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Glencore's Lomas Bayas mine in Chile working to control fire at waste yard
1st October 2025 By: Reuters

Glencore's Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile is working to control a fire that broke out at a waste yard at midday on Tuesday, sending up a tall column of smoke, the company said in a statement. No... 


Australian PM Anthony Albanese
Australia PM concerned about China's reported pause on BHP iron-ore purchases
1st October 2025 By: Reuters

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he was concerned about a report that China's state iron-ore buyer had taken steps to pause purchases of iron-ore cargoes from miner... 


Energy Secretary Chris Wright
DoE restructures Lithium Americas deal, secures equity stake in Thacker Pass project
1st October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has restructured its $2.26-billion loan deal with Lithium Americas Corp (LAC), securing equity stakes designed to better protect taxpayers and strengthen domestic... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom now modelling single-digit tariff hikes, Marokane reports
30th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that the State-owned company is being geared towards receiving no more than single-digit tariff increases in future in recognition of the affordability pressures... 


Polished diamonds
Namibia cautious about taking up a stake in De Beers, local media report
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

Namibia will carefully consider whether or not to acquire a stake in De Beers as the diamond price slump persists, local media reported on Monday, citing the country's deputy prime minister. The... 


Sungrow to build 233 MW solar PV plant in DRC for CrossBoundary Energy
30th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy project developer Sungrow will build a 233 MW solar PV plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for commercial and industry energy investment company CrossBoundary Energy,... 


An image of the Prieska mine
Orion to undertake A$5-million capital raising
30th September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has received firm commitments for a placement to sophisticated and professional investors and chairperson Denis Waddell, comprising about 333.33-million shares to... 


Wia Gold's Kokoseb gold project in Namibia
Scoping study confirms high return potential of Wia Gold’s Namibia project
30th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Wia Gold has confirmed that it can produce gold at a rate of 177 000 oz/y at the Kokoseb project, in Namibia, at an all-in sustaining cost of $1 265/oz. In a scoping study on the... 


DMPR Minister Gwede Mantashe
New window for Junior Mining Exploration Fund opens
30th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following the success of the first window for the Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF), the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), the Council for Geoscience (CGS) and the... 


An image at Bakubung
Wesizwe’s expenditure costs rise, losses widen
30th September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum’s Administration expenditure for the year ended December 31, 2024, increased by R70.2-million to R98-million from R27.8-million year-on-year. Provision for legal claims... 


Etango uranium project
Bannerman reports solid progress for Etango early works
30th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy has reported that early works construction activities at its Etango uranium project, in Namibia, are tracking in line with budget and on schedule. The company reports... 


ASM shakes up management as COO steps down
30th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) has announced a management shake-up after COO Chris Jordaan resigned to pursue other, non-competing opportunities. He will leave the role on November... 


Celebration at the ribbon-cutting ceremony (Photo supplied by SPS)
SPS, B2Gold launch first solar wheeling project under Namibia’s MSB programme
30th September 2025 By: Irma Venter

Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS), in partnership with B2Gold Namibia, the Oelofse family and Fortitude, have commissioned Namibia’s first solar wheeling project under NamPower’s Modified Single... 


Eskom's Megawatt Park head office
Eskom records first full-year profit in eight years
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

State-owned power utility Eskom reported its first full‑year profit in eight years on Tuesday, helped by government debt relief, higher tariffs and a sharp reduction in power cuts. The company's... 


Cornish Metals posts updated South Crofty PEA
30th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian explorer Cornish Metals has completed an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its South Crofty tin project, in Cornwall, UK, confirming robust economics for what could become... 


Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati
Eskom chair says future tariff hikes should be in line with inflation
30th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati says the next mission of the board is to drive electricity affordability in a way that ensures that future electricity tariff increases do not exceed the rate of... 


Akobo gold samples
Akobo expects to deliver positive cash flow from operations in the third quarter
30th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals, which is ramping up development at its Segele mine, in Ethiopia, has reported revenues of SKr9.6-million for the second quarter of this year. The company... 


Castle wind farm.
Low-cost renewables will make up 30% of Sibanye-Stillwater power supply by 2027
30th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater which, combined with other energy management... 


Tesoro secures A$34m for Chile gold project
30th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Tesoro Gold on Tuesday announced a capital raising of A$34-million to fund its El Zorro gold project, in Chile, through to a final investment decision. The placement comprises the... 


Valterra Platinum's Mogalakwena mine
South Africa records large FDI outflows in Q2 as Anglo spins off platinum unit
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa recorded foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows of R73.5-billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared to inflows of R11.7-billion in the first quarter, central bank data showed on... 


Gold bars
UBS forecasts gold price could reach $4 200/oz by mid-2026
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

Gold markets are now leaning toward a bull-case scenario where the price rises to $4 200/oz by mid-2026, UBS said in a note on Tuesday. The bank pointed to factors including a weakening US dollar,... 


Asante starts up sulphide plant at Bibiani gold mine
30th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals miner Asante Gold has begun operating its sulphide plant at the Bibiani gold mine, in Ghana, marking the completion of construction and commissioning of the facility.... 


Sandstorm reminds shareholders of voting deadline as Royal Gold deal advances
30th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and TSX-listed Sandstorm Gold has confirmed that Royal Gold has received all required regulatory approvals, including those under the Investment Canada Act, the Competition Act (Canada) and... 


China bans all BHP iron-ore cargoes as pricing dispute deepens, Bloomberg News reports
China bans all BHP iron-ore cargoes as pricing dispute deepens, Bloomberg News reports
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

China's state iron-ore buyer has told major steelmakers and traders to temporarily pause purchases of any dollar-denominated seaborne iron ore cargoes from BHP, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday,... 


Japan Gold sinks 44% as Barrick exits exploration alliance
Japan Gold sinks 44% as Barrick exits exploration alliance
30th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Shares of Japan Gold plunged 44% on Monday after the Vancouver-based explorer said Barrick Mining would walk away from their five-year strategic alliance in Japan. The partnership, struck in 2020... 


Gold smelting and refining
Mali's industrial gold output down 32% on Barrick suspension, document says
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

Mali's industrial gold production fell 32% year-on-year to 26.2 tons by the end of August, weighed down by the months-long suspension of Barrick Mining's operations, according to a mines ministry... 


Champion forms partnership with Nippon Steel, Sojitz for Kami project
Champion forms partnership with Nippon Steel, Sojitz for Kami project
30th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Iron-ore miner Champion Iron has finalised the first phase of its partnership with Japan’s Nippon Steel and trading house Sojitz to advance the Kamistiatusset (Kami) iron-ore project in Canada’s... 


An artist's impression of Hyphen's hydrogen project
RWE withdraws from $10bn Namibia green hydrogen project
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

German power utility RWE said on Monday that it had withdrawn from Namibia's $10-billion Hyphen green ammonia project, a blow to the southern African nation's ambitions to become a major hydrogen... 


Zijin Gold shines on debut as gold prices reach record high
Zijin Gold shines on debut as gold prices reach record high
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

Shares of China's Zijin Gold International rose as much as 66% in their Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday after the company raised $3.2-billion in an initial public offering (IPO), the largest... 


Liontown Resources to revise Tesla offtake deal pricing, in talks with Ford
Liontown Resources to revise Tesla offtake deal pricing, in talks with Ford
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

Liontown Resources said on Tuesday that it has agreed with Tesla to make changes to the pricing mechanism in their long-term offtake agreement. The pricing changes come as the lithium miner looks... 


Glencore investors question strategy as copper bonanza eludes miner
Glencore investors question strategy as copper bonanza eludes miner
30th September 2025 By: Bloomberg

Institutional investors in Glencore have grown increasingly frustrated with the commodity giant’s underperformance, with several large shareholders privately voicing their disappointment and... 


Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
Trump administration to expand coal leasing, fund coal plant upgrades
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration will expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to support more coal-fired power generation, officials said on Monday. The plan... 


Alcoa to shut Kwinana refinery, 220 jobs axed
Alcoa to shut Kwinana refinery, 220 jobs axed
30th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Aluminium giant Alcoa will permanently shut its Kwinana alumina refinery, delivering another blow to Western Australia’s industrial strip and putting 220 jobs on the line. The Pittsburgh-based... 


Uitkomst colliery
MC Mining posts wider loss as impairments, weaker sales weigh on results
29th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and JSE-listed coal exploration and mining company MC Mining has reported a significantly widened after-tax loss of $36-million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a... 


Kendrick Resources exercises option for Zambia licence
29th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Kendrick Resources has, further to its announcement on June 10, exercised its option in relation to the acquisition of the Blue Fox licence, in northwest Zambia. Accordingly, the... 


Public hearings are scheduled for November 17
Nersa launches market inquiry into impact of fixed charges on electricity customers
29th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has launched a market inquiry into the impact of fixed charges being levied by Eskom and municipal electricity distributors, which it claims... 


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