A definitive feasibility study completed on the Flat Mines project, part of Orion’s Okiep Copper Project, has delivered favourable financial outcomes. 

Explorer and gold and nickel project developer Cavalier Resources plans on developing the project as a traditional truck-and-shovel operation. 

The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques van Eck as Quality Manager, effective 1 July 2025. Jacques is no stranger to... 

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 

Visitors to the KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) 2025, taking place from 22 to 24 July at the Durban Exhibition Centre, are in for a powerful dose of practical insight and... 

With funding now in place through the finalisation of its recently announced $14-million placement, ASX-listed West Wits Mining is moving quickly to execute the development of the Qala Shallows... 

Southern Africa's travel industry will gather face-to-face when ASATA hosts its 2025 Travel Conference from 20 to 22 August at Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa near Hermanus. With "Connecting Today's... 

Platinum group metals miner Southern Palladium has secured commitments to raise equity capital of A$8-million to advance the staged mine development. 

Battery metal development company Giyani Metals Corporation has received a nonbinding letter of interest from the US government's export credit agency for up to $225-million in financing to support... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has revised down its 2025 copper production guidance, following a temporary suspension of underground mining in May. 

Advanced uranium developer Lotus Resources has advanced with cold commissioning of the uranium plant. 

Positive infrastructure advancement is on the way in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), SRK Consulting Congo chairperson Dominique Sambwa has pointed out. Speaking to Mining Weekly during a... 

The project's environmental- and social-impact assessment has been approved by the Malawi Environment Protection Authority. 

Battery metal development company Giyani Metals Corporation has completed the first shipment of high-purity manganese oxide samples. 

Exploration and rare earths development company Defense Metals announced a letter of interest from Export Development Canada on June 5 that could result in up to $250-million in debt financing... 

Without an effective waste management system, a country faces serious public health and environmental risks. In 2024, South Africa generated approximately 108 million tonnes of waste — 90% of which... 

Stellenbosch University (SU) will be the first university in South Africa to house a hyperspectral core imaging system, thanks to a donation from mining company AngloGold Ashanti. The core scanner... 

The 2025 Fulton Awards mark 45 years of celebrating concrete excellence and innovation in concrete within Southern Africa, with this year’s edition including a special retrospective category titled... 

Africa-focused GoviEx Uranium has appointed Deogratias M Bukunkwe as project and commissioning metallurgist to further advance the development of the project. 

Kamoa Copper expects to restart underground mining operations on the western side of the Kakula mine later this month. 

Pure gold mining company Barrick Mining Corporation has completed the sale of its 50% stake in Alaska’s Donlin Gold project. 

TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals Corp, developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project, in Botswana, has appointed Nigel Robinson as chairperson and Martin Botha to its board of directors.... 

Wilo, a global name in pump manufacturing, now has solar panels on the roofs of all of its buildings to enable green hydrogen generation through electrolysis. The stored hydrogen is then used as... 

Aim-listed Rome Resources has engaged with consulting firm the MSA Group to complete a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Bisie North project, located in North Kivu province of the... 

With continued interest in Africa’s resource potential, expert early-stage consulting services can help identify and mitigate common challenges to unlock long-term project success, particularly in... 

The construction of a large tailings storage facility (TSF) for a platinum group metals miner in Zimbabwe demonstrated the capability of local firms, working in close collaboration with SRK... 

As more technological tools are developed and integrated into engineering processes, consulting engineers must ensure they embrace these advancements without becoming overly reliant on them,... 

A prefeasibility study has established Wicheeda as one of the most advanced undeveloped rare earth projects in North America and Europe. 

Environmental authorisation has been issued by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. 

Mining crews have driven underground development into the high-grade Flatreef platinum, palladium, rhodium, nickel, gold and copper orebody for the first time, as the Platreef mine rapidly advances... 

The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved the proposed merger in which Apex Capital Partners (ACP) intends to acquire DRA Global. Upon implementation, ACP will gain sole control of DRA... 

By: Nontu Mkhize - Offer Marketing Manager: Power Services and Industry - Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Schneider Electric’s Field Service Cycle, otherwise known as the Five-Pillar... 

As Rio Tinto searches for a new CEO, the miner will cast a wide net due to a very short list of possible internal candidates, sources said, in contrast with laser-focused succession planning at its... 

The project consists of three large deposits and several smaller deposits that are planned to be developed using conventional openpit mining methods over a 17-year life-of-mine. 

Global miner Rio Tinto will tackle one of the biggest technological challenges in the lithium industry as it takes the lead in Chile's first major project involving the battery metal in years,... 

Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to mining geology solutions company Minrom Consulting head of resource modelling and GIS Graham Duncan at Enlit Africa 2025. 

With the Western-led order at a crossroads, Africa is emerging as a pivotal player in the Global South, crafting its own economic and diplomatic path in a multipolar world. Nations across the... 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation for an underground mining right and related infrastructural activities to ASX- and... 

By: Sarika Andhee - Marketing Leader: Field Service at Schneider Electric Asset tracking plays a critical role in the success of industrial businesses. By effectively managing and monitoring... 

This week we profile Sibulele Dlova, GM for sub-Saharan Africa at GameChange Solar, the second-largest global provider of solar-tracker solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted... 

Industrial solutions provider BMG’s Fluid Technology division supplies and supports an extensive range of components for fluid technology systems and general industrial applications. BMG’s strategy... 

The Platreef project hosts an underground deposit of thick platinum group metals, nickel, copper and gold mineralisation on the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, in Limpopo.