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South Africa invited to help uplift palladium demand by 1.7-million ounces a year
11th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that research is showing has a long list of potential new... 


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Lindian starts early works at Malawi rare earths project
11th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Lindian Resources has kicked off early-stage site works at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. The company said on Friday that civil and infrastructure development was... 


ASM says China REE curbs reinforce need for alternative supply chains
11th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Sydney-listed Australian Strategic Materials said China’s newly announced export restrictions on rare earth elements (REEs) underscore the urgent need to establish secure and diversified global... 


Mont Royal, Commerce combine to create Québec critical minerals explorer
11th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Mont Royal Resources has agreed to acquire TSX-V-listed Commerce Resources in an all-share deal valued at C$17.2-million, combining their assets into a dual-listed, Québec-focused... 


Rare earths miner Lynas climbs as trade war roils global markets
Rare earths miner Lynas climbs as trade war roils global markets
11th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Lynas Rare Earths, backed by Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart, has been the most resilient stock on the country’s index since the market turmoil started last week. Since US President... 


Cobalt Blue, Iwatani sign pre-FID pact for Australia’s first cobalt refinery
Cobalt Blue, Iwatani sign pre-FID pact for Australia’s first cobalt refinery
11th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue Holdings has signed a binding pre-final investment decision (pre-FID) consortium deed with Iwatani Australia (IWA) to progress development of the Kwinana cobalt refinery,... 


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Restarting coal plants after Trump's executive orders makes no economic sense, report says
Restarting coal plants after Trump's executive orders makes no economic sense, report says
11th April 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump is advocating for increased coal production in the United States, however, reviving decommissioned coal plants to meet this goal makes "no economic sense", the Institute... 


Ascot raises C$61.1m in private placement for Premier project
Ascot raises C$61.1m in private placement for Premier project
11th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based Ascot Resources has closed the second and final tranche of a private placement, securing gross proceeds of C$61.1-million to support the advancement of its Premier gold project in... 


Chinese rare earth shipments held up as trade war upends exports
11th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chinese exports of rare-earth minerals are all but on hold as producers grapple with tighter permit requirements following last week’s new restrictions on the critical materials in an escalating... 


Hudbay strikes deal with US trade unions for Copper World mine construction
Hudbay strikes deal with US trade unions for Copper World mine construction
11th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto- and New York-listed Hudbay Minerals has reached an agreement with a coalition of union building trades to support the construction of its Copper World mine in Arizona. The agreement,... 


Copper output from Chile's Codelco slips 6% in February
11th April 2025 By: Reuters

Copper production from Chilean State-run miner Codelco dipped 6% year-over-year in February, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday, slipping to 98,100 metric tons. Codelco is the... 


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Australian billionaire to face deposition in Tudor Jones suit
11th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australian mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was ordered to sit for a seven-hour deposition as his US legal battle intensifies with hedge fund mogul Paul Tudor Jones II over a soured green... 


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M&R Holdings' mining businesses to be sold as creditors approve business rescue plan
10th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) Holdings has confirmed that its mining businesses will be sold, following the approval of a business rescue plan (BRP) by an overwhelming majority of creditors.... 


Lulo alluvial resource increases by 9%
10th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company reports that the Joint Ore Reserve Committee-compliant inferred alluvial diamond resource at its Lulo diamond concession, in Angola, has increased by 249 000 ct,... 


Historical data confirms significant uranium mineralisation at Pioneer’s Namibia project
10th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Pioneer Lithium has secured and reviewed a significant body of historical exploration data for the Warmbad uranium project, located in Namibia’s southern uranium corridor. The dataset,... 


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EMISSION PERMISSION: Eskom has been granted air-pollution exemptions for eight coal power stations, including Kendal pictured here, that would otherwise have been forced to shut on April 1. The decision was not unexpected considering the country’s tight supply/demand balance. But the move remains controversial because of the serious health impacts associated the high level of sulphur dioxide, particulate matter and nitrous oxide emissions from the plants. Photograph: Creamer Media
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Eskom has been granted air-pollution exemptions for eight coal power stations, including Kendal pictured here, that would otherwise have been forced to shut on April 1. The decision was not... 

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South Africans must look forward, work together, grow the economy

Now is the time for South Africans to collectively keep their eyes on the prize of elevating economic growth to the highest possible level in the shortest possible time. Looking forward and working... 

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Back to the future?

There’s some concern that government is delaying the inevitable, after more support was extended to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to facilitate a six-month pause of the shutdown of its longs... 

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Telly Chauke, CEO of Petco
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This week we profile Telly Chauke, CEO of Petco, a producer responsibility organisation incorporated in 2004 that administers extended producer responsibility schemes on behalf of its members for... 

TARIFF WALL: Ahead of his first Presidential term, Donald Trump campaigned on building a wall on the US-Mexico border that he insisted Mexicans would pay for. In his second, the US President is building tariff walls and insisting that the costs will be borne by the exporting countries. Economic history and theory show that US businesses and consumers will be the ones paying the initial costs, however.
TARIFF WALL

Ahead of his first presidential term, Donald Trump campaigned on building a wall on the US-Mexico border that he insisted Mexicans would pay for. In his second, the US President is building tariffs... 

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