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Australia's Lynas Rare Earths to buy Meteoric Resources for $672m
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said on Thursday it would acquire Meteoric Resources in a A$968-million ($672-million) all-share deal for the Brazil-based miner, adding a new source of heavy rare earths to the top Western supplier. Under the scheme... 


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Aris Mining's Segovia mine in Colombia
Canadian miner Aris heads into community engagement talks with prepped ESIA
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Aris Mining Corporation has completed the preparation of an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) on the Soto Norte gold and copper project, in Colombia, ahead of... 


Sibanye's East Boulder mine
Sibanye confirms wage agreement for East Boulder workers, strikes continue at Stillwater East, Columbus continue
30th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater's workforce has successfully ratified a new collective bargaining agreement at the East Boulder mine in Montana, in the US, effective... 


Scandium
Supra awarded DoD contract to advance scandium recovery
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US Department of Defence's (DoD's) Defence Logistics Agency has awarded Texas-based Supra Elemental Recovery a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research contract to advance the recovery of... 


Coal on the ground
Glencore, Peabody and Heeney Capital weigh Venezuela coal deals, Bloomberg News reports
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore, Peabody Energy and investment firm Heeney Capital are weighing deals to produce coal in Venezuela, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Glencore and Peabody are working together on a... 


Legal gavel
US senators hit deal on energy project permitting bill, vote after midterm elections
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

US senators from both parties said on Wednesday they have reached a deal to reform laws on the permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects, though a vote will not occur before the... 


Gold pour
Canadian gold miner Mayfair secures bulk of funding required to bring Fenn-Gib online
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and NYSE-listed Mayfair Gold Corporation has entered into a subscription agreement involving a strategic equity investment of C$10-million and a non-binding term sheet for a C$300-million... 


LNG pipeline
Bangladesh's coal turn is a fresh bad sign for LNG exporters
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Bangladesh should be one of the global LNG industry's success stories, but instead it is a warning sign, a Reuters columnist states. Few countries better fit the profile of a future liquefied... 


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Ionic Rare Earths applies for Aim shares listing
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths is applying to list its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) of the LSE. Ionic says it has established a significant operational presence in the UK, and... 


Tungsten West's Hemerdon mine in the UK
Tungsten West adds remuneration chair, nonexec director to board
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Tungsten West has appointed Katherine Callaghan nonexecutive director and chairperson of the remuneration committee effective immediately. During her executive career, she has led... 


Broken Hill Gold doré bar
Australia's Broken Hill pours third doré bar ahead of White Dam restart
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Broken Hill Gold has successfully achieved a third gold pour at the White Dam copper/gold project, in South Australia, with 5.43 kg, or 174 oz, of doré having been shipped for assay and... 


The Tarkwa gold mine
Ghana Bill would give State special share rights in mining firms, draft shows
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana's draft mining Bill would allow the mines minister to require mining companies to issue the state a free special share with veto rights over key transactions, according to a copy reviewed by... 


Hunter Valley coal operation
Glencore wins approval to extend Hunter Valley coal operations in Australia
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore on Wednesday won approval to continue operations at its Hunter Valley thermal coal project in Australia until 2045, after a State government found the economic benefits outweighed the... 


Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser
Gold Fields aims to woo Northern Star investors after miner's rebuff
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Gold Fields could make another run for Northern Star Resources, CEO Mike Fraser said, after the Australian miner rejected a $27-billion takeover offer, with investors expecting it to return with... 


Cobre Panama mine
Panama government to recommend copper mine restart through state tie-up, sources say
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

A Panamanian government commission will recommend to President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday to restart the suspended Cobre Panama mine, two sources familiar with the matter said, proposing a... 


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Renewable energy experts discuss the upcoming launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market during a webinar hosted by Creamer Media Webinars.
NTCSA setting up market surveillance unit as part of preparations for SAWEM launch in April
30th September 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it will establish an internal, yet ring-fenced, market surveillance unit as a safeguard against any abuse of dominance within the... 


Sibanye's East Boulder mine
Sibanye confirms wage agreement for East Boulder workers, strikes continue at Stillwater East, Columbus continue
30th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater's workforce has successfully ratified a new collective bargaining agreement at the East Boulder mine in Montana, in the US, effective... 


Kropz to increase Nanophos production capacity at Elandsfontein
Kropz to increase Nanophos production capacity at Elandsfontein
30th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As Aim-listed Kropz shifts its focus to Nanophos production, the company reports that it plans to increase Nanophos production capacity at its Elandsfontein site, in the Western Cape to 180 000... 


The Sukarii gold mine
Six years after a mining reboot, Egypt's gold ambitions start to take shape
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Egypt's mining sector drew hundreds of millions of dollars in planned investments this week as companies seek gold and other minerals in a country often seen as one of Africa's most under-explored.... 


Manganese mines and ports.
South Africa’s Tshipi puts 828 000 t of manganese through Namibia’s Port of Lüderitz
30th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its... 


The QMM operation in Madagascar
Madagascar villagers file claim against Rio Tinto over alleged mine contamination
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

More than 6 500 people in Madagascar have filed a claim in London's High Court against Rio Tinto, alleging contamination from the mining group's mineral sands operation exposed them to dangerous... 


Tharisa founder Loucas Pouroulis
Tharisa appoints new chair, as Loucas Pouroulis becomes founding chairperson emeritus
30th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Loucas Pouroulis, the founder of Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa will, from October 1, become founding chairperson emeritus of the company, while Carol Bell will... 


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Magazine round up | 25 September 2026
Magazine round up | 25 September 2026

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

SHRINKING BUFFERS: The attacks this month on oil tankers along Middle East shipping routes sent crude prices soaring yet again and amplified the economic risks associated with the protracted conflicts in Iran and Ukraine. While inventories have played a crucial role in balancing the market thus far, the International Energy Agency warns that buffers are shrinking and that the global refining system is severely stretched. Photograph: Reuters
SHRINKING BUFFERS

The attacks this month on oil tankers along Middle East shipping routes sent crude prices soaring yet again and amplified the economic risks associated with the protracted conflicts in Iran and... 

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Much more effort needed to take freight pressure off our national road networks

Much more effort is needed to integrate South Africa’s rail and road networks. There was a time when the bulk of freight traffic was on rail by some margin. Now, the economically damaging excessive... 

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Burning platform

Prior to the stabilisation of Eskom’s operational performance, the issue of loadshedding was undoubtedly South Africa’s ‘burning platform’. Besides holding back growth and sapping citizens of... 

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Sandile Siyaya, Executive VP: Mining at Sasol
Sandile Siyaya

This week we profile Sandile Siyaya, Executive VP: Mining at Sasol  

UNDEMOCRATIC ‘DIVIDEND’: US President Donald Trump’s outrageous pledge of $5 000 to every adult American should the Republicans retain control of the House and Senate after midterm elections in November smacks of desperation and reeks of hypocrisy. The term ‘bribe’ would most definitely be used if an African leader were to propose such a grossly undemocratic and fiscally damaging payout.
UNDEMOCRATIC ‘DIVIDEND’

US President Donald Trump’s outrageous pledge of $5 000  to every adult American should the Republicans retain control of the House and Senate after midterm elections in November smacks of... 

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