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Seasoned campaigner Ben Magara to assume Exxaro CEO role from April 1
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining veteran Bennetor (Ben) Magara has been appointed as the new incoming CEO of Exxaro Resources, effective from April 1. Magara, a mining engineer with more than 35 years of mining industry experience, will succeed acting CEO Riaan... 


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Barrick must pay dealmaker Hannam $2m over Randgold merger, UK court rules
Barrick must pay dealmaker Hannam $2m over Randgold merger, UK court rules
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

anada's Barrick Gold must pay British dealmaker Ian Hannam's firm $2-million plus expenses for his work on the acquisition of gold miner Randgold Resources, London's High Court ruled on Wednesday.... 


Catalyst achieves first stoping ore at Plutonic East
Catalyst achieves first stoping ore at Plutonic East
Updated 1 hour 6 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Australia's Catalyst Metals on Friday announce the successful achievement of first stoping ore at its Plutonic East mine, marking a milestone in the company’s ongoing expansion within the Plutonic... 


Rio Tinto backs US recycling project as tariffs upend scrap flow
Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group is investing in Exurban, a company planning to build an Indiana plant to recover metals from mobile phones, computers and other electronic waste, just as the Trump administration’s... 


Iamgold's Côté receives C$1.48m from govt for green transition
Iamgold's Côté receives C$1.48m from govt for green transition
Updated 1 hour 31 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

The Côté gold mine in Sudbury, owned by precious metals miner Iamgold, is set to receive a boost toward reducing its environmental footprint, thanks to a C$1.48-million investment from the federal... 


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US approves expansion of Montana coal mine
Updated 1 hour 40 minutes ago By: Reuters

The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior Department said on Thursday, a move aligned with President Donald Trump's goal... 


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Panama clears First Quantum to ship stockpiled copper from mine
Panama clears First Quantum to ship stockpiled copper from mine
Updated 1 hour 53 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

First Quantum Minerals was cleared to begin shipping out stockpiled copper in Panama, the latest sign authorities may be willing to negotiate a restart of the stalled mine. Panama’s President Jose... 


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Rio Tinto repowers Gladstone aluminium operations with renewables
Updated 2 hours 1 minute ago By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto and energy group Edify Energy have entered into two new solar and battery hybrid services agreements (HSAs) to enhance the supply of reliable, competitively priced... 


Magazine round up | 14 March 2025
Magazine round up | 14 March 2025
Updated 4 hours ago

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


Resolution raises A$1.7m to advance antimony projects
13th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Resolution Minerals has secured firm commitments for a A$1.7-million placement of fully paid ordinary shares in the company, aimed at advancing its recently announced antimony... 


enCore doubles uranium extraction capacity at Alta Mesa
13th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed enCore Energy announced on Thursday the successful startup of its second ion exchange (IX) circut at the South Texas Alta Mesa in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium central... 


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Potash miner K+S beats 2024 core profit forecast
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

German potash and salt miner K+S beat 2024 core profit expectations on Thursday as higher sales volumes from agriculture customers helped to offset lower potash prices. The group reported earnings... 


Workers sign petition for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto's Pilbara mine
Workers sign petition for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto's Pilbara mine
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Western Mine Workers Alliance (WMWA) said on Thursday that more than 400 workers at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo iron-ore mine in Pilbara region have signed a petition to support collective... 


Freeport Indonesia hopes to get copper export permit soon
Freeport Indonesia hopes to get copper export permit soon
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miner Freeport Indonesia hopes to secure a permit soon to export copper concentrate, after the Mining Minister approved a revision of its annual business plan, the company's CEO said on... 


Winsome withdraws SPP
13th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Winsome Resources, a company listed on the ASX and focused on hard rock lithium projects in Canada, announced on Thursday that it had withdrawn its share purchase plan (SPP), citing unfavourable... 


European Lithium announces maiden resource for Tanbreez
European Lithium announces maiden resource for Tanbreez
13th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed European Lithium on Thursday announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 45-million tonnes at 0.4% rare-earth oxide from the Tanbreez project, in Greenland. The MRE was... 


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Magazine round up | 14 March 2025
Magazine round up | 14 March 2025

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

UNDER PRESSURE: South African factory sentiment edged deeper into contractionary territory in February, with the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, falling to 44.7 from 45.3 in January. The gauge of expected business conditions in six-month’s time fell “as uncertainties around global trade, SA-US relations, and the return of load-shedding weighed on sentiment”. Photograph: Bloomberg
UNDER PRESSURE

South African factory sentiment edged deeper into contractionary territory in February, with the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, falling to 44.7 from... 

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Needed now is mindfulness, alertness, watchfulness, uptake, commitment

Never has it been more important for South Africans to collaborate in very committed fashion on all things that keep businesses afloat and enable new business opportunities to materialise.... 

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Trade war blueprint

US President Donald Trump’s recently published trade policy agenda leaves absolutely no room for nuance. Not even the tiniest crack has been left to allow light to be shed on the possible... 

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Stefan Babatchev, chief project engineer at Condra Cranes & Hoists
Stefan Babatchev

This week we profile Stefan Babatchev, chief project engineer at Condra Cranes & Hoists, a manufacturer of cranes, hoists and material handling equipment 

DEADLY CUT: The US government’s decision to halt funding for African HIV programmes was not unexpected. Nevertheless, the sudden manner of the withdrawal is both disruptive and potentially deadly for tens of thousands of people who have been heavily reliant on the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief since 2003. Unless alternative funding is found, and found quickly, the hitherto successful fight against the disease itself could be set back decades.
DEADLY CUT

The US government’s decision to halt funding for African HIV programmes was not unexpected. Nevertheless, the sudden manner of the withdrawal is both disruptive and potentially deadly for tens of... 

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