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 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... 


Winsome withdraws SPP
13th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Winsome Resources, a company listed on the ASX and focused on hard rock lithium projects in Canada, announced on Thursday that it had withdrawn its share purchase plan (SPP), citing unfavourable... 


Ben Magara
Seasoned campaigner Ben Magara to assume Exxaro CEO role from April 1
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining veteran Bennetor (Ben) Magara has been appointed as the new incoming CEO of Exxaro Resources, effective from April 1. Magara, a mining engineer with more than 35 years of mining industry... 


Boss expands stake in Qld uranium developer Laramide
Boss expands stake in Qld uranium developer Laramide
13th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Boss Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire 23.5-million shares in TSX- and ASX-listed Laramide Resources, boosting its stake in the uranium developer to about 18.4% on an... 


Barrick must pay dealmaker Hannam $2m over Randgold merger, UK court rules
Barrick must pay dealmaker Hannam $2m over Randgold merger, UK court rules
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

anada's Barrick Gold must pay British dealmaker Ian Hannam's firm $2-million plus expenses for his work on the acquisition of gold miner Randgold Resources, London's High Court ruled on Wednesday.... 


Global Uranium forms JV with Snow Lake for Wyoming uranium acquisition
Global Uranium forms JV with Snow Lake for Wyoming uranium acquisition
12th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Global Uranium and Nasdaq-listed Snow Lake Resources have entered a joint venture (JV) to acquire the Pine Ridge uranium project, located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, from... 


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... 


Spain to map out critical resources in raw material push
12th March 2025 By: Reuters

The Spanish government wants to map out the country's mineral resources with a particular focus on key raw materials as part of a broader plan unveiled on Tuesday to boost production and management... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
12th March 2025

This week: Harmony Gold well down the track with its cost-effective renewable-energy build; Platinum deficit worsens beyond forecast, World Platinum Investment Council reports and, Harmony... 


The Inmaculada operation
Hochschild reports strongest financial results in 13 years, restores dividend
12th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious metals miner Hochschild Mining on Wednesday restored its dividend policy as the company announced its best financial performance in 13 years.  The London-listed company reported... 


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Scoping study confirms viability of Lotus’s Botswana uranium project
12th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lotus Resources notes that a scoping study on the Letlhakane uranium project, in Botswana, confirms the viability of a ten-year operation producing three-million pounds a year of... 


Pioneer Lithium appoints Beven as CEO to lead next phase of growth
12th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed exploration company Pioneer Lithium has appointed Michael Beven as new CEO, effective immediately. The appointment comes as Pioneer looks to expand its footprint in critical minerals... 


China's Jiangxi strengthens stake in SolGold with $18m investment
China's Jiangxi strengthens stake in SolGold with $18m investment
12th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

LSE- and TSX-listed SolGold on Wednesday announced a further investment from Jiangxi Copper Company Limited (JCC), which would see the Chinese mining giant acquire about 157-million shares in... 


Rare earth miner says scarce Brazil financing undercuts industry push
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Meteoric Resources is finding it difficult to find local financing for its $420-million rare earth project in Brazil, pushing the Australian firm to expand its search for investors beyond the South... 


Raw copper produced in Zambia
Prospect declares world-class maiden resource for Mumbezhi project in Zambia
11th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Prospect Resources has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 107-million tonnes grading 0.5% copper, for a total 515 000 t total contained copper, on the Mumbezhi copper... 


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... 


TOMRA Mining’s Test Centers: unlocking the potential of sensor-based ore sorting
TOMRA Mining’s Test Centers: unlocking the potential of sensor-based ore sorting
11th March 2025

TOMRA Mining’s global network of Test Centers provides mining companies with a vital resource to make informed decisions about sensor-based ore sorting. By testing material samples under real-world... 


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... 


Driving Global Collaboration: The Global Open Innovation Colab at GRX25
11th March 2025

Innovation is the driving force behind mining’s evolution. From mechanisation to automation, from data analytics to AI-driven operations, the industry has embraced technological shifts. But today,... 


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Resolute maintains mineral resources in West Africa
11th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has maintained its total mineral resources at 11-million ounces of contained gold, following exploration success at Tomboronkoto, in Senegal, and... 


New Gold appoints Travis Murphy as VP of operations
11th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and NYSE American-listed New Gold on Tuesday announced the appointment of Travis Murphy as VP of operations, effective March 24. Murphy, a registered professional geologist, brings more than... 


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... 


Indonesian miners group urges government to reconsider royalty hike plan
11th March 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesian Mining Association on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider a plan to hike royalty rates for mining products as miners are already struggling with rising operational costs and tight... 


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Iron-ore production to accelerate over next five years – BMI
11th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global iron-ore production growth is expected to accelerate over 2025 to 2029, with production to reach 2.92-billion tonnes by 2029, BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, says in its latest ‘Outlook for... 


Brazil’s red tape is ‘cooling’ investment, mining group says
11th March 2025 By: Reuters

The growing global demand for critical minerals could be a boon for Brazil, but the strict licensing process is holding back development, says the country’s former environmental chief who now heads... 


Warren Pearce
Qld govt cancels mining lease objections review, Amec supports move
11th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Queensland government has made the decision to cancel the mining lease objections processes review, a move welcomed by the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec). The review,... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala (left) and Merafe FD Ditabe Chocho.
New ferroalloy technology pilot results ‘looking great’, Merafe presentation hears
10th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally... 


Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures
Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures
10th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia is proposing hiking royalties paid by miners in a bid to bolster public finances that are being strained by President Prabowo Subianto’s spending plans. The Energy and Mineral Resources... 


DMRE denies allegations that it is ignoring claims of illegal sugilite mining
10th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has denied allegations from PP Gemstones that it is ignoring illegal sugilite mining by Black Rock mine and failing to respond to legal... 


Critical Mineral Resources secures £2.5m investment
10th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

London-listed Critical Mineral Resources (CMR) has signed an investment agreement with Gilini Holdings for the provision of £2.5-million in funding to be used for project acquisitions, expanding... 


An image of the Beatrix 4 mine
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... 


Re-elected Cook govt must prioritise energy transition, streamline approvals, says CME
Re-elected Cook govt must prioritise energy transition, streamline approvals, says CME
10th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) on Monday congratulated Premier Roger Cook on his government’s re-election in this weekend’s state election and said the government... 


The Tenke Fungurume mine
US open to minerals partnerships with the DRC
9th March 2025 By: Reuters

The US is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday, after a Congolese senator contacted US officials to pitch a... 


Neo Energy CEO Sean Heathcote
Neo Energy formalises acquisition of Henkries South
7th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Uranium developer Neo Energy has signed the formal legal documentation for its acquisition of the Henkries South uranium project, which is located in the administrative district of Namaqualand, in... 


New World raises A$14m for Antler copper project
New World raises A$14m for Antler copper project
7th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed New World Resources has secured firm commitments for a A$14-million institutional placement to accelerate development at its Antler copper project in Arizona, US. The placement, issued... 


Metal for bullets risks bigger shortage after near-300% surge
Metal for bullets risks bigger shortage after near-300% surge
7th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

A global shortage of antimony — widely used in munitions — could worsen as the US and Europe replenish stockpiles of bullets and bombs used in Ukraine, according to the company building one of the... 


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... 


The Koeberg nuclear power station
Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding after losing Koeberg unit again
7th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom again resorted to Stage 3 loadshedding on Friday, after a loss of 2 700 MW in 14 hours, including Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken offline on March 2 and was meant to have been returned to... 


exxaro headoffice
Exxaro warns shareholders to expect disappointing 2024 earnings amid cost pressures
7th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has warned shareholders that its headline earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2024, are expected to have decreased by between 30% and 44% year-on-year to... 


An image of the Minim Martap mine
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... 


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