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Trump invokes emergency powers to boost US critical minerals production
21st March 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals used widely across the economy as part of a broad effort to offset China's... 


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Blencowe signs offtake MoU with US customer
19th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Following a recent marketing tour in the US, London-listed Blencowe Resources has signed a nonbinding MoU with lead acid battery storage systems manufacturer Apollo Energy Systems for the offtake... 


Exxaro's Cennergi renewables capacity more than 437 MW.
Exxaro bullish on renewables, foresees decade of significant green energy growth
18th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 


Sovereign achieves notable graphite purification results from Malawi project
10th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has achieved “outstanding” results from purification testing of coarse flake graphite concentrate from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, for... 


Black Rock completes A$5M placement bookbuild
5th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Black Rock Mining has received firm commitments to raise A$5-million – before costs – at A$0.023 a share for a placement to new and existing institutional and sophisticated investors.... 


Before and after pilot mining and land rehabilitation at the Kasiya rutile/graphite project
Rehabilitation efforts at Sovereign Metals’ Kasiya progressing well
5th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

The rehabilitation of the land at the test pit site mined during triple-listed Sovereign Metals’ pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, has... 


Vatomina processing plant
Tirupati ramps up production of flake graphite as executive turbulence stabilises
4th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Tirupati Graphite remains on track to achieve a production rate from the Vatomina graphite project, in Madagascar, of 600 t a month by the end of April, 1 000 t a month by July 31 and... 


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AFC signals interest in funding Blencowe’s Orom-Cross project
3rd March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Blencowe Resources has received a formal expression of interest (EoI) from multilateral finance institution the African Finance Corporation (AFC) regarding potential participation in... 


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Drilling at Greenwing’s Madagascar project deliver ‘encouraging’ results
26th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Greenwing Resources has completed 464 auger holes, totalling 4 027 m, at its 100%-owned Andapa graphite project, in Madagascar. This exploration work has found regolith-hosted... 


Kasiya graphite suitable for expandable, expanded graphite applications – Sovereign
26th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has reported that further testwork completed on graphite from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, has confirmed that the graphite has the key characteristics... 


Hydropower study confirms sustainable, low-cost power supply for Orom-Cross
20th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed an initial hydropower study for its Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda. The study confirms the availability of abundant, low-cost and renewable... 


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Tirupati terminates Shishir Poddar as co-CEO, unspecified investigations continue
19th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Tirupati Graphite has terminated Shishir Poddar as co-CEO, with immediate effect. The company says in a statement that it reserves its right to continue its investigations into all... 


NextSource balancing ramp up of Molo graphite mine with demand
17th February 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-listed NextSource Materials remains committed to ramping up and expanding operations at its Molo graphite mine in Madagascar, despite ongoing market challenges. The company, headed by Hanré... 


Blencowe completes geotechnical drilling at Camp Lode deposit
14th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

London-listed Blencowe has successfully completed all geotechnical holes at the Camp Lode graphite deposit in Uganda, a key requirements for finalising mining design parameters. Logging and... 


Malawi temporarily bans all mineral exports to revamp rules
13th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Malawi’s government placed a temporary ban the exports of all minerals to allow the country’s Ministry of Mining to streamline procedures. The ministry wants to enhance “regulatory frameworks that... 


Ukrainian graphite mine hopes for Trump deal, but say returns won't be instant
12th February 2025 By: Reuters

t the 90-year-old Zavallivsky graphite mine in central Ukraine, CEO Ostap Kostyuk dreams of making graphite pure enough to use for lithium batteries, something he compares to trying to "make a... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals. Canada is rich in... 


Syrah Resources hopes to resume production of Mozambique site in first quarter
6th February 2025 By: Reuters

Syrah Resources hopes to restart production at its Balama graphite project in Mozambique during the first quarter, which will ultimately lead to the lifting of force majeure, the Australian... 


Beneficiation of African metals and minerals in Africa is being demanded as an absolute must.
Adding value to metals and minerals in Africa emphasised as a must at Mining Indaba
3rd February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investing in African Mining Indaba presenters on Monday spoke repeatedly of the need for Africa to add value to its metals and minerals on the continent itself rather than allowing this to take... 


Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy
Graphite One named in Alaska Governor’s address
31st January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Graphite One has been recognised by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy in his State of the State Address this week, underscoring the project’s economic and national security significance.... 


Poddar removed as director of Tirupati
29th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The board of specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite has decided to remove Shishir Poddar as a director of the company, with immediate effect. He remains suspended as co-CEO, pending further... 


Urgewald director Heffa Schuecking.
New metallurgical coal list highlights decarbonisation need beyond thermal coal exiting
23rd January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand-surpassing production of metallurgical coal, in spite of the availability of environment-friendly alternatives for steelmaking in particular, is highlighted in the launch of a... 


Optimised PFS for Sovereign’s Kasiya delivers positive results
22nd January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

An optimised prefeasibility study (OPFS) for the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, completed with oversight from a technical committee appointed by Sovereign Metals and Rio Tinto, has... 


Gold tailings retreatment at DRDGold's Ergo.
Global tailings institute selects South Africa as launch pad of new mine dump standards
21st January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a bid to help make mine tailings safer for people and the environment, a global institute has been launched in South Africa which has also been selected as the location of the independent,... 


Premier Roger Cook
WA iron, lithium and graphite projects secure A$34m clean energy funding
15th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Three job-creating regional projects will receive a multimillion-dollar funding boost as part of the Western Australian government’s clean energy plan to diversify the economy. Government has... 


As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
13th January 2025 By: Reuters

US President-elect Donald Trump last week reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, which could be useful for the US because of its strategic... 


The Vidalia facility in Louisiana, US.
Syrah secures $165m tax credit for Vidalia expansion under IRA
13th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-based Syrah Resources, through its subsidiary Syrah Technologies, has been awarded a tax credit of $165-million under the US Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA's) Section 48C Qualifying... 


The nuGen™ green hydrogen fuel cell truck retrofitted from a diesel-powered vehicle.
Mining needs to commit to intensified decarbonisation goals, consulting firm shows
9th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mining industry needs to commit to an intensified pursuit of decarbonisation goals amid the rate of greening being too slow to meet science-based targets, consulting services firm dss+ points... 


Tirupati announces more executive appointments amid restructuring
7th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Tirupati Graphite has appointed Anthony James Nieuwenhuys as executive director and co-CEO alongside Shishir Poddar in anticipation of a full executive power transfer to Nieuwenhuys... 


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