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Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper operation
Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper operation
Rio Tinto beats quarterly iron-ore sales estimates, flags rising diesel costs
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Diversified miner Rio Tinto posted better-than-expected second-quarter iron-ore sales on Wednesday, supported by strong operational performance, though it will need a stronger second half to meet its yearly targets. The miner also said higher... 


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LNG Canada offers five First Nations option to invest up to C$1bn in Phase 2 storage tank
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

LNG Canada said on Tuesday five First Nations will have an equity option to invest up to C$1-billion ($710.78-million) to acquire a storage tank planned to be built in a proposed expansion of the... 


Uranium oxide in hand
US company seeks to produce uranium for nuclear energy from seawater
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Texas-based SuperCritical Materials Corp said on Tuesday it has won an exclusive license from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to extract uranium from seawater, a process that was developed by US... 


Copper mine in Peru
Peru copper output up 2.3% year-on-year in May
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

LIMA - Peru's copper production, the world's third-largest, rose 2.3% year-on-year in May to about 226 096 tons, the country's energy and mines ministry said on Tuesday. In the first five months... 


Gibraltar mine
Trekor produces solid amounts of copper, cathode in Q2
14th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto- and London-listed Trekor Metals produced 30.3-million pounds of copper and 559 000 lb of molybdenum in the second quarter. The company owns the Gibraltar mine, in British Columbia, and the... 


Rare earth samples from Round Top project, in Texas
USA Rare Earth successfully produces technically-demanding dysprosium from magnet scrap
14th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed USA Rare Earth has successfully produced commercial-grade dysprosium oxide and neodymium-praseodymium oxide samples from recycled rare earth magnet scrap at its Wheat Ridge... 


Cigar Lake mine
Cameco resumes mining at Cigar Lake
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Cameco has resumed operations at its 57%-owned Cigar Lake uranium mine, in Saskatchewan, after a temporary suspension from July 1 owing to challenges at the downstream Orano... 


Sea floor polymetallic nodules
US autonomous ocean miner plans advanced marine robotics hub in Pittsburgh
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nevada-based private marine technology and deep-sea mining company Impossible Metals has announced its plans to open a new Advanced Marine Robotics Hub, in Pittsburgh, which will serve as a centre... 


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Australia's export finance agency boosts jobs by 21% amid critical minerals push
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Export Finance Australia (EFA) added 40 staff in the financial year to June, as the government-backed agency builds up critical minerals expertise to deliver an A$1.2-billion ($840-million)... 


Knife Lake project area
Trident options out non-core Knife Lake copper project
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed gold developer Trident Resources Corporation has entered into an option agreement with an arm's length company called Apogee Minerals, pursuant to which Apogee may earn a 100% interest... 


Chilean Cobalt drill core samples
Rare earths explorer Chilean Cobalt starts next earn-in phase of work, ships carbonate concentrate samples
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As US-based Chilean Cobalt Corporation works to earn 100% ownership of the NeoRe rare earths project in southern Chile, the company has completed a Phase 1 work programme and has actively started... 


Anglo Asian's Gedabek mine
Anglo Asian posts meaningful copper output gains in Q2
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed copper, gold and silver miner Anglo Asian Mining continues to grow its copper production, having recorded an increase of 27% increase quarter-on-quarter to 5 129 t, while its gold... 


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DMCC, Botswana Stock Exchange Group sign MoU to expand market access for Botswana's commodity exports
15th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

International business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, DMCC, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Botswana Stock Exchange Group (BSE), operator of... 


An Eastplats operation
Eastplats appoints CFO
15th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed David Li CFO and corporate secretary. With more than 20 years of global executive experience in the mining and... 


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ACTOM expands Pretoria West manufacturing hub with battery assembly, high-voltage equipment capacity
Updated 5 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Electromechanical equipment manufactuer ACTOM has expanded its manufacturing footprint at its Pretoria West industrial campus, in Gauteng, with the launch of the ACTOM Static Energy battery... 


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Antofagasta's Centinela operation
Antofagasta's first-half copper output drops 9.5%, uptick seen ahead
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Chilean miner Antofagasta said on Wednesday its copper output fell 9.5% in the first half to 285 000 tons owing to lower production at two key mines, but affirmed its yearly forecast as it expects... 


Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper operation
Rio Tinto beats quarterly iron-ore sales estimates, flags rising diesel costs
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Diversified miner Rio Tinto posted better-than-expected second-quarter iron-ore sales on Wednesday, supported by strong operational performance, though it will need a stronger second half to meet... 


Critical mineral symbols
Australia's export finance agency boosts jobs by 21% amid critical minerals push
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Export Finance Australia (EFA) added 40 staff in the financial year to June, as the government-backed agency builds up critical minerals expertise to deliver an A$1.2-billion ($840-million)... 


Surface operations at the Venetia mine
NUM expresses strong disapproval of jobs cuts by De Beers in South Africa
14th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has strongly decried the plans announced by multinational diamond company De Beers and De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa (DBSSSA) to pause... 


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Lithium Africa seeks to strengthen governance with director nominations
14th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral exploration company Lithium Africa has proposed the nomination of John Kanellitsas and Ernie Ortiz as directors, ahead of the company’s upcoming AGM to be held on August 21. The company has... 


Phoevos Pouroulis
Tharisa reports project development progress, steady third-quarter production
14th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE- and LSE-listed mining, metals and innovation company Tharisa remains on track to meet its full-year production guidance, while development of its Tharisa underground project, in South Africa,... 


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Transnet board's term extended by six months
14th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has extended the term of State-owned Transnet's board of directors by six months to January 11, 2027, or until the appointment process for the new board is... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 10 July 2026

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

WHEELED ELECTRICITY: Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with forest-product company York Timber Holdings. The deal will result in 90% of the energy consumed at the Jessievale sawmill in Mpumalanga being supplied by wheeled renewable electricity, and will reduce the JSE-listed company’s carbon emissions. Photograph: Creamer Media
WHEELED ELECTRICITY

Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with forest-product company York Timber Holdings. The deal will result in 90% of the energy consumed at the... 

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To combat climate change, green molecules are needed in addition to green electrons

“If we look at how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the economy.” This important point has been emphasised by SLR Consulting Power Sector Lead... 

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Measured ambition

South Africa’s planned R1-trillion infrastructure programme is undoubtedly a chance to revive the struggling construction sector and to stimulate industrialisation. After more than a decade of weak... 

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Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa
Jonathan Atkinson

This week we profile Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa, an international civil society organisation operating in more than 40 countries on five continents that works with... 

METRO BACKSLIDING: While there were some positives in the Auditor-General’s latest report on municipalities, the ongoing decline in the audit performance of the country’s metros remains a cause for concern. None of the metros, where 24.9-million people reside, achieved a clean audit. Metros that received an unqualified audit opinion and published credible financial statements were listed as the City of Cape Town, eThekwini, and the consolidated group for the City of Johannesburg. Separate financial statements for the City of Johannesburg, without its municipal entities, regressed to a qualified audit opinion.
METRO BACKSLIDING

METRO BACKSLIDING: While there were some positives in the Auditor-General’s latest report on municipalities, the ongoing decline in the audit performance of the country’s metros remains a cause for... 

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