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Codelco gets approval from labour inspector to restart El Teniente operations
Codelco gets approval from labour inspector to restart El Teniente operations
11th August 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miner Codelco received authorization from Chile's labor inspector office to begin resuming certain operations at its flagship El Teniente copper mine, it said on Saturday, after more than a... 


Schneider Electric supports WWW with crucial metering and telemetry solutions built for rugged, remote areas
Schneider Electric supports WWW with crucial metering and telemetry solutions built for rugged, remote areas
8th August 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, has announced the availability of its 6500W + IMT65W battery-powered electromagnetic water meter, the Trio J-Series... 


Strategic partnership to bridge mining skills gap - NWU Enterprises and PRISMA formalise training collaboration
Strategic partnership to bridge mining skills gap - NWU Enterprises and PRISMA formalise training collaboration
8th August 2025

A new partnership between NWU Enterprises (Pty) Ltd and PRISMA Training Solutions, is set to reshape mining education in South Africa. This collaboration connects practical vocational training with... 


ASX grills Greatland over downgraded production targets, cost blowout
ASX grills Greatland over downgraded production targets, cost blowout
8th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has pressed Greatland Resources for answers on how it so significantly missed the production and cost targets set out in its prospectus, after the gold... 


Kathleen Valley in Western Australia
Liontown fortifies balance sheet with A$316m placement
8th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian lithium miner Liontown has successfully completed a bookbuild for a fully underwritten A$266-million institutional placement and has accepted oversubscriptions by way of a... 


Codelco collapse was likely caused by mining rather than nature
Codelco collapse was likely caused by mining rather than nature
8th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

The seismic event that caused a fatal collapse at Codelco’s biggest mine in Chile is likely to have been caused by mining activity rather than nature, according to a person with direct knowledge of... 


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Women get tailored support
8th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

In securing a supplier to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically designed for women, coal mining company Kangra, which forms part of investment group Menar, is dedicated to... 


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Shaping a sustainable, inclusive future for women in mining
8th August 2025

“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” – WEB Du Bois Women have long been part of the mining industry’s story—often hidden figures whose contributions were overlooked.... 


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Komatsu - Women in Mining
8th August 2025

Xolile Dikobe Position: Komatsu Mining Technologies senior procurement officer Main activity of company: Original-equipment manufacturer of underground mining equipment Date and place of birth:... 


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Mandela Mining Precinct - Women in Mining
8th August 2025

Empowering women researchers through immersion, inspiration, and appreciation Michelle Pienaar  Advanced orebody knowledge programme manager 


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Orica - Women in Mining
8th August 2025

Manare Mokoatlo Position: Territory Manager, Orica South Africa   Main activity of company: Explosives supply and blasting services Date and place of birth: 5 November 1987, in Ga Mashashane... 


Minerals Council South Africa
Power progress, the Minerals Council South Africa’s bold strategy to champion women in mining
8th August 2025

Power progress, the Minerals Council South Africa’s bold strategy to champion women in mining The mining industry is evolving, and so is the diversity and inclusion in its workforce. The Minerals... 


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Narrabri gas project, Australia – update
8th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Santos will supply utility firm Engie with up to 20 petajoules of natural gas a year from its Narrabri project. 


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Nyanzaga gold project, Tanzania – update
8th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Africa-focused gold miner Perseus Mining has awarded a A$48-million engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the development of the project. 


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Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
8th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

West Wits is advancing through the mobilisation phase as the team progresses toward first gold production. 


Australia to invest A$50m to boost Liontown's Kathleen lithium operations
Australia to invest A$50m to boost Liontown's Kathleen lithium operations
7th August 2025 By: Reuters

The Australian government said on Thursday it will invest A$50-million in Liontown Resources to help ramp up operations and transition to underground mining at its flagship Kathleen Valley project,... 


El Teniente
Codelco asks to restart part of El Teniente mine after accident
7th August 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miner Codelco has asked Chile's mining regulator for permission to reopen a part of its flagship El Teniente mine after a collapse last week that killed six people, two sources with... 


DFA nears first-phase completion of national network upgrade
7th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Fibre infrastructure company DFA is nearing the completion of the first phase of its national network upgrade and future-proofing project, which started in 2023 and has cost more than R800-million... 


Copper market to feel impact of accident in Chile
6th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco stopped processing ore at its biggest copper mine in Chile after a deadly tunnel collapse July 31 prompted a halt of underground activities. The El Teniente complex ran out of stockpiled... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
6th August 2025

This week: De Beers is well positioned to thrive as market recovers, Anglo believes; Valterra Platinum upping flood defence, envisaging underground trucking, hailing IRMA and, TAKRAF marks 300... 


FireFly CEO Darren Cooke
FireFly builds copper growth story in Tier-1 Canada
6th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development firm FireFly Metals has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past 18 months, with CEO Darren Cooke describing the acquisition of the Green Bay copper/gold... 


Sanbrado in Burkina Faso
West African Resources targets 500 000 oz/y by 2029
6th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner West African Resources is aiming to become a sustainable 500 000 oz/y producer by 2029, underpinned by strong operational performance from its Sanbrado and Kiaka operations in Burkina... 


Regis Resources MD and CEO Jim Beyer says 'plenty of companies will bend over backwards to have McPhillamys' in their portfolio.
Regis determined to bring McPhillamys project to life
5th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Regis Resources is standing firm in its commitment to bring the McPhillamys gold project in New South Wales to life, with MD and CEO Jim Beyer saying the company is exploring all... 


Santana chief development officer Sam Smith: New Zealand no longer just the ‘eighth state of Australia’
Santana set to benefit as New Zealand turbocharges mining approvals
5th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold developer Santana Minerals is poised to become one of the first major beneficiaries of New Zealand’s new fast-track permitting regime, with its Rise and Shine (RAS) deposit eligible for... 


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Implats improves units costs during full-year, but production volumes decrease
4th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) says it delivered a “commendable” performance across its mining and processing assets for the full-year ended June 30. Unit costs benefitted from easing input... 


AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon.
AngloGold holds costs below 2% amid peers averaging 15%-plus
4th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has managed to repress costs to below 2% amid peer gold mining companies averaging above 15%. “We maintain cost... 


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West Wits advances toward production at Qala Shallows
4th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and OTCQB-listed West Wits Mining is advancing through the mobilisation phase at its flagship Qala Shallows project, in South Africa, as the team progresses toward first gold production, the... 


Stellar Resources CEO Simon Taylor has outlined favourable macro settings for the company's growth plans.
Stellar CEO: 'Macros for tin looking really good'
4th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian project developer Stellar Resources is making good progress at its Heemskirk project in Tasmania, one of the highest-grade undeveloped tin assets globally. Speaking at the Diggers and... 


Copper rises as Chile stoppage stirs fresh concerns about supply
Copper rises as Chile stoppage stirs fresh concerns about supply
4th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Copper rose for a second day as Chilean mining giant Codelco grappled with the aftermath of a deadly accident at one of the world’s biggest underground mines. Six people were killed in a tunnel... 


Codelco ends El Teniente rescue effort after five miners found dead
Codelco ends El Teniente rescue effort after five miners found dead
4th August 2025 By: Reuters

 All five workers at Chile's El Teniente copper mine who were trapped in a collapse last week have been found dead, miner Codelco said on Sunday, as it vowed to investigate the cause and improve... 


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On-The-Air (01/08/2025)
1st August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about Valterra Platinum, De Beers and Kumba Iron Ore 


Women in Mining: Sibongile Thobakgale, Key Account Manager, Strategic Mining, Minerals and Metals (MMM), Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric
Women in Mining: Sibongile Thobakgale, Key Account Manager, Strategic Mining, Minerals and Metals (MMM), Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric
1st August 2025

Mining has long been regarded a male-dominated industry. For example, in South Africa and like many other countries, women were legally prohibited from working underground until the 1990s.... 


Valterra Platinum, De Beers, Kumba Iron Ore make headlines
Valterra Platinum, De Beers, Kumba Iron Ore make headlines
1st August 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Valterra Platinum’s feasibility study into the development of Sandsloot Underground in Limpopo; Anglo's belief that De Beers is well positioned to... 


Codelco says worker dead, several injured after 'seismic event' at El Teniente mine
1st August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Chilean copper miner Codelco said on Thursday that one worker died at the Andesita project of its El Teniente mine after what it called a “seismic event” around 5:30 p.m. local time. The company... 


 Japie du Plessis, MD of underground contract mining company Cementation Africa
Japie du Plessis
1st August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Japie du Plessis, MD of underground contract mining company Cementation Africa  


62 dams built in South Africa since 1994
1st August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and various municipalities across South Africa have built dozens of dams since the dawn of democracy, and continue to build the infrastructure required... 


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Gruyere gold mine underground project, Australia
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A scoping study has outlined a sublevel cave underground mining option capable of sustaining the Gruyere mine’s production at scale. 


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Jwaneng underground project, Botswana – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Development work is progressing on schedule. 


Processing plant platform completion
Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the Longonjo mine is progressing on schedule. 


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Sulphur Springs zinc/copper project, Australia – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Work on surface infrastructure and early-stage underground mining activities has started.  


Stockpile of copper/zinc at the woodlawn project
Woodlawn copper/zinc mine, Australia – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Develop Global has started concentrate shipments from the mine. 


Uitkomst colliery
MC Mining reports higher quarterly production at Uitkomst ahead of turnaround efforts
31st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Coal miner MC Mining has noted a 3% quarter-on-quarter improvement in run-of-mine (RoM) coal production at its Uitkomst colliery to 104 129 t in the quarter ended June 30. Compared with the same... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad.
De Beers is well positioned to thrive as market recovers, Anglo believes
31st July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The commitment of Anglo American to exit De Beers is unwavering, despite the belief of this secondary-listed Johannesburg Stock Exchange company that its iconic diamond mining and marketing... 


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