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BHP tips A$840m into Olympic Dam to fuel copper growth
BHP tips A$840m into Olympic Dam to fuel copper growth
1st October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major BHP is pumping more than A$840-million into a suite of new projects at Olympic Dam in line with a vision to turn South Australia into a copper superpower. The investment,... 


Eskom CFO Calib Cassim
Eskom warns that municipal debt could climb to R300bn by 2030
1st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CFO Calib Cassim warns that municipal arrear debt owing to Eskom could exceed R300-billion by 2030, while once again highlighting the failure of the current National Treasury initiative to... 


Akobo gold samples
Akobo expects to deliver positive cash flow from operations in the third quarter
30th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals, which is ramping up development at its Segele mine, in Ethiopia, has reported revenues of SKr9.6-million for the second quarter of this year. The company... 


Alcoa to shut Kwinana refinery, 220 jobs axed
Alcoa to shut Kwinana refinery, 220 jobs axed
30th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Aluminium giant Alcoa will permanently shut its Kwinana alumina refinery, delivering another blow to Western Australia’s industrial strip and putting 220 jobs on the line. The Pittsburgh-based... 


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MC Mining posts wider loss as impairments, weaker sales weigh on results
29th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and JSE-listed coal exploration and mining company MC Mining has reported a significantly widened after-tax loss of $36-million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a... 


Goliath launches C$23m flow-through financing for Golddigger project
29th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals explorer Goliath Resources has announced a C$23-million bought deal private placement to fund work at its flagship Golddigger-Surebet gold project, in British Columbia. The... 


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$80m equity financing paves way for Pumpkin Hollow restart
29th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Private equity firm Kinterra Capital is aiming to restart the Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine in Nevada within the next 24 months, following the completion of an $80-million equity financing... 


Mining at Freeport halted to search for trapped miners, Indonesia Mining Minister says
Mining at Freeport halted to search for trapped miners, Indonesia Mining Minister says
26th September 2025 By: Reuters

ndonesia's government has reached an agreement with Freeport Indonesia to halt operations at the Grasberg mine to give priority to the search for trapped workers, the country's mining minister said... 


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Gemfields posts $24.6m half-year loss as revenue falls, operations disrupted
26th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

Gemstone producer Gemfields has reported a sharp downturn in financial performance for the six months ended June 30, posting a net loss of $24.6-million compared with a profit of $13.7-million in... 


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Sandvik Rock Processing Expands African Footprint with Integrated Solutions
26th September 2025

Sandvik Rock Processing is accelerating its growth across Africa by combining an expanded product portfolio with a sharper customer focus - delivering integrated solutions from a single point of... 


Water resource rehabilitation guidelines out for public input
26th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is calling on interested stakeholders to provide input and comment on the draft ‘Rehabilitation Management Guidelines (RMG) for Water Resources’, which... 


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Electrotech vision
26th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa is thankfully surfacing from a of period of prolonged electricity disruption that all but stripped the country of its ability to grow and create jobs for more than a decade. But this... 


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Baptiste nickel project, Canada – update
26th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

FPX Nickel has been awarded C$3.5-million to advance the project.  


Underground mining at Prieska
Prieska copper/zinc mine, South Africa – update
26th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a nonbinding term sheet with a wholly owned subsidiary of global diversified... 


First production from the Phalaborwa rare earths project
Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project, South Africa – update
26th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Rainbow Rare Earths has achieved significant technical milestones at the project. 


underground at a Petra Diamonds operation
Petra extends refinance agreement deadline with lender to Sept 29
25th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Petra Diamonds has advised that another extension is required to finalise terms of a commitment agreement with a senior secured bank lender in respect of a refinancing endeavour.... 


Goldman Sachs downgrades copper supply forecast after Grasberg mine disruption
Goldman Sachs downgrades copper supply forecast after Grasberg mine disruption
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs lowered on Thursday its global copper mine supply forecast for 2025 and 2026 following a disruption at Indonesia's Grasberg, the world's second-largest copper mine. The incident,... 


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NFTN supports HDC in building a resilient, sustainable casting manufacturing operation for the future
25th September 2025

Through the layout optimisation intervention support provided by the National Foundry Technology Network (NFTN), a Boksburg foundry, with a legacy spanning over seven decades, will continue... 


Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg, expects lower copper, gold sales
Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg, expects lower copper, gold sales
25th September 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan on Wednesday declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia and said it is expecting consolidated sales to be lower for copper and gold in the third quarter, sending its... 


Gemfields’ interim earnings fall
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Further to an operational update for the six months June 30, published in July, Gemfields has released a trading statement ahead of the release of its interim results on September 26, with CEO Sean... 


Sage Potash PEA outlines $502m NPV, 39% IRR for Utah project
23rd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Sage Potash has delivered a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Sage Plain potash project, in Utah’s Paradox basin, outlining an after-tax net present value (NPV) of... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab
22nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a time when REEs are in growing demand for use in... 


Huda Beauty’s demand-driven success story in the spotlight at leading supply chain conference
Huda Beauty’s demand-driven success story in the spotlight at leading supply chain conference
22nd September 2025

Huda Kattan, a beauty blogger who built a billion-dollar makeup brand, has enthralled millions of TikTokkers and Instagram users who clamour to buy Huda Beauty’s latest products as soon as they are... 


MinRes plans $700m bond offering to refinance debt
MinRes plans $700m bond offering to refinance debt
22nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian iron-ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) is preparing to tap debt markets with a proposed $700-million bond sale, aiming to refinance notes maturing in 2027 as the company... 


Vedanta chairperson Anil Agarwal
Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India's Vedanta, documents show
19th September 2025 By: Reuters

The Singapore Police Force is reviewing a complaint by short seller Viceroy Research that natural resources conglomerate Vedanta improperly funded its 2024 dividend, documents viewed by Reuters... 


Kevin Gallagher
Santos CEO bets on cash flow boost as third suitor walks away
19th September 2025 By: Reuters

antos CEO Kevin Gallagher said on Friday he has no plans to retire and expects a sharp jump in cash flow in the next few years to boost the Australian gas producer's shares, after its third suitor... 


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Dewey Burdock in situ recovery project, US – update
19th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is advancing closer to development. 


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Moma titanium mine – wet concentrator plant A upgrade and transition project, Mozambique – update
19th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Kenmare Resources has started to connect the two new dredges and the new feed preparation unit to wet concentrator plant A. 


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Muga potash project, Spain – update
19th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Highfield Resources has terminated its senior secured project finance facility after the last lenders agreed to exit. 


Tech and fewer fatalities don't mean safer mines – a new information ecology could
Tech and fewer fatalities don't mean safer mines – a new information ecology could
18th September 2025

By: Merel van der Lei - CEO of Wyzetalk South Africa’s mining sector stands at a critical, and frankly, perplexing juncture. While celebrating a record-low 42 fatalities in 2024, the stubborn... 


An April 2025 view of the Blackwater site in British Columbia.
Artemis Gold lifts Blackwater capacity, orders long-lead equipment for Phase 2
18th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Artemis Gold has approved plans to increase throughput at its Blackwater mine in British Columbia, announcing a 33% expansion of the Phase 1 processing plant and placing orders for key equipment... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox.
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore's financing and offtake term sheet
17th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with... 


Fourmile to produce up to 750 000 oz/y, says Barrick
Fourmile to produce up to 750 000 oz/y, says Barrick
16th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold and copper major Barrick Mining is casting its Nevada Fourmile project as one of the most significant gold discoveries in decades, with new studies suggesting it could become a top global... 


North American Lithium in Quebec
Sayona study backs NAL expansion with lower costs, higher returns
16th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Sayona Mining has released the results of a scoping study into the expansion of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Québec, confirming improved economics through... 


United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
South Africa’s coal-to-clean funding support highlighted in UN Climate Change release
15th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as an example of climate mitigation advance by the UN... 


From estates to corporates: Securex South Africa offers tailored solutions
From estates to corporates: Securex South Africa offers tailored solutions
15th September 2025

Cape Town’s thriving tech ecosystem makes it the ideal host for the inaugural Securex South Africa Cape Town event, taking place from 21 to 23 October 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention... 


Rescue efforts ongoing at Freeport's Grasberg mine, operations still on halt
Rescue efforts ongoing at Freeport's Grasberg mine, operations still on halt
15th September 2025 By: Reuters

Efforts to rescue seven workers at Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine are continuing one week after a heavy mud flow trapped them underground, a mining ministry official said on... 


St Barbara explores Touquoy restart as Nova Scotia strengthens permitting regime
St Barbara explores Touquoy restart as Nova Scotia strengthens permitting regime
15th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner St Barbara has welcomed improvements to the permitting environment in Nova Scotia, Canada, announcing on Monday that it had withdrawn its Supreme Court appeal over reclamation conditions... 


AFSIC – Investing in Africa Returns to London on October 14–15, 2025
12th September 2025

AFSIC – Investing in Africa, one of the most influential investment events focused on Africa, is set to take place in London on October 14th and 15th, 2025, in London. Backed by major supporters... 


Freeport still searching for 7 missing workers at Grasberg
Freeport still searching for 7 missing workers at Grasberg
12th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Freeport-McMoRan said on Friday its Indonesian unit was continuing around-the-clock efforts to locate seven missing contractors after a mudflow blocked access routes at its Grasberg block cave mine... 


LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY South Africa faces challenges such as deep geology, legacy environmental issues and slow permitting, but long-term opportunity outweighs these hurdles
Tech, ESG alignment set to unlock mineral potential
12th September 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

To locate mineral resources globally and lay the groundwork to introduce the applicable solutions in Africa, mining and exploration advisory company DMT Group is using advanced technology and... 


An image of KSB Pumps and Valves mining market area manager Jacques Pretorius
Modern mining challenges necessitate optimised pumps
12th September 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Mining operations are demanding pumps with higher hydraulic efficiency, lower energy use and longer wear life to lower costs, improve environmental impact and meet modern operational demands, says... 


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Worries persist despite recent moves to overhaul air traffic entity
12th September 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s aviation sector faces a critical test as recent systemic failures at State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) disrupt operations and cause delays, triggering safety... 


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