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Peter Beaven
Newmont appoints acknowledged finance veteran to board
21st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has appointed Peter Beaven to serve on the audit committee of its board. Beaven previously worked as group CFO at another global mining company, BHP, from 2015 to 2021 where he oversaw BHP's global finance... 


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Early works at Electra's cobalt refinery in Ontario
Electra Battery Materials secures Glencore feedstock for new Canadian cobalt refinery
21st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials' cobalt sulphate refinery taking shape in Ontario, the company confirms it has secured cobalt hydroxide feed from diversified miner Glencore through... 


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Australian miner Regis posts record net profit of $715m
21st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Regis Resources has reported a $461-million year-on-year increase in its net profit after tax to a record $715-million in the 2026 financial year, which CEO and MD Jim Beyer says... 


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Canadian rare earths refiner Ucore demonstrates NdPr recovery from different feedstocks
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian rare earths refiner Ucore Rare Metals has produced a high-purity (99.5%) neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) sample from two different feedstocks at its commercialisation and demonstration... 


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US Department of Energy considers up to $100m grant for Nth Cycle black mass refinery
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based critical minerals midstream refining company Nth Cycle has been selected by the US Department of Energy to enter into award negotiations for up to $100-million to develop and construct a... 


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Lithium Ionic adds lithium stalwart Ortega to board
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has appointed two new independent directors John Turner and Ernie Ortiz Ortega. The company says these appointments strengthen the board's governance, legal, mining... 


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Rare earths explorer NIOB granted wider area for exploration in Québec
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canada- and Frankfurt-listed North American Nobium & Critical Minerals Corporation (NIOB) has expanded its upcoming maiden diamond drill programme in Québec to the Bardy SE, Sabot and Miskam... 


American Tungsten's newly acquired Del Sol refinery
American Tungsten subsidiary engages US Department of Energy for potential $18m funding
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed American Tungsten and Antimony's US subsidiary Trigg Minerals has been selected by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) for a potential financial award of up to $18-million. The US DoE... 


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Harmony to report substantially higher full-year earnings
Updated 7 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold and copper miner Harmony Gold Mining Company expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the financial year ended June 30 to be between R44 and R48 – an increase of between 90% and 108% on the... 


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Northern Star shines with new record net profit after tax of A$1.7bn
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia's largest gold miner Northern Star has posted a record net profit after tax of A$1.7-billion, or A$1.17 apiece, in the year ended June 30, marking a 24% year-on-year increase from the... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine site and truck
Fortescue sees power sales from Pilbara green grid when demand emerges, declares lower dividend
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue's green grid investment in Australia's northwest is set to provide surplus energy that it can sell to data centres as commercial demand develops, although it has yet to ink any supply... 


Evolution's Mungari mine
Gold miner Evolution open to more North America, Australia deals
20th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Evolution Mining will consider acquisitions in Australia and North America and hasn’t ruled out buying assets from Northern Star Resources should they come to market. Evolution is looking at more... 


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Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two... 


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Viridis secures more than full equity requirement to advance Colossus project
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed rare earths developer Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured commitments for up to $120-million, or A$170-million, in strategic equity from global alternative investment manager OneIM... 


Critical Metals' Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland
Critical Metals, European Lithium amend share scheme transaction ratio ahead of merger
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation and ASX-listed European Lithium have announced an amendment to the previously fixed share scheme transaction ratio under its proposed merger deal, with the... 


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Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Exxaro wants energy, future metals to be more than half of group earnings by 2030
20th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Exxaro wants its growing energy and future-facing metals businesses to account for more than half of group earnings by 2030. “This is the business we are building for tomorrow,” Exxaro CEO Ben... 


South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the launch of Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership
Government and business pin hopes of 3% growth on mining, farming, tourism and infrastructure
20th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The four sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure have been selected under Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership as the platforms for raising South Africa’s growth to 3%... 


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Ghana's mineworkers demand release of $34.5m in trapped savings
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana's union of mineworkers delivered a petition to the central bank on Thursday to demand more than 380-million cedis ($34.55-million) they say they are owed and that have been frozen since a... 


Resolute Mining CEO Chris Eger
Gold price strength, disciplined cost management underpin Resolute's first-half performance
20th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has reported a strong performance for the six months ended June 30, with CEO Chris Eger saying the performance was underpinned by continued strength in... 


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NeoTerra selects contractor for Mozambique rare earth project PFS
20th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

African critical minerals exploration and development company NeoTerra has chosen Valentine Enterprises (Valent) to lead the US Trade and Development Agency- (USTDA-) funded prefeasibility study... 


American Tungsten's newly acquired Del Sol refinery
American Tungsten subsidiary engages US Department of Energy for potential $18m funding
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed American Tungsten and Antimony's US subsidiary Trigg Minerals has been selected by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) for a potential financial award of up to $18-million. The US DoE... 


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Capital raises full-year revenue guidance on strong first-half performance
20th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed mining services group Capital has raised its full-year revenue guidance to between $430-million and $450-million, from the previous guidance of $410-million to $440-million, after a... 


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Magazine round up | 21 August 2026
Magazine round up | 21 August 2026

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

POWERFUL CLUSTER: All three projects that make up Envusa Energy’s giant 520 MW Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster are now officially operational. The R16-billion cluster, built on sites in the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces, includes the two 140 MW-apiece wind farms of Umsobomvu and Hartebeesthoek (pictured), as well as the 240 MW Mooi Plaats Solar PV facility. All told, the cluster comprises some 50 wind turbines, 420 000 solar panels and 943 string inverters.
POWERFUL CLUSTER:

All three projects that make up Envusa Energy’s giant 520 MW Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster are now officially operational. The R16-billion cluster, built on sites in the Eastern and Northern... 

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Pulling out all the stops to generate renewable energy is the way to go

The case for maximum renewable energy generation is growing increasingly strong as the shield that renewables provide against rising costs and stability risks is enlarging. Moreover, renewables are... 

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Optimism as a tactic

Few could dispute that Discovery CEO Adrian Gore has emerged as the most influential South African business leader of his generation. Even those, or perhaps especially those, who do everything from... 

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Dheshree Chetty, Director of Women In Shipping and Transport Services
Dheshree Chetty

This week we profile Dheshree Chetty, director, Women In Shipping and Transport Services, an end-to-end supply chain company 

PRICING PRESSURE: With the era of loadshedding now thankfully becoming only a bad memory, the affordability crisis is really biting. The extreme hikes of the past 20 years have already led to some serious demand destruction across industry, with only a few companies still benefiting from special pricing deals. The question now is whether the proposed new electricity pricing policy, which is out for comment, can truly offer any broad-based respite.
PRICING PRESSURE

With the era of loadshedding now thankfully becoming only a bad memory, the affordability crisis is really biting. The extreme hikes of the past 20 years have already led to some serious demand... 

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Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials South Africa (Pty) Ltd is a leading manufacturer of high-performance engineering plastics for the mining...

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