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Independent reports highlight decline in water systems, wastewater treatment plants
17th January 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Nongovernmental organisation AfriForum’s latest independent Blue Drop and Green Drop reports have highlighted a regression in South Africa’s water systems, particularly wastewater treatment works.... 


The cornerstone of South Africa’s steel industry under threat
17th January 2025

The cornerstone of South Africa's long-steel production industry is facing an existential crisis as Arcelor Mittal South Africa (AMSA) continues in their endeavors to pursue the South African... 


Aqua Horizon Technologies
Aqua Horizon Technologies leads the fight against water contamination
17th January 2025

Water contamination is a silent crisis threatening industries, communities and ecosystems across the globe. From industrial effluents polluting rivers to oil spills compromising groundwater, the... 


Trafo Power Solutions
Trafo Power Solutions evolves to offer range of electrical power solutions
17th January 2025

Having rapidly carved a niche in dry-type transformer applications in Africa, Trafo Power Solutions has steadily grown its offerings – and now sees a future as a leading provider of electrical... 


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Rocky Creek metallurgical coal project, Canada
17th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

CTI Plus Resources plans to mine the project using openpit methods and conventional truck-and-shovel equipment. 


Location map of the Lynn Lake project
Lynn Lake gold project, Canada – update
17th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A construction decision was announced on January 13. 


Sandvik Mining South Africa’s Sustainability Manager, Jan Prinsloo
Sandvik engineers sustainability for a resilient future
16th January 2025

Sustainability is at the core of business operations for Sandvik Mining South Africa, developing innovative practices that drive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) imperatives. This means... 


Kefi awarded exploration licence in Saudi Arabia
16th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed gold and copper exploration and development company Kefi Gold and Copper’s Gold And Minerals SLA (GMCO) joint venture (JV) in Saudi Arabia has been awarded the Umm Hijlan exploration... 


Trump’s environmental pick worked for Musk-backed advocacy group
16th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has been a consultant to a wide swath of conservative organizations, including one of Elon Musk’s... 


Waterberg platinum project in Limpopo.
Waterberg discussing concentrate offtake with South African smelter operators amid Saudi mulling
15th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals Limited is in discussion with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum (Implats), with a view to negotiating formal... 


Taseko eyes first copper from Florence before year-end
Taseko eyes first copper from Florence before year-end
15th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Taseko Mines is progressing steadily with the development of its Florence copper project in Arizona, reporting that the project has surpassed the halfway mark and remains on track... 


Eroding glut of rare earths could halt two-year price downtrend in 2025, analysts say
Eroding glut of rare earths could halt two-year price downtrend in 2025, analysts say
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Prices of rare earth minerals are likely to stabilise in 2025 after a two-year downturn, as China slows mining output to protect domestic producers and growing demand from electric vehicles and... 


Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded... 


Trafo Power Solutions has expanded its vision to become a leading provider of electrical power solutions in Africa
Trafo evolves to offer range of electrical power solutions
15th January 2025

Having rapidly carved a niche in dry-type transformer applications in Africa, Trafo Power Solutions has steadily grown its offerings – and now sees a future as a leading provider of electrical... 


Willem Strydom, SEW-EURODRIVE’s Manager Business Development Electronics
Automating drive systems for efficiency, reliability
15th January 2025

Already in use by leading global manufacturers in South Africa, SEW-EURODRIVE’s innovative MOVI‑C® modular automation system will bring a new level of flexibility, integration and efficiency to a... 


Turning point for New Acland as OCAA discontinues appeal
Turning point for New Acland as OCAA discontinues appeal
14th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian coal miner New Hope on Tuesday announced a resolution to the long-standing legal challenges surrounding its New Acland Stage 3 project. In a statement to the ASX, New Hope said its... 


Lexington establishes maiden Jorc exploration target for Bothaville project
14th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold has established a maiden Joint Ore Reserve Committee (Jorc) exploration target for the group's Bothaville project, in South... 


Duvha coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga
Coaltech, Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency partner to advance JET initiatives
14th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Johannesburg-based research institute Coaltech has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency (MGCA) to support research and innovative solutions towards Just... 


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ABB, Epiroc advance collaboration on underground trolley solutions
14th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

To increase productivity and safety, as well as achieve decarbonisation targets in mining, global technology company ABB and mining equipment manufacturer Epiroc have signed a memorandum of... 


Caledonia continues investment in growth, efficiency; meets guidance
14th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation’s Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, produced 76 656 oz of gold for the year ended December 31, in line with guidance of producing between 74 000 oz to 78 000 oz,... 


As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
13th January 2025 By: Reuters

US President-elect Donald Trump last week reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, which could be useful for the US because of its strategic... 


Indonesia sets 2025 nickel ore mining quota at around 200Mt
10th January 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesia has set a quota of around 200-million metric tons for nickel ore mining this year, a senior mining ministry official said on Friday, adding this could be cut if miners failed to comply... 


Image of periodic table symbol for lithium
Cinovec lithium project, Czechia/Germany – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

European Metals has announced a substantial increase in planned lithium production. 


Image of UK flag and periodic table symbol for copper/zinc/lead/gold/silver
Parys Mountain copper/zinc/lead/gold/silver project, UK – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental-impact assessment scoping report. 


Mining under way at the Kasiya project
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has completed the test pit backfilling and started soil remediation as part of its pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme at Kasiya. 


Aerial view of the Cariboo project
Cariboo gold project, Canada – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has completed the permitting process. 


Osisko COO Tremblay steps down
9th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

NYSE- and TSX-V-listed Osisko has reported that COO Éric Tremblay is leaving the company, effective immediately, to pursue other professional commitments in the mining sector. The company says it... 


The nuGen™ green hydrogen fuel cell truck retrofitted from a diesel-powered vehicle.
Mining needs to commit to intensified decarbonisation goals, consulting firm shows
9th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mining industry needs to commit to an intensified pursuit of decarbonisation goals amid the rate of greening being too slow to meet science-based targets, consulting services firm dss+ points... 


EPA recommends VRX’s Arrowsmith North development
EPA recommends VRX’s Arrowsmith North development
9th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia (EPA) has published its assessment report and conditions for approval for ASX-listed VRX Silica’s Arrowsmith North silica sand project.... 


Transforming Africa’s mining sector with sustainable industrial gas solutions
Transforming Africa’s mining sector with sustainable industrial gas solutions
9th January 2025

Industrial gas and services supplier Erium is set to significantly contribute to Africa’s mining sector acceleration with industrial gas solutions and services that bring sustainability and... 


Penguins and red tape: Chile says 'no' to $2.5bn Dominga mine again
Penguins and red tape: Chile says 'no' to $2.5bn Dominga mine again
9th January 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's government on Wednesday denied an environmental permit for the proposed Dominga iron and copper mine, siding with critics concerned over impacts to penguins and parrots at the $2.5-billion... 


GMIN to start early works at Oko West
8th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has received an interim environmental permit (IEP) for the Oko West gold project from Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is in response to the... 


ARR granted licence to do test mining at Halleck Creek
8th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

ASX-listed American Rare Earths (ARR) has announced that its wholly owned US subsidiary Wyoming Rare (WRI) has been granted a licence to explore by dozing at the Halleck Creek rare earths project,... 


Musk’s massive Tesla lithium plant hunts for water in drought-hit Texas
Musk’s massive Tesla lithium plant hunts for water in drought-hit Texas
8th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Twenty miles outside Corpus Christi, Texas — an area so dry the local water company distributes shower timers at high school football games — the world’s richest man is nearly done building a... 


Battery minerals demand expected to outpace supply - McKinsey
Battery minerals demand expected to outpace supply - McKinsey
8th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Demand for battery raw materials will outpace base-case supply for certain materials, requiring additional investment and leading to fear of shortages and price volatility, among other challenges,... 


Anglesey welcomes council feedback on Parys Mountain scoping report
7th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mining company Anglesey has announced that the county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report. The North Wales Minerals and Waste Planning... 


Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
6th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US Forest Service has approved the mine plan for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite gold project, in Idaho, in accordance with the country’s National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). This final... 


President Joe Biden
Biden to ban offshore oil, gas drilling in vast areas ahead of Trump term
6th January 2025 By: Reuters

US President Joe Biden will ban new offshore oil and gas development along most US coastlines, a decision that President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to boost domestic energy production, may... 


Chile files environmental charges against Anglo American copper mine
Chile files environmental charges against Anglo American copper mine
31st December 2024 By: Reuters

Chile's environmental regulator has filed four charges against the major Los Bronces copper mine, controlled by Anglo American, for noncompliance with environmental permits, the agency said on... 


European Metals expands lithium production plans at Cinovec
European Metals expands lithium production plans at Cinovec
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

ASX- and Aim-listed European Metals has announced a substantial increase in planned lithium production at its Cinovec project, on the Czech-German border. The company revealed on December 20 that... 


Decarbonisation efforts in mining fall short of science-based targets, research shows
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The global mining industry is falling short in its efforts to decarbonise at a rate required to meet science-based targets, according to new research by consultancy dss+. As the industry moves... 


The Worsley Alumina bauxite mine
South32 receives approval for Worsley mine project
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Globally diversified mining and metals company South32 has received approval from the Western Australian Minister for Environment for its Worsley mine development project, marking a key milestone... 


Mining industry must invest in people as much as in projects
Mining industry must invest in people as much as in projects
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The mining and minerals industry is at a crossroads. The dual pressures of resource scarcity and environmental sustainability, coupled with the race to decarbonization, the challenge of securing... 


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