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PwC Associate Director Smart Mining South Africa Ian Mackay.
PwC Associate Director Smart Mining South Africa Ian Mackay.
AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears
27th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper deposit in a 100 years, South Africa’s Mining... 


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Citi maintains bullish copper price targets on supply pressure
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Citi maintained on Monday its bullish copper price targets through the end of the year, citing tighter physical markets and supply pressure in China. The bank held its $14 500 per metric ton zero-... 


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Québec govt selects Troilus copper and gold project for Filon support service
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian development-stage mining company Troilus Mining Corp's Troilus copper and gold project has been selected by Québec's Minister of Natural Resources and Forests Kateri Champagne Jourdain as... 


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Power restoration, mining restart at Lundin's Caserones to take two to three weeks
Updated 6 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-headquartered Lundin Mining expects full power restoration and the gradual restart of operations at its Caserones mine to take two to three weeks, while mining operations at the company's... 


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Coal India misses profit view on weak volumes, higher costs
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, missed first-quarter profit expectations on Monday, on weaker production volumes and higher costs. Here are the details from the company's earnings report: 


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Fury Gold resumes drilling at Quebec's project after wildfire halt
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Fury Gold Mines said on Monday that exploration and drilling activities have resumed at the Eau Claire project in Canada's northern Quebec after a wildfire near the project halted operations. The... 


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Australian Mines fast-tracks, expands Flemington PFS
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Australian Mines says the prefeasibility study (PFS) for its high-grade Flemington scandium project in Australia will be fast-tracked and expanded, to include studies assessing the... 


PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y
PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Capricorn Metals has announced the results of its updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Mt Gibson gold project (MGGP), in Western Australia. The updated study includes underground... 


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Indonesia seeks to resolve mineral export bottlenecks caused by rare earth content
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's presidential staff office has called for cooperation between government agencies, law enforcement officials and industry to resolve mineral shipment bottlenecks caused by a lack of... 


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Argosy encouraged by feasibility, engineering progress at Argentinian lithium project
27th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Argosy Minerals has engaged with international technology and engineering service providers, as well as lithium consultants, to complete the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its 12... 


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Integrated study supports reestablishment of Auric’s Burbanks, Munda operations
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Auric Mining says the outcomes of the integrated Burbanks and Munda scoping study support the reestablishment of the Burbanks processing facility and the restart of mining at the Munda... 


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80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing
80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed 80 Mile has announced a placing to raise about £1.9-million, before expenses, by way of the issue of 283.58-million new ordinary shares in the capital of the company to certain existing... 


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FEED starts at Anax's Whim Creek project
27th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Front-end engineering design (FEED) has started on ASX-listed Anax Metals' 80%-owned Whim Creek copper project, in Western Australia, with the company describing this as a significant milestone in... 


Resouro lodges mining concession application for Brazil gold project
Resouro lodges mining concession application for Brazil gold project
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Resouro Strategic Metals has marked a further step in the advancement of the Novo Mundo gold project, in Brazil. The company reports that its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Ison do... 


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Regulatory approval granted for VanadiumCorp’s shares-for-debt agreement with CAUR Technologies
27th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX-listed VanadiumCorp Resource has received approval from the TSX-V to settle $222 500 of debt through the issuance of about 1.4-million common shares at a deemed price of $0.15 a share to... 


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Prism shareholders approve royalty sale to Agnico Eagle
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Canadian precious metals explorer and developer Prism Resources’ shareholders have voted in favour of the previously announced sale of its right, title and interest in and to a 7.5% net profit... 


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Magazine round up | 24 July 2026
Magazine round up | 24 July 2026

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

WIND CLUSTER
WIND CLUSTER

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 

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South Africa’s public and private sectors should put foot on the energy accelerator

A country with sufficient energy can advance economically. A country with insufficient energy cannot. The private sector finds energy generation good business. The public sector is seeing that the... 

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Transitions are never easy. They are disruptive and are often fiercely resisted. South Africa navigated its own grand political transition in 1994, following a period of intense uncertainty and... 

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Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International
Rick Grantham

This week we profile Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International, a sell-side merger-and-acquisition advisory services firm 

BIG MISMATCH: South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for mineral beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to extend discounted tariffs to certain sectors is offering some narrow-based relief. It is far from clear, though, how these discounts can be paid for and sustained, especially given an electricity policy that has been adjusted to force in some expensive new generation solutions and a pricing policy that is piling on the fixed charges.
BIG MISMATCH

South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for minerals beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to... 

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