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PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING The Next Generation Crawler positioned at the L-berth in Cape Town harbour undergoing final testing before installation on Debmarine Namibia’s Benguela Gem
Next generation crawler to boost diamond recovery
31st October 2025

More than two decades after innovating its first subsea crawler technology for diamond recovery, diamond major De Beers Group’s Upstream Technology business has developed its next generation of... 


Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
31st October 2025

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global leader in equipment, tools and services for the underground and surface mining sectors. With an extensive portfolio, the company provides advanced... 


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Mackay sulphate of potash project, Australia – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Agrimin Limited has withdrawn from the project. 


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Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold producer DRDGOLD has moved the TSF out of the company’s reserves and work is under way to resume it as a deposition facility. 


Location map of the Minim Martap project
Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study has confirmed the project’s strong economics and has outlined a pathway for the phased development of what is planned to be a major new bauxite producer. 


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Graphite Creek mine, US
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Graphite Creek project is the first in Alaska to be accepted as a ‘covered project’ onto the US federal government’s FAST-41 permitting dashboard. 


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Ambler road project, US – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Key federal right-of-way permits for the Ambler project have been concluded. 


Copper Quest to acquire 100% of Kitimat project in BC
30th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CSE-listed Copper Quest Exploration said on Wednesday it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Kitimat copper/gold Project in British Columbia, about 10 km northwest... 


Harmony Gold chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe.
Harmony Gold committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, says Motsepe
28th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s largest producer of gold by volume, has highlighted in the latest suite of... 


Platinum ore
China levels the playing field with its platinum VAT reform - Heraeus
27th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

China announced a major policy adjustment last week with the removal of its long-standing value-added tax (VAT) exemption on platinum imports, global technology group Heraeus Precious Metals states... 


Aldebaran launches Argentina-focused spinout Centauri
27th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Aldebaran Resources has officially launched its new spin-out company, Centauri Minerals, which will initially focus on copper, gold and silver exploration in northern Argentina. The... 


Gold delivery bars at South Africa’s world-renowned Rand Refinery.
Benefits of gold’s enduring resilience as relevant as ever, says World Gold Council
27th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The enduring resilience and diversification benefits of gold remain as relevant as ever amidst a growing investor base, dollar weakness and continued geoeconomic uncertainty, says World Gold... 


South Africa well represented at record-setting underground marathon
South Africa well represented at record-setting underground marathon
27th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Five South African mining professionals were among 55 runners from 18 countries who made history this weekend by completing the World’s Deepest Marathon, held 1 120 m below the surface in Boliden’s... 


World’s Deepest Marathon ready to make mining and sporting history
World’s Deepest Marathon ready to make mining and sporting history
24th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In a meeting of endurance, engineering and adventure, 60 runners from 18 countries will descend more than a kilometre below the surface this weekend to take part in the World’s Deepest Marathon —... 


An image of Pan African's Mogale Tailings Retreatment Operation
Pan African shares admitted to LSE’s main market
24th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold miner Pan African Resources’ ordinary shares have been admitted to trading on the LSE main market, with effect from October 24, completing the company’s move from the LSE’s Aim market. Pan... 


Venetia senior GM Ntokozo Ngema pointing out impressive Venetia infrastructure to Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer.
Venetia mine is sparkling as brightly as the diamonds it brings to surface
24th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The successful transition from opencast mining to underground mining is being achieved with considerable aplomb at Venetia Diamond Mine, which Mining Weekly has just visited. De Beers’ $2.3-billion... 


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Tailings retreatment has emerged as core part of modern mining
24th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

While the viability of retreating mine tailings remains a key consideration – both for reprocessing these mining by-products and for determining the end-use of any reclaimed land – it has... 


Colliery Training College: Forging South Africa’s future – A 60-year legacy
Colliery Training College: Forging South Africa’s future – A 60-year legacy
24th October 2025

The year 2025 marks 60 years of excellence in skills development for the Colliery Training College (CTC). Over the past six decades, CTC has undergone a powerful transformation from a coal mining... 


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Tailings retreatment has emerged as core part of modern mining
24th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

While the viability of retreating mine tailings remains a key consideration – both for reprocessing these mining by-products and for determining the end-use of any reclaimed land – it has... 


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Jansen potash project, Canada – update
24th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Both stages of the project are advancing. 


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Rook I uranium project, Canada – update
24th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen Energy has concluded a global equity offering to advance the project. 


MacLean acquires new facility in North Bay to support growth and innovation
MacLean acquires new facility in North Bay to support growth and innovation
21st October 2025

MacLean Engineering is proud to announce a continued investment in growth by purchasing a facility in North Bay, Ontario to serve its expanding global customer base. This acquisition of a 95,000... 


Kavango confirms openpit gold deposit at Nightshift prospect in Zimbabwe
20th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Kavango Resources has confirmed an openpit gold deposit at the Nightshift prospect within its Hillside gold project, in Zimbabwe, following a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-)... 


TRUST BELOW THE SURFACE: How SAPPMA Safeguards South Africa’s Plastic Pipe Industry
TRUST BELOW THE SURFACE: How SAPPMA Safeguards South Africa’s Plastic Pipe Industry
20th October 2025

Every thriving city, town, and community depends on reliable water and sanitation infrastructure. At the heart of these essential systems lies an unsung hero: the humble plastic pipe. Whether... 


African Gold boosts cash with Montage stake sale
20th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian exploration company African Gold has sold its entire shareholding in Canada-listed Montage Gold, unlocking nearly A$15-million in proceeds to support an expanded exploration push at its... 


Russia attacks Ukraine coal mine, second energy site, companies say
20th October 2025 By: Reuters

Russian forces on Sunday attacked a coal mine in southeastern Ukraine and an unidentified energy site in the north near the Russian border, the operators of the sites said, adding to a series of... 


Talga, SQM end Swedish Aero project JV
17th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Battery materials company Talga Group and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) have mutually agreed to terminate their joint venture (JV) agreement over the Aero project in Sweden. The... 


Sunshine Silver plans US antimony refinery
Sunshine Silver plans US antimony refinery
17th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Private company Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (SSMRC) has announced plans to revive one of the US's most storied silver mines and build the country’s only large-scale, permitted antimony... 


Jubilee in Zambia.
Sale of South African chrome, PGM assets progressing well, Zambia-focused Jubilee reports
17th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Workstreams to conclude the sale by Jubilee Metals of its South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations are progressing well, the now Zambia copper focused London AIM- and... 


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Innovative blasting solutions for modern mining
17th October 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Through innovative blasting solutions, mines can ensure sustainable and efficient mining, says explosives and blasting technology supplier BME underground operations regional manager Derick... 


NEXT GENERATION: A new, advanced subsea diamond recovery crawler has been installed on Debmarine Namibia’s flagship vessel Benguela Gem, which operates off the coast of Namibia. Following nearly four years of development, the crawler is larger than its predecessors, weighing 370 t and measuring 28 m long and 8 m high and wide. With a sweeping mining arm that covers a 21 m arc in 25 seconds, the crawler operates between 100 m and 135 m below surface, drawing a combination of seawater, sand, gravel and diamond-bearing material through an 800-mm-diameter pipeline.
NEXT GENERATION
17th October 2025

A new advanced subsea diamond recovery crawler has been installed on Debmarine Namibia's flagship vessel Benguela Gem, which operates off the coast of Namibia. Following nearly four years of... 


Location map of Sorby Hills project
Sorby Hills lead/silver/zinc project, Australia – update
17th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Boab Metals has raised A$50-million through a two-tranche placement to professional and sophisticated investors to fund the development of the project. 


Ergo processing plant.
More liquid DRDGOLD generates additional first-quarter cash
16th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The high gold price has increased liquidity and cash generated by DRDGOLD in the three months to the end of September, the first quarter of the 2026 financial year of this Johannesburg- and New... 


The first load of underground ore delivered at surface at Qala Shallows
West Wits starts underground ore production at Qala Shallows
15th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has started underground ore production at its Qala Shallows gold project, in South Africa's Witwatersrand basin, a critical step in the company's plans to establish a... 


Southern African coking coal tailings could be profitably reprocessed, study finds
14th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Southern African coking coal tailings that have been exposed on the surface for more than a decade could be profitably reprocessed, according to a study presented by Enprotec principal technology... 


acid mine drainage
Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga a ‘ticking time bomb’ unless integrated repurposing solutions are employed, researcher says
13th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga is becoming a long-term environmental and economic challenge, but University of Cape Town Minerals to Metals Research Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Dr... 


Thor Explorations president and CEO Segun Lawson
Thor Explorations reports continued positive drilling results from Côte d’Ivoire project
13th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Thor Explorations has completed 4 604 m of reverse circulation (RC) drilling during a maiden drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Guitry gold project, in Côte d’Ivoire, with... 


Grindex pump stock
South African pumps supplier official Grindex distributer in West Africa
10th October 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

To better support operations in West Africa’s rapidly expanding mining sector, Gauteng pumps supplier Integrated Pump Technology was officially appointed an authorised distributor of the Grindex... 


An image of Endeavour Mining CEO Ian Cockerill
Producer targets organic growth in stable region
10th October 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Through leveraging West Africa’s significant exploration potential, favourable mining regimes and administrative efficiency, gold producer Endeavour Mining is targeting growing organically to... 


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Partnership sees Italian pumps enter SA market
10th October 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

A partnership was formed between South African interconnected mechanical consumables supplier Bearings International (Bi) and Italian industrial pump manufacturer SAER, as publicly announced on... 


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Sustainable mine closure forethought vital amid mining boom
10th October 2025

West Africa’s mining boom has accelerated project development, often in environmentally and socially sensitive areas, highlighting the importance of responsible mining with closure in mind, says... 


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Valterra Platinum already exploring Mogalakwena’s underground potential
10th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

In the wake of separating its assets from former parent company Anglo American, platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Valterra Platinum is setting the stage to further develop one of its most... 


LOCATION MAP OF THE QUEENSWAY GOLD PROJECT
Queensway gold project, Canada
10th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A preliminary economic assessment has outlined a mining operation with a 15-year life-of-mine with a total gold production of 1.5-million ounces. 


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