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BHP CEO Mike Henry
Henry says BHP has no plans to become copper pure play
Updated 1 hour 20 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

The world’s largest miner, BHP, will stick to its long-standing diversified model rather than pivot to a single-commodity strategy, CEO Mike Henry said recently, stressing that portfolio breadth... 


President Luis Abinader
Dominican Republic has over 150Mt tons of rare earth deposits, President says
Updated 1 hour 42 minutes ago By: Reuters

The Dominican Republic has identified rare earth deposits that could position the Caribbean nation as a significant future supplier of minerals critical to high-tech industries, President Luis... 


Lithium producer SQM sees global demand growing 25% this year
Lithium producer SQM sees global demand growing 25% this year
Updated 1 hour 52 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

Top lithium producer SQM said it sees world demand for the battery metal growing about 25% this year, after reporting record quarterly sales volume as the industry emerges from a global glut. The... 


The Diavik mine will end commercial production in March.
Diavik and First Nation sign closure agreement as diamond mine winds down
Updated 2 hours 1 minute ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Tłı̨chǫ government and Diavik diamond mine have signed a formal closure agreement as the Northwest Territories operation prepares to end commercial production in March. The agreement was... 


President Donald Trump oversees Operation Epic Fury at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach at the weekend.
Aluminum jumps as Middle East war threatens supply disruptions
Updated 2 hours 17 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

Aluminum climbed on concerns that critical supply routes for Middle Eastern producers will be disrupted by conflict in a region responsible for a significant share of global output. Prices for the... 


The Apex mine's underground decline from the portal and current face of the decline
Teck vends Utah’s Apex mine to Blue Moon in North American critical metals push
Updated 2 hours 23 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto- and Nasdaq-listed Blue Moon Metals will acquire the past-producing Apex germanium, gallium and copper mine in Utah from Teck Resources. The transaction will see Teck American, a... 


Details of Eskom’s eleventh-hour 62c/kWh offer to ferrochrome smelters to be provided in Nersa submission
Details of Eskom’s eleventh-hour 62c/kWh offer to ferrochrome smelters to be provided in Nersa submission
27th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom announced on Friday that it had extended an eleventh-hour 62c/kWh tariff offer to ferrochrome producers Glencore‑Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor, but indicated that negotiations on the... 


The Bakubung platinum mine
Wesizwe working to publish its delayed interim, full-year results in March and April
27th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum has informed shareholders that it will publish its interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025, between March 15 and March 31, to allow for... 


An image of sod turning for Wits-SAHLI
Air Liquide invests R100m in Wits – South Africa Hydrogen Localisation Initiative
27th February 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gas solutions provider Air Liquide South Africa, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and nonprofit the Localisation Support Fund (LSF) on February 27 officially launched the Wits – South... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne presenting half-year results.
Consensus is broadening that robust platinum pricing will continue, Northam reports
27th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The broadening market consensus is that supply and demand fundamentals will continue to support robust pricing for platinum, and this, together with Northam Platinum’s  growth profile, places the... 


Petra reports lower revenue amid tenders
Petra reports lower revenue amid tenders
27th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Petra Diamonds has reported revenue of $100-million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, compared with the revenue of $115-million reported for the six months ended December... 


Gallum developer Nimny joins WA govt’s US trade mission
27th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration company Nimny Resources MD Luke Hampson will join the upcoming trade mission delegation led by Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael to the US next week.... 


Project Roan, in Zambia
Jubilee to reconfigure board over time, considers way forward for dividends
27th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals Group has announced the completion of the transaction to sell its chrome and platinum group metals operations in South Africa, which allows the company to focus... 


Lindian in trading halt pending acquisition announcement
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-headquartered and -listed critical minerals company Lindian Resources entered a trading halt on Friday, citing the announcement of a “material acquisition”. The company, which is... 


Jupiter delivers good interim results as Exxaro transaction advances
Jupiter delivers good interim results as Exxaro transaction advances
27th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has reported that its Tshipi manganese mine, in the Kalahari Manganese Field (KMF) in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, continues to generate strong cash flows,... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister and  Northern Cape Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Venus Blennies-Magage addressing the media
Mantashe calls on Ekapa to intensify efforts to recover mineworkers' bodies
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged mine management and rescue teams to intensify efforts to ensure the recovery of the remains of five mineworkers, who have been... 


Argentina's Senate passes glacier law reform to unlock mining projects
Argentina's Senate passes glacier law reform to unlock mining projects
27th February 2026 By: Reuters

Argentina's Senate approved on Thursday a reform to the law protecting Andean glaciers, a measure promoted by the libertarian President Javier Milei's government with the aim to unlock investments... 


Makhado drill core
MC Mining announces Kinetic as new major shareholder
27th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and JSE-listed MC Mining has advised that Hong Kong-listed Kinetic Development Group now holds 44.01% of the company’s shares following a range of share subscription arrangements valued at... 


Terra raises A$85m for Australian PGM discovery
Terra raises A$85m for Australian PGM discovery
27th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Perth-based explorer Terra Metals has raised A$85-million in a strongly supported institutional placement to accelerate work at its platinum group metals (PGM) discovery at the Dante project in... 


Robin Birchall
Serval Resources begins 2026 exploration programme in the Kalahari Copper Belt
27th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Copper and future metals developer Serval Resources has announced that it has, with approval from Kalahari Copper Limited (KCL), begun its first exploration work programme for this year on KCL’s... 


Dateline moves into US heavy rare earths with California acquisition
Dateline moves into US heavy rare earths with California acquisition
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Stepping up its exposure to US critical minerals, ASX-listed Dateline Resources on Friday announced the acquisition of the Music Valley heavy rare earth elements project in California, securing 57... 


Eskom stays legal action to allow Nersa-led process on trading rules to unfold
Eskom stays legal action to allow Nersa-led process on trading rules to unfold
27th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has reached an agreement to suspend legal proceedings instituted against the granting of trading licences in 2024 to allow the current regulatory process to draft new trading rules to proceed... 


Core to sell Finniss spodumene stockpile to Glencore
Core to sell Finniss spodumene stockpile to Glencore
27th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Core Lithium has secured a fixed-price agreement with commodities major Glencore for the sale of its remaining spodumene concentrate stockpile at the Finniss lithium project in the... 


Basin Energy signs definitive deal to sell Canada uranium project
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Basin Energy has executed a definitive agreement to divest its 100%-owned Marshall uranium project in Saskatchewan to Green Canada Corporation (GCC), crystallising up to C$900 000 in... 


India seeks to cut power sector coal imports by 30% this year, sources say
27th February 2026 By: Reuters

India, the world's second-largest importer of thermal coal, wants to cut those imports for power plants by at least 30%, asking them to test increased blending with domestic coal, government and... 


Mark Chalmers will retire on April 15
Energy Fuels tops output targets, confirms April CEO transition
27th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

US-based uranium and rare earth producer Energy Fuels will see a change at the top in April, as part of a planned succession process unveiled on Thursday as the company reported its financial and... 


Gold and platinum developments make headlines
Gold and platinum developments make headlines
27th February 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the investment decision expected on the Burnstone gold project; the Sandsloot project potentially being a significant strategic catalyst for Valterra... 


Lundin upsizes credit facility to $4.5bn
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian base metals producer Lundin Mining has increased its unsecured revolving credit facility, lifting the total committed amount to $4.5-billion and extending the maturity to February 26,... 


A Northam Platinum operation.
Northam Platinum declares record interim cash dividend of R2.8bn
27th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs) company Northam Platinum on Friday declared a record interim cash dividend of R2.8-billion from income reserves. For the six months ended December 31, the board of... 


Ecuadorean lawmakers pass reform geared at driving mining investment
Ecuadorean lawmakers pass reform geared at driving mining investment
27th February 2026 By: Reuters

Ecuador's National Assembly on Thursday approved reforms proposed by President Daniel Noboa aimed at boosting the nation's mining sector, but that have been criticised by environmentalists and... 


MP Materials swings to Q4 profit on US government price support
27th February 2026 By: Reuters

Rare earths company MP Materials swung to a fourth-quarter profit, it said Thursday, exceeding analysts' expectations, driven by its price support agreement with the US government and sale of... 


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

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


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Africa urged to move from critical-minerals rhetoric to tangible development
27th February 2026 By: Darren Parker

South Africa and the broader African continent hold vast critical minerals essential to the global clean energy transition, yet the challenge remains turning this potential into tangible economic... 


First Fingals ore on the main conveyor at Lakewood
Fingals, Majestic ore flows as Black Cat approves A$20m Lakewood expansion
26th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Black Cat Syndicate has processed first ore from its 100%-owned Fingals openpit and Majestic underground mines through the Lakewood mill, while also approving a A$20-million expansion of... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller
Jameson cells ringing efficiency bells at Valterra Platinum
26th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The two words, Jameson and cells, came up several times during Valterra Platinum’s information-packed presentation of excellent 2025 financial results, owing to these cells ringing many efficiency... 


Aterian receives EIA approval for Morocco project
26th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian has announced the approval of its recently commissioned environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the 100%-owned Agdz mining licence, in Morocco. In the current global mining... 


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