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ICMM reports third consecutive year of increased fatalities among member companies
A total of 42 people employed by mining and metals advocacy group ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2024. This compares with 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022. “No one should have to risk...
Koryx announces C$10m bought deal financing to advance Haib project
TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has entered into an agreement with Stifel Nicolaus Canada to act as lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters. Under the terms of the...
Jubilee appoints Shard Capital as joint broker; South African asset sale continues
Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group has announced the appointment of Shard Capital Partners as its joint broker with immediate effect. The firm replaces RBC Capital Markets as joint...
JAE, Ferrit launch heavy-duty multipurpose utility vehicle for underground mining
Local original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) JA Engineering (JAE) has, in partnership with Czech Republic's OEM Ferrit, launched a new heavy-duty utility vehicle to, among other purposes, enable the...
High-grade intercepts confirm potential at Mumbezhi copper project
ASX-listed Prospect Resources has noted that Phase 2 diamond drilling at the Nyungu Central deposit at the Mumbezhi copper project, in north-west Zambia, has provided validation of the wider...
Further drilling reveals improved copper grades at Haib – Koryx
TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has completed a further six diamond drill holes for 1 808 m out of a planned 37 holes as part of the Phase 2 drill programme for its 2025 exploration and project...
Central banks support gold; silver ETFs surge; platinum faces cost and trade challenges – report
Central banks continue to underpin gold demand, while investors are seeing value in silver as well, precious metals trader Heraeus said in its latest precious metals appraisal published on July 7....
Blencowe receives additional $750 000 tranche towards Orom-Cross development
London-listed Blencowe Resources has received a further $750 000 tranche of grant funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), bringing total funds received under the...
Hudaco CEO pleased with company’s turnover amid ‘tough’ operating environment
Although JSE-listed industrial and automotive parts distributor Hudaco endured a difficult six months to May 31, CEO Graham Dunford is pleased that the company managed to achieve a turnover of...
FDI flows into Africa rose by 75% to $97bn in 2024 – Unctad
The latest ‘World Investment Report’ from UN Trade and Development (Unctad) highlights a significant rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa. In 2024, foreign investment in the...
Alphamin ends second quarter with net cash of $50m
TSX-V- and JSE-listed Alphamin Resources ended the second quarter to June 30 with a net cash position of $50-million, an improvement of $52-million from a net debt position of $2-million at the end...
Many Peaks expands Côte d’Ivoire footprint through earn-in deal for Ferké South project
ASX-listed Many Peaks Minerals’ subsidiary Ferke South Holdings has entered into a binding agreement with Magic Mineral Structure (MMS) to secure exclusive rights to earn up to an 80% ownership...
Peak Minerals raises A$3.5m through strategic placement
ASX-listed Peak Minerals has received a firm commitment to raise A$3.5-million through a strategic placement to a European-based investor at an issue price of $0.035 a share. The issue price is...
Mkango announces proposed merger with US firm
Aim- and TSX-listed Mkango Resources has announced that its subsidiary, Lancaster Exploration, along with other related entities, will merge with US-listed special purpose acquisition company Crown...
Drilling results at Kibali extend scale, life-of-mine
NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation reports that drilling results from the ARK-KCD corridor at its Kibali gold mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), serve to strengthen...
Intrepid expands Corral copper project through land acquisitions
TSX-V- and OTCQB-listed Intrepid Metals has announced the strategic expansion of its Corral copper property in Cochise County, Arizona, in the US, through the acquisition of an additional four...
Lupaka wins ICSID dispute against Peru over gold project
International disputes firm LALIVE has announced that it has won a legal dispute for its client Lupaka Gold in arbitration proceedings against Peru under the auspices of the International Centre...
Metso to deliver process equipment to Twin Hills
Exploration and development company Osino Resources has awarded process technology company Metso with an order for the delivery of key process equipment for its Twin Hills gold project, in central...
Railveyor chosen as preferred haulage solution at Santa Cruz copper project
Railveyor Technologies Global has been selected as the preferred haulage solution provider for Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz copper project, in Arizona, in the US. Ivanhoe Electric included...
Auric Mining buys land package from WIN Metals to facilitate Munda gold mine
ASX-listed Auric Mining has reached an agreement with fellow listed WIN Metals to acquire a package of assets related to its Munda gold mine, in Western Australia. The transaction includes all...
600 workers to be retrenched when Cato Ridge Works plant closes end of August
JSE-listed African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has announced that all employees at the joint venture Cato Ridge Works (CRW), in KwaZulu-Natal, will be retrenched with effect from August 31, following a...
Exxaro warns of coal production, sales decline amid rail disruptions, weak export demand
JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has warned that its coal production, including buy-ins, and sales volumes for the first half of this year are projected to decline by 6% and 7% respectively, primarily...
Barrick signs equipment deal with Komatsu for Reko Diq
Barrick Mining and Komatsu have finalised an agreement for the delivery of primary mining equipment to Barrick’s Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, starting in 2026. The $440-million deal...
Kavango begins construction of 50 t/d gold processing plant at Bill’s Luck
LSE-listed Kavango Resources has started construction of a 50 t/d carbon in pulp (CIP) gold processing test plant at the Bill's Luck gold mine at the Hillside gold project in Zimbabwe. Further to...
Tùsaire collection demonstrates 3D-printed platinum jewellery potential
Platinum Guild International (PGI) has highlighted the Tùsaire collection, created by Scottish-American jewellery designer Maeve Gillies using 3D-printing technology, as the first platinum-based...
Local automakers know they need to decarbonise but lack understanding of how to manage emissions
A recent study conducted by naamsa | The Automotive Business Council and Nedbank revealed that 60% of respondents were aware of the need to decarbonise, especially in light of the EU’s Carbon...
WGC on the warpath to digitise, standardise gold market to enhance trust, transparency
World Gold Council (WGC) CEO David Tait has highlighted how the council is addressing four major challenges in the digitisation and standardisation of the gold market, namely a lack of trust, poor...
Zimplats says cheapest source of electricity is its own
For platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Zimplats, generating its own energy is far more cost-effective than buying power from local suppliers or importing it from across the border, CEO Alex...
Gold mining in emerging markets has enabled Harmony’s expansion in Australian copper
The good momentum at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s South African and Papua‑New Guinean operations has enabled the company to replace ounces and grow the company. Even with the funding of the...
GoviEx expands exploration programme in Zambia
GoviEx Uranium has announced the launch of the 2025 field season at the Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia. Following four years of work that culminated in a positive feasibility study with a...
Oriole publishes positive drill results for Mbe
Aim-listed Oriole Resources has announced further positive drill results at its 90%-owned Mbe orogenic gold project, in Cameroon, including the start of a Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-)...
Bill’s Luck gold resource ‘significantly bigger’ than originally thought, Kavango CEO reveals
LSE-listed Kavango Resources has discovered new gold-bearing structures at the Bill's Luck gold mine, at the Hillside project, in Zimbabwe. Kavango has been mining gold at Bill's Luck since August...
Trial production begins at Wesizwe Platinum’s processing plant
Trial production at Wesize Platinum’s processing plant at the Bakubung platinum mine, in the North West, officially began on June 18, the company has announced. The plant, designed to process both...
Pensana signs MoU with ReElement Technologies, American Resources Corporation
Rare earths mining and processing company Pensana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation and US critical mineral refiner ReElement...
With funding in place, West Wits gets going on Qala Shallows development
With funding now in place through the finalisation of its recently announced $14-million placement, ASX-listed West Wits Mining is moving quickly to execute the development of the Qala Shallows...
Grinrod’s Mbambo to join Kumba as CFO from January
Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has announced that CFO Bothwell Mazarura will be stepping down to pursue other interests after nearly eight years of service since his appointment in September 2017....
Africa must spend one-third of GDP to meet renewables SDG – analyst
Frontier economies, mostly located in Africa, would need to spend one-third of their GDP by 2030 to achieve renewable power generation goals under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) scenario,...
Mantashe publishes changes to Minerals Bill
On June 9, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe gazetted an erratum to the Mineral Resources Development Bill, initially published for public comment on May 20. The correction...
Andrada secures additional tin supply from nearby orebody
Tin producer Andrada Mining has secured additional supply from a tin orebody at Goantagab in close proximity to the company’s operating Uis mine and processing facility, in Namibia. The orebody,...
Central bank gold reserves surge amid global uncertainty, survey reveals
Central banks have accumulated more than 1 000 t of gold in each of the last three years, up significantly from the 400 t to 500 t average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold...
Mavuso admonishes Transnet for capitulating to ‘unreasonable’ union demands
Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has said she was “astounded” to see news last week of State-owned Transnet's capitulation to unions’ strike threats, eventually agreeing to give...
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