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Implats CEO Nico Muller.
Implats CEO Nico Muller.
Implats’ headline earnings up five-fold, R7bn free cash flow, dividend declared
Updated 57 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

In the six months to December 31, South African platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats generated 180% improved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of R18.1-billion, a fivefold increase... 


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Bannerman’s Chamberlain appointed CEO and MD
Bannerman’s Chamberlain appointed CEO and MD
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy has appointed its existing CEO Gavin Chamberlain as MD and Danny Goeman as an independent nonexecutive director. Chamberlain joined Bannerman as COO in February 2023 and... 


Gold bulls say broader rally is intact despite investors' dash for cash
Gold bulls say broader rally is intact despite investors' dash for cash
4th March 2026 By: Reuters

Gold's appeal as it draws support from the widening conflict in the Middle East is expected to remain intact even if some investors have favoured the dollar as their preferred safe haven, traders... 


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Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
4th March 2026 By: Reuters

A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique maps of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo... 


Pentagon sought fresh supply of 13 critical minerals day before Iran attack
Pentagon sought fresh supply of 13 critical minerals day before Iran attack
Updated 41 minutes ago By: Reuters

The US military asked mining companies last Friday to help boost domestic supplies of 13 critical minerals used to ​make semiconductors, weapons and other products, a document reviewed by Reuters... 


Deep Sea Minerals starts US process for seabed critical minerals licence
Updated 53 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based Deep Sea Minerals has begun engagement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as it moves to advance a licence application for deep seabed mineral... 


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China again targets overcapacity in commodity sector
China again targets overcapacity in commodity sector
Updated 59 minutes ago By: Reuters

China on Thursday said it would crack down on overcapacity in steel, oil refining and other heavy industries, repeating some of the pledges made a year ago, as the world's largest commodity... 


Rio Tinto to build pilot gallium plant in Quebec
Updated 1 hour 4 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto is advancing a research and development project to extract gallium from its alumina refining process in Quebec, supported by funding from the Canadian government. The... 


Australian PM Anthony Albanese and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney
Canada, Australia strengthen critical minerals partnership
Updated 5 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Canada and Australia have agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals as they move to strengthen supply chains and expand production of minerals essential to emerging technologies and... 


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Landslide kills over 200 people at Congo's Rubaya mine, mines ministry says
4th March 2026 By: Reuters

More than 200 people died on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mines ministry said on Wednesday. A... 


Rincon offloads Laverton assets, plans West Arunta sale or JV
Rincon offloads Laverton assets, plans West Arunta sale or JV
4th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Rincon Resources has entered into a binding agreement to dispose of its Laverton assets in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The transaction would allow the company to... 


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SSR to sell Çöpler for $1.5bn as portfolio shifts to Americas
4th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed SSR Mining on Wednesday announced that it would sell its 80% ownership stake in the Çöpler mine, in Türkiye, for $1.5-billion in cash, as the firm shifts its portfolio toward... 


MMG profit more than triples on copper rally, strong output
MMG profit more than triples on copper rally, strong output
4th March 2026 By: Bloomberg

MMG said profit more than tripled last year, buoyed by higher commodity prices and strong output at key mines, though still fell short of analyst estimates. The Chinese-owned mining company’s net... 


Minister Tim Hodgson at the PDAC Convention this week
Canada sharpens critical minerals pitch at PDAC Convention
4th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles,... 


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US strike on Iran 'ahead of game plan' but global markets rattled, energy prices soar
4th March 2026 By: Reuters

US forces continued a round-the-clock assault on Iran and Israel mounted a "broad wave" of strikes on Wednesday targeting Iranian missile sites and air defence systems in a campaign that a top... 


Canada launches online Mine Permit Navigator to streamline project approvals
Canada launches online Mine Permit Navigator to streamline project approvals
4th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Canadian government has introduced a new online Mine Permit Navigator aimed at providing greater clarity and predictability for mining proponents navigating federal approvals. Developed by... 


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Magazine round up | 27 February 2026
Magazine round up | 27 February 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

CRITICAL DIVERSIFICATION: Exxaro Resources, which is best known for coal mining, has joined the International Manganese Institute, signalling its diversification into the critical mineral. The move followed Exxaro’s recent signing of binding agreements to acquire shares and claims in manganese assets held by Ntsimbintle Holdings and OM Holdings for R11.67-billion. The transaction will give Exxaro exposure to four operating mines, including 60.1% effective ownership in the Tshipi Borwa openpit manganese mine (pictured), in the Northern Cape.
CRITICAL DIVERSIFICATION

Exxaro Resources, which is best known for coal mining, has joined the International Manganese Institute, signalling its diversification into the critical mineral. The move followed Exxaro’s recent... 

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Back-on-track independent State-owned transmission entity is very good news

President Cyril Ramaphosa has brought the sudden uncertainty around South Africa’s electricity transmission future to a welcome end. In last week's far-reaching State of the Nation Address, the... 

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Trading spaces

Electricity trading in South Africa, as Etana Energy CEO Evan Rice explained recently, is at once active and in transition. Just how active, is reflected in a report commissioned by the South... 

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 Neil Colquhoun, president of Epson Middle East, Türkiye and Africa-Central and West Africa
Neil Colquhoun

This week we profile Neil Colquhoun, president of Epson Middle East, Türkiye and Africa-Central and West Africa. Epson is a technology company specialising in printing, scanning, visual display,... 

TRANSMISSION TUSSLE: Organised business won a major victory when President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened to roll back an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. In his State of the Nation Address, he said the new State-owned Transmission System Operator must own the grid assets, which Eskom wanted retained by a subsidiary, and set a three-month deadline for coming up with a solution.
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Organised business has expressed strong reservations about an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. It contends that the decision not to transfer... 

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