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BHP CEO Brandon Craig
BHP CEO Brandon Craig
BHP profit tops estimates as copper powers growth, to pay highest dividend in 4 years
Updated 3 hours ago 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 the miner's biggest earnings driver. CEO Brandon... 


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Indonesia's planned commodity exchange likely to cover palm oil, nickel, coal
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Indonesia's planned exchange for "mineral and strategic commodities" will likely include palm oil, nickel and coal, a presidential spokesperson said as the government makes preparations to launch... 


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DPM's newly commissioned Vareš plant is exceeding expectations
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Since commercial production at TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals' Vareš silver/gold mine started on August 10, the plant is consistently exceeding an average 60% of design throughput capacity and... 


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Brazil Potash optimistic that new Brazilian law can reduce costs for Autazes build
Updated 2 hours 41 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed emerging potash producer Brazil Potash has welcomed progress made on a piece of Brazilian legislation called Profert Bill PL 699/2023, which was approved by the Brazilian Senate last... 


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Westgold declares maiden ore reserve at third Beta Hunt deposit that boosts expansion potential
Updated 47 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources has declared a maiden ore reserve and updated mineral resource estimate for the Fletcher deposit, as one of three major mineralised systems within Westgold's... 


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Chile's Codelco nears Pucobre deal as new leadership pushes partnerships, asset review
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Chilean State miner Codelco is close to signing an agreement with local miner Pucobre on the Tovaku copper project in northern Chile, chairperson Bernardo Fontaine said in a television interview on... 


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ExxonMobil awards $1.1bn in contracts for Mozambique's Rovuma LNG project
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

ExxonMobil said on Monday it has awarded about $1.1-billion worth of pre-investment contracts for certain upstream equipment for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Cabo Delgado. The US oil major... 


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Vista Gold appoints all-stage mine veteran Ferguson to head Australian business
Updated 1 hour 55 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and TSX-listed Vista Gold, which holds one of the largest development-stage projects in Australia called Mt Todd, has appointed Gavin Ferguson MD of Vista Gold Australia, effective September... 


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Canadian steel producer Algoma halts production amid unplanned outage
Updated 2 hours 50 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian steel products producer Algoma Steel Group is experiencing an unplanned outage at its Lake Superior Power generating facility, which has led to suspended production at its electric arc... 


Underground development at Bunker Hill mine
Bunker Hill Mining completes first production stope blast ahead of year-end mine restart
Updated 2 hours 23 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation has successfully completed the first production stope blast at the historic Bunker Hill mine, in Idaho, as the company works to redevelop the legacy asset... 


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Chilean Copper confirms letter of interest for US Export-Import Bank to fund development
Updated 2 hours 13 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based Chilean Cobalt Corporation has received a new letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the US for a potential debt funding package of up to $375-million, as the company develops... 


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BMI revises its yearly lithium price forecasts, driven by resilient energy demand
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised its lithium price forecasts for this year to $20 100/t for mainland Chinese lithium carbonate and $19 600/t for mainland Chinese lithium hydroxide... 


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Blencowe highlights graphite use in advanced defence applications
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross graphite is being tested in advanced anti-radar and electromagnetic-interference- (EMI-) shielding applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and... 


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First half PGM supply shows recovery, rather than sustained production growth – Heraeus
17th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South African platinum group metal (PGM) mine production recovered strongly in the first half of this year, although much of the improvement reflects normalisation from the weather-disrupted first... 


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Mantashe, Mahlobo conduct on-site inspection of Samancor tailings facility following sidewall collapse
Updated 2 hours 37 minutes ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo have conducted a joint oversight visit to ferrochrome and manganese producer... 


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Pensana updates market on strategic investor board appointment
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Pensana has confirmed that the appointment of Sheikh Dr Badr bin Dalhim Al-Faheid Al-Hajri to the board of Qatar-backed Cascade Natural Resources is still being processed and has not yet... 


Arc Minerals selects drilling contractor for Botswana project
Arc Minerals selects drilling contractor for Botswana project
17th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed exploration company Arc Minerals has selected an experienced drilling contractor for the imminent exploration diamond drilling programme at its PL135/2017 licence, which forms part of... 


SCI symposium papers reflect 'depth and diversity'.
South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2
17th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals... 


An image of the Tumela mine at the Amandelbult operation
First half PGM supply shows recovery, rather than sustained production growth – Heraeus
17th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South African platinum group metal (PGM) mine production recovered strongly in the first half of this year, although much of the improvement reflects normalisation from the weather-disrupted first... 


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Blencowe highlights graphite use in advanced defence applications
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross graphite is being tested in advanced anti-radar and electromagnetic-interference- (EMI-) shielding applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and... 


Lithium ore
BMI revises its yearly lithium price forecasts, driven by resilient energy demand
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised its lithium price forecasts for this year to $20 100/t for mainland Chinese lithium carbonate and $19 600/t for mainland Chinese lithium hydroxide... 


Gold bars
Equinox gets green light to start building South Railroad mine in Nevada
17th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Equinox Gold has received a positive record of decision (RoD) from the US Bureau of Land Management for the South Railroad project, in Nevada, marking the completion of the... 


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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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