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Well-endowed South Africa has huge opportunity ‘right now’ to grow mining sector
Updated 3 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on... 


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Blue Gold eyes West Africa, LatAm deals after Nasdaq debut
1st July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold mining firm Blue Gold said on Monday it was evaluating acquisition opportunities in West Africa and Latin America following a successful Nasdaq listing last week through a merger with... 


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Railveyor chosen as preferred haulage solution at Santa Cruz copper project
Updated 2 hours 57 minutes ago 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
Updated 3 hours ago 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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Bessent says US hopes to see China magnets flow at ‘faster rate’
Updated 4 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is hopeful China will do more to ease the export of rare earth magnets after last month’s deal between the two countries, saying flows had still not... 


Auric Mining buys land package from WIN Metals to facilitate Munda gold mine
Updated 7 hours ago By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Auric Mining has reached an agreement with fellow listed WIN Metals to acquire a package of assets related to its Munda gold mine, in Western Australia. The transaction includes all... 


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Gold helps Canada’s stocks benchmark outshine the S&P 500
Gold helps Canada’s stocks benchmark outshine the S&P 500
Updated 7 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Despite ongoing trade tensions and a weakening economy, Canada’s main stocks benchmark outshone its US counterpart in the first half thanks to a record-breaking gold rally. The S&P/TSX Composite... 


Russia base metals sales to China surge, signaling deep reliance
1st July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Russian base metals sales to China surged in the first five months of 2025, underscoring its economic dependence on its Asian neighbor even as the country seeks to diversify trade. Russian... 


Indian miner NMDC explores critical minerals acquisition overseas
1st July 2025 By: Reuters

Indian State-owned miner NMDC on Tuesday said it is exploring acquisition opportunities for critical minerals in Africa, Australia and South America, as part of its global mineral diversification... 


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... 


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1st July 2025 By: Reuters

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Monday opened the country's biggest grid-connected solar power plant, built by PowerChina, which will supply electricity to copper miner First Quantum... 


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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)... 


CleanTech Lithium shares tumble as Chile fast-track bid is rejected
CleanTech Lithium shares tumble as Chile fast-track bid is rejected
1st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Shares in Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium plunged 31% on Monday after the Chilean Ministry of Mines rejected the company’s request to enter a streamlined process for a special lithium operating... 


Thunderbird mine hit by port disruption
Thunderbird mine hit by port disruption
1st July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral sands producer Sheffield Resources’ Thunderbird project in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been caught up in an equipment failure at the Port of Broome, delaying the shipment of... 


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New Critica CEO sees 'globally significant' future in WA rare earths
1st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths hopeful Critica has appointed mining executive Jacob Deysel as CEO, with a mandate to advance the company’s flagship Jupiter project in Western Australia and spearhead a strategic... 


Rodger steps into MD role at Jindalee
1st July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Jindalee Lithium has appointed Ian Rodger as MD with effect from July 1. He has been Jindalee’s CEO since January last year and has overseen several critical milestones, including... 


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Magazine round up | 27 June 2025
Magazine round up | 27 June 2025

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

MORE SUPPORT: Struggling State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has been granted an additional R51-billion guarantee facility, having been granted a R47-billion guarantee in 2023. “Given Transnet’s debt redemptions over its five-year corporate plan period of R99.6-billion, the government has initiated a process to allocate additional guarantees to Transnet, to at least cover the entire redemptions over the corporate plan period,” Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said, indicating that details would be finalised by July 25.
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Struggling State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has been granted an additional R51-billion guarantee facility, having been granted a R47-billion guarantee in 2023. “Given Transnet’s debt... 

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South Africa has all the credentials to develop its own green hydrogen economy

South Africa has all the credentials to develop its own green hydrogen economy in South Africa for South Africa. That is being increasingly acknowledged at business and government level. Green... 

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Deadline looms

Memories of that ‘dim-the-lights’ Oval Office ambush have been enveloped in a fog of billionaire-bro brawls, immigrant raids and protests, the militarisation of law enforcement, vaccine-committee... 

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Sitho Mdlalose, CEO of telecommunications company Vodacom South Africa
Sitho Mdlalose

This week we profile Sitho Mdlalose, telecommunications company Vodacom South Africa CEO since 2022  

FACTS & STATS: While it is not certain whether the renowned American writer Mark Twain really said: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”, the following quote is also often attributed to him: “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.” The pliability of South Africa’s own unemployment statistics is now under the spotlight after Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie questioned Statistics South Africa’s figures, despite these being based on a methodology that is far more orthodox than Fourie’s.
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While it is not certain whether the renowned American writer Mark Twain really said: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”, the following quote is also often attributed... 

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