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Magazine round up | 13 June 2025
Magazine round up | 13 June 2025
13th June 2025

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


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Uncertainty persists over key mining Bill clauses as Mantashe publishes erratum
13th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

The latest version of the Mineral Resources Development Bill of 2025, released for public comment on May 20, is unlikely to meet its objectives and may instead prolong regulatory uncertainty,... 


Greenland gold mine sees rush of investors in new funding round
Greenland gold mine sees rush of investors in new funding round
12th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Amaroq Minerals, which mines for gold in Greenland, has secured international backing in an oversubscribed fundraising round, underscoring rising interest in Arctic resources. Greenland and its... 


South Africa's mining production decreases 7.7% y/y in April
12th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the country's mining production decreased by 7.7% year-on-year in April, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative... 


EV Resources buys majority stake in Mexican antimony mine
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Perth-based EV Resources (EVR) has finalised its acquisition of a 70% interest in the Los Lirios antimony mine in Mexico. The company said on Thursday that it had met all conditions precedent under... 


Red Rock expects significant progress in DRC case imminently
12th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Natural resource exploration and development company Red Rock Resources has said it anticipates a crucial milestone to be met soon in its ongoing legal campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo... 


JSE-listed Shuka secures 100% of Zambian zinc mine
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

London-listed Africa-focused mining and exploration company Shuka Minerals, which sealed a secondary listing on the alternative exchange of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) earlier this month,... 


Southern Palladium Executive Chairperson Roger Baxter.
Capital raised to advance one of South Africa's last PGM development opportunities
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed platinum group metals (PGM) development company Southern Palladium has secured commitments to raise equity capital of A$8-million to advance the staged mine... 


Burkina Faso completes nationalisation of five gold mining assets
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

Burkina Faso has completed the transfer of five gold mining assets to the country's state-owned miner, according to a decree published late on Wednesday, finalising a process that began in August... 


Zambia’s South Africa-based cadastre system developer re-engaged, Ministry confirms
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia’s South Africa-developed mining cadastre licensing system portals have been reactivated, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has confirmed. “The disruption was due to the... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town
Ramaphosa aims to use G20 platform to clear hurdles to African green hydrogen, just energy investments
12th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again underlined the industrialisation potential of green hydrogen, and has stressed that South Africa will use its G20 Presidency as well as its participation in the... 


£420 000 investment to accelerate exploration at URU’s Zeb nickel project
12th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed URU Metals reports that a prominent institutional investor has proactively approached the company to provide a £420 000 investment, raised through the issue of 12-million new ordinary... 


First ore being fed into the crusher on June 11.
Meeka begins commissioning at Murchison gold project
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Meeka Metals has begun its transition from gold project developer to producer with commissioning of its Murchison project in Western Australia getting under way. The ASX-listed company said on... 


Hastings names new CEO
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals has appointed Vince Catania as CEO. Catania, who joined Hastings in January 2023 as general manager of corporate, assumes the CEO role effective immediately. 


PGI CEO Tim Schlick
Platinum jewellery enjoying strong growth in its key markets
12th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global platinum jewellery marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) believes that the metal enjoyed strong growth opportunities in the jewellery sector. To turn opportunity into... 


Talga wins permit for graphite mine as Sweden dismisses appeals
Talga wins permit for graphite mine as Sweden dismisses appeals
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Talga has cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its Nunasvaara South graphite mine in northern Sweden, after the national government dismissed all outstanding appeals against the... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Minerals Council still unhappy with new mining Bill despite two key changes
12th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Despite Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe gazetting a much-welcomed erratum to the controversial new Mineral Resources Development Bill on June 9, the Minerals Council South... 


Kinetiko to raise $2.2m through placement to fund commercialisation of Mpumalanga gas projects
12th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Kinetiko Energy has received firm commitments from professional and sophisticated investors to raise up to $2.2-million through the placement of more than 55-million new fully paid... 


South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked by CFM Green Hydrogen executive Sebastiaan Surie (left) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
South Africa’s green hydrogen sector boosted by big-ticket funding commitments
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 


Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
12th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is consolidating its two iron-ore businesses – Roy Hill and Atlas Iron – into a single entity named Hancock Iron Ore, in a move the company says will combine the... 


Resolute appoints new COO as Montgomery steps down
12th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London- and Australia-listed Resolute Mining has appointed Gavin Harris COO, effective July 1, following the decision by Geoff Montgomery to step down as COO. Resolute notes that Montgomery will... 


Perpetua secures $400m as part of Stibnite financing push
Perpetua secures $400m as part of Stibnite financing push
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Perpetua Resources has locked in $400-million in equity commitments through a bought deal financing and private placement, advancing a funding plan for its flagship Stibnite... 


World Bank president Ajay Banga
World Bank to end ban on nuclear energy projects, still debating upstream gas
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as part of a broader push to meet rising electricity needs, the bank's... 


Platinum surges, palladium lags on narrow demand profile
Platinum surges, palladium lags on narrow demand profile
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

Platinum and palladium prices have both rallied this month, notching a more than four-year and seven-month high respectively, but analysts say they remain more cautious about the outlook for... 


Hive Energy is building a green hydrogen plant at the Coega port
South Africa's $5.8bn Hive project aims to lead low-cost ammonia output
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

A $5.8-billion project on South Africa's east coast seeks to use the country's infrastructure and cheap renewable power to make some of the world's cheapest green ammonia for clients in Europe and... 


A dumper truck at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex
Barrick Mining removes Mali gold complex from 2025 output forecast, sources say
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining has removed its Mali gold complex from its overall output forecast for 2025, four sources told Reuters, adding to fallout from a two-year dispute over new mining legislation aimed at... 


Teck's Highland Valley copper mine in Canada
Canada risks losing out on billions in critical mineral investments, report warns
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada could miss out on up to C$12-billion a year in critical minerals production by 2040 unless governments take immediate steps to de-risk investment and accelerate mining development, according... 


Codelco to focus on public-private partnerships to boost finances and production, CFO says
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, will focus on more public-private partnerships to buoy finances and improve its capacity to develop new projects amid efforts to boost... 


One of the two shaft locations that will be used for the Stage 2 dewatering of the deepest area of the Kakula mine.
Ivanhoe cuts 2025 guidance, withdraws 2026 forecast as DRC copper mine restarts
12th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Mines has revised down its 2025 copper production guidance for the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a temporary suspension of... 


Cokal secures $15m to boost BBM coal production, cuts ties with Cratus
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Cokal has secured a $15-million strategic debt funding facility to support the expansion of metallurgical coal production at its Bumi Barito Mineral (BBM) mine in Central Kalimantan,... 


Bowen to assume owner-operator role at Burton Mine Complex
Bowen to assume owner-operator role at Burton Mine Complex
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Bowen Coking Coal has announced it would transition the Burton Mine Complex in Queensland to an owner-operator model, with the shift to take effect on July 1, following the expiry of its... 


Carol Plummer
MAC elects Agnico Eagle exec as new chair
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has elected Carol Plummer, executive VP, sustainability, people and culture at Agnico Eagle, as chairperson for the next two-year term. Plummer comes to her... 


AngloGold to join Russell 3000, other Russell equity indexes
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has been named for the first time as a preliminary addition to the Russell 1000 or Russell 2000, the Russell 3000 and the Russell Midcap Indexes, as part of the... 


Mogale Tailings Retreatment plant,
Pan African proves it can commission large gold projects abroad with aplomb
11th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa witnessed Pan African build the Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) gold project on Johannesburg’s West Rand ahead of schedule and below budget. Now Australia is witnessing this... 


Glencore halted some cobalt deliveries over Congo export ban
Glencore halted some cobalt deliveries over Congo export ban
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

Glencore declared force majeure on some deliveries of cobalt from Democratic Republic of Congo days after the government suspended exports of the battery material, three sources familiar with the... 


An Ironveld smelter
Ironveld raises £900 000 to lift processing capacity
11th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed strategic metals producer Ironveld has raised £900 000, before expenses, through a placing with investors of two-billion shares at a price of 0.045p apiece. "Market demand for our dense... 


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