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A Northam Platinum operation.
Northam Platinum declares record interim cash dividend of R2.8bn
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs) company Northam Platinum on Friday declared a record interim cash dividend of R2.8-billion from income reserves. For the six months ended December 31, the board of directors of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed... 


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ANSTO ruling gives Lindian transport and cost edge at Kangankunde
ANSTO ruling gives Lindian transport and cost edge at Kangankunde
26th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has secured what it describes as a structural advantage for its Kangankunde rare earth project in Malawi, after Australia’s national nuclear agency confirmed that its... 


Aterian receives EIA approval for Morocco project
26th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian has announced the approval of its recently commissioned environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the 100%-owned Agdz mining licence, in Morocco. In the current global mining... 


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Serval Resources begins 2026 exploration programme in the Kalahari Copper Belt
Updated 2 hours 24 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Copper and future metals developer Serval Resources has announced that it has, with approval from Kalahari Copper Limited (KCL), begun its first exploration work programme for this year on KCL’s... 


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Ghana targets 127 t of artisanal gold annually under sweeping reforms
26th February 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana plans to channel about 127 metric tons of gold per year from artisanal and small‑scale mining (ASM) into official trade under revised sector reforms to boost foreign-exchange earnings and... 


Gold and platinum developments make headlines
Gold and platinum developments make headlines
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Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the investment decision expected on the Burnstone gold project; the Sandsloot project potentially being a significant strategic catalyst for Valterra... 


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China's lithium price soars after Zimbabwe suspends export
26th February 2026 By: Reuters

China's lithium price surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended raw mineral exports, sparking concerns over supply disruptions, at a time when growing energy storage demand is projected to drive... 


Gallum developer Nimny joins WA govt’s US trade mission
Updated 4 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration company Nimny Resources MD Luke Hampson will join the upcoming trade mission delegation led by Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael to the US next week.... 


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Jubilee to reconfigure board over time, considers way forward for dividends
Updated 10 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals Group has announced the completion of the transaction to sell its chrome and platinum group metals operations in South Africa, which allows the company to focus... 


Lindian in trading halt pending acquisition announcement
Updated 18 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-headquartered and -listed critical minerals company Lindian Resources entered a trading halt on Friday, citing the announcement of a “material acquisition”. The company, which is... 


Jupiter delivers good interim results as Exxaro transaction advances
Jupiter delivers good interim results as Exxaro transaction advances
Updated 18 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has reported that its Tshipi manganese mine, in the Kalahari Manganese Field (KMF) in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, continues to generate strong cash flows,... 


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Mantashe calls on Ekapa to intensify efforts to recover mineworkers' bodies
Updated 25 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged mine management and rescue teams to intensify efforts to ensure the recovery of the remains of five mineworkers, who have been... 


Argentina's Senate passes glacier law reform to unlock mining projects
Argentina's Senate passes glacier law reform to unlock mining projects
Updated 54 minutes ago By: Reuters

Argentina's Senate approved on Thursday a reform to the law protecting Andean glaciers, a measure promoted by the libertarian President Javier Milei's government with the aim to unlock investments... 


Terra raises A$85m for Australian PGM discovery
Terra raises A$85m for Australian PGM discovery
Updated 2 hours 15 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Perth-based explorer Terra Metals has raised A$85-million in a strongly supported institutional placement to accelerate work at its platinum group metals (PGM) discovery at the Dante project in... 


Dateline moves into US heavy rare earths with California acquisition
Dateline moves into US heavy rare earths with California acquisition
Updated 2 hours 37 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Stepping up its exposure to US critical minerals, ASX-listed Dateline Resources on Friday announced the acquisition of the Music Valley heavy rare earth elements project in California, securing 57... 


Core to sell Finniss spodumene stockpile to Glencore
Core to sell Finniss spodumene stockpile to Glencore
Updated 3 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Core Lithium has secured a fixed-price agreement with commodities major Glencore for the sale of its remaining spodumene concentrate stockpile at the Finniss lithium project in the... 


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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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