South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 

Africa urged to rethink critical minerals strategy to capture more value

The world is entering a new industrial era, built for critical minerals, and this presents an opportunity for Africa to transform its economies, if that transformation is undertaken strategically.... 

Endeavour Mining report record first-half free cash flow, shareholder returns

London-listed Endeavour Mining has reported strong financial results for the first half of this year, with record performances for both free cash flow of $761-million and shareholder returns of... 

Resolute advances priorities during interim period

West Africa-focused gold miner Resolute Mining continued to advance its operating, development and exploration priorities during the quarter ended June 30, while maintaining a strong balance sheet,... 

Independent concept processing study completed for Viking Mines’ Nevada project

ASX-listed Viking Mines informs that minerals processing company Mineral Technologies has completed an independent concept processing study for the Linka tungsten project, in Nevada, in the US,... 

Champion Iron Ore’s finances strained in first quarter

High-purity iron-ore producer Champion Iron Ore, with operations in Canada and Norway, produced 3.9-million wet metric tonnes (wmt), sales of 3.3-million dry metric tonnes (dmt), revenue of... 

Higher output, disciplined cost control contribute to record free cash flow for Agnico Eagle

NYSE- and TSX-listed Agnico Eagle Mines delivered a strong second-quarter performance, with better-than-planned production and disciplined cost control driving strong margins and record quarterly... 

Resolution Copper commits $54m to establish Tribal Nation trust

US-focused Resolution Copper has provided $54-million to establish the Resolution Copper Tribal Trust, a perpetual endowment that will deliver yearly funding to 11 Tribal Nations located in Arizona... 

Glencore reports strong first-half copper production

Diversified miner Glencore reported a strong production performance for the first six months of this year, with its key assets largely performing in line with expectations and previously... 

West Wits achieves milestones at Qala Shallows

The June quarter marked a “step-change” in the operations of West Wits, CEO and MD Rudi Deysel says, with the 1 West Decline breakthrough achieved at Qala Shallows, in Gauteng. This unlocked access... 

Australian Mines fast-tracks, expands Flemington PFS

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... 

Integrated study supports reestablishment of Auric’s Burbanks, Munda operations

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... 

Implats Rustenburg temporarily suspends production following safety incidents

Fully integrated platinum group metals producer Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) has proactively suspended mining operations at its Impala Rustenburg complex from July 24 to 28, to conduct a... 

Prism shareholders approve royalty sale to Agnico Eagle

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... 

The NUM concludes five-year wage agreement at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the majority union at Gold Fields’s South Deep Mine, has concluded a five-year wage agreement for employees at the mine. The multiyear agreement, negotiated... 

Consortium shortlisted to develop Kenya project

Critical minerals mining company Critical Metals Corporation has announced that the Mrima Earth Consortium, in which the company is the lead party, has been shortlisted as one of three US... 

Aton to undertake C$4m private placement

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources is undertaking a nonbrokered private placement to raise C$4-million through the issue of about 7.62-million common shares. The proceeds of this placement will be applied... 

Perseus advances Tanzania project construction

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining’s Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, continues to advance towards first gold production in the first quarter of the 2027 calendar year, with construction... 

AI could unlock discoveries if geologists stay in control

The increasing uptake of AI in many spheres of life has also extended to geology, where it has found several applications with varying degrees of success, although there are myriad ethical, safety... 

AI could unlock discoveries if geologists stay in control

The increasing uptake of AI in many spheres of life has also extended to geology, where it has found several applications with varying degrees of success, although there are myriad ethical, safety... 

Beneficiation, innovation take centre stage at MCCI conference

With Middelburg at the heart of the South Africa’s power generation sector, providing about 80% of the country’s energy, there is a need to bolster the use of the region’s resources through... 

Strong gold mineralisation confirmed at Awalé’s Côte d’Ivoire deposit

TSX-V-listed Awalé Resources reports that first assay results from deeper drilling at the BBM gold/copper deposit at the Odienné project, in Côte d’Ivoire, confirm that BBM’s high-grade core... 

Tribunal rejects Morocco’s application in Khemisset litigation process, Emmerson reports

London-listed Emmerson has provided an update on an ongoing litigation process, noting that the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Tribunal has rejected Morocco’s... 

Perenti reaches agreement over Ghanaian mine contract

ASX-listed Perenti’s subsidiary mining business African Mining Services (AMS) has, through the AMAX joint venture (JV), reached agreement with AngloGold Ashanti on an orderly transition plan at the... 

Caledonia buoyed by improvement in access to higher-grade ore

Gold miner Caledonia Mining produced 17 360 oz of gold from its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, in the quarter ended June 30, an 18% increase from the 14 767 oz produced in the previous quarter,... 

Northam reports solid full-year production, sales performance

JSE-listed Northam Platinum reports that each of its operations delivered a solid performance for the financial year ended June 30, while project development continues apace. Key production metrics... 

Shuka completed eighth drill hole in Zambia

Dual-listed Shuka Minerals has successfully completed the eighth drill hole, KBDD08, in the previously unmined Speaks and Mine Club zones at the Kabwe zinc mine, in Zambia. The company and its... 

Ironveld highlights progress with DMS plant

Aim-listed Ironveld, in an operational update on its dense media separation (DMS) plant in Limpopo, South Africa, has highlighted significant progress in production stability, product quality,... 

Elevate increases Marenica project ownership to 90%

ASX-listed Elevate Uranium has entered into two separate agreements to acquire an extra 15% of Marenica Minerals, the owner of the Marenica uranium project, in Namibia, lifting its interest to 90%... 

Toubani secures financing for Mali project construction

ASX-listed Toubani Resources has secured and finalised a $208-million (A$302-million) binding funding package comprising a $160-million (A$232-million) gold stream and a $48-million (A$70-million)... 

Transforming Africa to capitalise on critical minerals requires dramatic strategy shift

The world is entering a new industrial era, built for critical minerals, and this presents an opportunity for Africa to transform its economies, if that transformation is undertaken strategically.... 

Akobo records strongest quarter yet

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals produced about 37 kg of doré gold from its Ethiopian operations in the second quarter ended June 30, marking the strongest quarterly production period... 

Arika set to begin largest ever drilling campaign at Western Australia projects

ASX-listed Arika Resources has started with mobilisation activities ahead of the next phase of exploration across its 100%-owned Kookynie and Yundamindra gold projects in Western Australia. The... 

Rio Tinto concludes partnership in Sovereign’s Malawi project

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi,... 

West African Resources on track to achieve guidance despite permitting delays

ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources and its subsidiaries produced 125 179 oz of gold from its Sanbrado and Kiaka operations in the June quarter. Group gold sales for the... 

NeoTerra highlights metallurgical gains at Mozambique project

London-listed NeoTerra says metallurgical breakthroughs at its Monte Muambe project, in Mozambique, have significantly de-risked development of the project’s multi-commodity flowsheet, confirming a... 

Kazera increases interest in South African assets

Aim-listed Kazera Global has agreed to acquire additional interests in Whale Head Minerals (WHM) and Deep Blue Minerals (DBM), the company’s South African heavy mineral sands and diamond interests... 

Toubani to acquire portion of Avanti Gold

ASX-listed Toubani Resources will acquire 19.9% of the issued shares of CSE-listed company Avanti Gold through a share swap arrangement with certain shareholders of the company. Toubani will issue... 

GoldStone secures extension to loan, interest payment dates

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has agreed an extension to the terms of the standstill agreement originally entered into on December 29, 2023, in relation to its existing gold loan agreement with... 

Blencowe selects site for downstream processing operations in Uganda

London-listed Blencowe Resources has selected the preferred site for the future downstream operations associated with its Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda. Following an extensive search and...