challenge to deliver world-class traction excellence
3rd April 2025

High-value electrical rotating equipment manufacturer Reid & Mitchell’s (R&M’s) traction his­tory goes back many years. The busi­ness was formerly owned by multinational conglomerate General... 


The Morenci copper mine
An American mine still has millions of tons of copper, if companies can get to it
2nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Carved into a mountain range in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, where temperatures often reach 118F (48C), a vast mining complex more than a century old is on the front lines of a race to unlock millions... 


Great Boulder Resources signs MoU with Monument Mining
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Great Boulder Resources (GBR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TSX-V-listed Monument Mining for collaboration to potentially process ore from GBR’s Side Well gold... 


Raw vanadium
Manuka says Taranaki VTM project can greatly benefit New Zealand economy
2nd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Manuka Resources has confirmed the national significance of the Taranaki Vanadium Titano Magnetite (VTM) iron sands project, in New Zealand. For a NZ$1-billion, or $602-million,... 


Ivanhoe Mines begins copper exploration programme in Zambia
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Zambian government has granted TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines a 7 757 km2 package of new exploration licences in the highly-prospective North-Western Province of Zambia. Ivanhoe considers the... 


Namibia holds talks with Russia over nuclear energy partnership
2nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev seeking to boost cooperation on nuclear energy in Africa’s biggest uranium producer.... 


Coega mill confident SA can be continent’s green-steel hub
Coega mill confident SA can be continent’s green-steel hub
2nd April 2025

South Africa’s steel production output last year reflects the significant contribution being made by secondary-steel producers to the economy and efforts to curb carbon emissions. While producers... 


Paul Miller.
To reclaim global mining status, South Africa must restore trust – Paul Miller
2nd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) needs to go beyond admitting... 


The Jimblebar iron-ore mine
BHP considered spinning off iron-ore, coal divisions
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

The world's biggest listed miner BHP Group considered spinning off its Australian iron-ore and coal divisions as part of a medium-term growth strategy, three sources with knowledge of the matter... 


UMK CE Malcolm Curror
UMK shifts back to rail amid softer market conditions
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

South African mining company United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) has said it will, for now, exclusively use rail transport for its manganese exports, with CE Malcolm Curror noting that it is... 


Diagrammatic image of industrial plant
Sustainable copper sulphide concentrates leaching process results in high copper recovery
2nd April 2025

A new copper pressure oxidation (Cu POX) leaching process aims to address the changing needs of the copper extraction industry, faced by the ongoing depletion of deposits and increasing... 


How Rental Partners Improve Mining Dewatering Agility
How Rental Partners Improve Mining Dewatering Agility
2nd April 2025

Most mines operate permanent dewatering infrastructure to safeguard operations and safety. Yet, as mines dig deeper and wider for high-quality minerals, contend with extreme weather shifts, and... 


Rand Refinery deepens commitment to the community through holistic educational support
Rand Refinery deepens commitment to the community through holistic educational support
2nd April 2025

Rand Refinery, one of the world’s leading gold and silver refiners and an operator of one of the continent’s largest low-grade gold recovery smelters, is reaffirming its unwavering commitment to... 


How a local and international collaborative effort aims to increase water supply and improve water quality in Buffalo City
How a local and international collaborative effort aims to increase water supply and improve water quality in Buffalo City
2nd April 2025

A comprehensive pre-feasibility study is underway to enhance the water supply system for the residents of Buffalo City, East London, aimed at improving their water quality. Spearheaded by the... 


Rupert raises C$28.5m, Agnico Eagle maintains stake
Rupert raises C$28.5m, Agnico Eagle maintains stake
1st April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Finland-focused Rupert Resources has raised C$28.5-million in a private placement, with senior Canadian gold miner Agnico Eagle Mines maintaining a 14% stake in the company.  The Toronto-based... 


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