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Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


Sherritt signage
Sherritt calls latest major shareholder efforts to push for earlier shareholder meeting 'inappropriate'
19th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In response to its major shareholder Kyma Capital calling for a special meeting of shareholders on September 29, TSX-listed Sherritt International Corporation says Kyma is not entitled to call a... 


Electra Battery Materials' cobalt refinery, in Ontario
Canadian cobalt refinery is taking shape, Electra Battery Materials confirms
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation says major construction packages are being executed at its cobalt sulphate refinery, in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, which is a... 


Chilean Cobalt drill core samples
Chilean Copper confirms letter of interest for US Export-Import Bank to fund development
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based Chilean Cobalt Corporation has received a new letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the US for a potential debt funding package of up to $375-million, as the company develops... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle
Glencore’s planned Australian debut draws interest as investors look past coal
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore could leap into top market indices within six months of listing in Australia as fund managers' copper appetite may outweigh concerns over thermal coal exposure, analysts and investors said... 


Locomotives produced by Traxtion
South Africa's Traxtion bets on regional rail reforms and mineral boom
17th August 2026 By: Reuters

South African rail services provider Traxtion is positioning itself to profit from a regional mineral boom and sweeping reforms across the continent that are opening up freight rail networks to... 


UN ECA executive secretary Claver Gatete
SADC can be a testing ground for turning African minerals into development – UN ECA
14th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Demand for critical energy transition minerals, including cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs) and rare earth elements, could more than triple by 2030... 


An EV charging
EVs to constitute 25% of global fleet by 2040; can rise to 50% – WoodMac
14th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if... 


Hervé Otschudi
Trafigura appoints DRC executive director
13th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global critical resources provider Trafigura has appointed Hervé Otschudi as executive director of its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) operations. He has more than two decades of experience... 


Sherritt's nickel and cobalt refinery in Alberta
Sherritt posts first losses from Cuba disruptions
13th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Embattled nickel and cobalt refiner Sherritt International Corporation has started feeling the effects of US sanctions imposed on Cuba earlier this year and the company subsequently stopping mining... 


An image of a copper and cobalt mine in the DRC
No material impact anticipated for copper, cobalt market from DRC policy shift – BMI
12th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministerial Order banning the export of copper and cobalt concentrates, which also introduces a new tax regime, is unlikely to have a material impact on either... 


Sherritt signage
Consortium of Sherritt shareholders, potential investors suggest new recapitalisation plan
11th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Embattled nickel and cobalt refiner Sherritt International Corporation has confirmed receipt of an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from a consortium comprised of Kyma Capital, Glencore and a US... 


A map of Aya Gold & Silver's projects in Morocco
Aya Gold & Silver expands its Moroccan exploration portfolio
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian precious metals mining company Aya Gold & Silver has acquired a strategic exploration portfolio comprising three mining licences and 18 exploration permits covering about 259 km² of land... 


Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators research specialist Dr Amy Kahn.
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 


The Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine
Congo bans exports of copper, cobalt concentrates, official order says
6th August 2026 By: Reuters

Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate in a major escalation of its drive to force domestic processing and retain more value from its vast mineral resources,... 


Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto
Subianto's radical commodity export plan for Indonesia faces dueling visions
6th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

More than two months after President Prabowo Subianto unveiled plans to take control of Indonesia’s top commodity exports, the agency charged with carrying out the proposal is caught between... 


Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators’ senior research specialist Dr Kgabo H Ramoroka.
Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds
4th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 


A Sherritt-owned metals refinary
Sherritt rejects bid for early board vote amid Trump ally talks
2nd August 2026 By: Reuters

Sherritt International Corp rebuffed its largest investor’s request for a special meeting to let shareholders vote on replacing its chairman and another board director, as the company faces... 


Glencore copper smelter in Canada
Glencore's copper output up 15%, sees strong $3.3bn marketing earnings
29th July 2026 By: Reuters

Global miner Glencore said on Wednesday first-half copper production rose 15% on higher grades at key operations, while its marketing unit is expected to generate about $3.3-billion in adjusted... 


A worker stacks copper plates
Zambia bets on Pan-African metals exchange to boost mining wealth
28th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema plans to spearhead the creation of a Pan-African minerals and metals exchange to help the continent capture greater benefits from its natural resources. The... 


A generic image of a cobalt processing facility
Groundwater sufficient for EVelution's cobalt processing facility needs
28th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

US critical minerals company EVelution Energy reports that a hydrogeological programme has confirmed the availability of sufficient groundwater resources to support the planned operating... 


Tailings facilities at the Troilus mine
Troilus, Dumont projects qualify for Québec's Filon support service
27th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Québec Natural Resources and Forests Minister Kateri Champagne Jourdain has selected Troilus Mining Corp's Troilus copper and gold project and Dumont Nickel's Dumont nickel/cobalt project among the... 


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... 


Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit
Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Technology Minerals has secured a two-year extension of the St Patrick research permit in northwest Spain. The licence, which includes the historic Aramo mine and is held through the... 


DANIEL THOLE 
In line with the Africa Green Minerals Strategy, the focus has shifted to in-country beneficiation, tighter regulatory frameworks and strategic cross-border logistics
Central Africa boom reshapes global supply chains
24th July 2026

Central and East Africa’s mining sectors are undergoing a profound structural shift, driven by “explosive” demand for cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium and rare earth elements, which has seen a... 


DANIEL VERWEY
Variable mineralogy and finer particle sizes require more customised reagent strategies supported by ongoing test work and process optimisation
Precision chemistry developed for complex DRC ores
24th July 2026

As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to expand copper and cobalt production to meet rising global demand for battery minerals, mining companies are using metallurgical solutions... 


A SHIFT TOWARDS BENEFICIATION 
Local content and beneficiation requirements are becoming one of the most visible expressions of resource nationalism across East Africa
Central, East African mining faces evolving risks - firm
24th July 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

The mining industry in Central and East Africa is bracing for an evolving operating environment driven by a complex interplay of security threats, resource nationalism and shifting global supply... 


STANDING FIRM
SRK Consulting has participated directly in DRC’s transition from State-led to internationally financed mining development, from its Lubumbashi practice established 16 years ago and from its other consulting practices worldwide
DRC buoyed by growing mining-related investments 
24th July 2026

As the global race for critical minerals intensifies, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeing the benefit of growing investments from leading economies such as China and the US, reported... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Industry leaders, researchers, govt partners, innovators gather to modernise mining
23rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


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