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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 copper, bauxite, and lithium operations,... 


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Firering begins hot commissioning at its Zambia resource
Firering begins hot commissioning at its Zambia resource
21st January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has reported that it has begun hot commissioning of Kiln 2 at its producing lime asset Limeco Resources, in Zambia, which is expected to take between 10 and... 


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Andrada to access feasibility study capital for Brandberg West through earn-in by investment firm
21st January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has entered into an agreement with an affiliate company of long-term investment firm ACAM that will see Andrada receive up to $51-million in funding to accelerate... 


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GlobalData forecasts further upside for gold, silver prices
21st January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Intelligence and productivity platform GlobalData has revised upwards its forecasts for gold and silver prices after they surpassed the targets outlined in its previous outlook, as geopolitical... 


Ricards Bay Coal terminal chairperson Nosipho Damasane.
Transnet, Richards Bay Coal Terminal to establish project office
Updated 7 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

State-owned rail enterprise Transnet and private-sector owned Richards Bay Coal Termina (RBCT) have jointly agreed to establish a project office. This structured office will identify projects with... 


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
Updated 7 hours ago 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... 


Yancoal delivers record coal output in 2025
Updated 7 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Yancoal Australia has delivered a record production performance in 2025, reporting attributable saleable coal output of 38.6-million tonnes and closing the year with a cash balance of... 


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Mali detains five gold mine managers over alleged code breaches, sources say
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Mali has detained five managers from the local entity operating the Yanfolila gold mine over alleged breaches of the country's mining code, two sources told Reuters. The employees from Societe des... 


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Power Metal, partners progressing Botswana gold project
27th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Power Metal Resources, along with its option partner, Tuscan Holding and its in-country operations team, have completed key preparations for the next phase of work at the company’s... 


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Koryx closes private placement
27th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has closed its previously announced sidecar non-brokered private placement offering to predominantly Namibian institutional and retail investors for aggregate gross... 


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Sylvania lifts full-year guidance following record SDO performance
27th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum achieved an “impressive” quarter ended December 31, 2025 – the second quarter of the company’s 2026 financial year, with a new record production figure of 24 642 oz of... 


Vale halts two units after water overflow triggers permit suspension
Vale halts two units after water overflow triggers permit suspension
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale has halted operations at units that analysts say account for about 2% of its iron-ore production outlook for this year after water overflowed at the sites, a securities filing... 


Chinese buyers and sellers expect gold rush to continue despite record prices
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

With gold prices setting new all-time highs this week, customers have been cramming into stores in Shanghai and Hong Kong that sell the precious metal, with some betting the price could rise even... 


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Japan, US eye synthetic diamond production under $550bn investment plan
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

A plan to build a synthetic diamond plant in the United States is a prime prospect in Japan's $550-billion investment package, as the allies push to expand production of a material vital to chip... 


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Sandvik gets a boost from safe-haven gold boom
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Swedish mining equipment and metal-cutting tool maker Sandvik reported slightly larger-than-expected fourth-quarter core profit on Tuesday and proposed a higher dividend, after mining activity and... 


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US to back $1.6bn USA Rare Earth funding, shares jump
US to back $1.6bn USA Rare Earth funding, shares jump
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

USA Rare Earth said on Monday that the Trump administration would back a $1.6-billion debt-and-equity funding package to help it build a Texas mine and magnet facility to supply the defense and... 


Osisko raises $125m for Cariboo drilling
27th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold developer Osisko Development has announced a $125-million bought deal public offering to fund mineral resource-to-reserve conversion drilling and advance mine planning at its Cariboo gold... 


Hillgrove signs garnet tailings processing deal at Kanmantoo
27th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper miner Hillgrove Resources has entered into a binding tailings processing agreement with Heavy Minerals to extract and sell garnet from the Kanmantoo mine’s process tailings and tailings... 


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... 


Brightstar targets district-scale production hub at Sandstone
Brightstar targets district-scale production hub at Sandstone
27th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Brightstar Resources says work on its flagship Sandstone gold project in Western Australia is progressing on schedule, with a maiden ore reserve and prefeasibility study (PFS) targeted... 


Sundance Resources loses arbitration over Congo iron-ore permit revocation
Sundance Resources loses arbitration over Congo iron-ore permit revocation
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Sundance Resources said on Monday that an arbitration panel had dismissed its challenge to what the mining company has called Congo's unlawful expropriation of subsidiary Congo Iron's... 


Flood in Vale mining area damaged Brazilian river, state government says
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil's Vale caused environmental damage as it reached the local Maranhao River, Minas Gerais state government said in a statement on Monday. The... 


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Magazine round up | 23 January 2026
Magazine round up | 23 January 2026

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

GLISTERING START: The gold price has already set new records in 2026, having reached a record high of $4 549.71/oz on December 26, and having ended 2025 with a gain of 64% – its best annual performance since 1979. Global developments are suggestive of continued strength, with Morgan Stanley forecasting gold to hit $4 800/oz by the fourth quarter. This on the back of falling interest rates, a change in leadership at the Federal Reserve, and buying by central banks and funds.
GLISTERING START

The gold price has already set new records in 2026, having reached a record high of $4 549.71/oz on December 26, and having ended 2025 with a gain of 64% – its best annual performance since 1979.... 

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Africa must catalyse joint development for the benefit of all this continent’s people

Africa must collaborate to get the best out of the continent for the benefit of the people of the continent. When it comes to economic opportunity, all differences must be put aside. Everything... 

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Stability versus resilience

The revised Eskom unbundling strategy announced is emerging as something of a touchstone for government’s commitment – or otherwise – to reforming the structure of an electricity industry that has... 

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Kriben Reddy, CEO of Kredo Mobility
Kriben Reddy

This week we profile, Kriben Reddy, CEO of Kredo Mobility, a data- and technology-driven company focused on making vehicle financing, transactions, and mobility access in South Africa more... 

PRESSURE COOKER: The list of trouble spots around the globe that carry the potential for dragging the world into war is growing. Worryingly, this also comes at a time when the international and institutional guardrails that were put in place with the specific purpose of preventing wars are being severely weakened.
PRESSURE COOKER:

The list of trouble spots around the globe that carry the potential for dragging the world into war is growing. Worryingly, this also comes at a time when the international and institutional... 

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