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USA Rare Earth seals deal to buy stake in French processor Carester
23rd July 2026 By: Reuters

USA Rare Earth finalised a deal on Thursday to buy a minority stake in France's Carester that will provide funds for expansion of a processing plant due to open later this year. The move is part of a scramble by the US and Europe to build their... 


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Consortium shortlisted to develop Kenya project
24th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Critical minerals mining company Critical Metals Corporation has announced that the Mrima Earth Consortium, in which the company is the lead party, has been shortlisted as one of three US... 


Aton to undertake C$4m private placement
24th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources is undertaking a nonbrokered private placement to raise C$4-million through the issue of about 7.62-million common shares. The proceeds of this placement will be applied... 


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Japan identifies large share of rare earths in deep-sea mud off remote island
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted for about 54% of the total rare... 


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Neo Energy Metals subsidiary signs site access agreement with Sibanye-Stillwater
24th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Neo Energy Metals’ 70%-owned South African subsidiary, Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine, has signed a site access and contractorship agreement with Sibanye Gold, a subsidiary of... 


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Perseus advances Tanzania project construction
24th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining’s Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, continues to advance towards first gold production in the first quarter of the 2027 calendar year, with construction... 


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China's CiDi eyes overseas sales of autonomous mining machines this year
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

CiDi, the Hong Kong-listed Chinese autonomous mining equipment maker, expects overseas deployments to grow this year as it expands beyond China, CE Albert Hu told Reuters. CiDi has equipped... 


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Sweden declares mining national security interest to counter dependence on China
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

Sweden's government declared mining of critical metals and rare earth minerals a national security interest on Thursday, saying a new mining strategy was needed to counter the dependence on China.... 


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CleanTech, Empower produce first lithium carbonate from Laguna Verde brines and pilot eluate
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium and technology partner Empower EIT have successfully produced high-purity lithium carbonate from eluate produced by CleanTech's direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot... 


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Newly operational met coal producer Clinch reaches first train, seaborne shipment milestones
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed metallurgical coal producer Clinch Resources has sold its first 11 000 t train shipment of commercial-grade metallurgical coal, with its first seaborne vessel expected to ship 65 000 t... 


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Export Development Canada interested to finance C$150m for Atlas Salt's development
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Atlas Salt has received a letter of interest from Canada's export credit agency Export Development Canada to provide long-term debt financing of up to C$150-million for the Great... 


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Rare earths explorer Idaho Strategies finds large intercepts of 'heavies' such as yttrium
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Idaho Strategies Resources has identified significant heavy rare earths (HRE) mineralisation, including yttrium, at its Diamond Creek project, in Idaho. The company's latest surface... 


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Tungsten major Almonty also delists from ASX
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having announced its voluntary delisting from the TSX effective July 31, tungsten miner Almonty Industries also intends to delist its shares from the ASX from September 1. The company's shares... 


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Teck repeats $0.125 quarterly dividend for Q2
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having announced a stellar set of production and financial results for the second quarter, TSX- and NYSE-listed Teck Resources has declared a dividend of $0.125 apiece on its outstanding Class A... 


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Canada's Enervoxa plans India rare earths project, may tie up with Vedanta, NALCO
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

Canadian climate technology developer Enervoxa plans talks with India's Vedanta, Hindalco Industries and State-run NALCO as it looks to set up a processing plant in the country to extract rare... 


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Coal miners face limited funding options
Coal miners face limited funding options
24th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite coal being a significant contributor to South Africa’s GDP and electricity generation, funding for new coal mines from commercial banks is limited in the international and local market.... 


TFR making progress on coal rail line improvements
TFR making progress on coal rail line improvements
24th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the industry has faced... 


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Eni-Petronas JV starts floating gas facility build for North Hub in Indonesia
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

Searah, the joint venture energy company formed by Italy's Eni and Malaysia's Petronas, has started developing a floating gas facility to process gas from its $11.8-billion North Hub project in... 


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Trump imposes forced labor duties on 60 trading partners as 10% US tariffs expire
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union and China, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced... 


Magazine round up | 24 July 2026
Magazine round up | 24 July 2026
24th July 2026

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


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AI could unlock discoveries if geologists stay in control
24th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The increasing uptake of AI in many spheres of life has also extended to geology, where it has found several applications with varying degrees of success, although there are myriad ethical, safety... 


The Blanket mine in Zimbabwe
Surface drilling identifies new gold orebody at Caledonia's Blanket mine
23rd July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Gold mining and exploration company Caledonia Mining reports that there is significant gold mineralisation potential that has not been mined by the existing underground operation at its Blanket... 


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Magazine round up | 24 July 2026
Magazine round up | 24 July 2026

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

WIND CLUSTER
WIND CLUSTER

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 

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South Africa’s public and private sectors should put foot on the energy accelerator

A country with sufficient energy can advance economically. A country with insufficient energy cannot. The private sector finds energy generation good business. The public sector is seeing that the... 

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Transitions are never easy. They are disruptive and are often fiercely resisted. South Africa navigated its own grand political transition in 1994, following a period of intense uncertainty and... 

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Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International
Rick Grantham

This week we profile Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International, a sell-side merger-and-acquisition advisory services firm 

BIG MISMATCH: South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for mineral beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to extend discounted tariffs to certain sectors is offering some narrow-based relief. It is far from clear, though, how these discounts can be paid for and sustained, especially given an electricity policy that has been adjusted to force in some expensive new generation solutions and a pricing policy that is piling on the fixed charges.
BIG MISMATCH

South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for minerals beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to... 

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