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Wesizwe shares still suspended
20th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Trading in Wesizwe Platinum’s shares remains suspended, with the company saying it continues to engage actively with the JSE. “The company remains committed to achieving full compliance with the... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister’s ‘State will lead, market will follow’ electricity assertion raises questions
20th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s insistence that the State will lead and the market follow in the procurement of new electricity generation, while simultaneously... 


China imports record amount of Mongolian coal in September
20th October 2025 By: Reuters

China's imports of Mongolian coal reached a record monthly high in September, customs data showed on Monday, as Beijing's efforts to tackle overcapacity pushed up domestic prices and sent traders... 


Headwater's Spring Peak project selected for US FAST-41 permitting
Headwater's Spring Peak project selected for US FAST-41 permitting
20th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CSE-listed Headwater Gold’s Spring Peak project, in western Nevada, has been selected for inclusion in the US Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council’s FAST-41 programme, a federal... 


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Tertiary raises £100 000 to advance exploration at Zambia project
20th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has, through its joint broker Peterhouse Capital, raised £100 000 before expenses from a placing of 153.8-million new ordinary shares. The placing was made exclusively... 


Coal prices may have reached cyclical low, says Yancoal
Coal prices may have reached cyclical low, says Yancoal
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian coal miner Yancoal believes the market may have reached, or even passed, the cyclical low in coal prices, as gradual supply reductions begin to offset subdued demand across key... 


ExGen, MTB Metals agree to merge
20th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed ExGen Resources and MTB Metals have signed an arrangement agreement to merge, creating a copper, gold and lithium exploration and development company with projects in several... 


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First truckloads of concentrate departs from Kodal’s Mali project
20th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The first truckloads of lithium spodumene concentrate have left Aim-listed Kodal Minerals’ Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, and are completing final customs formalities before being... 


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Anglo American withdraws from JV with Arc Minerals
20th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Arc Minerals has informed its shareholders that the joint venture (JV) agreement between its subsidiary Unico Minerals and a subsidiary of Anglo American, regarding mining tenements... 


Golden Triangle dispute deepens as Tudor proposes reroute, Seabridge pushes back
Golden Triangle dispute deepens as Tudor proposes reroute, Seabridge pushes back
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

A land-use conflict in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle intensified this month as Tudor Gold put forward a formal proposal to reroute Seabridge Gold’s planned Mitchell-Treaty Tunnels (MTT) – and... 


Flashback to the listing of Southern Palladium on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Southern Palladium powers ahead with A$20m raise to fast-track Bengwenyama project
20th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) company Southern Palladium has locked in a A$20-million raise to ramp up work at its Bengwenyama PGM project in South Africa's Limpopo... 


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Rubio, Liberian minister discuss boosting US participation in Liberia's critical minerals sector
20th October 2025 By: Reuters

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed avenues for expanding US participation in Liberia's critical minerals sector in a meeting last week with Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti,... 


A rough diamond in kimberlite
Moody's cuts Botswana's rating by a notch to 'Baa1' amid diamond industry slump
20th October 2025 By: Reuters

Global credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded Botswana's rating to 'Baa1' from 'A3' on Friday, citing the government's challenges in adjusting to a structural downturn in the diamond industry and... 


African Gold boosts cash with Montage stake sale
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian exploration company African Gold has sold its entire shareholding in Canada-listed Montage Gold, unlocking nearly A$15-million in proceeds to support an expanded exploration push at its... 


Elevra Lithium appoints former Arcadium exec as CFO
20th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Elevra Lithium, dual-listed North American lithium producer formed through the merger of Sayona Mining and Piedmont Lithium, has appointed Christian Cortes as its new CFO following the resignation... 


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington.
Australia pitches to be Trump’s fix for China rare earths curbs
20th October 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia’s prime minister is set to pitch his nation’s vast resource holdings as a solution to China’s rare earth curbs at a meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, as the US and other... 


Russia attacks Ukraine coal mine, second energy site, companies say
20th October 2025 By: Reuters

Russian forces on Sunday attacked a coal mine in southeastern Ukraine and an unidentified energy site in the north near the Russian border, the operators of the sites said, adding to a series of... 


John Borshoff
Uranium stalwart Borshoff to step down as Deep Yellow CEO
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Veteran uranium executive John Borshoff will step down as MD and CEO of Deep Yellow, marking the end of a career that has spanned five decades in the global uranium industry. The ASX200-listed... 


Australia’s Larvotto receives takeover proposal from US antimony firm
Australia’s Larvotto receives takeover proposal from US antimony firm
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dallas-based critical minerals miner and processor United States Antimony Corporation (UAC) has announced a non-binding offer to acquire Australia’s Larvotto Resources, in a deal that could... 


Fenix names former FMG exec as COO of Westmine
20th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Iron-ore miner Fenix Resources has appointed mining executive Fernando Pereira as COO of its wholly owned subsidiary, Westmine, as the company targets a major expansion of its iron-ore operations.... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
IRP 2025 raises gas load factor to 50% as adjustments are also made to accommodate nuclear and ‘clean coal’
19th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s latest Cabinet-approved Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2025) includes several policy adjustments that deviate from the least-cost scenario modelled, including a raising of the minimum... 


The Simandou project area
Rio Tinto ramps up Simandou stockpiles to 2Mt for first shipment
17th October 2025 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto has stockpiled two-million metric tons of high-grade iron ore at its Simandou project in Guinea for a mid-November shipment, three sources told Reuters, which would be the first from the... 


Colonel Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as President of Madagascar
NextSource says Molo operations not affected by Madagascar political situation
17th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Battery materials company NextSource Materials has assured shareholders that operations at its Molo graphite mine, in southern Madagascar, as well as shipments of its SuperFlake graphite... 


Glencore and Merafe's Boshoek operation
Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture renews fuel supply agreement with Astron
17th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, a joint venture (JV) between Merafe Resources and Glencore Operations South Africa, has concluded a renewed supply agreement with energy company Astron Energy... 


Talga, SQM end Swedish Aero project JV
17th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Battery materials company Talga Group and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) have mutually agreed to terminate their joint venture (JV) agreement over the Aero project in Sweden. The... 


workers striking at sunset
Community unrest erupts at Glencore’s Rhovan mine after expiry of solar project contracts
17th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Community unrest has erupted at Glencore Ferroalloys’ Rhovan mine, near Brits, in the North West province, following the conclusion of fixed-term contracts for 140 local workers employed during the... 


diamonds at market
Petra launches £18.8m rights issue to complete long-term refinancing
17th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Diamond producer Petra Diamonds has launched an £18.8-million rights issue as the final step in completing a long-term refinancing agreement that extends the company’s debt maturities by up to four... 


Hindustan Zinc posts quarterly profit rise on strong silver, zinc prices
17th October 2025 By: Reuters

India's Hindustan Zinc reported a nearly 14% rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, as silver prices hit record high levels and zinc prices climbed steadily, amid resilient demand. India's top... 


Sunshine Silver plans US antimony refinery
Sunshine Silver plans US antimony refinery
17th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Private company Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (SSMRC) has announced plans to revive one of the US's most storied silver mines and build the country’s only large-scale, permitted antimony... 


Ghana gold mine
State-run gold body has boosted Ghana's foreign reserves, central bank chief says
17th October 2025 By: Reuters

Ghana's central bank has rebuilt its foreign reserves to the equivalent of four and a half months of import cover after they were nearly depleted during a 2022 economic crisis, Governor Johnson... 


Jubilee in Zambia.
Sale of South African chrome, PGM assets progressing well, Zambia-focused Jubilee reports
17th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Workstreams to conclude the sale by Jubilee Metals of its South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations are progressing well, the now Zambia copper focused London AIM- and... 


NexGen raises A$1bn to advance Rook I uranium project
NexGen raises A$1bn to advance Rook I uranium project
17th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed uranium developer NexGen Energy has closed a global equity offering raising A$1-billion (C$950-million) to advance its flagship Rook I project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. The... 


Africa collaboration, De Beers interest, reviving ferroalloy smelters make headlines
Africa collaboration, De Beers interest, reviving ferroalloy smelters make headlines
17th October 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the fourteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference hearing that Africa should collaborate to protect the planet; Botswana and Angola seeking an interest in... 


Minister Tim Hodgson
Canada unfazed by US moves on critical minerals, calls it 'capitalism in action'
17th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, Tim Hodgson, says the government is not alarmed by the US taking minority stakes in Canadian critical minerals companies, describing the moves as “capitalism in... 


BHP's China Jimblebar iron-ore stocks rise as trade stalls amid contract talks, sources say
BHP's China Jimblebar iron-ore stocks rise as trade stalls amid contract talks, sources say
17th October 2025 By: Reuters

Stocks of a type of iron-ore supplied by BHP are piling up at major Chinese ports to the highest levels in three months, with trade stalled as the miner remained in talks with China's state-run... 


Tanbreez in Greenland is being positioned to strengthen Western supply chains for rare earth elements.
European Lithium sells another $50m in CRML shares
17th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed European Lithium has further monetised its stake in Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp (CRML), selling a block of shares worth $50-million in an off-market deal to a single US... 


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