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Minerals Council president Paul Dunne, CEO Mzila Mthenjane and acting chief economist Bongani Motsa at Mining Indaba.
Minerals Council president Paul Dunne, CEO Mzila Mthenjane and acting chief economist Bongani Motsa at Mining Indaba.
Strong multi-year commodity period on way, Minerals Council president says at Indaba
Updated 28 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

A strong sustained positive commodity cycle is on the way, and South Africa should go all out to take full benefit from it for the benefit of the South African people. To make the best of what is seen as a major new opportunity for South Africa,... 


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Aterian agrees to funding partnership
Updated 1 hour 7 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian – the Africa-focused critical metals exploration and development company – announced that it has agreed heads of terms for a transformational strategic commercial and funding... 


Cora Gold raises funds for Sanankoro
Cora Gold raises funds for Sanankoro
Updated 29 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Cora Gold has conditionally raised a minimum of £12.85-million and up to £13.71-million before expenses through a subscription for up to 228.45-million new ordinary shares of no-par... 


MQA to host Mining Skills Lekgotla in late Feb
Updated 33 minutes ago By: Schalk Burger

Sector education and training authority the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) will host the 2025-2026 Mining Skills Lekgotla at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand, Gauteng, on February... 


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Briggs, Du Plessis take leave of absence as Copper 360 reorganises
Updated 4 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Copper 360 has advised shareholders that, as part of an ongoing reorganisation post recapitalisation of the business, CEO Graham Briggs and commercial executive Stephan du Plessis have... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal
Southern Palladium gets top mining awards
Updated 5 hours ago By: Darren Parker

ASX- and JSE-listed Southern Palladium has been awarded explorer and developer of the year at the Mine, Wine & Dine Gala Dinner on February 7, while MD Johan Odendaal was named CEO of the year... 


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Drilling at Ankh Resources' Dara project
Ankh Resources says drilling already shows promise for Egypt’s first copper and gold mine
Updated 1 hour 58 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

As UK-based Ankh Resources works to develop Egypt’s first gold and copper mine, CEO Mostafa Talaat looks forward to garnering more institutional investor interest with a longer-term view of the... 


Newmont presses Barrick on Nevada performance ahead of IPO
Newmont presses Barrick on Nevada performance ahead of IPO
Updated 34 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Gold major Newmont has called on Barrick Mining to improve the operational performance of Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) before proceeding with a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its North... 


Australia’s miners push for skilled migration reforms
Australia’s miners push for skilled migration reforms
Updated 1 hour 48 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s minerals industry is calling for reforms to the country’s skilled migration system to help address a deepening workforce shortage that threatens future growth and competitiveness. The... 


Executive chairperson Marcus Edwards-Jones
UK-based Phoenix Copper suspends top brass amid payment inquiry
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

UK-based Phoenix Copper said on Monday it had suspended its executive chairperson and finance chief with immediate effect while it investigates allegations over their conduct and past payments to a... 


SolGold directors recommend Jiangxi Copper
SolGold directors recommend Jiangxi Copper
Updated 6 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

The directors of copper and gold company SolGold have thrown their weight behind a takeover offer by Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC), saying shareholders should do the same at an upcoming meeting. In... 


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SolGold directors recommend Jiangxi Copper
SolGold directors recommend Jiangxi Copper
Updated 6 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

The directors of copper and gold company SolGold have thrown their weight behind a takeover offer by Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC), saying shareholders should do the same at an upcoming meeting. In... 


Blocks of copper are piled up during the production of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics bronze medals at the Italian Mint in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2025.
US challenges Chinese control in race for African minerals
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

The US is using offtake deals and State-backed funding to compete in the short term with China in securing supplies of African copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, diplomats, executives and... 


Peabody CEO James Grech
US coal plants here for the long term, says Peabody
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Mining company Peabody Energy believes that coal-fired power generation will remain key to the US energy mix for decades, supported by favourable policy, rising electricity demand and the... 


Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott
A years-long push to unite Glencore and Rio fell apart in a day
9th February 2026 By: Bloomberg

For more than a decade, it was the deal mining billionaire Ivan Glasenberg had sought more than any other: putting Glencore — the sprawling commodity trader-cum-miner he built — together with... 


Eramet's finance chief steps aside temporarily, days after CEO ouster
9th February 2026 By: Reuters

French miner Eramet's finance chief Abel Martins-Alexandre has stepped aside temporarily during a probe into management methods, a company spokesperson said on Friday, days after Eramet ousted its... 


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Magazine round up | 06 February 2026
Magazine round up | 06 February 2026

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

HOT STUFF: Having breached the historic $5000/oz level in January, some analysts are now forecasting that gold could climb toward the $6000/oz level this year on mounting global tensions as well as strong central-bank and retail demand. Photograph: Creamer Media
HOT STUFF

Having breached the historic $5 000/oz level in January, some analysts are now forecasting that gold could climb toward the $6 000/oz level this year on mounting global tensions as well as strong... 

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South Africa simply must get going on the mining exploration front

It’s extremely bad for the South African economy that it’s taking so long to get going on the mining exploration front. As is being pointed out around the resources world, mining success depends on... 

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Welcome visibility

A new data portal made publicly available recently by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) provides some encouraging insight into the country’s power generation project pipeline.... 

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Clement Kgatla, responsible pharmacist at Bidvest International Logistics
Clement Kgatla

This week we profile Clement Kgatla, responsible pharmacist at Bidvest International Logistics, which is involved in the warehousing and distribution of various commodities, including pharmaceuticals 

FEELING BULLISH: The gold bulls are definitely having their day. The upward price trend has been in place since late 2022 and there are no signs yet of a reversal. This, despite the fact that the precious metal has already broken all previous records. The only pity for South Africa is that the country is far from the leading producer it once was.
FEELING BULLISH

The gold bulls are definitely having their day. The upward price trend has been in place since late 2022 and there are no signs yet of a reversal. This, despite the fact that the precious metal has... 

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