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South Africa’s mining cadastre is taking shape, with 37 rightholders having registered with the system in the Western Cape as part of its Phase 1 rollout, Department of Mineral and Petroleum...
ASX-listed Toubani Resources on Friday announced what it described as a "company-defining" A$395-million funding package to fully finance the construction of its flagship Kobada gold project in...
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South African State-owned asset management firm the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has, in aggregate, acquired a further interest in the ordinary shares of multinational miner...
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Diamond producer De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) chairperson Barend Petersen has urged the South African diamond industry to support the Luanda Accord, a new initiative requiring diamond...
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Feriel Zerouki will step down as De Beers chief trade and industry officer and member of the executive committee at the end of October. She joined De Beers in 2005 and has played a central role in...
The Democratic Republic of Congo will start building gold reserves to bolster its currency and lift its economy, the central bank governor said, joining a rush in Africa and elsewhere to stockpile...
With the gold price having surged above $4 000/oz for the first time ever on October 8, South African gold producers are becoming bullish about their prospects in a sector that has been described...
Zambia is poised for record copper production this year, bolstering its standing as a key global supplier just as prices surge and demand is set to grow. A wave of accidents and disruptions at...
Rather than focusing narrowly on minerals beneficiation, South African policymakers have been urged to pay much closer attention to reigniting and expanding the market for the country’s already...
Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4 000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and...
There have been considerable changes in the approach to tailings management over the past 30 years or so, with learnings from previous global disasters informing new legislation, engendering...
The Democratic Republic of Congo will allocate annual cobalt export quotas based on companies' production and shipment data for the previous three years, three sources familiar with the matter told...
Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council...
JSE-listed Salungano Group says the 2024 financial year was a defining period for the company, marked by intense operational and financial headwinds that tested the resilience of the business. “It...
JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum has reported significant progress in the ramp-up of its underground mining operations at the Bakubung platinum mine, in the North West province, with key infrastructure...
On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad...
Trade unions Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are in dispute with Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold division, noting in a statement that...
JSE-listed Alphamin Resources’ contained tin production for the third quarter was 5 190 t, up 26% from the previous quarter’s 4 106 t, the company points out in an operational update for the...
LSE- and ISE-listed titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources has successfully completed a major upgrade of its Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) A at the Moma titanium minerals mine in...
The global materials industry saw revenues decline in 2024, with metals and mining contracting by 6% to about $3-trillion, even as profitability remained strong and profit pools continued to shift...
Mining and infrastructure industries productivity and sustainability partner Epiroc has won a large order for mining equipment and digital solutions from Asante Gold for a gold mine in Ghana....
Anxieties over global geopolitical and economic risks are the biggest drivers pushing gold's 53% surge this year to a record over $4 000/oz, with analysts seeing little to halt the surge. The...
Gold smashed through $4 000 an ounce to hit a record high on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump's...
Aim-listed Ironveld’s 74%-owned subsidiary Lapon Mining has entered into a binding mining operations agreement with South African mining and contracting company Daemaneng Minerals, which will...
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