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African Rainbow Minerals founder Dr Patrice Motsepe.
African Rainbow Minerals founder Dr Patrice Motsepe.
Let’s make South Africa best place, says Motsepe as he bows out as ARM exec chair
Updated 2 hours 2 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

Let’s make South Africa the best possible place. The future looks very, very bright, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) founder Dr Patrice Motsepe said on Friday at the close of ARM reporting a good set of half-year financial results. Motsepe, who has... 


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Platinum demand, hydrogen economy make headlines
Platinum demand, hydrogen economy make headlines
6th March 2026
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Platinum demand, hydrogen economy make headlines
Platinum demand, hydrogen economy make headlines
6th March 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses robust investment demand for platinum in 2026; the ‘encouraging’ recent developments in China’s hydrogen economy; and Africa’s envisaged hydrogen... 


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Australia commits A$53m to new critical minerals refining research centre
Updated 2 hours 39 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

The Australian government has committed A$53-million to a new research initiative to boost the country’s critical minerals refining capability and support the development of new processing... 


WA to release 2020 mineral exploration reports under sunset clause
Updated 2 hours 52 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration in Western Australia has published the list of mineral exploration reports scheduled for public release this year under the State’s sunset clause... 


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Horizon orders long-lead items for Black Swan gold plant conversion
Updated 3 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-based Horizon Minerals has ordered key long-lead equipment to support the conversion of its Black Swan Processing Hub into a gold processing facility near Kalgoorlie, in Western... 


Vizsla confirms additional deaths in Concordia worker abduction case
Vizsla confirms additional deaths in Concordia worker abduction case
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TSX- and NYSE-listed Vizsla Silver has confirmed that two more of the workers abducted from its Panuco project site in Concordia, Mexico, have been found dead, as authorities continue the search... 


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NexGen awarded final federal approval for Rook I uranium project
NexGen awarded final federal approval for Rook I uranium project
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-focused NexGen Energy has secured the final federal approval required to develop its flagship Rook I project, clearing the way for construction of what is expected to become one of the... 


Canada Nickel clears federal review milestone at Crawford project
6th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Canada Nickel Company has reached a key permitting milestone at its Crawford nickel project, in Ontario, after federal regulators completed the review of the project’s impact... 


Iron-ore gains as China widens curbs on BHP cargoes
Iron-ore gains as China widens curbs on BHP cargoes
6th March 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore prices climbed on Friday as top consumer China's widening restrictions on buying some seaborne cargoes from major supplier BHP sparked supply concerns that outweighed falling demand. The... 


Canadian Natural Resources beats 4th quarter profit estimates on higher production
Canadian Natural Resources beats 4th quarter profit estimates on higher production
6th March 2026 By: Reuters

Oil and gas producer Canadian Natural Resources on Thursday posted a better-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter, as executives pointed to the company's ability to weather dramatic swings in... 


Gold Reserve, other miners receive US license to negotiate Venezuela return
6th March 2026 By: Reuters

Gold Reserve said on Thursday the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a 30-day licence allowing certain companies, including the miner, to negotiate with Venezuela. Shares of... 


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Magazine round up | 06 March 2026
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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  


Mpumalanga Premier heaps praise on wind energy generator Seriti Green
5th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Private sector investment in renewable energy and enterprise development has been highlighted by Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu in his State of the Province Address. Seriti Green was cited as an... 


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Shift in global order providing opportunity to strengthen platinum industry
5th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The world’s current extraordinary times are providing South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGM) companies with an extraordinary opportunity to focus on how to strengthen themselves. Consensus is... 


TIPS learning event highlights diversification potential for coal-dependent communities
TIPS learning event highlights diversification potential for coal-dependent communities
5th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the world embraces a just transition towards decarbonisation, the need to diversify local economies, especially in areas dominated by coal mining and coal-fired power generation, becomes... 


Western Australian Premier Roger Cook says the plant will support communities and industries.
Rio Tinto, WA government partner on A$1.1bn Pilbara desalination plant
5th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto and the Western Australian government have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to complete the Dampier seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, a project aimed at improving... 


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Magazine round up | 06 March 2026
Magazine round up | 06 March 2026

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

GRID UNLOCKED: Renewable energy company Anthem recently announced the energisation of the Gamma B Main Transmission Substation (MTS) pictured here. Built on the border of the Northern and Western Cape provinces, the Gamma B MTS has been integrated into the National Transmission Company South Africa’s network. It provides the infrastructure needed to feed electricity that will be produced from Anthem’s 420 MW Northern Cluster wind farm into the grid. The wheeled electricity is contracted to Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay Minerals, Sibanye-Stillwater, and NOA Group Trading.
GRID UNLOCKED

Renewable energy company Anthem recently announced the energisation of the Gamma B Main Transmission Substation (MTS) pictured here. Built on the border of the Northern and Western Cape provinces,... 

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South Africa must go all out to accelerate its reindustrialisation

The re-industrialisation of South Africa is an absolute must and it is good to see that public-private collaboration has been successfully applied to bring dormant industrial infrastructure back to... 

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Important shifts

The overarching theme of last week’s Budget was definitely the fiscal turning point that has now finally been reached. Debt is being stabilised and the trajectory of the deficit is narrowing,... 

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Tshidi Mndzebele, CEO of AvenirHoldings
Tshidi Mndzebele

This week we profile Tshidi Mndzebele, CEO of AvenirHoldings, a provider of engineering, procurement and construction management services 

UNDER PRESSURE: While manufacturing has been under pressure in South Africa for more than a decade, the squeeze is now on across various key subsectors. Besides the closure of minerals processing capacity, including in ferroalloys and steel, the outlook for the flagship automotive industry is also worrying. It is nevertheless far from clear whether South Africa can afford the industrial and trade policy remedies being proposed.
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While manufacturing has been under pressure in South Africa for more than a decade, the squeeze is now on across various key subsectors. Besides the closure of minerals processing capacity,... 

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