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The Point Lake mine forms part of the Ekati operation
Burgundy Diamonds lays off employees in Canada as diamond prices tank
18th July 2025 By: Reuters

Australian miner Burgundy Diamond Mines laid off several hundred employees and contractors and suspended operations at its Point Lake diamond mine in Canada due to record-low diamond prices, a... 


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Grassy Mountain gold project, US – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Paramount Gold Nevada is progressing towards securing federal approval for the project. 


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Sanbrado underground gold project, Burkina Faso – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

West African Resources is transitioning to owner-mining at the Sanbrado and Toega deposits. 


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Loma Larga gold project, Ecuador – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold mining company Dundee Precious Metals has been granted an environmental licence for exploitation for the Loma Larga project. 


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Kennecott North Rim Skarn underground development, US – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Production is expected to start at the end of 2025. 


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Root lithium project, Canada
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated preliminary economic assessment has outlined a robust development pathway, featuring a combination of openpit mine and underground mining methods. 


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Cowal operations openpit continuation project, Australia
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Australian gold miner Evolution Mining plans to extend the life of the Cowal mine until 2042. 


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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Western Australian government has welcomed the launch of the Kathleen Valley project, hailing it as a milestone for the nation’s critical minerals sector. 


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Cowal Gold Operation, Australia
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine about 350 km west of Sydney and 40 km north-east of West Wyalong in New South Wales, Australia. 


Brightstar reports 25% increase in production at Second Fortune, ramps up ore production at Fish
17th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Brightstar Resources has reported that the June 2025 quarter represented a period of sustained steady-state operations at its Second Fortune mine, in Laverton, Australia. The mine... 


Yancoal produces 17m tonnes of RoM, maintains guidance
17th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Yancoal Australia produced 17-million tonnes of run-of-mine (RoM) coal across its operations for the quarter ended June 30, aligned with the company’s forecast and up 12% from the first... 


Magna Mining reports progress in McCreedy West development
17th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Magna Mining has reported that it expects ore sales from the 700 Copper Zone, at its McCreedy West mine, in Ontario, Canada, to be between 80 000 t and 92 000 t for each of the third and... 


Copper sheets produced at Konkola Copper Mines
Vedanta’s Zambia copper unit will revamp smelter to boost output
17th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Vedanta Resources’ Zambian copper mining unit plans to refurbish its smelter as part of efforts to ramp up production from operations the company recovered last year. The plant will undergo “a full... 


The Darwendale project
Zimbabwe's Kuvimba revises platinum mine plan as prices rebound
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's Kuvimba Mining House will develop its Darwendale platinum project as an openpit rather than the previously planned underground mine, CEO Trevor Barnard said, speeding up the delayed... 


Uitkomst Colliery
MC Mining starts implementing turnaround plan at Uitkomst
15th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Coal miner MC Mining has started implementation of a revised business plan at its Uitkomst Colliery, in KwaZulu-Natal. The revised plan involves significant operational changes to position the... 


Integrated Pump Technology’s Grindex Mega INOX pump in action at a major Zambian mining site, delivering reliable dewatering from the tailings dam to the process plant
Grindex Stainless Steel Mega Inox Proves Long-Term Reliability at Copperbelt Mine
15th July 2025

Integrated Pump Technology, in collaboration with its local distributor IES, stepped in to provide a reliable dewatering solution at a major mining operation on Zambia’s Copperbelt. Almost a year... 


Tyranna to acquire 70% of Maongo project in Angola
14th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Tyranna Resources has entered into agreements to acquire a 70% interest in the Maongo copper/gold project, located 25 km northeast of the port city of Namibe, in Angola. The Maongo... 


Thor Explorations maintains full-year production guidance for Nigeria mine
14th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Thor Explorations has maintained the full-year production guidance for its Segilola mine, in Nigeria, at between 85 000 oz and 95 000 oz of gold, with the mine having poured... 


Stellar extends MoU on infrastructure adjacent to Heemskrik project
14th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals explorer and developer Stellar Resources has extended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) over the Comstock plant site for another six months, as it evaluates the potential to integrate... 


Kennecott in Utah
Rio Tinto wants to invest more in US copper under Trump tariffs
14th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto says it has a “strong desire” to invest in US copper mining following President Donald Trump’s plans to levy imports of the critical metal. “There is increasing recognition by the US... 


FireFly doubles SPP to A$10m
FireFly doubles SPP to A$10m
11th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Emerging copper and gold company FireFly has doubled the size of its recently-announced share purchase plan (SPP) to A$10-million, following “extremely strong demand” for plan. Applications under... 


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Gautrain Management Agency’s shift in focus leads to overhaul in extension plan
11th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 


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Loma Larga gold project, Ecuador
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The updated feasibility study is on track for completion in the second quarter of 2025. 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is undergoing a rescoping process to optimise capital deployment and production schedules. 


Underground Flat Mines at Okiep
Okiep Copper Project, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has secured firm commitments for a placement of new fully paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and professional investors. 


First copper anode production from Kamoa-Kakula’s state-of-the-art, on-site copper smelter is expected in October
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators have milled a total 3.62-million tonnes of ore. 


Prieska underground
Prieska copper/zinc mine, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has secured firm commitments for a placement of new fully paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and professional investors. 


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Rietberg copper mine, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Copper 360 has reported that further capital expenditure is required for a sustainable mining operation. 


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

An optimised definitive feasibility study has projected a life-of-mine of 23 years.  


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal.
Big cost-cut uplift for major Limpopo platinum group metals project
10th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 


Liontown opens Australia’s first underground lithium mine
Liontown opens Australia’s first underground lithium mine
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Western Australian government has welcomed the launch of Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley lithium project, hailing it as a milestone for the nation’s critical minerals sector and the world’s... 


Glencore's Mount Isa operation
Trump’s copper tariff creates export opportunity for Australia
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

As the US turns inward with a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, Australia is positioning itself to step up as a stable, reliable supplier in increasingly fractured global markets. The... 


DVU
JAE, Ferrit launch heavy-duty multipurpose utility vehicle for underground mining
9th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Local original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) JA Engineering (JAE) has, in partnership with Czech Republic's OEM Ferrit, launched a new heavy-duty utility vehicle to, among other purposes, enable the... 


Workers at Glencore's Australian coal mine go on strike over pay gap issues
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Wednesday workers at Glencore's underground coal mine in New South Wales began a 24-hour strike action in the afternoon, demanding wage hikes to... 


Ivanhoe founder and co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe reports 11% y/y increase in copper production at Kamoa-Kukula
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators at its Kamoa-Kakula complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), milled a total 3.62-million tonnes of ore,... 


MCA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fair Work ruling on BHP labour hire
MCA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fair Work ruling on BHP labour hire
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s peak mining lobby has issued a warning over the future of contract services in the mining sector after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruled that diversified major BHP’s in-house labour... 


Dartbrook coal mine enters administration
Dartbrook coal mine enters administration
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) has effectively relinquished control of its Dartbrook mine in New South Wales following administrator and receiver appointments amid a debt default to... 


Barrick president and CE Mark Bristow
Twiga partnership continues to deliver growth, shared value – Barrick
7th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Five years after its formation, the Twiga partnership between TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation and the government of Tanzania continues to redefine the role of mining in national development,... 


Northern Star shares tumble 8% on cost-heavy outlook despite strong quarter
Northern Star shares tumble 8% on cost-heavy outlook despite strong quarter
7th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Shares in Northern Star Resources fell more than 8% on Monday, as investors reacted to a higher cost outlook for the 2026 financial year, along with a production miss at its key Kalgoorlie... 


Kavango achieves encouraging drilling results at Bill’s Luck
7th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The results from the latest high-grade gold intercepts from ongoing underground drilling at the Bill’s Luck gold mine, on the Hillside project, in Zimbabwe, are “highly encouraging”, London-listed... 


Blue Lagoon’s Dome Mountain marks major steps towards production
4th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Canadian publicly listed mining company Blue Lagoon Resources says it has made significant progress at its Dome Mountain gold project, in British Columbia, as it prepares to enter production in a... 


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Early phase of pipeline upgrade progressing
4th July 2025

The eThekwini municipality is spending R1.2-billion to replace a 24-km pipeline that is more than 70 years old and has exceeded its 50-year design life. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Water and... 


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Pump manufacturer highlights innovation for cost savings in mine dewatering applications
4th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Innovative pump technology is crucial for the continued sustainability of mines all over the world because water conditions are often abrasive, corrosive or both, explains pump original equipment... 


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