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The Walviskop mineral sands operation
Kazera reports operational progress as it advances towards profitability
12th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

London-listed Kazera Global has reported operational advances across its heavy mineral sands and diamond projects as the company transitions from development into early commercial production, while... 


The Husab uranium mine
Chinese uranium miner to help build Namibia's second desalination plant
10th December 2025 By: Reuters

Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group, has signed a joint venture deal with Namibia's water utility, NamWater, to construct the country's second desalination... 


Coal
Thungela confident it will exceed full-year production guidance
9th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Thungela says it is confident that it will achieve about 13.7-million tonnes of export saleable production for the financial year to end December 31 – exceeding its guidance range of... 


Anson inks lithium supply MoU with US's Nusano for nuclear use
8th December 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Anson Resources said on Monday it signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Utah-based firm Nusano to supply lithium chloride for use in nuclear and advanced manufacturing... 


The Tamgak open air uranium mine is seen at Areva's Somair uranium mining facility in Arlit, Niger
Niger accuses France's Orano of radioactive pollution as uranium row deepens
4th December 2025 By: Reuters

Niger has accused French nuclear fuel group Orano of "predatory behavior" and environmental crimes, escalating a bitter dispute over control of the West African nation’s uranium mines. The... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore calculates
4th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle pointed out during the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed diversified mining and marketing... 


Tamgak open air uranium mine is seen at Areva's Somair uranium mining facility in Arlit, Niger
France's Orano says uranium convoy from seized Niger mine poses safety risks
1st December 2025 By: Reuters

French nuclear fuels group Orano said on Monday a uranium shipment from its expropriated SOMAIR mine in northern Niger last week posed "serious safety and security risks”, citing threats of... 


Prime Minister Mark Carney
Canada rolls back climate rules in energy deal with Alberta
28th November 2025 By: Reuters

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement with Alberta's premier on Thursday that rolls back certain climate rules to spur investment in energy production, while encouraging... 


Lotus fires first blast at Kayelekera as uranium output ramps up
Lotus fires first blast at Kayelekera as uranium output ramps up
25th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has fired the first blast at the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi, marking the formal restart of openpit mining as the operation advances towards steady-state production... 


Ottawa close to uranium deal with India worth $2.8bn, Globe and Mail reports
25th November 2025 By: Reuters

Canada and India are close to finalizing an export agreement in a deal valued at about $2.8-billion, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal for... 


US EXIM to invest $100bn to secure critical mineral supplies, FT says
24th November 2025 By: Reuters

The US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) will invest $100-billion to secure US and allied supply chains for critical minerals, nuclear energy and liquefied natural gas, the organisation's chair John... 


Can West Virginia go green as Trump backs coal mining?
Can West Virginia go green as Trump backs coal mining?
21st November 2025 By: Reuters

Working in a verdant valley in southeastern West Virginia, Donnie Hairston restacks beehive boxes overturned by a bear and tries to lure wayward goats out of a chicken coop. He is a participant in... 


Anfield seeks approval to restart Colorado uranium and vanadium mine
Anfield seeks approval to restart Colorado uranium and vanadium mine
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

Anfield Energy said on Wednesday it has applied for state approval to restart its past-producing JD-8 uranium and vanadium mine in Colorado, positioning the company to restart production in the... 


Paladin says new uranium supply takes more than a decade to progress from discovery to commercial production.
Paladin warns of deepening uranium supply crunch
18th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed Paladin Energy chairperson Cliff Lawrenson has warned that the global uranium market is entering a period of sustained supply tightness, driven by fast-rising nuclear demand and lengthy... 


Shielding data centre growth from the looming power crunch
Shielding data centre growth from the looming power crunch
13th November 2025

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Today’s digital economy is placing unprecedented strain on the power grid. For years, efficiency gains have... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa chides coal industry for its silence in energy debate
7th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 


PBMR to be lifted from care and maintenance by Q1 2026
7th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The process to lift South Africa’s dormant pebble-bed modular reactor (PBMR) project from care and maintenance is at an advanced stage, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The... 


Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
5th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A new study that assesses the investments required to achieve electricity security in South Africa by 2050 while also meeting the country’s decarbonisation goals has reaffirmed that the least-cost... 


Resources Minister Tim Hodgson
Canada leads G7 push with C$6.4bn boost for critical minerals development
3rd November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced 26 new investments, partnerships and measures to unlock C$6.4-billion of critical minerals projects. These initiatives are... 


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Shocked, not surprised
31st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The latest edition of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, dubbed IRP 2025, has been Gazetted and its contents have not really come as any surprise. But that does not suggest it does not... 


Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel
Cameco shares surge on US nuclear partnership
29th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian uranium miner Cameco's shares soared as much as 24% on Tuesday after the company and its partner Brookfield Asset Management announced a binding term sheet with the US Department of... 


President Donald Trump, on board Marine One, lands at Hardy Barracks in Tokyo, Japan.
US, Japan leaders ink rare earths, nuclear power tie-ups ahead of Trump-Xi meet this week
28th October 2025 By: Reuters

Japan and the United States agreed to tie-ups on new-generation nuclear power reactors and rare earths, as Tokyo seeks a way back to export markets for its nuclear technology and both look to... 


Bolivia's new president rekindles cautious hope for long-stalled lithium dreams
Bolivia's new president rekindles cautious hope for long-stalled lithium dreams
22nd October 2025 By: Reuters

Bolivia's election of centrist Rodrigo Paz is raising cautious hopes that a more market-friendly leader could pave the way for international investment in the country's ample lithium reserves after... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister’s ‘State will lead, market will follow’ electricity assertion raises questions
20th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s insistence that the State will lead and the market follow in the procurement of new electricity generation, while simultaneously... 


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington.
Australia pitches to be Trump’s fix for China rare earths curbs
20th October 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia’s prime minister is set to pitch his nation’s vast resource holdings as a solution to China’s rare earth curbs at a meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, as the US and other... 


John Borshoff
Uranium stalwart Borshoff to step down as Deep Yellow CEO
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Veteran uranium executive John Borshoff will step down as MD and CEO of Deep Yellow, marking the end of a career that has spanned five decades in the global uranium industry. The ASX200-listed... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
IRP 2025 raises gas load factor to 50% as adjustments are also made to accommodate nuclear and ‘clean coal’
19th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s latest Cabinet-approved Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2025) includes several policy adjustments that deviate from the least-cost scenario modelled, including a raising of the minimum... 


Minister Tim Hodgson
Canada unfazed by US moves on critical minerals, calls it 'capitalism in action'
17th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, Tim Hodgson, says the government is not alarmed by the US taking minority stakes in Canadian critical minerals companies, describing the moves as “capitalism in... 


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Policy integral to shaping oil and gas outlook – law firm
17th October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Although significant oil and gas discoveries across Southern Africa have sharpened investor focus, unlocking that potential is not only geological; it also requires an astute understanding of the... 


IsoEnergy makes $75m bid for Australian uranium developer Toro
IsoEnergy makes $75m bid for Australian uranium developer Toro
13th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

North America-based IsoEnergy on Monday announced a A$75-million bid for Australian company Toro Energy in a deal that would add the Wiluna uranium project, in Western Australia, to its growing... 


Reclaiming South Africa’s true worth in global energy value chain
Reclaiming South Africa’s true worth in global energy value chain
10th October 2025

Speaking at the 13th annual Joburg Indaba conference in Sandton, Menar’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ruan Nothnagel, said the company could potentially supply a third of the world’s ferromanganese... 


Critical Metals secures second US rare earth offtake for Tanbreez project
8th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a ten-year offtake agreement with US-based full-cycle rare earth processor REalloys, securing sales for 15% of production from... 


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Snow Lake, Global Uranium agree to merger
6th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Global Uranium and Enrichment has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed (SID) with US natural resource exploration company Snow Lake Resources, pursuant to which they have... 


US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies
US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies
3rd October 2025 By: Reuters

The US government has offered to buy equity in Australian critical minerals companies as part of a funding package to expand its supply and cut its reliance on China, executives recently returned... 


NexGen lifts Australian equity raising to A$600m
NexGen lifts Australian equity raising to A$600m
3rd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian uranium developer NexGen Energy has upsized its equity raising in Australia to A$600-million after strong demand from investors. The Vancouver-based company said on Thursday it had... 


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When to intervene?
3rd October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

When should a Minister intervene at a State-owned company or independent regulator? It’s a difficult question to answer, and will remain so for as long as Ministers have shareholder... 


Location map of the Muntanga project
Muntanga uranium project, Zambia – update
3rd October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

GoviEx Uranium has filed the environmental- and social-impact assessment report for the project with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency 


NexGen launches dual C$400m and A$400m raisings to fund uranium project
NexGen launches dual C$400m and A$400m raisings to fund uranium project
2nd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian uranium developer NexGen Energy has unveiled a major dual-market equity raising, securing commitments for about C$400-million in North America and A$400-million in Australia to fund its... 


France’s Orano says 1 500 t uranium stockpiled at seized Niger site
1st October 2025 By: Reuters

rench nuclear group Orano has said 1 500 metric tons of uranium are stockpiled at its expropriated SOMAIR mine in northern Niger, and that it will seek compensation and pursue criminal charges if... 


Most coal-fired power plants will delay retirement to feed AI boom, energy secretary says
26th September 2025 By: Reuters

The administration of US President Donald Trump expects most of the nation's coal-fired power plants to delay retirement to help deliver the vast amount of electricity needed to fuel artificial... 


Business leaders speak on South Africa’s  current energy transition priorities
Business leaders speak on South Africa’s current energy transition priorities
26th September 2025

Engineering News & Mining Weekly has canvassed business leaders for their opinions on the priorities for South Africa’s electricity sector, as well as what role the Energy Council of South Africa... 


Yellow Cake launches $125m placing to fund uranium purchase
Yellow Cake launches $125m placing to fund uranium purchase
25th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Yellow Cake on Wednesday announced plans to raise about $125-million (£92.5-million) through a non-pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares to fund the purchase of 1.33-million... 


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GoviEx submits ESIA for Zambia project
23rd September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has filed the environmental- and social-impact assessment (ESIA) report for its Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia, with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency... 


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