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Critical Minerals

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Investor coalition calls for ethical mining
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Sustained capital flows into mining will depend on demonstrable, measurable and independently verifiable improvements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance across the the mining... 


SOKWANI CHILEMBO
Zambia has set ambitious targets for its copper and critical-minerals sectors
Zambia eyes copper, growth opportunities
30th January 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Stronger collaboration across Zambia’s mining ecosystem will be central to unlocking the country’s copper and critical-minerals growth ambitions, says Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) CEO Sokwani... 


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Policy alignment key to advance mining
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Africa’s ability to attract sustainable mining investment increasingly depends on coherent policy frameworks, regional integration and coordinated infrastructure development – an outlook that... 


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Collaborative financing to define Indaba direction
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Partnership-driven growth is emerging as the dominant investment priority as the mining industry readies for this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, with miners, financiers, infrastructure... 


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Igniting mining boom through collaboration, innovation
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The theme of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships – underscores a pivotal consensus in the mining industry that collaboration among... 


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Mineral innovation advanced through strategic partnerships
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s ambition to expand mineral beneficiation, accelerate technology transfer and deepen collaborative innovation aligns closely with this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba theme... 


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Minerals Council pushes for structural reform acceleration
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

This year must be one of decisive, demonstrable progress in stabilising energy supply, improving logistics performance and restoring regulatory efficiency as South Africa prepares to engage... 


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Partnership imperatives to shape regulatory discourse
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Cross-institutional alignment, predictable governance structures and pragmatic policy implementation will be central to unlocking domestic and cross-border mining and associated investment, says... 


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Partnership-led growth required to build mineral security in Africa
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As demand for critical minerals continues to rise rapidly, and companies and global governments seek to reduce the risks associated with an overwhelming reliance on China, African nations will have... 


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Partnership-led growth to be spotlighted at Indaba
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining group Menar’s presence at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba is an opportunity to reinforce its message that coordinated partnerships across South Africa’s resources,... 


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Positioning Africa for a new era
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As delegates prepare for this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba under the theme Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships, the focus is shifting to how collaboration, technology... 


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Rail partnerships critical lever for export recovery
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Long-term concessions, unified governance and transparent metrics are essential to restoring rail performance and rebuilding investor confidence, says consultancy Oliver Wyman energy and natural... 


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Regulatory certainty a critical component
30th January 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Partnerships will shape Africa’s next phase of mineral development, says advisory company Deloitte South Africa economic advisory leader Hannah Marais, noting that while Africa holds major... 


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Universities step up as mining enters decarbonised future
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s universities are accelerating efforts to align engineering, research and innovation capabilities with the mining sector’s rapid transition towards decarbonisation, says University of... 


US moves away from critical mineral price floors, sources say
US moves away from critical mineral price floors, sources say
29th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Trump administration is stepping back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for US critical minerals projects, a tacit acknowledgment of a lack of congressional funding and the complexity of... 


Australian critical minerals miner Iluka falls on flagging impairment of minerals sands unit
Australian critical minerals miner Iluka falls on flagging impairment of minerals sands unit
29th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Iluka Resources said on Thursday it expects to recognise two exceptional items, including an impairment of its mineral sands business, putting its shares on course for their largest... 


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Mining sector faces strategic shift as AI, critical minerals drive change, report shows
28th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

The mining and metals sector is entering a period of profound transformation, with companies needing to balance national security-driven prioritisation of critical minerals and the rapid adoption... 


Nersa mulls interim tariff solution for ferrochrome smelters amid parallel work targeting 62c/kWh
Nersa mulls interim tariff solution for ferrochrome smelters amid parallel work targeting 62c/kWh
27th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has requested the energy regulator to approve an interim tariff of 87c/kWh in favour of Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture as a temporary measure to sustain smelter... 


Tungsten Mining raises A$53m in oversubscribed placement
Tungsten Mining raises A$53m in oversubscribed placement
27th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Tungsten Mining has secured firm commitments to raise A$53-million in a strongly supported share placement, bolstering its balance sheet to advance its portfolio of Australian tungsten... 


Green hydrogen development.
New platinum development lowering hydrogen cost prospects, researchers report
26th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A novel platinum development has resulted in the $2 per kilogram 2026 green hydrogen cost target being beaten. The new approach results in more hydrogen being obtained from less platinum and is... 


Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
26th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand and tight supplies of key minerals hint at a new supercycle in the sector. With a nearly 90%... 


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Investors showing strong interest in platinum, online investment is on the rise
23rd January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Investors are showing strong interest in platinum and online platinum investment is on the rise, Gold Avenue CEO Nicolas Cracco reports. Constrained supply and sensitivity to economic trends make... 


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Valterra Platinum earnings set to soar on lower sales
23rd January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The earnings of Valterra Platinum are set to soar, the Johannesburg- and London-listed platinum group metals (PGM) miner and refiner stated in a trading statement on Friday January 23, for the 12... 


Deep-sea mining company seeks international permit under new Trump rules
Deep-sea mining company seeks international permit under new Trump rules
23rd January 2026 By: Reuters

The Metals Co on Thursday became the first deep-sea miner to seek Washington's approval to mine the international seabed under a streamlined permitting process introduced earlier this week.... 


South32 Arctic and Bornite projects.
South32 targeting Arctic project in Alaska with joint venture partner
22nd January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed South32 is targeting the copper-dominant Arctic project in the Ambler mining district of north-western Alaska with its Canada-based 50:50 joint venture (JV)... 


US House votes to overturn Minnesota mining ban, Senate to consider next
US House votes to overturn Minnesota mining ban, Senate to consider next
22nd January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to overturn former President Joe Biden's mining ban in northern Minnesota, giving a boost to Antofagasta's Twin Metals copper, cobalt and nickel... 


European Lithium raises A$124m from further CRML share sale
21st January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed European Lithium has further strengthened its balance sheet after selling an additional five-million shares in US-listed Critical Metals (CRML), generating net proceeds of about... 


Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze
Lynas CEO says government policies are improving rare earths market
21st January 2026 By: Reuters

Government policies around floor prices for rare earths have improved the function of the market and helped lift prices to sustainable levels, Amanda Lacaze, the CEO of Lynas Rare Earths said on... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi (left) and Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Sasol, Valterra Platinum on board Hydrogen Council as next delivery phase takes off
21st January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In an announcement to Mining Weekly from Brussels on Tuesday January 20, South Africa’s Simon Baloyi, the CEO of Sasol, and South Africa's Craig Miller, the CEO of Valterra Platinum, featured... 


Lynas Rare Earths' quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production
Lynas Rare Earths' quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production
21st January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths reported a 43% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as higher selling prices eclipsed a production shortfall caused by power disruptions at its ore processing... 


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Rio Tinto leans on copper as Pilbara steadies after earlier storms
21st January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto reported robust production results for 2025, highlighted by an 8% year-on-year increase in copper-equivalent output. The strong performance was driven by the company’s... 


Rowena Smith and Mark Chalmers
Energy Fuels to acquire ASM in A$447m rare earths deal
21st January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

US-listed Energy Fuels is adding another building block in its rare earth supply chain vertical integrations plans with the proposed acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials Limited (ASM),... 


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Congo offers manganese, copper‑cobalt and lithium assets to US investors under minerals pact
20th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has sent Washington a shortlist of state-owned assets - including manganese, copper-cobalt, gold and lithium projects - for US investors to consider as part of a... 


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