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By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full...
Montreal-based Torngat Metals has struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German company Vacuumschmelze (VAC) to pursue a long-term supply agreement for rare earth oxides. The non-binding...
China, the world's dominant rare earth supplier, issued on Friday measures to regulate the mining, smelting and separation of thecritical minerals key to energy transition, further tightening its...
Globally diversified gold miner Gold Fields has declared a dividend of R7 a share for the six months ended June 30, compared with the dividend of R3 a share declared for the first half of the 2024...
Denver-based Energy Fuels announced on Thursday that it has produced its first kilogram of dysprosium oxide at its White Mesa mill in Utah, marking a step toward commercial-scale output of heavy...
The US is seeking to procure cobalt worth up to $500-million for defence stockpiles amid the country's move to boost its critical mineral supplies. Companies have been scrambling to source rare...
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Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the...
Researchers at Australia's Monash University in Melbourne have developed a cleaner, more efficient method to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from coal fly ash, mine tailings and electronic waste...
Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The...
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A 155 MW Mpumalanga wind energy project has reached financial close, following the signing of a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between Seriti Green and licensed energy trader Energy...
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Today, as I speak to you, our fourth wind turbine is probably on its way up, Seriti Resources Group CEO Mike Teke, who has also just opened a new coal mine down the road from the turbine in South...
Green hydrogen developers are cancelling projects and trimming investments around the world, raising the prospect of longer than targeted reliance on fossil fuels. The challenges facing the sector...
Solar energy is surging in South Africa. According to PwC, the country recently added over 4,400 megawatts of solar panels, excluding government procurement and utility-scale installations. Much...
Aclara Resources is in talks with US government agencies for possible financing toward its $1.5-billion plan to mine rare earths in Latin America and develop processing facilities in the US. The...
Air-quality offsets offer a valuable tool for providing significant improvements in air quality, particularly when direct emission reductions are challenging or unfeasible, highlights global mining...
Global bullion miner Gold Fields on Wednesday reported a milestone in the construction of its A$296-million St Ives renewable energy project, pouring the foundations for seven wind turbines as part...
Concor has become an important construction partner in South Africa’s wind energy landscape, and recently started work on the Cennergi Holdings and G7 Renewable Energies 140 MW Karreebosch Wind...
At Delba Electrical we understand that rotating machines play a vital role in modern society, powering industries, transportation and essential infrastructure. These machines, including electrical...
Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) expects to significantly expand the country’s renewable-energy capacity, by adding a projected 800-MW-plus of solar energy to the national grid, by the...
Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report that blames the expected energy shortfall on the...
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin...
US critical minerals producer Atlantic Strategic Minerals (ASM) has started commercial production at its mining and mineral processing operations in Virginia. ASM is producing ilmenite and zircon...
Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare earths miner Northern Minerals, the national treasurer said on Thursday,...
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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The three power purchase agreements (PPAs) that Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed to date will provide the lion’s share of this energy-intensive Rio Tinto group company’s current energy needs....
At Astron Energy, we don’t accept the status quo, particularly when challenges are industry-wide and costly. We sat down with Astron Energy Technical Specialist Faiz Regal to find out which big...
The European Commission has recognised the Jadar project among 13 new strategic projects related to critical raw materials in Third World countries.
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Mining research organisation Mintek and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have formed a partnership to foster innovation, scientific excellence and sustainable progress in South Africa’s...
It's important to understand that the market for green hydrogen is already there because the world is consuming 100-million tons of hydrogen a year that are “polluting like hell”, the French...
Whereas every mineral is found to be critical for various reasons, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy has identified platinum,...
Australia's Lynas Rare Earths has achieved first production of dysprosium oxide at its Malaysian plant, making it the only commercial producer of separated heavy rare earths outside China. The...
Development of Lindian Resources’ flagship Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi is picking up pace, with early site works progressing ahead of schedule and a range of funding proposals now...
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has fingered cumulative outage slippages of 3 100 MW as the reason behind South Africa’s latest bout of loadshedding – the sixth this year....
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The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has initiated two major tariff reviews that could have significant implications for the country’s existing real-economy...
Experts and indigenous peoples’ leaders have called for an end to rights abuses and environmental destruction driven by the growing global demand for critical minerals. In a briefing on April 30,...
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