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USA Rare Earth to acquire Texas Minerals, consolidating Round Top control
USA Rare Earth to acquire Texas Minerals, consolidating Round Top control
Updated 21 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Critical minerals company USA Rare Earth on Thursday announced the acquisition of Texas Mineral Resources in an all-share transaction valued at about $73-million, securing full operational and economic control of the Round Top heavy rare earths... 


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China unveils plan to decarbonise economy but stops short of quitting coal
China unveils plan to decarbonise economy but stops short of quitting coal
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

China on Thursday released a new economic decarbonisation plan that seeks to put its carbon intensity reduction programme back on track, mainly by relying on its booming renewable sector to limit... 


China’s State iron-ore buyer summons traders on BHP restrictions
China’s State iron-ore buyer summons traders on BHP restrictions
Updated 41 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

China’s state-backed iron-ore buyer has summoned traders and urged them to refrain from buying new BHP Group cargoes to sell to buyers in the country after they were found to be flouting a... 


Endeavour Mining's Agbaou mine in Côte d'Ivoire
Cockerill lauds Endeavour's strong operational, financial performance
Updated 2 hours 32 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

London- and Toronto-listed gold miner Endeavour Mining CEO Ian Cockerill has described 2025 as a strong year of operational performance and a record year of financial performance for the group,... 


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Global economy faces inflation and growth test amid escalating conflict in Iran – Goldman
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

A temporary surge in oil prices to $100/bbl could slow global growth by 0.4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a widening conflict in Iran chokes off vital Middle East... 


Koos Jordaan
Master Drilling's technical director resigns
Updated 3 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Barend Jacobus Jordaan will step down as technical director of JSE-listed mining technologies provider Master Drilling, with effect from May 1. "The board extends its sincere appreciation to Mr... 


Marula mine.
Solar power for Marula and Rustenburg platinum mines being sought by Implats
Updated 4 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Implats is looking at solar for the Marula PGM mine and also the Impala Rustenburg operation, the company reported during a media roundtable on Thursday,... 


Mantengu refinances R130m in short-term debt
Updated 4 hours ago By: Chanel de Bruyn

Mining investment company Mantengu Mining, which holds chrome and platinum group metals mining assets in South Africa, has successfully refinanced about R130-million in short-term debt that had... 


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Implats CEO Nico Muller.
Implats’ headline earnings up five-fold, R7bn free cash flow, dividend declared
Updated 4 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

In the six months to December 31, South African platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats generated 180% improved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... 


The Rubaya mine
Landslide kills over 200 people at Congo's Rubaya mine, mines ministry says
4th March 2026 By: Reuters

More than 200 people died on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mines ministry said on Wednesday. A... 


Rincon offloads Laverton assets, plans West Arunta sale or JV
Rincon offloads Laverton assets, plans West Arunta sale or JV
4th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Rincon Resources has entered into a binding agreement to dispose of its Laverton assets in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The transaction would allow the company to... 


Miners urged to improve balance between being a ‘great’ company and an attractive investment stock
Miners urged to improve balance between being a ‘great’ company and an attractive investment stock
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

In order to reach their full potential, companies need to be able to balance being a "great company" and a "great stock", according to management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG’s)... 


London Bullion Market Association CE Ruth Crowell.
Global call to action to halt illicit gold flows
4th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

As gold prices reach historic highs and the geopolitical race for minerals escalates, the pressures on value chains are intensifying – and so too are the risks, London Bullion Market Association... 


Atomic Eagle reports 24% increase in uranium resources
Atomic Eagle reports 24% increase in uranium resources
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has announced a 24% increase in total mineral resources at its Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia, following the completion of the company’s maiden drilling campaign at the... 


URU begins ground-based geophysical programme at South African nickel project
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed URU Metals has announced that line preparation activities along the survey lines required for the planned ground-based geophysical programme at the Zeb nickel project, located on the... 


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MMG profit more than triples on copper rally, strong output
MMG profit more than triples on copper rally, strong output
4th March 2026 By: Bloomberg

MMG said profit more than tripled last year, buoyed by higher commodity prices and strong output at key mines, though still fell short of analyst estimates. The Chinese-owned mining company’s net... 


Cascade increases strategic investment in Pensana to $165m
Cascade increases strategic investment in Pensana to $165m
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Global rare earth mining investment platform Cascade Natural Resources has increased its previously announced investment in London-listed Pensana in support of the development of the company's US... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Africa's energy transition must support industrialisation, Ramaphosa tells Energy Indaba delegates
4th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa is seeking to expand its electricity transmission grid, which is a R450-billion challenge, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his keynote address at the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, at... 


Bannerman’s Chamberlain appointed CEO and MD
Bannerman’s Chamberlain appointed CEO and MD
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy has appointed its existing CEO Gavin Chamberlain as MD and Danny Goeman as an independent nonexecutive director. Chamberlain joined Bannerman as COO in February 2023 and... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
‘Extremely robust’ platinum investment demand expected
4th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Investment demand for platinum is expected to be “extremely robust” in 2026. “We've not only got the attractiveness in terms of platinum’s underlying supply demand fundamentals, but we also have a... 


DMPR Minister Gwede Mantashe
DMPR welcomes Rio Tinto’s investment in Zulti South project
4th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has welcomed the announcement by mining giant Rio Tinto that its subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) will proceed with an R8.5-billion... 


Minister Tim Hodgson at the PDAC Convention this week
Canada sharpens critical minerals pitch at PDAC Convention
4th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles,... 


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Magazine round up | 27 February 2026
Magazine round up | 27 February 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

CRITICAL DIVERSIFICATION: Exxaro Resources, which is best known for coal mining, has joined the International Manganese Institute, signalling its diversification into the critical mineral. The move followed Exxaro’s recent signing of binding agreements to acquire shares and claims in manganese assets held by Ntsimbintle Holdings and OM Holdings for R11.67-billion. The transaction will give Exxaro exposure to four operating mines, including 60.1% effective ownership in the Tshipi Borwa openpit manganese mine (pictured), in the Northern Cape.
CRITICAL DIVERSIFICATION

Exxaro Resources, which is best known for coal mining, has joined the International Manganese Institute, signalling its diversification into the critical mineral. The move followed Exxaro’s recent... 

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Back-on-track independent State-owned transmission entity is very good news

President Cyril Ramaphosa has brought the sudden uncertainty around South Africa’s electricity transmission future to a welcome end. In last week's far-reaching State of the Nation Address, the... 

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Trading spaces

Electricity trading in South Africa, as Etana Energy CEO Evan Rice explained recently, is at once active and in transition. Just how active, is reflected in a report commissioned by the South... 

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 Neil Colquhoun, president of Epson Middle East, Türkiye and Africa-Central and West Africa
Neil Colquhoun

This week we profile Neil Colquhoun, president of Epson Middle East, Türkiye and Africa-Central and West Africa. Epson is a technology company specialising in printing, scanning, visual display,... 

TRANSMISSION TUSSLE: Organised business won a major victory when President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened to roll back an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. In his State of the Nation Address, he said the new State-owned Transmission System Operator must own the grid assets, which Eskom wanted retained by a subsidiary, and set a three-month deadline for coming up with a solution.
AT ODDS:

Organised business has expressed strong reservations about an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. It contends that the decision not to transfer... 

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