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SA Mining Map published by AmaranthCX and 1Map.
Public sector opacity, emerging private sector silence are curbing mining’s growth prospects
14th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The lack of public sector transparency and emerging private sector silence from companies opting not to list are combining to limit South Africa’s knowledge of the mining sector, and thus curb its... 


AmaranthCX founder and director Paul Miller, when he listed Keaton Energy on the JSE many years ago, well before the delistings issue arose.
How South Africa could have 21 new mining listings
13th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa could have 21 new mining listings if foreign mining companies that already operate in this country would also list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in... 


Morocco's OCP borrows $110m to build four solar plants
13th April 2023 By: Reuters

Morocco's State-owned phosphates and fertiliser producer OCP said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's investment arm, on a... 


AmaranthCX founder and director Paul Miller, who is moving into the renewable energy business.
Stunning online mining map highlights far-reaching remaining mining potential
12th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

AmaranthCX and its technology partner 1Map have collaborated to publish a comprehensive, online South African Mining Map, with electronic, all-commodity depiction. The governments of other mining... 


Canadian miner Brazil Potash presses on with sensitive Amazon project
11th April 2023 By: Reuters

A unit of Toronto-based miner Brazil Potash is working to keep a $2.5-billion potash project on schedule, as legal challenges are mounting to its plans for extracting the fertilizer ingredient from... 


Minbos' green ammonia study proves positive
11th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A technical study into the Capanda green ammonia project, in Angola, has proven positive for ASX-listed Minbos. The study defined a carbon-free facility, avoiding the use of natural gas or any... 


Kolomela iron-ore operation of Anglo group company Kumba Iron Ore, inNorthern Cape.
Anglo signs another green steel deal involving South African iron-ore
4th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Mitigating climate change, the biggest challenge of our time, requires a new, clean industrial revolution, says H2 Green Steel of Sweden, which on Tuesday announced the signing of a memorandum of... 


WA invests A$40m in critical minerals
4th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government on Tuesday announced a A$40-million investment to accelerate critical minerals discoveries. The Sustainable Geoscience Investments package, included in the... 


ENSafrica's safety and health webinar team.
Trackless mobile machinery one of mining’s burning issues, ENSafrica webinar hears
3rd April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s new trackless mobile machinery (TMM) regulations published five months ago are one of mining’s burning issues and perhaps an undeclared state of national disaster for some, ENSafrica... 


A rail line into the Maputo harbour
TFR expects borderless train service to Maputo to raise commodity export volumes
3rd April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is preparing to materially increase the number of weekly trains operating on that component of its North East Corridor that transports export commodities... 


Kore continues Kola EPC, financing discussions
31st March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kore Potash, with 97%-ownership of the Kola and DX potash projects in the Sintoukola Basin, in Congo-Brazzaville, says discussions are continuing towards finalising terms for the... 


Danakali completes Colluli sale
31st March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Danakali has completed the sale of its 50% shareholding in the Colluli sulphate of potash (SOP) project, in Eritrea, to Sichuan Road and Bridge Group. The company in January struck the... 


Rifle-Shot Performance Business Development Director Dilley Naidoo.
Mining needs truth-and-reconciliation approach to ESG, says Rifle-Shot’s Naidoo
29th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Mining companies need to approach environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles on a truth and reconciliation footing and be honest about where they are on a scale of one to 10, says... 


Muga processing plant approved in Spain
29th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Highfield Resources has been granted a construction license for the processing plant at its Muga potash project, in Spain. "The grant of the pending construction licence in Navarra for... 


Nutrien’s CEO says fertiliser supply to stay tight in 2023
29th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

The world’s largest fertilizer company expects the global supply of the nutrient potash to remain constrained this year. Shipments out of major exporters Belarus and Russia are still at least... 


Image shows a mining haul truck
Mining necessary for green future - Minister
29th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has highlighted the significant role that the resources sector would play in global decarbonisation efforts, in a statement to Parliament. “In order to... 


Platinum group metals can boost South African jobs and economic growth.
Platinum group metals can add million South African jobs plus R8-trillion to economy
28th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Collaborative marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs) has the potential to add a million more South African jobs and contribute R8-trillion more to the economy as the world greens and lowers... 


Kropz draws down R90m under ARC Fund bridge loan
28th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Emerging African phosphate producer and developer Kropz has drawn down R90-million under a bridge loan from the African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund. Kropz earlier this month informed shareholders... 


Centrex inks another offtake
28th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Centrex has inked another offtake agreement at its Ardmore phosphate project, in Queensland, this time with New Zealand-based Ballance Agri Nutrients. Under the terms of the offtake... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
South Africa will overcome its rail and electricity problems, Menar MD predicts
27th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

At the end of the day, South Africa will overcome its rail transport and electricity availability issues, and confidence in both Transnet and Eskom will be fully restored, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu... 


Centrex inks Ardmore offtake
24th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Junior Centrex has inked a binding offtake agreement with agri-business Ameropa Australia for the purchase of phosphate from the Ardmore phosphate mine, in Queensland. Under the terms of the... 


WA opens investment platform for global investors
24th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government is launching a new online platform that promotes investment-ready projects with a value above A$10-million. Launching with more than 35 projects that have a... 


Marula appoints technical consultant, lawyers in preparation for Aim listing
23rd March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Africa-focused miner and developer Marula Mining is preparing to list on the LSE’s Aim and has appointed mining and environmental consultancy MSA Group as the technical consultant for the listing... 


ARC’s portfolio resilient amid challenging macroeconomic environment
17th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed African Rainbow Capital (ARC) says its diverse investment portfolio has shown remarkable resilience in what was challenging macroeconomic conditions for all the firms it is invested in,... 


Millennial Potash to start drilling previously explored Gabon prospect
15th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

TSX-V-listed potash explorer Millennial Potash reports that all the drill holes at its previously explored Millennial Potash project in Gabon have intersected potash mineralisation, thereby leading... 


Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) principal for sustainable finance solutions Telvina Naidoo.
Banking has crucial role to play in enabling mining to transition to clean energy, says Nedbank CIB
14th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The banking sector has a crucial role to play in enabling mining companies to transition to clean energy fully, says Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) principal for sustainable finance... 


The Elandsfontein plant
Kropz secures R285m bridge loan from ARC
14th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Emerging African phosphate producer and developer Kropz's Elandsfontein subsidiary, in South Africa, has secured R285-million in bridge loan facilities from the African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund... 


Dilley Naidoo, Director of Business Development, Rifle-Shot Performance.
Re-pursue exploration to help re-build South Africa’s economy, says business booster
13th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Let us re-pursue the exploration investment that catalysed South Africa’s economic growth more than a century ago as a means of helping to rebuild South Africa’s struggling economy. That is among... 


An aerial view of the Jansen Discovery Lodge
Indigenous-owned firms win Jansen contracts
10th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified major BHP has awarded Wicehtowak Frontec Services (WFS), a joint-venture partnership between ATCO Frontec and George Gordon Developments (GGDL), a multi-year, base contract of... 


Three workers die in Spanish potash mine collapse
9th March 2023 By: Reuters

Three workers are trapped in a Spanish potash mine located in the town of Suria in northeastern Spain on Thursday following an underground collapse, local police and emergency services told... 


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