Bannerman Energy appoints Bruce McFadzean as nonexec director

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy has appointed Bruce McFadzean as a nonexecutive director, effective November 18. McFadzean is a mining engineer with over 40 years of mining and process experience... 

Bezant commissions technical report for Namibia project

Aim-listed Bezant Resources has commissioned independent consultancy firm Sound Mining International to generate a technical report focusing on the near-term development of the Hope deposit, in... 

Coal, gold weigh on mining industry’s production increases

South Africa’s gold and coal sectors were the only sectors to post decreases in production for September and the situation is unlikely to turn around markedly in the near term. Statistics South... 

Sustainable Fitch expands Transition Assessment to mining, steel, cement sectors

Sustainable Fitch, a FitchSolutions company, has launched an expanded Transition Assessment analytical product, through the development of new sector-specific methodologies, covering additional... 

Mining production, sales up in September

South Africa’s mining production increased by 4.7% year-on-year in September, Statistics South Africa reports. The largest positive contributions came from platinum group metals (PGMs) (6.7% and... 

Progress continues to be made at Giyani’s demo plant commissioning

TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals, developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana, says the demo plant in Johannesburg, South Africa, is progressing efficiently through the... 

Anglo American, Cefetra reinforce European fertiliser partnership

Diversified miner Anglo American has signed a new polyhalite fertiliser agreement with Cefetra Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of BayWa, further reinforcing the companies’ European partnership.... 

Pasofino continuing discussions with counterparty for strategic acquisition

Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources has provided an update on its 53%-owned subsidiary Pasofino Gold’s progress on a potential strategic transaction. Pasofino is continuing discussions with a... 

Lexington Gold, Gold One Africa mull cooperation at their South African projects

Aim-listed Lexington Gold and its broad-based black economic empowerment partner Letsema have entered into an intention to cooperate agreement with Gold One Africa, which will see the parties seek... 

Lucara records strong quarter marked by exceptional discoveries, shaft sinking progress

TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corp recovered two exceptional diamonds larger than 1 000 ct and sold 116 221 ct of diamonds in the third quarter ended September 30, generating revenue of $44.3-million.... 

Sovereign completes mining trials at Malawi project

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has successfully completed the mining trials stage of its pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme (pilot phase) at the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in... 

Bushveld production to continue to decrease on liquidity challenges

Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals will continue with a controlled slowdown of production owing to liquidity challenges, CEO Craig Coltman says in an operational update for the three months and nine... 

Nersa publishes Eskom’s proposed Retail Tariff Plan for public consultation

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published State-owned utility Eskom’s proposed Retail Tariff Plan for public consultation, detailing changes to its tariff charges and... 

Critical Minerals Africa Group launched

Critical minerals industry stakeholders on November 7 launched the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG), with the aim of strengthening relationships between Africa and global markets, empowering... 

Commissioning of demo plant for Botswana battery-grade manganese project under way

TSX-listed Giyani Metals, which is developing the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project, in Botswana, says the demo plant being manufactured in Johannesburg, South Africa, is now in the... 

Organised business embraces, with caveats, Climate Change Act

With climate change perceived as one of the critical challenges threatening the viability of businesses, infrastructure and natural ecosystems, industry bodies Minerals Council South Africa and... 

Organised business embraces, with caveats, Climate Change Act

With climate change perceived as one of the critical challenges threatening the viability of businesses, infrastructure and natural ecosystems, industry bodies Minerals Council South Africa and... 

Kore raises $900 000 to progress Kola project

Potash development company Kore Potash has completed a share subscription, raising about $900 000 through the issue of 25.4-million new ordinary shares. Kore has 97% ownership of the Kola and DX... 

Wia undertakes A$30m placement to drive further growth at Namibia project

ASX-listed Wia Gold has received firm commitments from new and existing shareholders, including institutional and sophisticated investors, for a A$30-million placement of 200-million new fully paid... 

Atlantic Tin announces resource upgrade at Morocco project

Australian company Atlantic Tin has announced a resource upgrade for the Achmmach tin project, in Morocco, to 39.1-million tonnes at 0.55% tin for a total of 213 000 t of contained tin. This... 

Signet, De Beers launch new natural diamond marketing campaign for young generation

Diamond miner De Beers Group and diamond jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers, have launched ‘Worth the Wait’, a new natural diamond campaign focused on the themes of modern love and evolving... 

MC Mining’s Uitkomst production falls in first quarter

JSE-listed MC Mining’s run-of-mine coal production at the Uitkomst steelmaking and thermal coal mine for the quarter ended September 30 (the first quarter of its 2025 financial year) was 35% lower... 

PFS confirms viability of South Palladium’s Bengwenyama project

JSE- and ASX-listed Southern Palladium has announced the results of a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its 70%-owned Bengwenyama project in the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa,... 

Kore progresses EPC agreements, financing options for Congo-Brazzaville projects

Potash development company Kore Potash, with 97% ownership of the Kola potash project and the Dougou Extension (DX) potash project in the Sintoukola basin in Congo-Brazzaville, has provided its... 

Diamcor to raise funds to expedite increased processing at South Africa project

TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining intends to complete a term loan financing of up to C$1.5-million, to be used to expedite efforts to support the processing of material at significantly higher volumes at... 

Ivanhoe delivers strong third quarter, expects 2025 to be a ‘banner year’

Canada-headquartered miner Ivanhoe Mines achieved a profit of $108-million for the third quarter ended September 30, an increase on the $67-million reported for the previous quarter. Adjusted... 

Value of gold demand surges in higher price environment – council

Healthy inflows into global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were a major driver of growth in gold demand in the third quarter, and combined with continued over-the-counter investor interest, this... 

Commissioning on K.Hill demo plant starts – Giyani

TSX-listed Giyani Metals, which is developing the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project, in Botswana, says the demo plant being manufactured in Johannesburg, South Africa, is now in the... 

Rome Resources encouraged by promising copper, tin mineralisation at DRC prospect

Aim-listed Rome Resources has made progress with drilling at its Mont Agoma prospect, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with initial assessment from the cores said to be promising for both... 

Sovereign completes drilling programme to upgrade Kasiya resource

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has completed an infill drilling programme at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, to support ongoing technical studies. The programme included the... 

Lucapa achieves strong diamond sales despite soft market conditions

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company reports that the Lulo diamond mine, in Angolo, in which it has a 40% interest, sold 5 587 ct at an average price of $3 033/ct during the quarter ended September... 

Bushveld completes disposal of Lemur Holdings

Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals announces that all conditions to the disposal of Lemur Holdings have been met. This follows an announcement in September which confirmed that the company had received... 

Makor Resources, Jubilee partner with Zambian govt to support agriculture

Mining services provider Makor Resources and mining company Jubilee Metals Zambia have partnered to support the Zambian government’s efforts to provide agricultural inputs to subsistence farmers,... 

Rainbow making strides at South African rare earths project

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths made considerable strides during the financial year ended June 30 towards establishing an independent supply chain for the rare earth elements (REE) that are... 

De Beers’ GemFair programme buys its 10 000th diamond

Diamonds miner De Beers Group’s GemFair programme has reached the key milestone of buying its 10 000th diamond since its launch in 2018. GemFair focuses on developing a responsible sourcing model... 

Creecy calls for smart transport solutions as pioneer EV taxi is launched

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy emphasised the importance of implementing smart solutions as part of efforts to upgrade and revitalise the country’s transport sector, with commuter numbers... 

Centamin lifts production, sales in the third quarter

TSX- and LSE-listed Centamin increased production at its flagship Sukari mine, in Egypt, by 30% year-on-year to 131 726 oz in the quarter ended September 30, taking output for the nine months to... 

Minerals Council commits to new health and safety milestones

Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa says it is fully committed to supporting the third iteration of health and safety milestones agreed by the Department of Mineral and... 

Botswana Diamonds secures prospecting permit on five Marsfontein kimberlites

Botswana Diamonds, which holds exploration licences in South Africa and Botswana, has obtained a prospecting permit covering five kimberlites known to contain diamonds in the Marsfontein region of... 

DRDGOLD lifts first-quarter output, sales

JSE- and NYSE-listed DRDGOLD’s production for the quarter ended September 30 increased by 7% quarter-on-quarter to 1 319 kg (42 407 oz), primarily owing to a 13% increase in tonnage throughput,...