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Great Barrier Reef
Deep-sea mining threatens molluscs holding promise for science, Red List shows
10th July 2026 By: Reuters

Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising potential for medicine and technology are at risk of going extinct due to deep-sea mining, the world's largest... 


A night view of the gold major Newmont’s Ahafo North project in Ghana
African mining sustainability gaining traction
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

Despite some impressive sustainability gains in the mining sector over the past decade, sustainable mining industry body ICMM CEO Rohitesh Dhawan says progress in Africa displays inconsistencies... 


A worker checking the operations on site
Gold major targets lower freshwater intake
10th July 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

The water recycling performance of global gold miner Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, in Gauteng, has improved from 78% in 2024 to 84% by the end of 2025 as part of efforts to reduce freshwater... 


Prospectors and environmental analysts looking at an area of ground in Senegal
Gold mine receives environmental go-ahead
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

An environmental decree from Senegal’s Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition was awarded to precious metals miner Fortuna Mining last month, thereby approving the environmental- and... 


Canada Nickel's Crawford project sign
Canada Nickel partners with global carbon trading firm to scale net zero metal solutions
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Canada Nickel Company has announced a strategic commercial partnership with RWE Supply & Trading - a global energy and carbon trading firm - to support the commercialisation of... 


Magazine Cover Image
Value chains in focus as ESG pressures mount for SA firms
3rd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

With increasing emphasis globally on the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, South African companies are urged to creatively embed ESG practices in their everyday... 


Mintek supervisor: applied chemical analysis Nehemiah Mukwevho.
Attributes of platinum group metals explicated at Mintek PGM Day
30th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs) have several properties that make them critical everyday-life minerals, Mintek supervisor applied chemical analysis Nehemiah Mukwevho explicated during his presentation... 


Building collapse in Venezuela
Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and... 


Sam Houston Jones State Park, in Louisiana
Woodside Energy pledges $5m restore native habitats in Louisiana
24th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Woodside Energy has announced a $5-million investment in a comprehensive, multi-year initiative to restore biodiversity and strengthen the environmental resilience of Sam Houston Jones State Park,... 


Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Exxaro displays major wind, solar achievement without shrinking coal
22nd June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Impressive renewable-energy advances were graphically displayed by coal major Exxaro during its Capital Day on Monday, June 22. The first was a wind turbine involving 600 m3 of concrete in a 25 m... 


CMB Tech Vessel
Fortescue accelerates zero-emission iron-ore shipping
22nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Iron-ore major Fortescue and maritime group CMB Tech have signed an agreement for the charter of up to 12 ammonia-capable vessels, which marks a big step towards decarbonising Fortescue's global... 


The above image depicts a lithium mine in South America
Water determines S American project viability
19th June 2026

With the mining sector in Latin America entering a “different phase” of environmental, social, governance (ESG) scrutiny, law firm Dentons reports that across the lithium and copper corridors of... 


Companies urged to embed ESG into everyday practices
Companies urged to embed ESG into everyday practices
18th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South African companies face increasing pressure to demonstrate responsible sourcing, reduce carbon intensity and ensure greater transparency across their operations and supplier networks,... 


MCI carbon capture technology
Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured carbon dioxide
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Australia’s first carbon refinery opened in New South Wales, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from explosives giant Orica's ammonia-making operations on Kooragang Island and turning it into products... 


Vale's Mutuca mine, in Brazil
Brazil's Vale plans to invest $2.6bn in decarbonization initiatives
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale plans to invest up to 13-billion reais ($2.56-billion) in decarbonization initiatives to meet its voluntary emissions reduction targets and mitigate climate-related risks, a... 


Blanket mine
Caledonia reports improved ESG metrics at Blanket mine
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has released its 2025 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting progress made at the company’s flagship Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. Caledonia... 


Namibia Critical Metals begins exploration, infill drilling programme at Lofdal
Namibia Critical Metals begins exploration, infill drilling programme at Lofdal
12th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Namibia Critical Metals has begun a significant drill programme at its Lofdal heavy rare earths project, in Namibia. The drill programme, which began on June 3, is aimed at compiling... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Sustainability is at the heart of mining’s future, Valterra Platinum affirms
12th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum this week affirmed sustainability as being at the heart of the future of mining when it hosted its... 


HIGH PRODUCTIVITY Bell's 4X4 articulated dump trucks reduce cycle times while often carrying the same loads as 6X6 equivalents
Production gains driven by dump truck upgrade
12th June 2026 By: Halima Frost

Since adding four Bell B30E 4X4 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) to its operation, construction materials miner and producer Afrimat has noted an immediate and sustained impact on production at its... 


Battery-grade high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) plant in Mbombela.
South Africa’s battery materials supply status surges ahead with new MMC plant
11th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s supply status in the rapidly evolving and increasingly geopolitically fragmented battery materials market has taken a major leap forward with the completion of the construction by... 


South African National Parks Honorary Rangers K9 Project Watchdog has been named as the official charity partner for the 2026 edition of Electra Mining Africa
EMA 2026 partners with K9 Project Watchdog to support wildlife protection efforts
10th June 2026 By: Shannon de Ryhove

Leading mining exhibition Electra Mining Africa (EMA) 2026 has named South African National Parks (SANParks) Honorary Rangers K9 Project Watchdog as its official charity partner, providing a... 


Molten copper
BMI expects mining to become more decarbonised and competitive by 2050
10th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Market research firm BMI expects decarbonisation to move to the top of the mining sector's agenda, that AI will become a foundational feature of the global metals and mining sector, that structural... 


AnorTech's Gronne Bjerg aluminum calcium silicate (anorthosite) project in Greenland
Anorthosite developer partners with Canadian research body to advance carbon capture tech
9th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed AnorTech, which is pioneering the next generation of sustainable materials from anorthosite, has announced it will collaborate with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to... 


Lac Knife project area in Québec
Focus Graphite ticks air quality requirements for Lac Knife graphite project
8th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed high-grade flake graphite developer Focus Graphite has completed an air quality assessment for its Lac Knife graphite project in Québec. The study was completed by engineering and... 


Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan Green Hydrogen Programme Management Office director Dr Rebecca Maserumule.
South African green hydrogen first-movers given major boost
5th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green... 


PyroFuZA can restore South Africa’s value-adding power.
South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out
2nd June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot... 


Central basin decant impacts Boksburg lake
2nd June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) on Monday confirmed that decant from the Central basin has affected water quality in Boksburg lake. The TCTA operates and maintains three acid mine... 


Aurora uranium project area
Eagle Nuclear progresses key enviro steps for Aurura uranium project
29th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Eagle Nuclear Energy Corporation, which owns the largest conventional, measured and indicated uranium deposit in the US, has completed several key environmental and site-readiness... 


Minerals Council South Africa President Paul Dunne.
Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

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.... 


BHP's Jimblebar operation
BHP reportedly cuts green push in iron-ore segment, media report says
26th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group is allegedly pulling back on key decarbonization projects in its Western Australian iron-ore operations, slowing a climate strategy the miner had once positioned as central to its... 


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