Council welcomes launch of Critical Minerals Strategy, new Bill

Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the launch of the country’s Critical Minerals Strategy and the gazetting of the Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB) for public... 

LBMA fast-tracks refiner transparency

Independent precious metals authority the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has advanced the implementation of its proposals requiring refiners to publicly disclose additional information... 

Main construction under way at Pensana’s Angola project

London-listed Pensana announces that, following Angolan sovereign wealth fund Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA)’s deployment of $25-million mine finance, main construction activities have begun on... 

Hydrox nearing commercialisation of hydrogen technology, opportunities abound for saving curtailed energy

Hydrogen technology company Hydrox Holdings is progressing the development of its pioneer Divergent-Electrode-Flow-Through (DEFT) hydrogen technology, a membrane-less electrolyser, with the company... 

Neo Energy makes CEO, board changes as it advances South African uranium goals

Uranium developer Neo Energy has appointed Theo Botoulas as its new CEO and executive director, effective immediately. Botoulas, who is based in South Africa, is a seasoned mining executive with... 

Informal-sector small businesses lagging their formal-sector counterparts – TIPS

Available data suggest that formal small businesses contributed 19% of GDP and 33% of employment in 2023, according to nonprofit Trade and Industrialist Strategies’ (TIPS’s) ‘State of Small... 

Volt to undertake gold exploration programme at Kouroussa

ASX-listed Volt Resources is planning to undertake an initial drilling programme on the northeast section of the Kouroussa prospect, following a review of the results of the previous sampling and... 

KoBold Metals to acquire AVZ’s interests in DRC lithium deposit

Bill Gates-backed US company KoBold Metals and Australia-headquartered AVZ Minerals have agreed on a framework for KoBold to buy AVZ’s interests in the Manono lithium deposit, in the Democratic... 

Gemfields’ Zambia mine to restart focused openpit mining

JSE- and Aim-listed Gemfields Group announced that Kagem Mining, the emerald mine in Zambia which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% owned by the government through the Industrial Development... 

Experts, indigenous peoples’ leaders call for ethical practices in meeting critical minerals demand

Experts and indigenous peoples’ leaders have called for an end to rights abuses and environmental destruction driven by the growing global demand for critical minerals. In a briefing on April 30,... 

Kazera awarded $11.9m in Aftan arbitration

Aim-listed Kazera Global has received a comprehensive and favourable ruling in binding arbitration proceedings against Namibian company Hebei Xinjian Construction, with a total award of about... 

Vast Resources reports additional diamonds from historical parcel release

Aim-listed Vast Resources reports that the Kimberly Process inspection of a diamond parcel previously held in Zimbabwe has revealed an additional quantity of diamonds in the sealed parcel, the... 

Shuka’s secondary listing on JSE approved

Aim-listed Shuka Minerals has received formal approval from the JSE and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for a secondary listing of its ordinary shares on the JSE, with trading expected to... 

Exxaro reaches mutual separation agreement with former coal head

JSE-listed Exxaro Resources on April 24 reached a mutual separation agreement with Kgabi Masia, its former chief coal operations officer. This development will not affect the company’s operations,... 

MetalsGrove Mining acquires three gold JV permits in Côte d’Ivoire

ASX-listed MetalsGrove Mining has completed the acquisition of three gold joint venture (JV) permits in central-west Côte d’Ivoire. The permits are strategically located between 60 km and 140 km... 

Endeavour on track to achieve full-year guidance following strong first quarter

London-listed Endeavour Mining says it achieved a strong performance for the first quarter, with production of 341 000 oz at an all-in sustaining cost of $1 129/oz. The company is on track to... 

Aterian to accelerate African growth with trade facility

London-listed Aterian has secured signed subscriptions for £468 000 of equity capital targeted through the issue of convertible bonds to both new and existing investors. It is intended that... 

Emmerson approaches ICSID for arbitration over Morocco project

Aim-listed Emmerson has submitted a request for arbitration (RFA) to World Bank arm the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding what it says are breaches by the... 

Trump’s tariffs to weigh on US, global economies

The sweeping tariffs recently imposed by the US are expected to cause significant damage to the global economy, economists noted during a webinar hosted by Fitch Solutions unit BMI on the impact of... 

MC Mining achieves significant development milestones at Makhado

JSE-listed MC Mining’s Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal (HCC) project, in Limpopo, achieved significant development milestones towards commissioning of the coal handling and preparation plant... 

Perseus maintains full-year production guidance

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has maintained its full-year production guidance at between 469 709 oz and 504 709 oz of gold at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of between $1 250/oz and $1 280/oz, after... 

Jupiter reports strong quarterly performance at Tshipi

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines says that the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa, delivered an “outstanding” operational and financial performance in the third quarter ended March 31, with sales... 

First-quarter gold demand underpinned by increasing ETF inflows

Total gold demand increased by 1% year-on-year to 1 206 t – the highest for a first quarter since 2016, industry organisation the World Gold Council’s new report on gold demand trends for the first... 

Sandfire delivers robust results despite headwinds

ASX-listed Sandfire Resources says it delivered robust operating results in the quarter ended March 31, as its teams responded well to unprecedented rainfall at both Motheo, in Botswana, and its... 

Kore receives draft financing proposal for Kola project

Potash development company Kore Potash has received the draft financing proposal and associated draft nonbinding term sheets for its 97%-owned Kola potash project, in Congo-Brazzaville, from the... 

Canyon subsidiary receives approval for access to land at Cameroon port

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ wholly-owned in-country subsidiary Camalco Cameroon has received approval from the Port Authority of Douala to secure access to the land at the Port of Douala, in... 

Gemfields ruby auction yields $7.2m in revenue

Gemstone miner Gemfields’ mini auction of rough rubies recovered from its 75%-owned Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) operation, in Mozambique, has generated revenue of $7.2-million at an average sales... 

Perseus to proceed with $523m development of Tanzanian project

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, following an update of the project’s feasibility study. Perseus has... 

Harmony reports loss-of-life incident at Moab Khotsong mine

JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining Company has reported that an employee lost his life in a locomotive-related accident at the Moab Khotsong mine on April 25. Moab Khotsong is a deep-level mine near... 

Vast’s historical diamond parcel released by Zimbabwean authorities

Aim-listed Vast Resources has announced the release of the historical diamond parcel that has been held in safe custody at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by order of that country’s Supreme Court... 

Operational challenges, smelter maintenance hamper Implats’ output

JSE-listed Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum (6E) production from managed operations at Impala Rustenburg, Impala Bafokeng, Zimplats, Marula... 

Cesa calls for resilient infrastructure approach in KZN amid flood challenges

There is an urgent need for a proactive and resilient approach to infrastructure maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal, especially given the recurring floods that have exposed significant vulnerabilities in... 

Akora’s main exploration tenement in Madagascar renewed

ASX-listed Akora Resources has received formal documentation from the Bureau du Cadastre Minier de Madagascar confirming the renewal of its main exploration tenement, PR10430, at its flagship... 

Canyon continues to progress Cameroon project towards production

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ March quarterly activities report shows progress on key activities at the Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon. The company started the evaluation of a two-stage... 

Zambia’s Kashime copper mine approved to start operations

The Kashime copper mine project, located in the Upper Lusemfwa area of Mkushi district in Zambia, has received authorisation to start mining operations. The project is primarily being developed by... 

Bougouni lithium project mining licence transfer completed

The Foulaboula exploitation permit, or mining licence, has been approved for transfer from Future Minerals to London-listed Kodal Mining UK's subsidiary Les Mines de Lithium de Bougouni (LMLB). The... 

Lexington raises £530 000 to progress project activities

Aim-listed Lexington Gold, with projects in South Africa and the US, has raised, in aggregate, gross proceeds of £530 000 through the issue of 15.6-million new common shares to new and existing... 

Kenmare achieves solid first quarter

London-listed Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma titanium minerals mine, in northern Mozambique, recorded ilmenite production of 204 500 t for the first quarter ended March 31. This was in... 

Merafe reports lower year-on-year production

JSE-listed Merafe Resources’ attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture was 71 000 t for the first quarter ended March 31. That represents a decrease of about 7%... 

Sovereign undertaking geotechnical programmes at Malawi project

ASX-listed Sovereign Metals says several geotechnical drilling programmes are now under way at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi. The results of the programmes will be used to support...