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Governments should not pick critical minerals winners, mining financiers say
Updated 1 hour 57 minutes ago By: Reuters

Governments should not choose which critical minerals projects get funding, and instead should invest in shared infrastructure to allow the best projects to move forward, financiers said at a mining conference in Sydney this week. Financiers... 


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India seeks $220bn clean energy push to meet 2030 target
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

India needs about $220-billion in clean energy investment over the next three years as it races to expand renewable power and grid infrastructure to meet its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel... 


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Indian miner Vedanta on track to eliminate net debt by December-end, CEO says
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

Vedanta is on track to eliminate net debt by the end of the year after lowering it sharply due to strong earnings and cash generation, CEO Arun Misra said on Wednesday. The milestone would cap a... 


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Vietnam's Vinacomin to keep coal output at 40Mt/y up to 2030, State media reports
Updated 2 hours 4 minutes ago By: Reuters

Vietnam's top miner Vinacomin plans to keep coal output at 40-million metric tons per year through 2030 to meet domestic demand, mostly for power generation, State media reported on Thursday. The... 


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Russian State firm to create geological map of Mali, build mining data system
Updated 46 minutes ago By: Reuters

Russian State-owned company Rosgeologiya (RusGeology) has signed agreements with Mali to develop a digital geological map and an information system to manage the country's mining sector, the... 


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Australia's PLS signs 20-year power pact with Fortescue unit for Pilgangoora mine
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's PLS Group said on Wednesday it had signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with FMG Clean Energy, owned by iron-ore miner Fortescue, to meet rising power demand at its Pilgangoora... 


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Centaurus secures 100% Jaguar nickel production offtake with Glencore, CNGR
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed nickel producer Centaurus Metals has signed two new binding offtake agreements with diversified miner and trader Glencore and Chinese precursor cathode active material manufacturer CNGR... 


Novacium's solid fuel made from recycled aluminium and silicon
Green hydrogen without needing electricity solution selected for French defence funding
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A consortium led by French productivity solutions company for hydrogen Novacium, together with open innovation chemistry platform Axel'One and gas engineering company AD-VENTA, have secured funding... 


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France minerals envoy says rare earths diversification from China possible within 3-5 years
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

Western countries could achieve an acceptable level of rare earths diversification away from China within three to five years, France's top envoy for strategic metals said on Wednesday.... 


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Canadian gold miner Spanish Mountain progresses grid connection study with British Columbia utility
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed emerging gold miner Spanish Mountain Gold has signed a facilities study agreement with British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority to connect the Spanish Mountain gold project to the... 


Zenith's Earaheedy project area
Forrestania extends takeover offer for Zenith shareholders one last time
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As an off-market takeover made by ASX-listed Forrestania Resources for fellow-listed Zenith Minerals extends for another few weeks to November 12, Forrestania has advised that it will not again... 


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Metso tasks Lapointe to lead aggregates business
23rd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mineral processing equipment company Metso has appointed Renaude Lapointe president of its aggregates business effective November 15, succeeeding Markku Simula. Lapointe has worked as Metso's... 


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China's State iron-ore buyer agrees new annual supply contract with Rio Tinto, sources say
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

China's State iron-ore buyer has agreed a new supply deal for the key steelmaking ingredient with Rio Tinto, people with knowledge of the matter said. China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) verbally... 


World Gold Council launches Gold Dealer Assurance Standard
19th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Global organisation the World Gold Council has launched the Gold Dealer Assurance Standard (GDAS) – a global framework designed to strengthen trust and transparency in the retail gold market. The... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne
Northam draws strong interest in strategic deal process
Updated 1 hour 5 minutes ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed platinum group metals miner Northam Platinum has received significant interest from South African and multinational companies in a strategic process to explore potential transactions... 


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Swedish high-purity graphite producer Talga inks offtake with Japan's Dainen Materials
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Swedish graphite miner Talga Group has signed a binding offtake term sheet with Japan's Dainen Materials for the supply of Talga's Talnode-C high-performance anode material from Sweden. Dainen has... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Lack of gas-supply assurances sees no gas-to-power bidders selected in SA’s first bid window
28th October 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that none of the four bidders that made submissions under South Africa’s inaugural gas-to-power bidding round has been... 


Zenith's Earaheedy project area
Forrestania extends takeover offer for Zenith shareholders one last time
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As an off-market takeover made by ASX-listed Forrestania Resources for fellow-listed Zenith Minerals extends for another few weeks to November 12, Forrestania has advised that it will not again... 


Novacium's solid fuel made from recycled aluminium and silicon
Green hydrogen without needing electricity solution selected for French defence funding
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A consortium led by French productivity solutions company for hydrogen Novacium, together with open innovation chemistry platform Axel'One and gas engineering company AD-VENTA, have secured funding... 


Manganese nodules on seabed
Deep Sea Minerals appoints new CFO, announces intension to list in US
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canada- and Frankfurt-listed Deep Sea Minerals has appointed Raj Matthew CFO effective immediately. He brings to the seabed mineral exploration and development company more than 25 years of... 


Spanish Mountain project location
Canadian gold miner Spanish Mountain progresses grid connection study with British Columbia utility
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed emerging gold miner Spanish Mountain Gold has signed a facilities study agreement with British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority to connect the Spanish Mountain gold project to the... 


Centaurus nickel sulphide
Centaurus secures 100% Jaguar nickel production offtake with Glencore, CNGR
28th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed nickel producer Centaurus Metals has signed two new binding offtake agreements with diversified miner and trader Glencore and Chinese precursor cathode active material manufacturer CNGR... 


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Magazine round up | 23 October 2026
Magazine round up | 23 October 2026

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

ANNUAL SHUTDOWN: Earlier this month, extensive maintenance was undertaken along the 861-km iron-ore export line stretching from Sishen in the Northern Cape to the Port of Saldanha in the Western Cape. Maintenance activities, which were undertaken by the Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager, included rail and sleeper replacement, ballast screening, turnout renewal and maintenance, formation rehabilitation, culvert installation, as well as electrical and signalling upgrades.
ANNUAL SHUTDOWN

Earlier this month, extensive maintenance was undertaken along the 861-km iron-ore export line stretching from Sishen in the Northern Cape to the Port of Saldanha in the Western Cape. Maintenance... 

South African mining’s future could be  built with effort that’s not insurmountable
South African mining’s future could be built with effort that’s not insurmountable

South Africa must continue to address administrative complexity that all too often creates unpredictability as far as investors are concerned. When it comes to mining, a harmonised regulatory... 

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It’s the economy . . .

The elections being held in South Africa and the US in the first week of November are different in many ways. While the words, actions, voting records, campaign contributions, and even the dietary... 

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Nirishi Trikamjee, interim CEO of the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) and CEO of the NFS Group of Companies
Nirishi Trikamjee

This week we profile Nirishi Trikamjee, interim CEO of the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) and CEO of the NFS Group of Companies, which offers a range of financial services  



GOLDEN PEACE: South Africa is a country of contradictions. On the day that Navi Pillay was named as the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner, her home city of Durban was being rocked by anti-immigrant violence. South Africa’s other four recipients – Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela – also walked this country’s fine line between peace and violence. This contradiction notwithstanding, South Africa should still celebrate the fact that Pillay and her fellow laureates are true symbols of peace in a fractured world.
GOLDEN PEACE

South Africa is a country of contradictions. On the day that Navi Pillay was named as the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, her home city of Durban was being rocked by anti-immigrant violence. South... 

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