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World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Balanced 2026 platinum market forecast dependent on trade tension let-up
19th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The platinum market is expected to move to being in balance in 2026 – but this is contingent on a lessening of the trade tensions that have accentuated this year’s substantial platinum market deficit of close to 700 000 oz. Also to be noted is... 


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NSW supports coal regions with new Future Jobs and Investment Authority
Updated 42 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

The New South Wales government has introduced legislation to establish a Future Jobs and Investment Authority, a new statutory body designed to support coal-producing regions as the sector enters a... 


MinRes outlook lifted to 'stable' – Fitch
MinRes outlook lifted to 'stable' – Fitch
Updated 1 hour 32 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Mineral Resources (MinRes) from 'negative' to 'stable', citing a sharp expected improvement in the group’s leverage position following its agreement to sell... 


China's first coal to chemicals project with green hydrogen starts commercial operations
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

China's first coal-to-chemicals project integrating green hydrogen started commercial operations on Thursday, according to a report from state-run CCTV. Operated by major state-owned power... 


Evolution marks record year as Mt Rawdon prepares for pumped hydro transformation
Evolution marks record year as Mt Rawdon prepares for pumped hydro transformation
Updated 4 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian miner Evolution Mining is progressing plans to convert its Mt Rawdon gold mine in Queensland into a pumped hydro energy storage facility, with chair Jake Klein using the company’s AGM on... 


Stand-off between Chinese buyer and BHP tightens iron-ore supplies, sources say
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Protracted negotiations between China's state iron ore buyer and miner BHP have tightened availability of some iron ore, seven sources said, underpinning prices despite weakening demand for the key... 


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Aris Mining ends Colombia arbitration with settlement
Aris Mining ends Colombia arbitration with settlement
Updated 4 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Aris Mining has reached a settlement with Colombia to terminate a long-running investor–state arbitration case, marking the first agreement of its kind in the country and ending a... 


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Washington this week.
MP Materials to build Saudi rare earths refinery with Pentagon, Maaden
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

MP Materials said on Wednesday it would build a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia with the US Department of Defense and state-owned Saudi Arabian mining company Maaden to expand Middle Eastern... 


Chile's Cochilco hikes 2025 and 2026 copper price forecasts to record highs
Chile's Cochilco hikes 2025 and 2026 copper price forecasts to record highs
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's state copper commission Cochilco increased its forecast for copper prices for 2025 and 2026 to record highs on Wednesday amid weak production. Cochilco now sees average copper prices in... 


Anfield seeks approval to restart Colorado uranium and vanadium mine
Anfield seeks approval to restart Colorado uranium and vanadium mine
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Anfield Energy said on Wednesday it has applied for state approval to restart its past-producing JD-8 uranium and vanadium mine in Colorado, positioning the company to restart production in the... 


Argosy inks lithium spot sales deal with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry
Argosy inks lithium spot sales deal with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Argosy Minerals has signed a spot sales contract with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Industry for 16.1 tonnes of lithium carbonate produced from its Rincon project in Argentina, the Australian miner said... 


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Liontown jumps after first spodumene auction lands well above spot prices
Liontown jumps after first spodumene auction lands well above spot prices
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Liontown Resources said on Thursday its first online auction for spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley project fetched a price far above prevailing spot levels. Prices for... 


Troilus lifts debt financing mandate to $1bn for Quebec copper/gold project
Troilus lifts debt financing mandate to $1bn for Quebec copper/gold project
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Developer Troilus Gold has increased its debt financing mandate for the Troilus copper/gold project in Quebec to up to $1-billion, reflecting stronger commodity markets, improved project economics... 


Glencore cuts Century Aluminum stake to 33% after tariff-driven rally
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

Glencore has cut its stake in Century Aluminum by 10% to 33%, raking in millions following a share price rally triggered by US tariffs on aluminium imports and a profit bonanza for local aluminium... 


EU industry chief says raw materials recycling is solution to China dependency
EU industry chief says raw materials recycling is solution to China dependency
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne said on Wednesday that recycling is likely the solution to reducing the bloc's dependency on critical raw materials imports from China. Under the Critical Raw... 


Iron-ore hits over two-week high on firm China demand and lower supply
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in more than two weeks, helped by firm demand in top consumer China and falling domestic supply. The most-traded January iron ore... 


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Magazine round up | 14 November 2025
Magazine round up | 14 November 2025

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

INEQUALITY CRISIS: Despite geopolitical resistance, President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to use South Africa’s G20 presidency to place the threat posed by inequality on to the global agenda. A taskforce established by Ramaphosa, and led by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, has called for the creation of an international panel to tackle inequality, warning that extreme wealth disparities disrupt democracy and cause economic instability. “The world understands that we have a climate emergency; it’s time we recognise that we face an inequality emergency too,” Stiglitz asserts.
INEQUALITY CRISIS

Despite geopolitical resistance, President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to use South Africa’s G20 presidency to place the threat posed by inequality on to the global agenda. A taskforce established... 

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South Africans must build as much as they can with as much local content as they can

The head of an Australia-funded South African mining project last week highlighted just how advantageous it is to be able to pick up the phone and have local South African mining product suppliers... 

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Scrap continues

When ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) initially announced in January that it would be closing the Newcastle mill and winding down its long-steel businesses in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and... 

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Craig Bradford, MD of A Square Forklift
Craig Bradford

This week we feature Craig Bradford, MD of A Square Forklift, an industrial equipment rental, sales and service company 



WEAK LINK: The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is being called upon to make some increasingly complex regulatory calls as the country steadily shifts towards a more open and competitive industry structure. There is growing concern, however, about Nersa’s capacity to make decisions that will be supportive of the transition. Recent court cases and settlements have brought to the fore the problems at the regulator and have also highlighted the urgent need for its capabilities and its capacity to be beefed up.
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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is being called upon to makes some increasingly complex regulatory calls as the country steadily shifts towards a more open and competitive... 

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