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Copper smelting
JP Morgan forecasts rise in copper, aluminium prices in second half of year
15th May 2025 By: Reuters

JP Morgan forecasts rise in copper, aluminium prices in second half of year JP Morgan projected on Wednesday that copper prices will average $9 225 a metric ton in the second half of this year and... 


Complete electrical termination solutions for mining
Complete electrical termination solutions for mining
14th May 2025

Complete electrical termination solutions for the mining industry are available from local manufacturer Pratley. Apart from individual products, Pratley can supply entire lighting circuits for... 


Guinea moves to cancel mining rights of non-compliant companies
9th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Guinea’s transitional President General Mamadi Doumbouya instructed his government to withdraw permits and concessions from mining companies that don’t respect their legal commitments to the... 


Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal.
Hillside Aluminium contribution highlighted following power price agreement scrutiny
9th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The electricity pricing agreement for Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal reflects the South African government’s policy to support strategic industries that create value for the nation, South32... 


The invaluable role of process automation in West Africa’s mining industry
The invaluable role of process automation in West Africa’s mining industry
9th May 2025

By: Belema Koleoso - Territory Technical Lead, Process Automation at Schneider Electric West Africa Today, the West African mining industry serves as an all-important driver in the region’s... 


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Water treatment solution reduces complexities at mine
9th May 2025

Wastewater solutions contractor WEC Water recently completed a wastewater reticulation and water treatment plant for a gold mine in Burkina Faso, significantly reducing the mine’s reliance on... 


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Unavoidable trade-offs
9th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has initiated two major tariff reviews that could have significant implications for the country’s existing real-economy... 


STEINERT KSS | XT CLI, equipped with four sensors (Transmission X-ray, color, 3D laser, magnetic induction).
How ore sorting technology is transforming bauxite beneficiation
8th May 2025

Brazil-based miner Terra Goyana Mining (TGM) benchmark themselves in mineral research, development, beneficiation and bauxite commercialisation. Representing 5.5% of national production, the... 


Rio Tinto plans to build a demonstration plant at Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec.
Rio Tinto and Indium extract first gallium from Canadian alumina operations
7th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified major Rio Tinto and partner Indium have successfully extracted the first primary gallium from bauxite processed at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec as part of a research and... 


Guinea initiates process to cancel EGA's mining licence, sources say
7th May 2025 By: Reuters

The government of Guinea has initiated a process to withdraw Emirates Global Aluminium's mining licence in the West African nation, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on... 


Location map of the Minim Martrap project
Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update
25th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

ASX-listed exploration and development company Canyon Resources is rapidly advancing the project towards production through an extensive work programme. 


US investor Cameron offers $5bn for Kazakh mining giant, ERG says no sale talks
22nd April 2025 By: Reuters

US businessman James Cameron has offered to buy mining giant Eurasian Resources Group for $5-billion, a letter he sent to its board showed, as the company prepares to participate in a major... 


Anil Agarwal
Metals billionaire Agarwal seeks mining reboot amid debt overhaul, Saudi push
22nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is inching closer to finishing a long-planned breakup of his metals-to-energy conglomerate Vedanta, a move aimed at trimming the group’s $11-billion debt pile and... 


DEON DE KOCK
Reunert sees growth opportunities in South Africa’s broader energy infrastructure sector
Transmission roll-out drives local solutions demand
18th April 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

State-owned power utility Eskom’s ambitious plan to expand South Africa’s transmission network, which includes the roll-out of 14 000 km of new power lines over the next decade, is expected to... 


Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal.
Hillside Aluminium guiding unchanged output for 2025 financial year
17th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Although saleable production of aluminium from the Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal decreased by 1% to 537 000 t in the nine months ended March, the full-year guidance of... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto reports weaker iron-ore output as weather batters Pilbara operations
16th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified major Rio Tinto Group warned on Wednesday that its 2025 iron-ore output will likely land at the lower end of guidance as extreme weather disrupts operations in Australia’s Pilbara... 


Goldman Sachs cuts aluminium price forecast on weaker growth outlook
15th April 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs has reduced its forecast for aluminium prices this year after its economists downgraded global growth forecasts including for the US and China following the Trump administration's... 


Falling alumina price prods some China producers to begin maintenance
10th April 2025 By: Reuters

Chinese alumina producers, which rushed to expand capacity after prices surged last year due to short supplies of raw material bauxite, are being squeezed by falling prices, prompting some to shut... 


Freight containers
America’s application of tariff-setting formula ‘hugely inflated’ South Africa’s trade surplus
9th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s trade surplus with the US, which was used to calculate the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, has been “hugely inflated”, says Professor Lawrence... 


The Impact of radial water blocking on MV XLPE Cable systems
The Impact of radial water blocking on MV XLPE Cable systems
9th April 2025

The high performance cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) material is the most common insulation used in medium voltage (MV) cables between 6.6kV to 33kV mainly because of its impressive mechanical and... 


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Stainless welding solutions promising despite outlook
4th April 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Local steel supply shortages and the increased reliance on imports, owing to the, at the time of writing, anticipated shutdown of ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants, could have a negative impact on... 


ASX share trading
Australian shares crash in Trump tariff meltdown
3rd April 2025 By: Reuters

Australian shares plunged 2% in a sea of red on Thursday as investors recoiled after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on all imports, in a move that ratchets up a global trade... 


Gold bars
Oil, copper slide as Trump tariffs rattle markets; gold hits record high
3rd April 2025 By: Reuters

Commodities including oil, copper and agricultural products fell on Thursday as US President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs on key trading partners fuelled fears of a global recession, while... 


US President Donald Trump holding up the Reciprocal Tariffs executive order
As US imposes 30% tariff on South African exports, Presidency reiterates desire for new bilateral trade deal
3rd April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Presidency has expressed concern over new tariffs that have been imposed on South African exports to the US following President Donald Trump’s April 2 'Liberation Day' announcement.... 


US President Donald Trump
Markets reel as US tariffs stoke fear of 'spiral of doom' for growth
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump's new tariffs sent shockwaves through markets on Thursday, with the dollar and US stocks among the hardest hit on fears a broadening trade war will spur recession in a... 


Anil Agarwal
Indian conglomerate Vedanta seeks global partner for $20bn expansion plan
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta is looking for a global company to partner with on expansion projects worth $20-billion across zinc, aluminium, copper, iron, steel, oil, gas and power, as... 


Volvo interior
US auto import tariff will not drastically impact PGM demand – WPIC
1st April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) finds in its latest Platinum Essentials publication that the US’s 25% tariff on vehicle imports from April 3 and parts from May 3 will have a 70 000 oz... 


A lithium ore stockpile
Rio Tinto talks with Congo over developing prize lithium deposit
28th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group has held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo about developing one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits, in the latest sign of the miner’s enthusiasm for the... 


Indian state firms seek stake in SQM's lithium projects in Australia, sources say
28th March 2025 By: Reuters

Four Indian State firms are in talks with Chilean miner SQM to acquire a 20% stake in its two lithium projects in Australia for $600-million, four sources said, in New Delhi's biggest effort to... 


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Demand for sustainable packaging on the rise
28th March 2025

The demand for sustainable solutions in packaging has “never been higher”, according to recycling industry automated sorting system and machine specialist, Stadler. This increase in demand for... 


carbon tax illustration
African exporters to face market challenges as EU expands Carbon Border Tax
26th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Recent amendments to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulatory framework, introduced on February 26, are expected to have significant implications for African exporters. The... 


Australia's Budget skips support for junior explorers
Australia's Budget skips support for junior explorers
25th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The federal government has missed an opportunity to reinforce support for Australia’s minerals exploration industry, with the 2025/26 Budget failing to extend a key incentive programme that has... 


A map of the location of the Niagara bauxite project and the nearby rail infrastructure
Arrow declares 185Mt maiden mineral resource at Niagara bauxite project
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Arrow Minerals has reported a maiden mineral resource of 185-million tonnes at 42.3% aluminium oxide (AI2O3) and 2.7% silicon oxide at the Niagara bauxite project, in Guinea. “This is an... 


Three Decades, One Perfect Harmony GH180
Three Decades, One Perfect Harmony GH180
20th March 2025

For the past 30 years, the Innomotics Perfect Harmony GH180 has stood strong as a leader in the medium voltage drive sector. We are delighted to start our celebration of #30YearsInPerfectHarmony.... 


A gold bar being poured
Gold hits record high as tariff uncertainty fuels safe-haven demand
18th March 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices scaled a record peak above the crucial $3 000-mark on Tuesday for the second time in a week, as investors sought cover from economic concerns fuelled by US President Donald Trump's... 


Aluminium giant Rusal posts near three-fold profit jump as costs drop
14th March 2025 By: Reuters

Russia's Rusal on Friday reported a near three-fold jump in its annual earnings, reflecting lower production costs and higher prices for aluminium. Hong Kong-listed Rusal, the world's largest... 


Leonardo DiCaprio criticises Australia's approval of South32 bauxite mine expansion
Leonardo DiCaprio criticises Australia's approval of South32 bauxite mine expansion
14th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Hollywood actor and environmental advocate Leonardo DiCaprio has voiced his concerns over the Australian government’s approval of the expansion of mining major South32’s bauxite mining operations... 


The Boyne smelter in Queensland
Rio Tinto repowers Gladstone aluminium operations with renewables
14th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto and energy group Edify Energy have entered into two new solar and battery hybrid services agreements (HSAs) to enhance the supply of reliable, competitively priced... 


A bauxite mine in Guinea
UAE's EGA reports lower net profit on bauxite suspension from Guinea, UAE taxes
12th March 2025 By: Reuters

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Wednesday reported a 23.5% decline in annual net profit for 2024 due to an impairment charge following the suspension of exports from its operations in Guinea and... 


An image of FUCHS LUBRICANTS's product in barrels
Lubricant range meets evolving die-casting needs
7th March 2025

The evolving demands of the South African die-casting sector necessitate that lubricants manufacturer FUCHS Lubricants South Africa undertake continuous product innovation and development to... 


Location map of the Minim Martap project
Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update
7th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

ASX-listed exploration and development company Canyon Resources remains on schedule to complete a definitive feasibility study during the third quarter of the year. 


Rio Tinto finalises $6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
Rio Tinto finalises $6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
6th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining major Rio Tinto has officially completed its $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium. The deal, sanctioned by the Royal Court of Jersey on Wednesday, integrates Arcadium... 


Trump's tariffs drive US physical market aluminium premiums to record high
6th March 2025 By: Reuters

Price premiums for aluminium on the physical market in the United States have surged to a record high due to the looming threat of tariffs on imports of the metal used in the transport,... 


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