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B2Gold says Mali operations continue uninterrupted
B2Gold says Mali operations continue uninterrupted
4th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner B2Gold said on Monday that operations at its Fekola Complex in Mali remain uninterrupted and that all permits and licenses were in good standing, even as the West African nation... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Minerals Council details contribution to the economy, livelihoods
3rd November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Minerals Council South Africa finds in its latest 'Mining Matters' report that the local industry provided R470-billion in household income in 2024, which demonstrates its role in... 


Kodal’s Bougouni project continues despite Bamako concerns
3rd November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals says operations at the Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali, located about 180 km from Bamako, continue to run as usual. This follows recent press speculation... 


Shuka CEO Richard Lloyd
Shuka delays completion of Kabwe mine acquisition amid funding holdup
3rd November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals has reported a further delay in completing its acquisition of Zambia’s Leopard Exploration and Mining (LEM) and the Kabwe zinc mine, after funds from its... 


West Wits Mining CEO Rudi Deysel (left) at decline with Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s... 


Merafe, Glencore extend chrome ore agreement
3rd November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Merafe Group, Glencore International and Glencore South Africa have concluded a further addendum to extend their chrome ore marketing agreement to January 23, 2026. The remaining terms... 


Exxaro CEO Ben Magara
Exxaro completes sale of its FerroAlloys business to BBBEE consortium
3rd November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Coal miner Exxaro Resources has announced the successful completion of the sale of its entire shareholding in Exxaro FerroAlloys to a consortium made up of FerroAlloys employees, FerroAlloys... 


Piles of critical mineral ores
Resource disputes between investors and states hit ten-year high
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

Disagreements between governments and investors over resources are at a ten-year high, law firm DLA Piper said, driven by resource nationalism and growing competition between the US and China for... 


China’s massive African mine threatens to upend the iron-ore market
China’s massive African mine threatens to upend the iron-ore market
3rd November 2025 By: Bloomberg

In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four... 


Angola Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa
Angola says national budget will not fund Endiama's De Beers bid
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

Angola will not fund state-owned miner Endiama's proposed acquisition of a stake in De Beers through the national budget, Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa said on Friday. Endiama has bid for a... 


Rough and polished diamonds
Angola diamond production totals 10.7Mct in January-September
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Angola's rough diamond production reached 10.7-million carats in the nine months to September, a government official said on Friday, as the country targets another record haul this year. The... 


Uitkomst Colliery
Makhado project progressing well, Uitkomst improvement plan approved
31st October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Coal miner MC Mining has reported that the development of the Makhado project, in Limpopo, progressed well during the quarter ended September 30, with key milestones achieved despite experiencing... 


Henriette Hooijer
DRDGold appoints new CFO
31st October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed DRDGold has advised shareholders that Riaan Davel has formally tendered his resignation and will step down as CFO and executive director of the company with effect from January 31, 2026.... 


Newmont CEO Tom Palmer
Newmont CEO says Ghana's fiscal stability key as $900m gold mine opens
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Fiscal stability and fair tax and royalty systems are vital if countries want to attract mining investment, Newmont CEO Tom Palmer told Reuters as the company opened its $900-million Ahafo North... 


Tshipi manganese mine
Jupiter on track to meet full-year guidance as Tshipi mine delivers good first-quarter results
31st October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has reported that the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa, has delivered another reliable set of results for the quarter ended September 30, with sales of 837 577 t and... 


Implats refinery.
Implats delivers higher sales into much improved platinum group metals pricing
31st October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats delivered higher refined and saleable production and sales volumes into improved PGM pricing in the three months to September 30.... 


Anglo American COO Ruben Fernandes
Anglo sees Chile copper mine returning to full output in 2027
31st October 2025 By: Bloomberg

Anglo American’s expects its flagship copper mine in Chile to return to normal output levels in 2027 after grappling with a period of lower quality ore that’s set to constrain production next... 


ERG's Metalkol operation in the DRC
Mercuria, ERG agree $100m copper supply deal
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Mercuria Energy Trading has agreed to provide up to $100-million in prepayments to Eurasian Resources Group under a three-year supply agreement for copper, the pair said on Thursday. Prepayments... 


The Ambatovy mine
Sumitomo says Ambatovy nickel project unaffected by Madagascar political turmoil
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp said on Friday that operations at its Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar have not been affected by recent political turmoil. Plans for the project to produce... 


G20Lens analysis, Glencore, Harmony Gold make headlines
G20Lens analysis, Glencore, Harmony Gold make headlines
31st October 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South Africa's thin-incentive critical minerals strategy, according to G20Lens analysis; Glencore's cobalt strategy as the cobalt export ban lifts in... 


Pilot Crushtec sales manager for South Africa Charl Marais
Pilot Crushtec demonstrates innovation, sustainability in crushing solutions at Coal Africa 2025
31st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec showcased its robust range of mobile and modular crushing solutions designed for the demanding conditions of coal mining at the ICPC Coal Africa 2025... 


SEW-EURODRIVE showcases fast, reliable drive solutions for coal mining sector
SEW-EURODRIVE showcases fast, reliable drive solutions for coal mining sector
31st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Drive technology company SEW-EURODRIVE used the ICPC Coal Africa 2025 conference to highlight its industrial gear solutions designed specifically for the tough demands of the coal mining industry.... 


AngloGold withdraws from Latin Metals’ Organullo option
AngloGold withdraws from Latin Metals’ Organullo option
30th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has elected to terminate its option to earn up to an 80% interest in the Organullo gold project, in Argentina, TSX-V-listed Latin Metals reported on Thursday.... 


Sylvania CEO Jaco Prinsloo
Higher output, prices give Sylvania's Ebitda a boost
30th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum posted a 71% quarter-on-quarter increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to $22-million for the quarter ended September 30 –... 


WGC senior markets analyst Louise Street
Gold demand rises to new high in tandem with price – WGC
30th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

According to the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) ‘Gold Demands Trends’ report for the third quarter of this year, total gold demand, including over-the-counter (OTC), grew 3% year-on-year to 1 313 t,... 


Aerial view of the Platreef Mine site, with Phase 1 concentrator in the foreground and shafts #1, #2 and #3, and associated surface infrastructure in the background.
Ivanhoe's third-quarter profit falls on lower Kamoa-Kakula sales volumes; Platreef reaches a milestone
30th October 2025 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Base and precious metals miner Ivanhoe Mines recorded a profit of $31-million for the quarter ended September 30, compared with profit of $108-million reported for the third quarter of 2024, as a... 


The Bakubung mine
Wesizwe progressing infrastructure key to Bakubung's ramp-up
30th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum, which is developing the Bakubung mine in South Africa's North West province, says it continues to make progress in advancing key underground infrastructure needed for... 


The Letšeng diamond mine
Gem flags lower third-quarter output on the back of cost reduction measures
30th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which operates the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, reports that decisive measures to conserve cash have been completed, with the anticipated $1.5-million in monthly saving... 


Copper breakout above $11 000 to be short-lived, Goldman Sachs says
Copper breakout above $11 000 to be short-lived, Goldman Sachs says
30th October 2025 By: Reuters

Current copper market fundamentals justify a price consolidation towards the top end of their $10 000 to $11 000 per metric ton forecast range, Goldman Sachs said on Thursday, while adding that any... 


Drill cores
Mali revokes over 90 mining exploration permits for noncompliance
30th October 2025 By: Reuters

Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by subsidiaries of international mining companies, according to an official decree seen by Reuters. Companies affected... 


 	Ntsiki Adonisi, Rachel Dagadu, Zinzi Lawrence, Amarachukwu Odo, and Chimwemwe Tembo-Shula.
South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief... 


Sable enters supply agreement for Lapon plant to accelerate production ramp-up
29th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Sable Exploration and Mining has reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lapon Plant has entered into a comprehensive operator, ore supply and processing agreement with South African... 


An iron-ore mine in Liberia
Liberia replaces mines minister amid talks on US investments
29th October 2025 By: Reuters

Liberia has replaced its mining minister and top mining regulator, the office of President Joseph Boakai announced, as the West African nation and iron ore producer pursues talks with Washington on... 


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