Although mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat recorded a year-on-year revenue increase of 44.3%, from R2.8-billion to R4.1-billion for the six months ended August 31, its operating profit... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 15-year lease agreement with South32 Hillside Aluminium, securing the continued operational presence of South Africa’s only primary aluminium... 

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore recorded a 3% year-on-year decrease in output to 9.4-million tonnes for the third quarter ended September 30, as derailments, rail breakages and speed... 

Freeport-McMoRan is in talks with the Indonesian government to extend its licenses to export copper concentrate because a fire has disrupted the company’s smelter operations in the Southeast Asian... 

Green Iron SA, a consortium featuring Magnetite Mines, Aurizon, Flinders Port, and GHD, was launched on Tuesday with the goal of unlocking the Braemar iron region’s vast potential. The... 

Australian company Arrow Minerals has taken a significant step toward accessing the sales market for its Simandou North iron-ore project with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with... 

North America-focused Graphite One has received non-binding letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for potential debt financing of up to $325-million to fund a... 

The strategic partnership between Booyco Electronics, a leader in proximity detection systems and safety solutions, and SafeGauge offers owners and operators of large mining, construction,... 

Investing in the local manufacturing sector is a real opportunity to stimulate the South African economy, mid-market private equity firm Agile Capital partner Liz Kolobe tells Engineering News,... 

Developing products under proper environmental conditions is being emphasised by mining equipment manufacturer The Baughan Group as providing sustainable commercial solutions to South Africa’s coal... 

New-vehicle sales in South Africa in September dropped by 4.1%, to 44 081 units, compared with the same month last year. naamsa | The Automotive Business Council reports that the new-passenger-car... 

A coal mine about 40 km north-east of Mudgee, in New South Wales. 

Australian Strategic Materials has been awarded a A$5-million grant from the Australian federal government’s International Partnerships in Critical Minerals programme. 

The initial flotation rougher test results, Test F5, have shown a high rare earths recovery of 69.3% and good selectivity of rare-earth minerals, compared with fluorite. 

Orion is finalising studies to start early production from the Flat Mines Area of the project. 

The mine is operational and has undertaken trial mining. 

By: Leigh McMaster ( Virtual Showroom) Mining has played a crucial role in South Africa's economic development and history, shaping both the nation’s economy and its social landscape. Mining in... 

The  South African mining industry is diversifying from the gold mining era to an industry with a diverse range of mineral resources that include platinum group metals (PGMs), chrome, manganese,... 

Paul Barrett, the CEO of tin explorer Rome Resources, says he is pleased with the overall drilling progress at the company's Kalayi and Mont Agoma prospects, in the North Kivu province of the... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘Australia has significant deposits of raw materials which Germany and Europe urgently need for the transformation of our economies’ 

Australian lithium company Pilbara Minerals has announced a new A$1-billion debt facility in the form of a revolving credit facility (RFC) with a group of domestic and international banks. “The... 

ASX-listed Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) has been awarded a A$5-million grant from the Australian federal government’s International Partnerships in Critical Minerals (IPCM) programme. The... 

By: Olimpia Pilch - Director, Critical Minerals Association Australia (CMAA) Financing critical minerals is challenging as criticality does not make a market, but instead highlights a market failure 

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) says its Kariega assembly plant, in the Eastern Cape, is operating as normal amid possible plant closures and job cuts at its parent company in Germany. In fact, the... 

Ports and logistics group Grindrod will acquire the remaining 35% shareholding in Terminal de Carvão da Matola (TCM), at the Maputo port, from Vitol Mauritius for $77-million. The JSE-listed... 

Australian Vanadium Limited has received a nonbinding letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for up to $31-million in debt financing to advance the development and... 

South Africa has an ideal opportunity, and is well positioned, to leverage the potential of the emerging hydrogen economy and establish an integrated value chain. Amid global hydrogen economy... 

The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone... 

Calgary-based CTI Plus Resources has put forward plans to develop an openpit metallurgical coal mine, known as the Rocky Creek project, in British Columbia. The proposed site is located about 47 km... 

Pilot Crushtec International is introducing its new generation TwisterTrac mobile vertical shaft impact (VSI) crusher powered by a Stage V diesel engine. The move to a motor that complies with EU... 

Burkina Faso plans to withdraw mining permits from some foreign companies and will seek to produce more of its own gold, junta leader Ibrahim Traore said on Saturday, without specifying which... 

At an unlicensed gold mine in Ghana, men in t-shirts, shorts and rubber boots wade through pools of muddy water laced with mercury, pull out rocks with bare hands and operate a rickety sluice as... 

Tellurian shareholders have voted in favor of the US LNG developer's proposed $1.2-billion acquisition by Australian energy producer Woodside Energy Group, the company said on Friday. Shares rose... 

acQuire Technology Solutions is the proud recipient of the Advanced Technologies category at this year’s Western Australian Export Awards. The annual Western Australian Export Awards recognises the... 

Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed an agreement on Thursday to cooperate on strengthening supply chains in the two countries for lithium, cobalt and... 

South Africa's energy market was liberalising and evolving, with State efforts to establish a stable and effective framework and moving at pace on energy transition matters, along with... 

An exhibition viewed by industry as one of the most important events on the calendar, Electra Mining Africa pulled out all the stops this year and delivered its biggest ever show in its 52 year... 

Zimbabwe's poor infrastructure and policy inconsistencies are worsening the impact of depressed lithium prices on producers of the material mainly used in battery technologies, a Zimbabwean unit of... 

The electricity subcommittee of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has recommended the approval of four more electricity trading licences, dismissing the objections raised by... 

By: Julien Karambua - MD at Workforce Staffing Namibia Namibia's mining sector, a cornerstone of the country's economy, is undergoing a significant resurgence, particularly around uranium and gold... 

Copper production at Freeport-McMoRan's new giant Manyar smelter in Indonesia will be delayed until November due to water and steam leakage during an initial test period, two sources with knowledge... 

ASX-listed Lincoln Minerals has lodged a comprehensive submission with the South Australian government as part of its Green Iron and Steel Strategy expression of interest (EOI) process, aiming to...