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Russia base metals sales to China surge, signaling deep reliance
1st July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Russian base metals sales to China surged in the first five months of 2025, underscoring its economic dependence on its Asian neighbor even as the country seeks to diversify trade. Russian... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI mulling future of historic Modderfontein site after difficult few months
30th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Explosives and chemicals group AECI is expecting an operational recovery at its iconic Modderfontein plant in the second half of 2025, following a difficult first few months to the year when output... 


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Heraeus expects platinum price ‘correction’ in second half of the year
30th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 


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Babcock, Volvo showcase new gen machines to Southern African market
30th June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to... 


Elevating Human Performance - Immersive Technologies’ 16thAnnual Business Improvement Awards Presented to 5 Mining Companies
30th June 2025

(Virtual Showroom) Immersive Technologies has announced the winners of its 16th annual Global Business Improvement Award which acknowledges the most outstanding results achieved by mining companies... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Newly named Cementation Africa excited about setting business on new growth path
30th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The newly named Cementation Africa is excited about setting the rebranded business on a new growth path. As part of preparations to operate outside of the Murray & Roberts Group, the new “own... 


Queensland budget misses mark on resource sector reform — QRC
27th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has criticised the state’s 2025/26 Budget as a missed opportunity to implement long-term economic reform and restore investor confidence in the state’s... 


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Industry must bridge gap between policy, project delivery
27th June 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

As Africa moves to implement the African Union’s (AU’s) Agenda 2063 and related infrastructure master plans, engineering consultancies, such as African Industrial Engineering Services (AIES), are... 


Mbamwabi Chilembo stands with his arms crossed.
Consultants key to building climate-ready infrastructure
27th June 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

As Africa faces growing climate threats – from droughts and floods to rising temperatures – the continent’s infrastructure must become more resilient. Consulting engineering company Alpenglow... 


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Procurement woes stall South Africa’s infrastructure progress
27th June 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Despite growing demand for engineering services across South Africa and the continent, infrastructure project delivery continues to lag. This is not for lack of capacity but rather because of... 


Two large yellow mining machines fitted with a weighing system on a surface mine
Company streamlines surface mining offering
27th June 2025 By: Halima Frost

A combination of new and old technologies continues to cement weighing equipment solutions supplier Autotech Weighing Systems’ position as a preferred weighing systems provider to the South African... 


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Externally-sourced recycled materials risky – association
27th June 2025

Industry association Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has cautioned the plastic pipe industry against the growing and dangerous trend of manufacturing high-density... 


Partnership boosts access to genomics solutions
27th June 2025

Laboratory solutions and services provider Lasec in April announced that it has partner with global leader in applied genomics Revvity, noting that the partnership is designed to expand access to... 


Goodyear plant closure comes on the back of “massive pressure” build-up – NMB Business Chamber
27th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Goodyear South Africa (SA) has initiated a Section 189A process, related to a restructuring process that includes the tyre manufacturer’s operations in Kariega. The Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB)... 


CGS highlights opportunities, challenges in local exploration
CGS highlights opportunities, challenges in local exploration
27th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB), which has been gazetted for public comment, and the recently released Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy, provide an opportunity to create a more... 


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Bakubung Platinum Mine project, South Africa – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Processing at the Bakubung Platinum Mine plant officially started on June 18. 


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Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Mining services company Capital has been awarded a three-year borehole drilling services contract at Reko Diq. 


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Okiep Copper Project, South Africa
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study completed on the Flat Mines project, part of Orion’s Okiep Copper Project, has delivered favourable financial outcomes. 


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Marathon copper/palladium project, Canada
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated feasibility study has outlined the operation of an openpit mine and process plant over a 12.5-year life-of-mine. 


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WGC on the warpath to digitise, standardise gold market to enhance trust, transparency
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

World Gold Council (WGC) CEO David Tait has highlighted how the council is addressing four major challenges in the digitisation and standardisation of the gold market, namely a lack of trust, poor... 


Faizal Mahomed, Client Services Manager at Weba Chute Systems
Custom Weba Chute solution transforms material flow at Saudi mine
26th June 2025

A custom-engineered chute has been delivered by Weba Chute Systems to a mining operation in Saudi Arabia, following more than a year of close collaboration to assess the customer’s operational... 


Marco Maree, a Training & Development Expert of Triple E Training
Literacy training gives mines communities a voice
26th June 2025

The human resource development component of a social labour plan (SLP) does not just upskill communities for employment on mines. Just as importantly, adult literacy training also addresses a... 


Perenti MD and CEO Mark Norwell
Barminco awarded A$200m underground mining services contract at Great Fingall
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Underground mining company Barminco – a subsidiary of ASX-listed Perenti – has been awarded a A$200-million contract by ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources for the provision of underground... 


TechAccess and Schneider Electric partnership goes from strength-to-strength with Elite Partner status announcement
TechAccess and Schneider Electric partnership goes from strength-to-strength with Elite Partner status announcement
26th June 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader together with its longstanding partner TechAccess, are poised to take the Southern... 


Greenland miner eyes US, EU deals after Trump boosted interest
Greenland miner eyes US, EU deals after Trump boosted interest
26th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Greenland’s biggest miner Amaroq Minerals is in talks with several state-backed agencies as Donald Trump’s political spotlight translates into concrete investor interest, the company’s chief... 


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United Mining Services Group: Value driven solutions to the mining and mineral processing markets
25th June 2025

The United Mining Services Group (UMS Group) provides expertise that allows mining companies to access their most challenging ore bodies and extract minerals safely and efficiently.  


Trigg appoints US defence adviser
25th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Trigg Minerals has appointed former senior US Department of Defense official Ben Harris as its US defence and armaments adviser, as the company positions its Antimony Canyon project in... 


The Edikan gold mine
Perseus announces leadership changes at Ghana operations
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has appointed Daniel Egya-Mensah as CEO of its Perseus Mining Ghana subsidiary, effective July 1. In this newly created role, he is tasked with providing strategic... 


DRDGOLD CFO designate Henriette Hooijer
DRDGOLD appoints Henriette Hooijer CFO designate
25th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed gold producer and recovery specialist DRDGOLD has appointed Henriette Hooijer CFO designate, effective July 1. Her appointment forms part of the company’s succession planning, as current... 


TGS takes top quality parts and value to Mokopane to serve CAT & Komatsu earthmoving equipment
TGS takes top quality parts and value to Mokopane to serve CAT & Komatsu earthmoving equipment
25th June 2025

Tractor & Grader Supplies (TGS), a leading provider of high-quality aftermarket parts, has extended its national footprint with the opening of a new branch in Mokopane, Limpopo. TGS MD Johan Botes... 


China, India shift to higher-grade coal, cut Indonesian imports
China, India shift to higher-grade coal, cut Indonesian imports
25th June 2025 By: Reuters

Top thermal coal importers China and India are slashing Indonesian shipments of the power generating fuel in favour of energy-dense grades from elsewhere as a global fall in prices has made... 


BHP taps China's XCMG for mining fleet supply
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner BHP has announced a partnership with China's XCMG Mining Equipment for the delivery of mining fleet solutions across its global operations. Under an agreement framework signed... 


Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 


Silver bars
Latest Heraeus appraisal confirms silver investment demand is surpassing that of gold
23rd June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals review that the gold price is showing signs of relaxation at $3 356/oz, having fallen by about 1.6% in the week to June 20.... 


A drone monitoring mine operations in West Africa
As gold prices surge, West Africa mine operators launch drones to detect wildcat miners
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometer... 


An image of a rental cement mixer on offer from Talisman Hire
JV to support Zambian construction industry’s growth
20th June 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The Talisman Hire Kitwe City branch – a joint venture (JV) between industrial and mining solutions company Dickinson Group of Companies Africa (DGC Africa) and construction and industrial equipment... 


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Responsible governance required for effective operations
20th June 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Strong governance in South America’s mining sector will advance sustainable, responsible and transparent resource management, while promoting economic development and reducing social and... 


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Overcoming challenges with flexible solutions
20th June 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

While modular buildings offer mines a camp solution that can be rapidly deployed and established, modular building providers can encounter various challenges, such as logistical challenges for... 


Shipping containers used as gantry support
20th June 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A one-off “shipping container” crane is currently under manufacture for mine maintenance by overhead crane and hoist manufacturer Condra’s authorised agent, Lynx Supply and Services, in Tanzania.... 


The above image depicts a welder using a Jasic 3-in-1 handheld laser welding machine
Industrial supplier expands laser welding range
20th June 2025

To enhance efficiencies and ensure optimum safety in metal working activities in all sectors, industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Tools and Equipment division has extended its range of Jasic laser... 


Drill rig at the Bengwenyama deposit
Bengwenyama platinum group metals project, South Africa – update
20th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Platinum group metals miner Southern Palladium has secured commitments to raise equity capital of A$8-million to advance the staged mine development. 


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Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa
20th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study published in March 2025 has confirmed the potential to develop a long-life, financially robust mining operation through a two-phase development strategy. 


The Reko Diq project area
Capital awarded a borehole drilling services contract at Barrick's Reko Diq project
19th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed mining services company Capital has been awarded a further significant contract at Barrick Mining's majority-owned Reko Diq copper/gold project, in Pakistan, as well as exploration... 


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