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Canada's oil producers target late 2027 for Pathways carbon capture decision
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Canada's biggest oil producers are targeting late 2027 for a final investment decision on their proposed six-million-tonne carbon capture and storage project, a key piece of the country's plan to grow oil production and keep emissions in check,... 


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Hertha Metals plant in Texas
US-based Hertha achieves magnet-quality iron purity ahead of commercial plant build
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The developer of the world's first single-step process for producing steel and high-purity iron at lower cost, Hertha Metals, has successfully achieved iron production at 99.95% (3N5) purity, which... 


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Australia's Whitehaven Coal posts 29% drop in annual profit, shares fall
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Australia's Whitehaven Coal reported a bigger-than-expected 29% drop in annual profit on Wednesday, hurt by lower realised coal prices, sending its shares more than 4% lower even as the miner... 


Niron Magnetics' iron nitrade permanent magnet
Rare-earth-free magnet maker Niron secures $150m loan for first plant
Updated 2 hours 37 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

A company commercialising the world's first rare earth-free iron nitrade permanent magnets, Niron Magnetics, has received a $150-million loan from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC),... 


Infleqtion laboratory
Quantum computing company Infleqtion to field test critical mineral potential in Colorado
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed quantum computing company Infleqtion has announced plans to conduct a field test of its quantum gravity gradiometry technology in Colorado next year, which could demonstrate a new... 


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Israeli tech company SelectREE makes initial gains in its proprietary rare earth seperation process
Updated 2 hours 54 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Israeli minerals technology company SelectREE has recorded in its latest laboratory results clear and repeatable element-specific electrochemical responses across its electrode systems, which marks... 


Gold
Canadian miner StrikePoint buys Newmont's gold prospect in Nevada
Updated 1 hour 43 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

British Columbia-based StrikePoint Gold has entered into definitive agreements with subsidiaries of gold mining major Newmont Corporation to acquire the Northumberland gold project, in Nevada, for... 


White Mesa Mill, in Utah
US rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium meets Japanese magnet maker qualification
Updated 9 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed, US-based rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium oxide has successfully passed all qualifications for use by one of the world's largest manufacturers of permanent magnets, in Japan.... 


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Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Indian steel mills are facing mounting pressure on margins as higher coking coal prices, driven by supply disruptions in Australia and China and the Iran war, raise steelmaking costs, executives... 


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Aluminium giant Rusal swings to first-half profit on higher commodity prices
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Russian aluminium giant Rusal swung to a first-half adjusted net profit on Wednesday, driven by higher aluminium prices linked to heightened global volatility. The world's largest aluminium... 


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Wanguo Gold to launch $701m convertible bond issue for overseas asset acquisitions
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Hong Kong-listed miner Wanguo Gold Group said on Wednesday it had agreed to issue HK$5.50-billion ($701.18-million) worth of 0.75% convertible bonds maturing in 2027 to buy overseas gold mining... 


Escondida copper mine
BMI notes encouraging copper outlook for BHP amid diversification, tech push
Updated 43 minutes ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Australian multinational mining and metals company BHP’s growing exposure to copper is expected to provide an increasingly important source of growth as long-term iron-ore prices come under... 


Sibanye-Stillwater granted approval for New Beisa Node transfer – Neo Energy Metals
18th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Uranium and gold developer Neo Energy Metals has provided an update on the regulatory transfer process for the Beatrix 4 Shaft Mining Area (New Beisa Node) in South Africa’s Free State province.... 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
BHP profit tops estimates as copper powers growth, to pay highest dividend in 4 years
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

BHP Group reported better-than-expected full-year earnings and declared its highest annual dividend in four years, boosted by record copper prices that cemented the metal's lead over iron-ore as... 


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Gold shows early signs of reclaiming safe-haven appeal after Iran war selloff
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

Gold's 9% rebound in August to around $4 400 an ounce suggests bullion is starting to regain favour with institutional investors and central banks, leaving the market better placed to extend gains... 


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Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Draft electricity pricing policy outlines support for industry, poor households
18th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The public comment phase for the much-anticipated revision to South Africa’s electricity pricing policy (EPP) has been initiated following Cabinet’s recent approval of the draft framework and amid... 


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South Africa’s $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project is ‘going really well’
18th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has been a hard slog but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Mining Weekly can report the venture, for... 


Hertha Metals plant in Texas
US-based Hertha achieves magnet-quality iron purity ahead of commercial plant build
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The developer of the world's first single-step process for producing steel and high-purity iron at lower cost, Hertha Metals, has successfully achieved iron production at 99.95% (3N5) purity, which... 


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BHP bullish on copper outlook, reports highest dividend in four years
18th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Australian multinational mining and metals company BHP achieved higher earnings, stronger cash flow and a materially stronger balance sheet for the year ended June 30, owing to a good operational... 


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Aramco and Maaden to form mineral exploration venture in Saudi Arabia
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

State oil giant Saudi Aramco and Saudi mining company Maaden plan to form a joint venture that will focus on mineral exploration and hard-rock mining in the kingdom, they said on Tuesday.... 


Fenelon project area
Wallbridge resumes exploration in Québec as wildfire risk subsides
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Wallbridge Mining Company has advised it can return to normal operations at the Fenelon gold project and across the Detour-Fenelon gold trend property, in Québec, following an evacuation... 


Electra Battery Materials' cobalt refinery, in Ontario
Canadian cobalt refinery is taking shape, Electra Battery Materials confirms
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation says major construction packages are being executed at its cobalt sulphate refinery, in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, which is a... 


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Magazine round up | 14 August 2026
Magazine round up | 14 August 2026

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

LOCOMOTIVE DELIVERY: Private railways company Traxtion has taken delivery of the first eight of 46 Wabtec C28 locomotives it is buying from KiwiRail in New Zealand for R1.8-billion. The shipment through the Port of Durban this month is the first of four planned shipments over the next two years. The procurement comes as South Africa undertakes market reforms aimed at increasing private sector participation in freight rail.
LOCOMOTIVE DELIVERY:

Private railways company Traxtion has taken delivery of the first eight of 46 Wabtec C28 locomotives it is buying from KiwiRail in New Zealand for R1.8-billion. The shipment through the Port of... 

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Local development of value adding technology should be given more encouragement

New South African smelting technology that uses 70% less electricity has reached the commercialisation phase. Domestically advanced ultra-high-dense-media-separation processing is poised to... 

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TSO close, but not yet

There is no question that President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) is a key milestone in the ongoing reform of South Africa’s electricity... 

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David Meintjes, CEO of Telviva, a South African market leader in cloud-based communications
David Meintjes

This week we profile David Meintjes, CEO of Telviva, a South African market leader in cloud-based communications  

COMPETITIVE PRESSURE: President Cyril Ramaphosa continues to drive for electricity competition as a way of addressing the structural problems that led to years of supply disruptions. His latest intervention in this regard was the endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team. The report recommends establishing an independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) outside of Eskom, which is viewed as key to levelling the playing field. Much attention now will be on the timing of the grid-asset transfer to the TSO.
COMPETITIVE PRESSURE:

President Cyril Ramaphosa continues to drive for electricity competition as a way of addressing the structural problems that led to years of supply disruptions. His latest intervention in this... 

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