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The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on...
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The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic...
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There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes....
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ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ in-country subsidiary Camalco Cameroon has increased its equity holding in Camrail from 9.1% to 26.9% through a cash consideration of about A$23.8-million, representing...
Guinea, represented by its Minister of Mines and Geology Bouna Sylla, has reached an amicable settlement with Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to definitively...
Having suspended all of its Guinea-based activities owing to uncertainty over exploration permits last year, ASX-listed Arrow Minerals has now signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a...
From the Australian outback to Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the global mining industry is beginning to feel the effects of disruption caused by the war in Iran. War-driven...
A series of workshops to promote and support greater intelligence and collaboration in minerals exploration in key mining jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa are to be conducted by global mining...
Peter Secker has tendered his resignation as CEO of ASX-listed Canyon Resources CEO, citing personal reasons. He will, however, remain in his role over the coming months to lead Canyon through the...
Venezuela's effort to attract foreign investors to develop its gold, iron and bauxite seams has enthusiastic backing from the Trump administration but faces big challenges, including armed groups...
Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly has launched a new daily email newsletter and related webpage to consolidate its global resources coverage under the Mining Weekly International banner. Each weekday,...
South Africa’s Master Drilling, the Fochville-based company which on Tuesday reported a $292-million revenue record plus a nigh billion-dollar 2026 order book, is introducing autonomous drilling...
The introduction of a flow-through shares incentive scheme by the South African government would solve this country’s exploration problems. A slide with words to that effect was prominently...
Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane on Friday reiterated South Africa’s urgent need for a coordinated cross-government policy environment directed at stimulating responsible and...
The global mining and energy landscape has entered a period of “structural volatility” that is redefining resources from being traded commodities to instruments of national power, BHP Australia...
Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, temporarily shut its Amrun and Andoom bauxite mines in Northern Queensland as tropical cyclone Narelle battered northeast Australia. Those mines...
Guinea, the world's top bauxite producer, is considering introducing export quotas for mining companies as early as this month, according to four sources familiar with the matter, as global prices...
ASX-listed Canyon Resources has reported that a surface miner has now been mobilised to site at its Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, with mining operations scheduled to begin before the...
South Africa’s mining sector must be a national economic priority so as to unleash its inherent and powerful multiplier effects, make inroads into high levels of unemployment and contribute to...
Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles,...
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