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Lomiko's La Loutre graphite project area
Shareholder meeting set for September 23 to vote on Global Battery Materials, Lomiko merger
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed graphite developer Lomiko Metals has advised of court approval for a shareholder meeting to be held on September 23 to vote on the takeover arrangement proffered by fellow Canadian... 


International Graphite micronising facility
Australia's International Graphite confirms Collie facility can also produce superfine products from mid-2027
25th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed International Graphite says construction of its Collie graphite micronising facility is on track for commissioning in mid-2027. The facility marks the first commercial-scale graphite... 


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... 


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Canadian graphite developer Abasca confirms promising early economics for Loki
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Abasca Resources highlights in an independent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Loki flake graphite deposit, in Saskatchewan, the potential for a long-life 2 750 t a day... 


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Blencowe highlights graphite use in advanced defence applications
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross graphite is being tested in advanced anti-radar and electromagnetic-interference- (EMI-) shielding applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and... 


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... 


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InVert acquires RapidGraphite to secure sustainable, vertically integrated supply chain
14th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed InVert Graphite has concluded binding agreements to acquire all of the issued share capital of Australian technology firm RapidGraphite. InVert is now proceeding with the administrative... 


An image of graphite
InVert reports maiden MRE for Tanzania project
12th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed InVert Graphite has reported a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 32.2-million tonnes at 8% total graphite content (TGC) for 2.56-million tonnes of contained graphite for the... 


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... 


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... 


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Volt challenges Tanzanian government’s decision to cancel mining licences
3rd August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Volt Resources subsidiary Volt Graphite Tanzania has expressed its disappointment after receiving formal notification from Tanzania’s Ministry of Minerals that its mining licences for... 


Global Battery Materials' Kearney mine
Canadian graphite companies merge to strengthen North American supply chain
29th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed graphite developer Lomiko Metals has entered into an arrangement agreement to be fully acquired by fellow Canadian graphite producer, and arm's length company to Lomiko, Global Battery... 


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... 


The Vittangi graphite mine in Sweden
Talga, Hanwa Co sign nonbinging LoI over possible Sweden anode material offtake
27th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Battery materials company Talga Group has signed a nonbinding letter of intent (LoI) with Japanese trading and industrial materials company Hanwa Co regarding a potential offtake and strategic... 


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... 


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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Total Graphite halts production at Vatomina to focus on optimisation improvements
17th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Graphite mining and processing company Total Graphite has announced that it has temporarily suspended operations at its Vatomina mine, in Magagascar. The company will now prioritise the completion... 


Africa should have infrastructure that connects its countries
Innovatively expanding infrastructure to accommodate diverse value chains likely to boost Africa's economies
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda... 


An aerial view of the Kasiya project area
Sovereign commits to responsible mine development during Mining Minister's visit
15th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Malawi Mining Minister Thoko Tembo has noted the importance of responsible mine development that balances economic opportunity with sound environmental management and long-term benefits for... 


Kearney mine
Global Battery Materials confirms promising economics for Kearney graphite mine restart
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Vertically integrated critical minerals company Global Battery Materials has announced a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Kearney graphite project, in Ontario, finding an... 


Renascor rendering of PSG facility in South Australia
Renascor confirms cost parity for hydrofluoric acid-free process to produce high-purity graphite
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed graphite developer Renascor Resources confirms in a cost study the viable economic potential to use its hydrofluoric acid-free method for purifying graphite for use in lithium-ion... 


An image of the Kasiya project
Rio Tinto concludes partnership in Sovereign’s Malawi project
8th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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,... 


A globe focused on Africa
Africa attracted investment in 2025; the challenge is turning it into broader industrial development – Unctad
7th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and... 


Fortuna Metals achieves greater than 96% titanium oxide rutile product at Malawi project
Fortuna Metals achieves greater than 96% titanium oxide rutile product at Malawi project
2nd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has announced the successful production of a high-quality rutile product of over 96% titanium oxide (TiO2) from the bulk sample metallurgical testwork completed by mineral... 


Drill core from Lac Carheil graphite project
Metals Australia's Canadian subsidiary confirms positive PFS for graphite mine, plant
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Metals Australia's Canadian subsidiary Northern Resources has reported strong prefeasibility study (PFS) results for the Lac Carheil graphite project, in Québec. The study confirms not... 


An image of graphite from Blencowe
Blencowe selects site for downstream processing operations in Uganda
29th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


International Graphite micronised graphite samples
International Graphite secures build contractor for Collie micronising facility
29th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed International Graphite (IG6) has awarded Bunbury-based construction company Prosser Built with a key construction contract at the Collie micronising facility, in Western Australia.... 


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Titan Mining signs lease with US Army for graphite processing
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Titan Mining Corporation said on Thursday its subsidiary Empire State Mines received conditional US Army selection notices for enhanced-use leases at two US sites to develop graphite... 


Micronised graphite
Australia's International Graphite secures Asia Pacific offtake agreement for graphite concentrate
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed International Graphite (IG6) has secured a three-year commercial agreement to supply graphite concentrate to Hong Kong-based trading company Wogen Pacific. As part of the agreement,... 


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Updated MRE positions Canadian miner's Tetepisca graphite project among world's best
22nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian high-grade flake graphite developer Focus Graphite has published an upgraded mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Lac Tétépisca project, in Québec, which places it among the largest... 


Renascor's HF-free graphite processing
Australian graphite processor Renascor starts demo-scale processing of HF-free graphite
22nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Renascor Resources has started processing graphite through its hydrofluoric acid- (HF-) free purification flowsheet using reagents at the Purified Spherical Graphite (PSG) demonstration... 


A mineral sands operation in Mozambique
Mozambique's new mine ownership rules could deter foreign investment, industry body says
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mozambique's new law requiring the State to have a 15% stake in all mining ventures could deter foreign investment, an industry executive said on Thursday. The southern African country is among the... 


Kenya President William Ruto
Kenya, US close in on critical minerals deal, Ruto says
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Kenya is close to sealing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. under which it would process its own resources domestically, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Thursday,... 


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