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Early phase of pipeline upgrade progressing
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago

The eThekwini municipality is spending R1.2-billion to replace a 24-km pipeline that is more than 70 years old and has exceeded its 50-year design life. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Water and... 


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Pump manufacturer highlights innovation for cost savings in mine dewatering applications
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Innovative pump technology is crucial for the continued sustainability of mines all over the world because water conditions are often abrasive, corrosive or both, explains pump original equipment... 


CSIR marks 90 years of excellence in mechanical testing, safety solutions
CSIR marks 90 years of excellence in mechanical testing, safety solutions
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Mechanical Laboratory is uniquely positioned to provide support for the mining industry with its testing and inspection services.... 


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Murchison gold project, Australia – update
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Sheila Barradas

The project is fully approved, paving the way for development to start. 


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Segele gold project, Ethiopia – update
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Sheila Barradas

Akobo Minerals has successfully completed its first smelt of gold with a new gravity setup at the Segele mine. 


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Vareš silver project, Bosnia and Herzegovina – update
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Sheila Barradas

ASX- and LSE-listed Adriatic Metals has achieved commercial production. 


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Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Sheila Barradas

West Wits Mining has executed definitive legal agreements for a senior syndicated loan facility to fund project development. 


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Masama mine, Botswana
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago By: Sheila Barradas

A coal mine on the western edge of the Mmamabula coalfield, southern Botswana. 


Alphamin ends second quarter with net cash of $50m
3rd July 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V- and JSE-listed Alphamin Resources ended the second quarter to June 30 with a net cash position of $50-million, an improvement of $52-million from a net debt position of $2-million at the end... 


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Drilling results at Kibali extend scale, life-of-mine
3rd July 2025 By: Darren Parker

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation reports that drilling results from the ARK-KCD corridor at its Kibali gold mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), serve to strengthen... 


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Pumps meet East African demand
3rd July 2025

Pumps meet East African demand In a move to expand its regional stockholding and infrastructure, Integrated Pump Technology 


Western Australian Mines Minister David Michael
WA geologists make breakthrough that could spark modern-day gold rush - Minister
3rd July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australia could be on the cusp of a new gold rush after state-funded geoscientists uncovered a chemical fingerprint capable of revealing previously hidden gold deposits — a discovery... 


Santana secures key landholding for NZ mine development
Santana secures key landholding for NZ mine development
2nd July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Santana Minerals on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary, Matakanui Gold, had entered into a binding agreement to acquire Ardgour Station – a strategic landholding with competing land... 


Meeka pours first gold at Murchison on schedule
Meeka pours first gold at Murchison on schedule
2nd July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Meeka Metals has poured first gold at its Murchison gold project in Western Australia – just 12 months after breaking ground. Commissioning of the processing plant has been completed... 


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Railveyor chosen as preferred haulage solution at Santa Cruz copper project
1st July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Railveyor Technologies Global has been selected as the preferred haulage solution provider for Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz copper project, in Arizona, in the US. Ivanhoe Electric included... 


Updated PFS shows strong fundamentals for Santana’s New Zealand project
1st July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Sanatana Minerals’ updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Bendigo-Ophir gold project, in New Zealand, has shown strong fiscal outcomes, with an after-tax net present value (NPV) of... 


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Akobo reports more improvements with gold processing at Segele
1st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Euronext-listed Akobo Minerals has successfully completed its first smelt of gold with a new gravity setup at the Segele mine, in Ethiopia. The company advises that an upgraded gravity recovery... 


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Copper 360 experiences difficult year, but optimistic about the future
1st July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Copper 360’s financial results for the year ended February 28 show that the company, which is transitioning from exploration to production, had a difficult year and that it needs to... 


IPR has a team of skilled technicians on hand to ensure expert support is always available for its dewatering pump solutions
IPR delivers complete dewatering solution to keep mines operating
1st July 2025

As mines face increasing water management challenges due to unpredictable and intense rainfall, IPR (Integrated Pump Rental) is offering a comprehensive dewatering solution to ensure uninterrupted... 


Medallion to buy 258 ha of land for Ravensthorpe environmental offset strategy
1st July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Medallion Metals has entered into a binding contract to acquire about 258 ha of freehold property, which will form the foundation of the company’s environmental offset strategy as it... 


Arizona Metals unveils maiden resource at Kay project
Arizona Metals unveils maiden resource at Kay project
1st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-based Arizona Metals has released its maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Kay project, flagging growth and development potential for the volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS)... 


Adriatic Metals declares commercial production at Vareš
Adriatic Metals declares commercial production at Vareš
1st July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and LSE-listed Adriatic Metals said on Tuesday it had achieved commercial production at its Vareš silver operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company declared commercial production after... 


West Wits signs senior loan facility agreements to advance Qala Shallows
30th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has executed definitive legal agreements for a senior syndicated loan facility of up to R875-million to fund the development of the Qala Shallows gold project, the first... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Newly named Cementation Africa excited about setting business on new growth path
30th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The newly named Cementation Africa is excited about setting the rebranded business on a new growth path. As part of preparations to operate outside of the Murray & Roberts Group, the new “own... 


Brightstar outlines low-capex growth path with positive DFS results
Brightstar outlines low-capex growth path with positive DFS results
30th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Brightstar Resources has delivered a positive definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Menzies and Laverton projects in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields, mapping out a staged... 


Exim signals support for EQR's Queensland tungsten expansion
Exim signals support for EQR's Queensland tungsten expansion
27th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed EQ Resources (EQR), a tungsten producer with operations in Australia and Spain, has received a letter of interest (LoI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) to support... 


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Reserve clears invasive species, aids biomass production
27th June 2025 By: Nadine James

Black wattle trees, an invasive species, outcompete native plant species, thereby reducing biodiversity and significantly impacting on water resources, which is why Eastern-Cape-based wildlife... 


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Chuquicamata mine, Chile
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine 15 km north of Calama, 2 870 m above sea level, in the Antofagasta region of Chile. 


Location map of the Antler copper project
Antler copper project, US – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

On June 24, 2025, copper development company New World Resources formalised an improved takeover offer from Aim-listed miner Central Asia Metals. 


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Bakubung Platinum Mine project, South Africa – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Processing at the Bakubung Platinum Mine plant officially started on June 18. 


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Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Precious and base metals explorer, developer and producer West Wits Mining is moving quickly to execute the development of the Qala Shallows gold project. 


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Okiep Copper Project, South Africa
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study completed on the Flat Mines project, part of Orion’s Okiep Copper Project, has delivered favourable financial outcomes. 


Isibeno mine
Thungela maintains strong balance sheet despite softer coal prices
26th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of releasing its interim results on August 18, JSE-listed coal miner Thungela Resources says the recent softer coal price environment has demonstrated the importance of operating a cost... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel
Gold mining in emerging markets has enabled Harmony’s expansion in Australian copper
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

The good momentum at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s South African and Papua‑New Guinean operations has enabled the company to replace ounces and grow the company. Even with the funding of the... 


Perenti MD and CEO Mark Norwell
Barminco awarded A$200m underground mining services contract at Great Fingall
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Underground mining company Barminco – a subsidiary of ASX-listed Perenti – has been awarded a A$200-million contract by ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources for the provision of underground... 


Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh coal mine in Australia
Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh coal mine in Australia
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

US coal producer Peabody Energy is extending a lockout at one of its New South Wales mines, Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Thursday, after its workers staged a protest, demanding... 


Brightstar strikes processing MoU with Paddington Gold
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Brightstar Resources has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Paddington Gold for the processing of ore from the Lady Shenton deposit, derisking the Menzies gold... 


Madsen ramp-up continues after brief safety shutdown
Madsen ramp-up continues after brief safety shutdown
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals miner West Red Lake Gold Mines has resumed operations at its Madsen gold mine in Ontario following a temporary shutdown prompted by a fatal underground incident on June 16. The... 


Ivanhoe Electric pencils in 2026 construction start at Arizona copper mine
Ivanhoe Electric pencils in 2026 construction start at Arizona copper mine
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

US-based exploration company Ivanhoe Electric has completed a preeasibility study (PFS) for its Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona, confirming the viability of a high-grade underground mine and... 


New World clears key permitting hurdle for Arizona copper project
New World clears key permitting hurdle for Arizona copper project
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed New World Resources said on Wednesday that it had secured approval for its mined land reclamation plan for the Antler copper project in Arizona. The Arizona State Mine Inspector... 


Predictive plans 250 000 oz/y West African gold mine
Predictive plans 250 000 oz/y West African gold mine
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold developer Predictive Discovery is set to build one of the "largest gold mines in West Africa in a generation" following the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its flagship... 


Shaft surface infrastructure at the Island Gold mine
Alamos unveils 20-year LoM plan for Island Gold district
24th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Alamos Gold has unveiled a new base case life-of-mine (LoM) plan for its Island Gold district operation in Ontario, laying the groundwork for what it expects to become one of the... 


Harmony's Moab Khotsong mine
Harmony to meet all production metrics for tenth consecutive year
23rd June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining confirms that it experienced a “landmark” 2025 financial year, which ends on June 30, underpinned by exceptional operating free cash flows and higher recovered... 


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