https://newsletter.mw.creamermedia.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

Latest News

sponsored by

A stockpile of coal
South African artisanal miners want stake in critical minerals boom
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

In South Africa's coal heartland, grey smog hangs over parts of the Mpumalanga province like a thick blanket, while miners descend underground to chip away at the black rock. One of them is Mooi... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom says 291 MW renewables offtake scheme tailored to decarbonisation needs of large customers
19th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom says its recently published request for proposals (RFP) inviting large power users to bid for 291 MW of solar PV capacity that the State-owned entity is aiming to introduce in phases from the... 


The Cariboo gold project
Osisko Development raises $203m to fund Cariboo gold project
19th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and TSX-V-listed Osisko Development on Friday closed a $203-million private placement to fund its Cariboo gold project in Canada. The offering comprised 99.1-million units priced at $2.05... 


American Rare Earths starts test mining at Wyoming mine
19th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed American Rare Earths (ARR) has begun test mining at its Cowboy State Mine (CSM) in Wyoming as part of a plan to supply feedstock for a demonstration plant. Through its US subsidiary... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle says the RIGI framework is a key catalyst to attract major foreign investment to Argentina.
Glencore weighs $13.5bn copper spend in Argentina as RIGI transforms investment climate
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major Glencore has applied to bring two of its flagship Argentine copper projects under President Javier Milei’s new Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI), seeking to unlock... 


Woodside cuts exploration, shifts focus to $39bn project pipeline after profit drop
Woodside cuts exploration, shifts focus to $39bn project pipeline after profit drop
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Woodside Energy said on Tuesday it will scale back exploration efforts and prioritise its $39-billion project pipeline to strengthen its balance sheet, after depreciation and decommissioning costs... 


Santos flags delay in finalising ADNOC-led offer beyond deadline
Santos flags delay in finalising ADNOC-led offer beyond deadline
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Santos said on Tuesday that Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC)-led international consortium would not be able to finalise an $18.7-billion takeover bid for at least another four... 


BHP CEO Mike Henry says China and India demonstrate resilient economic and commodity demand growth.
BHP’s Henry sees resilient China, India commodity demand
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major BHP Group expects demand for raw materials to remain strong despite global policy uncertainty, with CEO Mike Henry highlighting resilient growth in China and India and an... 


Gold bars
UBS raises gold target price for end-March 2026 by $100 to $3 600/oz
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

UBS on Monday raised its gold target price for end-March 2026 by $100 to $3 600 per ounce as persistent US macroeconomic risks, de-dollarization trends, and strong investment demand — especially... 


Uranium octoxide
GoviEx to merge with Tombador to form Atomic Eagle
18th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Mineral resource company GoviEx Uranium has signed an agreement with ASX-listed Tombador Iron to carry out a reverse takeover. The deal will see GoviEx shareholders become the majority owners of a... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Minerals Council will continue to engage DMPR on Mineral Resources Development Bill
18th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Minerals Council South Africa has said it will continue to engage extensively with the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) on the Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB) to... 


New Hope coal output rises 18% despite weather-hit Bengalla mine
New Hope coal output rises 18% despite weather-hit Bengalla mine
18th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s New Hope has reported an 18% jump in saleable coal production on Monday, buoyed by strong performance at its New Acland mine, even as severe weather and logistics constraints hit output... 


Altona submits proposal to US for funding of Moz project study
18th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following a recent policy shift, London-listed Altona Rare Earths has reported that the US Government has re-engaged with the company on the possibility of providing funding support for the... 


Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence
Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence
18th August 2025 By: Reuters

Sweden's landmark Kiruna Church will begin a two-day trip to a new home on Tuesday, inching down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's... 


Thor Explorations announces high-grade mineralisation intersections at Nigeria project
18th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Minerals exploration and mining company Thor Explorations has announced further positive results from an advanced diamond drilling programme at its Segilola gold mine, in Nigeria, which is... 


Tungsten Mining starts study on staged Mt Mulgine development
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Tungsten Mining has kicked off a scoping study to evaluate a staged development approach at its Mt Mulgine project in Western Australia, combining a potential start-up oxide gold... 


Alkane largely debt-free as it repays A$45m facility
Alkane largely debt-free as it repays A$45m facility
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s Alkane Resources said on Monday it had fully repaid a A$45-million project finance facility used to expand its Tomingley gold operations in New South Wales, leaving the miner largely... 


WWF SA calls for responsible, sustainable mining to be top of G20 agenda
18th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Local environmental and conservation organisation the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF SA) says the issue of the sustainable development of a transition minerals industry should be on... 


MAC Copper clears final regulatory hurdle in Harmony takeover
MAC Copper clears final regulatory hurdle in Harmony takeover
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and ASX-listed MAC Copper said on Monday that Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) had cleared Harmony Gold Mining Company’s proposed acquisition of the company, satisfying all... 


Thungela CEO July Ndlovu
Thungela lifts South African output, but soft coal prices remain a challenge
18th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed coal miner Thungela Resources has reported good growth in production from its South African operations for the six months ended June 30, but softer coal prices weighed on its financial... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


Lexington expands conceptual study scope in South Africa, completes diamond drilling at US project
18th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Lexington Gold has reported that the scope of a conceptual-level study of the Jelani Resources joint venture (JV) project, in South Africa, by Bara Consulting has been expanded to... 


Resolution only recently acquired the Horse Haven tungsten project.
Resolution enters two-week deal exclusivity with Snow Lake for US antimony project
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian explorer Resolution Minerals has entered a short-term exclusivity agreement with Nasdaq-listed Snow Lake Resources for its recently acquired Horse Heaven antimony/tungsten/gold/silver... 


Christian Milau
Eldorado Gold announces appointment of Milau as president
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold has announced the appointment of Christian Milau as president, effective September 12. He was most recently the CEO and a founder of Saudi Discovery Company, a... 


An image of the Prieska copper/zinc mine
Orion raises A$1.93m, with strong South African investor support
18th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals’ share purchase plan (SPP), which closed on August 12, has raised A$1.93-million, or about R22.2-million. Under the SPP, each eligible shareholder was entitled to... 


The Wheeler River camp
Denison closes $345m convertible note offering to fund uranium projects
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Denison Mines said on Friday it has closed a $345-million offering of convertible senior unsecured notes due 2031, positioning the Canadian uranium developer to advance its flagship... 


Kavango encouraged by Botswana exploration progress
18th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Kavango Resources is encouraged by a recently completed ground geophysical programme at the company’s Karakubis copper project, in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB), part of its 6... 


Western says uranium recovery weaker than expected
Western says uranium recovery weaker than expected
18th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

US-focused Western Uranium and Vanadium said it is adopting a more conservative operating strategy as uranium prices remain steady, with the term price ending July at $81/lb and spot prices ranging... 


Charger defines maiden lithium resource at Medcalf deposit
18th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Charger Metals on Monday reported a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Medcalf lithium deposit at the Lake Johnston project in Western Australia, highlighting the potential... 


The Muga project in Spain
China’s Minmetals pulls plug on investment in Highfield
18th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Highfield Resources faced a significant setback on Monday after China Minmetals and its subsidiary Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (QSL) formally declined to proceed with a proposed... 


Gold bars
Uganda targets higher exports with first large-scale gold mine
18th August 2025 By: Reuters

Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250-million Chinese-owned project in the country's east that will also refine the bullion to 99.9% purity, according to a statement from... 


South Africa's ARM to buy more shares in Canadian copper miner
16th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has signed a subscription agreement to buy 25.78-million common shares in Canadian company Surge Copper Corp at a price of C$0.175 a share, for a... 


The Makhado pit
MC Mining starts openpit mining at Makhado
15th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Australia- and Johannesburg-listed MC Mining has started openpit mining at its flagship Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, in Limpopo. An associated coal handling and preparation plant... 


Tungsten
Almonty on track to start initial production at flagship South Korean tungsten mine
15th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Tungsten miner Almonty Industies CEO and president Lewis Black says the company has made solid strides across several strategic initiatives to lay the groundwork for the company’s next phase of... 


An image of wind turbines at the Ummbila Emoyeni project
Electricity Minister lauds Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project
15th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the... 


The Lion Ferrochrome Smelter.
Ferrochrome: In my view, we’re fairly close to possible solution – Glencore Alloys CEO
15th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

“We are, in my view, fairly close to a possible solution,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard said during Merafe Resources question time earlier this week amid South Africa going all out to prevent... 


46
47
48
46
47
48

Showroom

SAJ Electrics
SAJ Electrics

Smart energy storage solutions for efficient, safe, and profitable power.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Immersive Technologies
Immersive Technologies

Immersive Technologies is the world's largest, proven and tested supplier of simulator training solutions to the global resources industry.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Multotec
Multotec

Multotec, recognised industry leaders in metallurgy and process engineering help mining houses across the world process minerals more efficiently,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Invincible Valves
Invincible Valves

Established in 1982, Invincible Valves is a medium-sized enterprise in Germiston, serving global and local markets.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







pqt: 3.491s - ct: 3.636s - 404pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now