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Valterra Platinum’s market cap of soars to R450bn, final R11.5bn dividend declared
Updated 21 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

The market capitalisation of South Africa’s Valterra Platinum has soared to R450-billion from R300-billion at year-end and a gross final 2025 dividend of R11.5-billion has been declared. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... 


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Niche Australian metals miner Lynas has grown bigger than Qantas
Updated 1 hour 24 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

Lynas Rare Earths has overtaken Australian blue-chip stalwart Qantas Airways by market capitalisation, as concerns about China’s dominance of critical minerals lift the miner’s stock. Both... 


LG Energy selling its 7.5% stake in lithium firm Liontown, term sheet shows
LG Energy selling its 7.5% stake in lithium firm Liontown, term sheet shows
Updated 1 hour 28 minutes ago By: Reuters

outh Korea's LG Energy Solution is selling its 7.5% stake, or shares worth at least A$419-million, in Australian lithium producer Liontown in a block trade, according to a term sheet. The South... 


Fortescue half-year profit jumps on record shipments
Fortescue half-year profit jumps on record shipments
Updated 2 hours 2 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Australia's Fortescue reported a 23% rise in first-half profit on Wednesday, powered by record iron-ore shipments and higher realised prices for the commodity. Iron-ore shipments in the first half... 


Future Metals progresses Savannah study for ore processing
Future Metals progresses Savannah study for ore processing
24th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Future Metals has started a detailed engineering assessment of the Savannah processing plant as part of a revised strategy to develop its Panton platinum group metals (PGM) project in... 


Catalina sells Tasmania iron-ore project, raises capital at premium
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Catalina Resources has agreed to divest its Nelson Bay River (NRB) iron-ore project in Tasmania and secured additional equity funding, moves it says will simplify its asset base and... 


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Aveng narrows basic interim loss to A$1.5m
24th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Infrastructure and contract mining group Aveng has reported higher gross earnings of A$69.4-million for the six months ended December 31, compared with the prior half-year's gross earnings of... 


Altona applies to trade on OCTCQB Market
24th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-Listed Altona Rare Earths has announced that it has applied for its ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on the OTCQB Venture Market in the US. The company, in a statement to... 


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Sylvania posts healthy financials on the back of higher production, prices
24th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum has reported a 110% year-on-year increase in its net revenue for the six months ended December 31, to $99.8-million, owing to a 25% year-on-year increase in platinum,... 


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24th February 2026

This week: DRDGOLD capitalises on gold price despite lower production and, With BHP Xplor, Orion’s looking to longer-term South Africa exploration potential 


Redmont promoted to COO at Emerald Resources
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold exploration company Emerald Resources has appointed Josh Redmond as COO with immediate effect. Redmond will oversee operational performance across the group’s portfolio, including the planned... 


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True North Copper awarded Qld grant to assess Mt Oxide legacy materials
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed True North Copper has been awarded A$400 000 under the Queensland government’s Collaborative Development Programme (CDP) to assess legacy mine waste streams at its Mt Oxide project. The... 


US President Donald Trump
New US tariffs come in at lower 10% rate
24th February 2026 By: Reuters

The US imposed an additional tariff from Tuesday of 10% on all goods not covered by exemptions, a notice issued by US Customs and Border Protection said, the rate initially announced by President... 


Wicheeda selected for BC advanced critical minerals initiative
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project, near Prince George in British Columbia, has been selected as one of only three new “promising projects” by the province’s Critical Minerals Office... 


Transalloys has a smelter complex in Mpumalanga
Transalloys wants electricity tariff relief extended to full ferroalloys sector
24th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Transalloys, which produces manganese ferroalloys at a smelter complex in Mpumalanga, has again warned that its operations are at risk of closure should the electricity tariff relief granted and... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe expects to receive Ekapa update later on Tuesday
24th February 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is planning a follow-up visit to the Ekapa mine, in the Northern Cape, on Friday and is expecting to receive an update from the Chief... 


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Magazine round up | 20 February 2026
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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 

BILATERAL TRADE: South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market for more South African products and facilitating Chinese investment into South Africa. The China-Africa Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Beijing, China, on February 6 by South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, Minister Wang Wentao.
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South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more South African products and facilitating Chinese... 

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Eskom’s concerning powerline zig-zag must be quickly reversed

Eskom and the Electricity Ministry should be advised by the Cabinet to sit at the knee of their national transport cousin Transnet to learn just how positive public-private collaboration can be for... 

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Moral hazard

There is currently a marked difference between how Eskom and Transnet are being assessed against their respective reform milestones. While the State electricity producer is being adjudged,... 

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Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteur
Nicolaas Jonker

This week we profile Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteurs, a multidisciplinary civil construction and mining-services company specialising in underground safety innovation, patented... 

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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