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Thulani Gcabashe (right) and Donald McGillivray.
South Africa's green hydrogen project backed by 1 430 MW fully permitted solar cluster
9th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has reached another milestone – the permitting of a 1 430 MW solar PV cluster development phase that will supply 40% of the power required by... 


Copper 360 CEO Graham Briggs.
The immediate target of new Copper 360 CEO is 5 000 t of copper in six to 12 months
10th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The immediate target of new Copper 360 CEO Graham Briggs is 5 000 t of copper in six to 12 months. Based on current assessments, Briggs is of the firm belief that, within that period, 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... 


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... 


Licence transfer delays force Rio Tinto into alternative mine plan at Oyu Tolgoi
Licence transfer delays force Rio Tinto into alternative mine plan at Oyu Tolgoi
9th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi has approved a shift in its underground development strategy, pausing work in the Entrée Resources joint venture (JV) area and bringing forward development in Panel 2 South,... 


The Mara Rosa mine
Hochschild shares plunge 20% after Brazil gold mine shutdown
10th June 2025 By: Reuters

Hochschild Mining issued a six-week shutdown at its Mara Rosa mine, following lower-than-expected gold output by the end of May, the British precious metals company said on Tuesday, sending shares... 


Glencore opts for revised approach to slash Canada copper smelter emissions
Glencore opts for revised approach to slash Canada copper smelter emissions
11th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major Glencore’s Horne Smelter has shelved its Aeris project, citing technical and operational challenges, and is now proposing a revised approach to reduce arsenic emissions while... 


An EV being charged
Auto companies 'in full panic' over rare-earths bottleneck
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Exasperated automakers and parts suppliers have been desperate to find alternative sources of... 


Kathleen Quirk: Big tariffs and trade wars make us concerned for global copper demand.
Freeport CEO says tariffs threaten to hinder US copper mining
10th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The threat of US levies on copper imports has been a boon for Freeport-McMoRan, with North America’s top producer cashing in on selling the metal at a premium. Still, the firm’s top boss warns that... 


China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power
China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power
9th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The unrelenting expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity over the past few years has now become a global headache, as smelters scramble to secure the ore they need to produce the vital... 


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... 


Outgoing CEO Jakob Stausholm speaking at the opening of the new Western Range iron-ore mine in the Pilbara.
Rio Tinto opens new $2bn iron-ore mine in Pilbara
9th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rio Tinto and China Baowu Steel have officially opened the Western Range iron-ore mine in Australia’s Pilbara region, a $2-billion project aimed at sustaining production at the nearby Paraburdoo... 


The TGME is a past-producing operation near Pilgrim's Rest
South Africa's IDC approves R622m loan for Theta's TGME underground mine project
10th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) has extended a credit-approved loan facility agreement for R622-million, or about A$53.8-million, to... 


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... 


Flooding at Ivanhoe copper mine was self-induced, study suggests
Flooding at Ivanhoe copper mine was self-induced, study suggests
13th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Seismic activity that disrupted output at a massive copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears self-induced, according to preliminary findings released by operator Ivanhoe Mines. The... 


Original cadastre reportedly reactivated.
Mining cadastre that breaches must-be-Zambia-hosted stipulation reportedly reactivated
10th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

As of Monday morning June 10, it seems that Zambia’s Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has reactivated the cadastre portal that is non-locally hosted amid the in-country-hosted version... 


A gold mining operation in Zimbabwe
Gold rally brings riches to rural Zimbabwe
11th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

In Filabusi, in south-eastern Zimbabwe the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the... 


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... 


ZEITI national coordinator Ian Mwiinga.
Well done, Zambia, on your transparent ‘G-Factor’ mining revenue system
13th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia is strengthening transparency and accountability to make sure that natural resources improve the lives of all of its citizens. It gives easy visibility to the level of natural resource... 


China coal imports could drop by up to 100Mt in 2025, industry group says
China coal imports could drop by up to 100Mt in 2025, industry group says
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

China's coal imports could drop by up to 100-million metric tons in 2025, an official at a major industry group said, potentially putting global benchmark prices - already at multi-year lows -... 


Lower grade Australian iron-ore sparks global benchmark change
Lower grade Australian iron-ore sparks global benchmark change
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

The longstanding global pricing benchmark for most traded iron-ore cargoes will be adjusted in 2026 to reflect the falling quality of ore from top supplier Australia, pricing service Platts said.... 


Platinum trading, Pan African and Copper 360 make headlines
Platinum trading, Pan African and Copper 360 make headlines
13th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks a new platinum and palladium trading ecosystem proposed by China; Pan African's success in starting up a gold operation in Australia's Northern... 


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... 


China May iron-ore imports fall on expectations of seasonally slow demand
China May iron-ore imports fall on expectations of seasonally slow demand
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports dropped 4.9% in May from April, as mills exercised caution in procurement for seaborne cargoes in anticipation of seasonally slower steel consumption. The world's largest... 


Copper sheets being transported by rail in Zambia
Zambia seeks carmakers to make EV components near copper mines
9th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zambia has held talks with carmakers to entice suppliers to build electric vehicle (EV) components plants near its copper mines. “We have been talking, even last week when I was in Germany, telling... 


The Cullinan mine
Petra reports lower sales for Tenders 5 and 6
9th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Petra Diamonds sold 613 682 ct of diamonds for $53-million during its combined Tender 5 and 6 sales cycle, taking year-to-date revenues to $239-million from the sale of 2.39-million... 


Kore chairperson David Hathorn
Kore secures commitment of $2.2bn in funding from Swiss investment platform
10th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Potash development company Kore Potash has signed nonbinding term sheets with Switzerland-headquartered investment platform OWI-RAMS to arrange and provide a funding package of about $2.2-billion... 


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... 


Rough diamonds
Omani fund replaces Russia's Alrosa in Angolan diamond miner Catoca
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

A subsidiary of Oman's sovereign wealth fund has replaced sanctions-hit Russian firm Alrosa as a shareholder in Angola's state-controlled diamond miner Catoca, according to the shareholder... 


Bags of lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Zimbabwe to ban export of lithium concentrates from 2027
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe will ban the export of lithium concentrates from 2027 as it extends its push for more local processing, mines minister Winston Chitando said on Tuesday. Africa's top producer of lithium,... 


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... 


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.  


The New Prosperity project is located in the Teztan Biny, or Fish Lake area, which is territory of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation.
Taseko, Tŝilhqot’in Nation and BC reach agreement on New Prosperity
9th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Taseko Mines has reached an agreement with the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and the province of British Columbia to resolve a decades-long dispute over the New Prosperity copper/gold project,... 


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