Botswana Diamonds awarded AI-identified acreage

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has been awarded four prospecting licences in Botswana following an extensive country-wide AI-driven exploration programme which generated several highly prospective... 

Kavango releases technical update for Zimbabwe project

London-listed Kavango Resources has presented a technical update on the ongoing structural work on its Hillside project, in Zimbabwe. The analysis and insights are provided by the technical team in... 

Sovereign highlights successful results from Malawi project testwork

Sovereign Metals announces that the latest testwork on graphite from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, has delivered “highly successful” results. The testwork focused on optimising the... 

Perseus records strong operational, financial performance for the June quarter

ASX-listed Perseus Mining’s strong operational performance in the June quarter enabled it to grow its cash and bullion balance to $827-million Quarterly gold production of 121 237 oz at a weighted... 

New recommendations aim to unlock renewable-energy investment in South Africa

Global corporate renewable energy initiative RE100 and South African sustainable growth and development coalition the National Business Initiative (NBI) on July 8 launched their joint 'South... 

Speakers outline Eskom’s transition approach at energy industry day

State-owned power utility Eskom has adopted a “forward-looking” strategy that is designed to tackle the current pressing challenges in the electricity sector, while positioning the entity as a... 

Askari identifies high-grade copper mineralisation at Ethiopia project

ASX-listed Askari Metals says analysis of historic drilling at the Katta target of its recently acquired Nejo gold project, in Ethiopia, has identified significant high-grade copper mineralisation.... 

Deep Yellow continues to progress Namibia project development

ASX-listed Deep Yellow continues to make “solid progress” across all key areas of project development at its flagship Tumas project, in Namibia, including engineering, procurement, site... 

Jubilee reports strong fourth-quarter production performance

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals has published its South African operational and project update for the fourth quarter ended June 30, with the company highlighting a strong production... 

Premier provides further update on Zulu lithium plant

Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has provided an update on completion of the initial flotation plant test run at the Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe, following the installation of... 

Valterra warns of lower first-half earnings on lower sales, demerger costs

Platinum group metal (PGM) miner Valterra Platinum, previously Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), expects to report a 76% to 88% year-on-year decrease in headline earnings and headline earnings per... 

29Metals progresses projects in June quarter

ASX-listed 29Metals has highlighted progress at its assets in Australia for the June quarter. CEO James Palmer says momentum is building at the Gossan Valley mine, with receipt of final project... 

Bureau gives go-ahead for Solidus to build its Spring Valley gold mine

Precious metals royalty and streaming company Sailfish Royalty announces that on July 15, the US Bureau of Land Management approved Solidus Resources’ Spring Valley gold mine project, in Pershing... 

Thor Medical progresses cancer treatment in partnership with Steenkampskraal

Thor Medical, which is working in a partnership with South Africa’s Steenkampskraal monazite mine (SMM), has made progress in cancer treatment through targeted thorium-based alpha therapy.... 

Sibanye-Stillwater, Harmony maintain inclusion in FTSE4Good Index Series

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has announced its continued inclusion, since 2016, as a constituent in the FTSE4Good Index Series, while gold miner Harmony Gold... 

DY6 accelerating Cameroon exploration with placement, CEO appointment

ASX-listed DY6 Metals has received firm commitments for a placement to raise $4.63-million to drive exploration activities at the company’s portfolio in Cameroon. Funds raised from the placement... 

TNPA unveils new multi-purpose vessel

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) on July 7 unveiled a R120-million new locally built multi-purpose vessel, which the entity says is a crucial addition to its marine fleet at the Port of... 

Valterra Platinum bullish about platinum outlook

Valterra Platinum, previously Anglo America Platinum (Amplats), is confident about the future of the platinum group metals (PGMs) market and confident that the newly demerged company is well... 

Gautrain Management Agency’s shift in focus leads to overhaul in extension plan

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 

Traka warns its stake in Guinea project at risk

ASX-listed Traka Resources has received a notice from its project partner Alamako Resources, purporting to terminate the partnership agreement entered into on April 18 relating to the exploration... 

Premier restarts Zulu lithium plant

Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has provided an update on the plant status and flotation plant test run at Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe, following the installation of... 

Lexington’s South African subsidiary granted new prospecting right

Gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold’s South African subsidiary Reef Exploration has been granted a new consolidated prospecting right for the group’s Bothaville project in the... 

Kavango achieves encouraging drilling results at Bill’s Luck

The results from the latest high-grade gold intercepts from ongoing underground drilling at the Bill’s Luck gold mine, on the Hillside project, in Zimbabwe, are “highly encouraging”, London-listed... 

Central bank gold buying picked up in May

Central banks added a net 20 t to global gold reserves in May, an uptick from the previous month; however, the overall pace has moderated slightly, industry organisation the World Gold Council... 

Trading in Orion’s securities halted on ASX ahead of capital raise

Trading in the securities of dual-listed Orion Minerals on the ASX will be halted at the request of the company, pending a material announcement regarding a capital raising being undertaken by the... 

Capricorn’s KGP project delivers at upper end of guidance

ASX-listed Capricorn Metals’ Karlawinda gold project (KGP), in Western Australia, produced 32 216 oz of gold in the quarter ended June 30, taking gold production to 117 076 oz for the full... 

Australian Mines secures earn-in rights to Brazilian project

ASX-listed Australian Mines has entered into a legally binding term sheet with Cabral Resources, a subsidiary of TSX-listed GoldMining and Majestic D&M, to earn-into the Boa Vista gold project in... 

Argyle Resources’ partner files 21 mineral lode claims in Wyoming

Junior mineral exploration company Argyle Resources’ exploration partner Rangefront Mining Services has filed 21 mineral lode claims on the company’s behalf with the US Bureau of Land Management... 

Blue Lagoon’s Dome Mountain marks major steps towards production

Canadian publicly listed mining company Blue Lagoon Resources says it has made significant progress at its Dome Mountain gold project, in British Columbia, as it prepares to enter production in a... 

Ero Copper achieves commercial production at Brazilian operation

TSX-listed Ero Copper announces that the Tucumã operation, located in Pará State, Brazil, achieved commercial production, effective July 1. During the month of June, following the completion of... 

Kazera’s South African project continues to perform well

Aim-listed Kazera Global says operations at its Whale Head Minerals (WHM) heavy mineral sands (HMS) project, in South Africa, continue to progress well, with new processing infrastructure... 

International Lithium completes sale of noncore Irish assets

TSX-V- and FSE-listed International Lithium Corp (ILC) has completed the sale of all its interest in the Avalonia project, in Ireland, and in Blackstairs Lithium, the company that owns that... 

No objections lodged against Bengwenyama environmental authorisation

JSE- and ASX-listed Southern Palladium advises that the period has ended for affected parties to object to the recently granted environmental authorisation for a mining right and related... 

Updated PFS shows strong fundamentals for Santana’s New Zealand project

ASX-listed Santana Minerals’ updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Bendigo-Ophir gold project, in New Zealand, has shown strong fiscal outcomes, with an after-tax net present value (NPV) of... 

Kavango exercises option to acquire Nara project; receives $5m funding commitment

London-listed Kavango Resources has exercised its option to acquire 100% of the Nara gold project, in Zimbabwe. Kavango entered the option to acquire Nara in June 2023. 

Shuka secures increased loan financing as it progresses Zambia acquisition

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals has entered into an agreement with its second-largest shareholder Gathoni Muchai Investments (GMI) to increase a loan facility to Shuka by £1.5-million. Along... 

Copper 360 experiences difficult year, but optimistic about the future

JSE-listed Copper 360’s financial results for the year ended February 28 show that the company, which is transitioning from exploration to production, had a difficult year and that it needs to... 

Babcock, Volvo showcase new gen machines to Southern African market

Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to... 

Speakers mull geopolitical considerations for mining industry

The second day of the London Indaba kicked off with an opening keynote session delivered by British diplomat Lord Mark Sedwill, during which he pondered some broad considerations for the mining... 

Valterra Platinum bullish about platinum outlook

Valterra Platinum, previously Anglo America Platinum (Amplats), is confident about the future of the platinum group metals (PGMs) market and confident that the newly demerged company is well...