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Queensland Pacific and Renascor awarded critical minerals grants
12th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The Australian government has allocated A$13-million in grants to critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia, aimed at enhancing downstream processing capabilities and bolstering... 


Marula appoints logistics, procurement manager for its East Africa operations
8th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Africa-focused battery metals investment and exploration company Marula Mining has appointed mining professional Fred Butia as the company's logistics and procurement manager for East Africa.... 


Sovereign starts trading on OTCQX
8th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has also started trading on the OTCQX under the ticker symbol SVMLF. The OTCQX is the highest market tier of OTC markets on which more than 12 000 US and global... 


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Blencowe achieves conversion of 600 t bulk sample to graphite concentrate
5th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a crucial step in commercial-scale testing by converting 600 t of in situ raw material into 30 t of graphite concentrate. The bulk sample conversion... 


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Rio Tinto increases shareholding in emerging graphite miner Sovereign to 19.7%
3rd July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified mining group Rio Tinto will increase its shareholding in ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals to 19.76%. Rio exercised just under 35-million share options to acquire the same number... 


Tanzania mine gears up for first graphite concentrate exports
Tanzania mine gears up for first graphite concentrate exports
2nd July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The maiden shipment of graphite concentrate from the Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania, is set to depart to Europe early this months, unlocking a new global graphite mining jurisdiction. The... 


Triton sells Mozambique graphite assets
2nd July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Triton Minerals has announced the sale of a 70% interest in its Mozambique graphite assets to Chinese group Shandong Yulong Gold for A$17-million. The transaction, announced on Tuesday,... 


Shareholders prop up Volt with A$500 000 loan
2nd July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Graphite producer and anode developer Volt Resources on Tuesday announced a funding agreement with three major shareholders for the provision of an aggregate loan of up to A$500 000. The investors... 


Pallinghurst Co-Chief Executive and Co-Founder Arne Frandsen.
Investors very positive on South Africa's unity govt, says Pallinghurst's Arne Frandsen
1st July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Amongst all our investors, there’s a very broad support for South Africa’s government of national unity initiative, says Pallinghurst Co-Chief Executive and Co-Founder Arne Frandsen. “I think it’s... 


NextSource considers $280m investment in Saudi Arabia for battery anode plant
NextSource considers $280m investment in Saudi Arabia for battery anode plant
28th June 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s NextSource is exploring the establishment of a battery anode facility (BAF) in Saudi Arabia, drawn by the kingdom’s attractive incentives for value-added processing. The proposed facility... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane (left) and VP Paul Dunne.
South Africa will be well represented at Shanghai Platinum Week, Minerals Council assures
28th June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa will be well represented at the upcoming Shanghai Platinum Week 2024, which takes place from July 8 to 11, Minerals Council South Africa VP Paul Dunne has highlighted. This major event... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane being interviewed by Mining Weekly.
Mining needs one-stop regulatory environment to boost growth – Minerals Council
27th June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South African mining needs what is often referred to as a one-stop shop to ensure that an applicant is not sent from one department to the other but goes to one place where the application is... 


Barrick Gold chairperson John Thornton
Business model of Western mining industry needs new power, London Indaba highlights
25th June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

New power is needed by the Western mining industry, which is still functioning on a trailing old power business model. This was highlighted at Tuesday’s London Indaba, where a spotlight was shone... 


Blencowe nears completion of 600 t graphite bulk sample
25th June 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Blencowe Resources, together with its Chinese partner Jilin New Technology Graphite Co, is nearly done with processing 600 t of raw material from the Orom-Cross graphite project, in... 


MRC becomes sole owner of Munglinup graphite project
25th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral sands and graphite company Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC) has reached an in-principle agreement with Gold Terrace, its joint venture (JV) partner in the Munglinup project, settling a... 


University of Fort Hare Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu (left) and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Global gold mining major highlights academic partnership with South Africa’s Fort Hare
21st June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The University of Fort Hare, where the offspring of mineworkers were the first graduates, has agreed a R12.5-million, initial ten-year academic partnership with gold mining major AngloGold Ashanti,... 


Evion ramping up graphite production in India
Evion ramping up graphite production in India
20th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Panthera expandable graphite facility, in India, has largely concluded its testing and production ramp up, with full production of at least 150 t set to be reached in the short term. Panthera... 


Key EV battery material can come from a surprising source: methane
20th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Graphite is key to manufacturing the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from electric cars to smartphones. While China is the world’s top producer and exporter of the crystalline carbon,... 


Construction of South Star’s Brazil graphite mine nearing completion
20th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-listed South Star is gearing up for production from the Phase 1 plant of its flagship Santa Cruz graphite mine, in Brazil, to start in the coming weeks. Construction of the 1 000 t/m plant... 


Malawi rail upgrades under way, reports Sovereign Metals
20th June 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Upgrades to the 399 km Nkaya–Mchinji railway section connecting the Malawi–Zambia border to the Nacala Logistics Corridor (NLC), are under way, reports ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals. The... 


NGX makes appointments to drive graphite downstream strategy
19th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

African graphite explorer NGX has appointed Peter Fox and Surinder Ghag to lead and manage the company’s downstream qualification processes and development strategy for producing battery anode... 


NextSource inks $91m mandate letter to fund Madagascar graphite expansion
NextSource inks $91m mandate letter to fund Madagascar graphite expansion
13th June 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Battery metals supplier NextSource Materials on Thursday announced the signing of a mandate letter with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund the expansion of the Molo graphite mine,... 


AmaranthCX director Paul Miller.
Reserve Bank concern about decline of public markets welcome development – Miller
12th June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The concern that South Africa’s Reserve Bank expressed last week on the state of this country’s public markets is seen as a welcome development by AmaranthCX director and public market promoter... 


Pilot phase at Sovereign’s Malawi project on track
12th June 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals says pilot site construction for the ongoing pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme (pilot phase) at the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, is... 


Green Battery and Volt Carbon to co-develop Quebec graphite project
12th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Green Battery Minerals has entered into an option agreement with fellow-listed Volt Carbon Technologies to co-develop the Berkwood graphite project, in Quebec. Volt has an option to... 


Tirupati confirms Lynch-Bell’s appointment as chairperson following EGM
12th June 2024 By: Darren Parker

Flake graphite company Tirupati Graphite has confirmed the appointment of Michael Lynch-Bell as nonexecutive chairperson, following a shareholder-requisitioned extraordinary general meeting (EGM)... 


Blencowe signs first offtake MoU for Orom-Cross graphite
10th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Blencowe Resources has signed its first nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) for natural large flake concentrate offtake from the Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda. Under... 


Walkabout ships first graphite from Tanzania mine
Walkabout ships first graphite from Tanzania mine
7th June 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Walkabout has produced and shipped its first consignment of on-specification graphite concentrate from the Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania. The shipment is destined for... 


MOZAMBIQUE POTENTIAL
Mozambique continues to attract international interest and aims to bolster its position as a key mining hub in Southern Africa
Long-term unlocking of vast resources potential gaining ground
7th June 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Mozambique’s mining industry has been a significant driver of economic growth over the past two decades. With vast mineral resources, including heavy sands, coal, magnetite, graphite, lithium, gold... 


Tirupati clarifies rationale of certain corporate actions amid minority shareholder pressure
5th June 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed emerging graphite miner Tirupati Graphite has, in a statement to shareholders on June 5, explained its rationale for appointing certain board members rather than those suggested by a... 


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