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Darren Parker

Darren Parker

Darren Parker is a Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Darren Parker

Premier CEO George Roach

Premier to raise more than £1.5m through new share issue

25th April 2025

Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has announced a subscription of 4.5-billion shares to raise £1.58-million before expenses at an issue price of 0.035p per new ordinary share. The funds raised... 


Ferrochrome smelting

Merafe to suspend operations at Boshoek, Wonderkop smelters in May

25th April 2025

JSE-listed Merafe Resources will suspend operations at its Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters, in the North West province, indefinitely. The decision was made after a business review... 


Platinum ingots

Despite cautionary indicators, platinum price will rise within a year, analyst says

25th April 2025

Although the global economic and industrial “dashboard is littered with red and yellow indicators”, Metals Focus platinum group metals (PGMs) research director Wilma Swarts believes there are... 


a large de beers diamond

De Beers reports 11% y/y production decline in the first quarter

24th April 2025

Diamond producer De Beers’ rough diamond production for the first quarter of this year decreased by 11% year-on-year to 6.1-million carats, reflecting the continued production response to a... 


first quantum copper mine

First Quantum reports $23m net loss in first quarter

24th April 2025

TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals has reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $23-million, which equates to a $0.03 loss a share, and adjusted earnings of $2-million for the three... 


Orion secures $2m loan from Ratel

24th April 2025

ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals’ shareholder Ratel Growth, of which former Orion director Thomas Borman is the controlling shareholder, has provided Orion an unsecured $2‑million loan facility... 


Aterian signs $4.5m trade finance agreement

23rd April 2025

London-listed critical metal-focused exploration and development company Aterian has signed a $4.5-million trade finance agreement with a global commodity trading and financial house. The company... 


Botala to raise A$1.25m through new share placement

22nd April 2025

ASX- and BSE-listed coal exploration and development company Botala Energy has secured firm investment commitments from institutional, sophisticated and professional investors to raise... 


Deep Yellow reiterates impact of poor uranium prices

22nd April 2025

Uranium developer and producer Deep Yellow has, in its latest quarterly activities report, published on April 22, reiterated that it has deferred a final investment decision on its Tumas project,... 


First Quantum exploration team onsite in Zambia

FQM invests A$15.2m in Prospect Resources

15th April 2025

Copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has announced a strategic investment in Australia-based battery and electrification metals developer Prospect Resources. Prospect’s principal focus is... 


URU completes airborne survey over Zebediela

11th April 2025

Aim-listed exploration and development company URU Metals has announced the completion of a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey over its Zebediela project area, in South Africa, conducted... 


Glencore Copper Africa CEO Mark Davis, Glencore DRC president and KCC chairperson Marie-Chantal Kaninda, and DRC Minister of Mines Kizito

Copper Mark awarded to two of Glencore’s DRC operations

11th April 2025

Diversified miner Glencore’s two operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a joint venture with Gécamines and the DRC government, and Mutanda Mining... 


Kamoa-Kakula copper complex

Kamoa-Kakula significantly increases imported hydroelectric power to start up new smelter

7th April 2025

TSX- and OTCQX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ joint venture (JV) Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has reached a major turning point following a significant increase in... 


Heraeus platinum ingots

Precious metals unable to avoid wide-ranging sell-offs amid Trump tariffs

7th April 2025

Although precious metals dodged the reciprocal import tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week, they were unable to avoid the wide-ranging sell-off that hit most assets, Heraeus... 


US President Donald Trump

Trump tariff policies likely to extend beyond his term, analysts say

4th April 2025

Following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on April 2 that South Africa would be subjected to 30% tariffs on its exports to the US, banker and academic Colin Coleman has said there is... 


Platinum ingots

Despite cautionary indicators, platinum price will rise within a year, analyst says

4th April 2025

Although the global economic and industrial “dashboard is littered with red and yellow indicators”, Metals Focus platinum group metals (PGMs) research director Wilma Swarts believes there are... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at the ribbon cutting of the Naudesbank colliery

Mantashe lauds opening of Seriti’s Naudesbank Colliery, insists coal mining remains critical

4th April 2025

“King coal is back!” Mineral Resources and Petroleum Minister Gwede Mantashe exclaimed at the ribbon cutting of coal producer Seriti’s new Naudesbank Colliery, near Carolina, in Mpumalanga, on... 


SABS logo with data in the background and an

SABS investigation continues amid unsettling allegations of mismanagement

4th April 2025

Ever since allegations of corruption and mismanagement against State-owned entity the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) started to surface late last year, the organisation has been under... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO-designate Richard Stewart

Despite strong headwinds, Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stewart remains bullish on PGMs' future

3rd April 2025

Despite the platinum group metals (PGMs) slump brought about by low prices and the advent of electric vehicles (EVs), Sibanye-Stillwater CEO-designate Richard Stewart remains optimistic about the... 


Trade, Industry And Competition Minister Parks Tau

Tau worried about US tariff impact on South African products

3rd April 2025

Although the announcement of a 30% tariff on all exports from South Africa to the US could have a serious impact on the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 


Critical Metals’ immediate goal is to get funding for further drilling at Molulu

31st March 2025

Investment company Critical Metals has said its immediate priority is to secure the necessary funding to restart diamond drilling and exploration activities at its 70%-owned Molulu copper project,... 


Kazera poised to begin receiving operational cash flows in the coming weeks

31st March 2025

Aim-listed investment company Kazera Global is poised to begin receiving operational cash flows from both its heavy mineral sands (HMS) and diamond projects in the coming weeks, the company said on... 


Merafe offers revised approach to disaggregation of group revenue by region

31st March 2025

JSE-listed Merafe Resources has revised its regional revenue disclosure format for ferrochrome and chrome ore following an engagement with the JSE regarding the proactive monitoring review process.... 


Crocodile River mine

Eastplats reports significant losses for 2024

31st March 2025

TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has reported losses for the 12 months and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. Revenue for the fourth quarter decreased by 44.3% to $17-million... 


Uis tin mine

Andrada reports processing improvements in quarterly update

31st March 2025

Aim- and OTCQB-listed tin producer Andrada Mining's ongoing continuous improvement programme has resulted in processing rates reaching 141 t an hour, the highest level in the past five quarters,... 


Exoskeleton testing

Exoskeleton testing for underground mining yields positive results

28th March 2025

Exoskeletons are currently being tested for their effectiveness in barring at one of Sibanye-Stillwater’s operations as part of the Fall of Ground Action Plan (FoGAP), with positive results so far.... 


Zimplats and Impala Platinum nonexecutive director Bernard Swanepoel

Swanepoel rubbishes claims that South Africa's mining industry is on the decline

28th March 2025

The South African mining industry is not on its last legs, Manganese Metal Company chairperson and Zimplats and Impala Platinum nonexecutive director Bernard Swanepoel has insisted. Speaking at the... 


mine workers in a row with boots

Nedlac announces consensus on 47 labour law reforms

28th March 2025

Negotiations between organised business, organised labour and government, led by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), on a substantive labour law reform process have now concluded. The... 


Akobo achieves first revenue-generating quarter

27th March 2025

Euronext- and Frankfurt-listed Akobo Minerals reported its first revenue-generating quarter, with an income of SKr10.6-million for the fourth quarter of 2024, not including 2.3 kg gold produced in... 


Capital reports more than 50% decline in EPS in a ‘year of transition’

27th March 2025

London-listed mining, drilling, maintenance and geochemical analysis solutions provider Capital has reported a 53.5% year-on-year decline in basic earnings per share (EPS) to $0.089 in 2024, from... 


carbon tax illustration

African exporters to face market challenges as EU expands Carbon Border Tax

26th March 2025

Recent amendments to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulatory framework, introduced on February 26, are expected to have significant implications for African exporters. The... 


Suiso, CGS launch joint programme to investigate carbon capture potential

25th March 2025

Blue ammonia production company Suiso and the Council for Geoscience (CGS) have entered into a collaboration to research South Africa’s subsurface potential for carbon capture and green hydrogen... 


Glass fibre reinforced polymer rebar

We do not want to compete with steel, we want to replace it, GFRP Tech CEO says at facility launch

21st March 2025

Structural reinforcement materials manufacturer GFRP Tech has opened a new research and development (R&D) and manufacturing facility in Linbro Park, Sandton. The facility – the result of... 


Speakers who participated in a webinar about net-zero targets

Net-zero strategies cannot succeed without breaking down silos – consultant

19th March 2025

It is important for any company starting its journey towards net-zero or even-zero emissions to understand that, for a sustainability strategy to hold any water, the business needs to break down... 


Updated study on Jelani Resources project under way

17th March 2025

Aim- and OTCQB-listed gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold’s joint venture (JV) Jelani Resources has engaged Bara Consulting to conduct an updated study on the Jelani Resources... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at the ribbon cutting of the Naudesbank colliery

Mantashe lauds opening of Seriti's Naudesbank Colliery, insists coal mining remains critical

14th March 2025

“King coal is back!” Mineral Resources and Petroleum Minister Gwede Mantashe exclaimed at the ribbon cutting of coal producer Seriti’s new Naudesbank Colliery, near Carolina, in Mpumalanga, on... 


collage

We must adapt to permanently 1.5 ºC warmer climate, scientist says

14th March 2025

Global warming has not only surpassed 1.5 ºC above preindustrial levels but is also set to remain at or above that level permanently, University of the Witwatersrand Professor Francois Engelbrecht... 


two lit light bulbs

Nersa approves generation capacity charge, sets out other retail tariff plan changes

14th March 2025

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved, in principle, power utility Eskom’s application for a proposed generation capacity charge (GCC),  but adjusted to reduce the... 


JA Engineering CEO Matimba Mahange, JA Engineering business development, sales and marketing director Mbulelo Nkasana, Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile and JA Engineering COO Danie Van Wyk

Gauteng heavy equipment manufacturing sector has not reached its full potential, Maile says

13th March 2025

After visiting manufacturing and engineering company JA Engineering’s facilities in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on March 13, Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile said he was upbeat... 


NUM member wearing t-shirt

NUM worried about ‘possible bloodbath of job losses’ on multiple fronts

12th March 2025

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 


CCC appoints security head, compliance officer

12th March 2025

Copper producer Consolidated Copper Corp (CCC) has appointed Tim Flynn as group security head and Robert O’Neill as chief compliance officer to support the company’s operations and growth in... 


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