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Frontier Rare Earths CEO James Kenny.
Frontier Rare Earths CEO James Kenny.
South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba
Updated 2 hours 10 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

The Zandkopsdrift rare earths project in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape was highlighted on day two of the Junior Indaba, which also learnt of the rapid forward momentum of West Wits Mining’s gold-bar producing Qala Shallows mine on the... 


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Agnico Eagle's Kittilä mine in Finland
Agnico steps closer to owning large Finland gold land package after Rupert Resources takeover
Updated 5 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Rupert Resources says its shareholders approved the takeover of its full share capital by Canada's largest mining company Agnico Eagle Mines in a deal valued at C$2.9-billion, or... 


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Canadian silica, gold explorer Argyle announces two offerings to raise $1.2m
Updated 5 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canada-listed silica, gold and silver explorer Argyle Resources Corporation has announced it will undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $620 000 from the issue of 2.7-million... 


E3 Lithium's field pilot plant at Clearwater project
Canadian lithium developer E3 secures $36m fed funding for Cleawater demo plant, feasibility study
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian lithium developer E3 Lithium has met all the conditions required to receive Canadian federal government funding worth $36-million to advance Phase 3 of Clearwater project's demonstration... 


Cenovus CEO says proposed pipeline to Canada's west coast currently 'unfinanceable'
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

Canadian integrated oil and natural gas company Cenovus Energy CEO Jon McKenzie said Tuesday Alberta's proposed one-million barrel-per-day pipeline to British Columbia's Pacific coast cannot be... 


Exploration work at El Dorado Monserrat
Fredonia on track to release PEA for Argentinian project in August
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

The preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining’s El Dorado Monserrat project, in Argentina, remains on track for completion in August. The study is evaluating a range of... 


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Pre-concentration plant works at South Crofty
Cornish reports progress on multiple South Crofty workstreams ahead of mid-2028 start
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed tin developer Cornish Metals is making swift progress toward starting commercial production at the South Crofty project in Cornwall, UK, by mid-2028. Cornish is actively refurbishing... 


Nyrstar's Hobart operation in Australia
Australian gov provides another $74m for Nyrstar smelter modernisation
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

The Australian government will provide a further A$105-million ($73.68-million) to support Nyrstar Australia in progressing modernisation studies at its South Australian and Tasmanian smelting... 


Northern Star's KCGM 'Super Pit' mine
Gold major Northern Star rejects new investor proposal to sell the company
Updated 7 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Australia’s biggest gold miner Northern Star Resources has rejected a proposal by activist investor Elliott Investment Management to sell off some of its smaller assets or seek to sell itself to a... 


Sulphur Springs exploration decline and boxcut
Australia's Develop Global bags $400 million funding, supply deals from Trafigura
10th June 2026 By: Reuters

Australian diversified miner Develop Global said on Wednesday it had secured a $400-million financing package and supply agreements from commodities trader Trafigura for its Sulphur Springs... 


Historic Teck-Hughes mine
Fulcrum inks mine waste gold recovery pilot plant build, operate contract
10th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed critical minerals recovery company Fulcrum Metals' subsidiary Fulcrum EnviroTech Corporation has signed a contract with laboratory and engineering services company Test Design Implement... 


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Lithium Africa gearing up for imminent Northern Cape drilling campaign
9th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral exploration company Lithium Africa is preparing for a large-scale 3 500 m drilling campaign at its flagship Springbok project, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, this July. The... 


Anglo American senior VP corporate affairs South Africa Nevashnee Naicker.
Strong exploration system essential to mining’s future, Junior Indaba points out
9th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A strong and vibrant exploration system is essential to the future of the mining sector, and to advancing transformation, inclusion, and long-term growth in South Africa. In spelling this out at... 


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South Africa proposes extending auto incentives to battery materials
9th June 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa plans to add to its automotive incentive programme minerals used in the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries to boost local EV production and support related supply chains. The... 


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Mali gold revenue rises 6.4% in 2025 despite production decline
9th June 2026 By: Reuters

Gold mining companies operating in Mali paid the state a record 888.5-billion CFA francs ($1.57-billion) in 2025, up 6.4% from 835.1 billion CFA francs the year before, as record gold prices offset... 


Eskom group executive for renewables Rivoningo Mnisi
Eskom Green gears up to select private partners for initial 2 GW renewables pipeline
9th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom Green, which has now been officially launched, reports that it intends implementing an initial 2 GW pipeline of advanced utility-scale renewables projects in partnership with private... 


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Magazine round up | 05 June 2026
Magazine round up | 05 June 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

LITHIUM EXTRACTION: Chilean mining companies Codelco and SQM are budgeting $3-billion to deploy new extraction technologies at their lithium joint venture in the Atacama Desert. Bloomberg reports that the companies’ Novandino Litio partnership set its latest projection after wrapping up design work on a project to introduce more direct ways to recover lithium from brine under the Atacama salt flat in northern Chile. The venture plans to submit an environmental impact study to regulators in June. Photograph: Bloomberg
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Chilean mining companies Codelco and SQM are budgeting $3-billion to deploy new extraction technologies at their lithium joint venture in the Atacama Desert. Bloomberg reports that the companies’... 

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Deviant financial behaviour must be ruthlessly rooted out

Deeply infuriating is the unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure of a very large number of South Africa’s municipalities. National Treasury’s steps to reform the local... 

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Virtue of necessity

Following an embarrassing false start, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has set a deadline of early next year for the finalisation of a new draft of the national AI policy.... 

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Darryn Jacobs, MD of SkyJacks
Darryn Jacobs

This week we profile Darryn Jacobs, MD of SkyJacks, which offers a range of access and lifting equipment and related services  

IN A VICE GRIP: Johannesburg residents and businesses are exposed daily to the spillover effects of municipal mismanagement. Driving is hazardous not only because of the proliferation of potholes, but the lack of road markings, as well as working streetlights and traffic lights. Eskom’s warning that it could interrupt power owing to the City of Johannesburg’s payment delinquency is unlikely to materialise. Nevertheless, the threat itself reinforced just how poorly South Africa’s economic hub is being governed.
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Johannesburg residents and businesses are exposed daily to the spillover effects of municipal mismanagement. Driving is hazardous not only because of the proliferation of potholes, but the lack of... 

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