The Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) has to do more with less as budgets shrink and the Covid-19 pandemic ravages small businesses. Delivering the 2021/22 departmental budget on... 

Gold miner Troy Resources has entered into an earn-in agreement with gold major Barric Gold Corporation over various exploration tenements at the Karouni gold project, in Guyana. Under the terms... 

Diversified miner Glencore has struck an agreement with majors BHP and Anglo American to acquire their respective 33.3% interest in the Cerrejón coal mine, in Colombia, for a combined $588-million... 

The board of lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has approved a staged restart of the Ngungaju operations, in Western Australia, at a cost of A$39-million. The Ngungaju project formed part of the now... 

NYSE American-listed Gold Royalty Company (GRC), which has net smelter royalties on properties in the Americas, on Monday announced that it would buy Ely Gold Royalties, which has royalties at... 

Steel and iron-ore company ArcelorMittal North America has concluded the sale of its remaining 38.2-million shares in rival Cleveland-Cliffs and will return the value crystalised from this sale to... 

Surface mining industry association the Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has compiled its “big four” priorities to address problems and opportunities in the... 

In 2020, Tronox Mineral Sands donated R200 000 to Diazville High School to fund the school’s three School Governing Body (SGB) posts. Diazville High School is situated in Saldanha, Western Cape,... 

Aim- and BSE-listed Botswana Diamonds is advancing towards resource assessment at its Thorny River diamond project, in South Africa, following a recent kimberlite discovery. Following the discovery... 

Surface mining industry association the Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has partnered with the Committee of Transport Officials (Coto) and other role-players to... 

Graphite and gold explorer Volt Resources has secured an $8.5-million loan facility from JES Green Investments to partly fund the acquisition of a 70% interest in the Zavalievsky graphite business,... 

Pressure on the quarrying industry and mining sector to reduce water consumption is at an all-time high, resulting in an increased shift towards quarries’ moving away from wet classification... 

Insurgent attacks and Covid-19 have had a significant impact on the Mozambican mining industry, says Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson. The investment climate in Mozambique, particularly Cabo Delgado –... 

Designer and manufacturer of bulk handling equipment Flexicon has introduced a wear-resistant flexible screw conveyor which comprises a carbon steel conveyor tube, heavy-duty flexible screw, and... 

Large electricity consumers have again called for proposed amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act, which governs the registration and licensing of distributed-generation plants,... 

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has agreed nonbinding heads of terms with investment company Teichmann Group to provide capital to deliver the expansion project at the Kareevlei mine, in the Kimberley... 

About 30% of cement sales in South Africa are going directly to the construction industry for construction projects, which is down from about 50% being sold directly to the construction industry... 

On paper, the South African new-vehicle market grew by an astounding 6 133.3% in April, compared with the same month last year. However, this is not a fair comparison, as South Africa was in a... 

Marathon Gold has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Miawpukek First Nation, pertaining to the environmental assessment and development of the Valentine gold project. 

Recent generations have defined the environment as a critical issue for humanity and climate change represents a new and sharper focus that exceeds any single global issue that we have seen in... 

Canadian junior Skeena on Monday said that it had closed its previously announced bought deal public offering, raising about C$57.5-million. The company, which focuses on revitalising the... 

Toronto-listed Marathon Gold on Thursday announced a nonbrokered C$50-million private placement financing to support the continued advancement of its exploration and development activities at the... 

ASX-listed Volt Resources has pulled the trigger on the acquisition of a 70% interest in the Zavalievsky graphite business, in the Ukraine, following a positive due diligence. The company last... 

Emerald miner Gemfields, which operates the Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama, Zambia, last month announced the results of an emerald auction comprising a series of five sequential mini auctions... 

Surface mining industry association the Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has launched an innovative and nonintrusive online explosives audit in its ongoing... 

British Columbia-based explorer and developer Gold Mountain is set to begin construction at its Elk Gold project, near Merritt, British Columbia, this month, following authorisation last week to... 

TSX- and ASX-listed Champion Iron produced just over eight-million wet metric tonnes (WMT) of high-grade 66.4% iron-ore concentrate for the financial year ended March 31, compared with just over... 

ASX-listed Volt Resources will acquire a 70% interest in the Zavalievsky graphite business, in the Ukraine. Volt on Tuesday told shareholders that it had inked share purchase agreements (SPAs)... 

Saudi-based power generation and desalinated water plant developer, investor and operator Acwa Power has finalised the project agreements for the 200 MW Kom Ombo solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, in... 

South Africa’s Nedbank Group released an ambitious new energy policy on April 22, containing a commitment to reduce its exposure to all fossil fuels to zero by 2045, as well as a pledge to halt all... 

Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite, with operations in Madagascar and India, has announced a placing with institutional and other investors of 11-million ordinary shares to raise an... 

Continually advancing its crushing technology, Pilot Crushtec International has released its new Pilot Modular VS100 vertical shaft impact (VSI) crusher for tertiary and quaternary applications.... 

US-based Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) on Tuesday reported that it had expanded its physical uranium initiative to buy an additional 705 000 lb of warehoused uranium, with delivery dates out to... 

By the end of the first quarter, emerging gold producer Pure Gold Mining had progressed with several ramp-up initiatives, including operating the milling facility at its PureGold mine, in Ontario,... 

Africa-focused miner Endeavour Mining has completed the previously announced investment by La Mancha Holding - a business owned by the Sawiris Family of Egypt. Endeavour issued 8.91-million... 

Anaconda Equipment are very pleased to announce the appointment of Vermeer Equipment Suppliers (Pty) Ltd as the exclusive distributor for Southern Africa. Vermeer Equipment Suppliers will supply... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields expects to report a net loss of $93.2-million, or R1.54-billion, for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared with a net profit of $39.1-million, or R565-million,... 

Private investment and management company Menar is prioritising an iron-ore acquisition as well as a second sizeable manganese deal this year, while implementing a R7-billion thermal coal and... 

Private investment and management company Menar is prioritising an iron-ore acquisition as well as a second sizeable manganese deal this year, while implementing a R7-billion thermal coal and... 

Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines has received “tremendous” interest from North American and European institutional investors in its convertible notes financing and has raised $575-million in the... 

TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium reports that, with nuclear energy having shown resilience in 2020, the spot uranium price has been in a “gentle uptrend” for last four years after having reached its... 

ASX-listed Peel Mining is hoping to raise up to A$32.2-million to allow a development decision on its South Cobar copper project, in New South Wales. The company on Wednesday told shareholders...