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Catalyst achieves first stoping ore at Plutonic East
Catalyst achieves first stoping ore at Plutonic East
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Australia's Catalyst Metals on Friday announce the successful achievement of first stoping ore at its Plutonic East mine, marking a milestone in the company’s ongoing expansion within the Plutonic... 


Iamgold's Côté receives C$1.48m from govt for green transition
Iamgold's Côté receives C$1.48m from govt for green transition
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

The Côté gold mine in Sudbury, owned by precious metals miner Iamgold, is set to receive a boost toward reducing its environmental footprint, thanks to a C$1.48-million investment from the federal... 


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Woodlark gold project, Papua New Guinea – update
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold exploration and development company Geopacific Resources is set to undertake extensive drilling and deliver a definitive feasibility study by year-end. 


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Mercur gold project, US
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Pure gold mine developer Revival Gold is targeting potential openpit heap-leach production of up to 100 000 oz/y of gold over a nine- to ten-year mine life. 


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Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Diversified metals explorer and developer Orion Minerals has highlighted significant progress on the project. 


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Salvador Division, Chile
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper/gold/silver/molybdenum mine in the Atacama region. 


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Clearwater lithium project, Canada – update
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Canadian lithium brine developer E3 Lithium has secured conditional approval for a nonrepayable investment from the government of Canada’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund. 


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Efficiency, hygiene and automation core to specialist’s offerings
14th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Demand for drive solutions specialist SEW-EURODRIVE’s product offerings are currently strong and increasing steadily in South Africa’s growing food and beverage industry. SEW-EURODRIVE provides... 


SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
The Udumo shaft is set for a significant production ramp-up by mid-2026
Coal miner eyes underground expansion ramp-up
14th March 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Coal miner Kangra’s Udumo shaft, in Mpumalanga, is set for a significant production ramp-up, with output expected to rise from the current 40 000 t a month to about 105 000 t a month by mid-2026.... 


INDUSTRY ALIGNMENT
The expansion of MacLean battery electric fleets aligns with the industry’s push toward decarbonisation
Automation advances EV safety, efficiency
14th March 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

As the mining industry shifts towards reducing equipment operator exposure to high-risk environments, mining companies are increasingly looking for technologies that enhance both safety and... 


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Local supply chains crucial to promoting food security
14th March 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Strengthening local supply chains is critical to ensuring food security and economic resilience, and sourcing materials and services locally not only reduces supply chain disruptions but also... 


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Adaptation required to meet evolving demands
14th March 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Evolving consumer demands for health, convenience and affordability necessitate product and organisational adaptation which, alongside optimising production efficiencies and waste management, are... 


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Government meets to rectify supply disruptions in eThekwini
14th March 2025

Following ongoing water supply disruptions in eThekwini, in KwaZulu-Natal, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo convened an urgent meeting with eThekwini... 


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Pollution threatens to overwhelm the country’s water supply systems
14th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As many regions across South Africa, including the City of Johannesburg and eThekwini, continue to grapple with significant water supply challenges and extended outages, the growing threat of water... 


LHWP, an intricate symphony of ‘maths and music’, continues steady advance
14th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) continues to advance steadily, maintaining its momentum after overcoming a range of challenges. The LHWP Phase II had experienced... 


Pictured from left to right at the Dalwes substation:  Herman Rossouw, Senior Engineering Technician, Jaco Bence, Senior Superintendent, Leon Laing, Manager: Planning and Customer Services at the Electro-Technical Engineering division at Drakenstein Municipality, and Jacques Visser, Development Manager, Utility Business at Schneider Electric
Drakenstein Municipality Receives Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Award in South Africa
13th March 2025

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced Drakenstein Municipality as a winner of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact... 


Acting Exxaro CEO Riaan Koppeschaar.
Exxaro boosting small business, education, post-mining economies, farming ventures
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

As at the end of December, the social investments of Exxaro Resources amounted to R2.1-billion amid the bettering of lives and livelihoods being declared core by this black-controlled Johannesburg... 


 Balancing Energy Demands and Sustainability: South Africa’s Hydrogen Revolution
Balancing Energy Demands and Sustainability: South Africa’s Hydrogen Revolution
13th March 2025

(Virtual Showroom ) By: Dr Darija Susac, 2nd Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference Committee Member and Acting Director of HySA Catalysis Centre of Competence Economic growth and socioeconomic... 


Modular housing solutions have the potential to transform workforce accommodation in Africa’s mining sector
Modular housing solutions have the potential to transform workforce accommodation in Africa’s mining sector
13th March 2025

By: Karen Olivier - Business Manager at Waco Modular The demand for fast and affordable accommodation in Africa's mining sector is increasing, especially for temporary workforce housing often... 


Minerals Council South Africa chief economist Hugo Pienaar
Budget adds strain to mining employees, but other aspects support economy
12th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s delivery of the national Budget speech on March 12, Minerals Council South Africa says the mining sector’s employees will be impacted on in various... 


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NUM worried about ‘possible bloodbath of job losses’ on multiple fronts
12th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 


Accidents at giant Rio Tinto project kill more than a dozen workers, prompting inquiry
Accidents at giant Rio Tinto project kill more than a dozen workers, prompting inquiry
12th March 2025 By: Reuters

A routine night shift ended in tragedy for Alseny Camara. The 32-year-old was working for a Chinese subcontractor building a railway to reach Simandou - the world's largest new iron mining... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Lower VAT hikes in delayed Budget not enough to secure full GNU backing
12th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled his delayed Budget on Wednesday that included lower, yet still controversial, increases to the value-added tax (VAT) rate, as he sought to hold the... 


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A global steel war heats up with Trump’s latest tariff offensive
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump is unleashing sweeping import tariffs that he says will reverse the decline of America’s steel towns. But the US isn’t the only nation rushing to protect its factory... 


Nigeria Mining Week returns to Abuja for 10th edition in October
11th March 2025

“Nigeria Mining Week has grown to become the premier platform for stakeholders in the mining industry” The organisers of Nigeria Mining Week, a flagship gathering for the mining industry in the... 


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Orion’s interim performance reflects continued focus on exploration of key projects
11th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals' work programmes during the interim period to December 31, 2024, focused on the progression of definitive feasibility studies (DFS) for the company’s flagship... 


Roundtable held to address former Rio Tinto mine legacy issues
Roundtable held to address former Rio Tinto mine legacy issues
11th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The first roundtable discussion between the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), and Rio Tinto was held on March 6, in Port Moresby, marking the beginning of... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa can return to being global ferroalloy hub, ARM’s Andre Joubert reiterates
11th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce... 


Buildings in Africa’s urban evolution
Buildings in Africa’s urban evolution
11th March 2025

By: Mark Freeman - Offer Manager, Digital Buildings, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric  Africa is now an urban continent.  In fact, it’s urbanisation is being heralded a global megatrend,... 


Geopacific advances Woodlark gold project with major drilling programme
Geopacific advances Woodlark gold project with major drilling programme
11th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Geopacific Resources is set to begin a 30 000-m drilling programme at its 1.7-million-ounce Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea. Following the completion of a A$40-million... 


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Neo Energy advances Beisa acquisition from Sibanye-Stillwater
10th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Uranium developer Neo Energy, through its 70% majority owned South African subsidiary Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine (NURB), has signed a further ancillary acquisition agreement with... 


Mark Carney
Mark Carney wins Canada Liberal contest, will succeed Trudeau in days
10th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Mark Carney won the race to become Canada’s next prime minister, putting the former central banker in charge of the country just as US President Donald Trump’s administration threatens its economic... 


Cinovec declared strategic by Czech government
Cinovec declared strategic by Czech government
7th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX- and Aim-listed European Metals Holdings said on Friday that its Cinovec mineral deposit had been declared a “strategic deposit” under the Czech Construction Code. This designation was a... 


Minerals Council celebrates women in mining sustainability heroes
7th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As part of its Women in Mining Programme, the Minerals Council South Africa hosted a breakfast to mark International Women’s Day under the theme ‘For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality.... 


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Canyon to acquire stake in Camrail to progress logistics for Cameroon project
7th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The board of Cameroon rail network operator Camrail has given approval for Total Energies Marketing Cameroun and Societe d’Exploitation des Bois du Cameroun (SEBC) to enter into share sale... 


Drilling under way by Arrow Minerals in the Northwest Territories.
Ottawa injects C$420 000 into Northern mining investment push
7th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The federal government is committing up to C$420 000 to bolster mining investment across Canada’s North, aiming to attract domestic and international interest to the region’s resource sector.... 


TANGIBLE RESULTS
The Maric flow control valve range has demonstrated tangible results in reducing water wastage
Advanced valve solutions enhance water, air consumption efficiency
7th March 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Amid growing concerns over resource conservation and operational efficiency, the mining sector is increasingly turning to advanced valve solutions to optimise water and air consumption, says... 


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Collaboration, investment required for rail system to thrive
7th March 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Boosting local rail infrastructure through government and private-sector collaboration – in the form of public–private partnerships (PPPs) – while harnessing complementary assistance from... 


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New products add value to wire ropes
7th March 2025 By: Halima Frost

The onboarding of a wire rope specialist to promote high-performance lubricant manufacturer and distributor Lubrication Engineers South Africa’s (LESA’s) recently launched Wirelife Monolec... 


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Association embraces Network Statement
7th March 2025

Professional body for inland ports Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA) has embraced State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement, which it describes as a “landmark development”... 


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Legal protection benefits rail corridor investors
7th March 2025

The multijurisdictional nature the Lobito Corridor project – which comprises a 1 300-km railway linking Angola’s Port of Lobito to the mineral-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... 


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Private sector could help end decade of stagnation
7th March 2025

State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement offers private-sector players the opportunity to take the leading role in recovering the national rail sector and infrastructure, thereby... 


Vodacom invests heavily in network coverage and enhancing connectivity country-wide
7th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom continues to align with government's vision for South Africa's digital future, investing heavily in expanding its network coverage and enhancing connectivity across the country. The various... 


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