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WA opens investment platform for global investors
24th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government is launching a new online platform that promotes investment-ready projects with a value above A$10-million. Launching with more than 35 projects that have a... 


Kenmare reports ‘record year’ in 2022 financial results
22nd March 2023 By: Darren Parker

London-listed titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources MD Michael Carvill says the company’s preliminary results for the 12 months to December 31, 2022, were driven by steady... 


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WA eager to maintain critical minerals status
22nd March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Western Australia is hoping to maintain its position as a major producer of critical minerals into the future. Speaking at the second day of Paydirt’s Battery Minerals conference, in Perth,... 


Critical Mineral Strategy due soon - Minister
21st March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government is hoping to deliver its new Critical Minerals Strategy in the first half of this year, Resources Minister Madeleine King told delegates at the first day of the Paydirt... 


Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) principal for sustainable finance solutions Telvina Naidoo.
Banking has crucial role to play in enabling mining to transition to clean energy, says Nedbank CIB
14th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The banking sector has a crucial role to play in enabling mining companies to transition to clean energy fully, says Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) principal for sustainable finance... 


MRC runs for longer at Tormin
10th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) has announced a step change at its Tormin mineral sands project, in South Africa, with the transition to 24-hours of operations to process Inland Strands ore.... 


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Company embarks on successful trommel projects
10th March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Minerals processing equipment manufacturer Multotec embarked on two major trommel projects in 2022 for the heavy minerals mining industry. The first project, completed in July, involved the... 


RBM ramps up measures to deter theft, other crimes
7th March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Minerals sands mining company Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), in KwaZulu-Natal, has taken robust measures to enhance its internal controls and prevent any further illegal activity within the... 


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Australia leading the way in critical minerals - report
7th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new report by Geoscience Australia has shown that Australia’ was the world’s top lithium producer in 2021, and was among the top five global producer of 18 mineral commodities, including... 


Kenmare Resources' Moma mine, in Mozambique
Kenmare advises of lightning damage at its Moma mine
2nd March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed titanium and zircon producer Kenmare Resources has advised that power lines near its Moma mine, in northern Mozambique, were subject to an intense direct lightning strike, which cut... 


South African mining remained a trillion rand industry for the second year in 2022.
Higher commodity prices failing to spur fixed mining investment
28th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The regulatory uncertainties and inability of the industry to transparently, quickly and efficiently apply for mining and prospecting rights in a corruption-free manner has had severe investment... 


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Sheffield flags Brazilian buy, capital raise
28th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mineral sands developer Sheffield Resources has announced a A$30-million capital raise as it looks to expand its project portfolio to include the South Atlantic mineral sands project, in Brazil.... 


Sierra Rutile sees increased earnings
27th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Sierra Rutile Holdings has reported a 38% increase in revenue for the full year ended December, on the back of increased production and higher rutile prices. Revenue for the full year... 


King hosts sit-down with critical minerals stakeholders
24th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King this week met with key industry and community groups to discuss how to best develop Australia’s critical minerals sector. King said the roundtables... 


Closer alliance needed for critical minerals development - Minister
23rd February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Government and industry would need to work together to bring forward a new wave of investment to advance Australia’s critical minerals sector, federal Resources Minister Madelein King said this... 


Minerals Council welcomes 125% energy tax break in Budget speech
22nd February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa welcomed the government’s intervention on Eskom’s debt and the financial encouragement to stimulate businesses building renewable energy projects by offering generous... 


Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen (left) and FD Craig Miller at the results presentation.
South Africa’s hydrogen corridor will create 14 000 jobs, says Anglo Platinum CEO
20th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s hydrogen corridor, which has been declared a strategic project, will create 14 000 jobs and consume 63 000 oz of platinum, Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen told Mining... 


South32 COO Noel Pillay.
Opportunity to commercialise greenness of South Africa’s nuclear power, says South32
17th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Nuclear power is part of the green taxonomy in Europe, where South Africa places most of its aluminium products and where most of the price pressures on non-green aluminium are going to arise in... 


Marula signs two agreements with Q Global subsidiary
16th February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Africa-focused battery metals investment and exploration company Marula Mining has signed a co-development agreement and a relationship agreement with K2020273872 (South Africa), a wholly owned... 


Prime Minister Narendra Modi is intent on making India a global green hydrogen hub.
Green hydrogen moves by China, India boosting outlook for platinum group metals
14th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The firm embrace of the new green hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cell future by China and India is a huge twin boost for Southern Africa’s great platinum group metals (PGMs) endowment, Mining Weekly... 


Bluejay scraps demerger plan, unveils $6m capital raise
Bluejay scraps demerger plan, unveils $6m capital raise
14th February 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company Bluejay Mining will not follow through with its previously announced demerger plan, newly appointed executive chairperson Robert Edwards announced on Tuesday.... 


Energy Fuels completes Bahia project acquisition
14th February 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Uranium and critical minerals producer Energy Fuels has wrapped up the acquisition of the Bahia rare earth and heavy mineral project that will supply its US facility for the production advanced... 


Thunderbird costs tracking to plan
14th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The construction of the Thunderbird mineral sands project, in Western Australia, would be completed within the A$484-million budget, ASX-listed Sheffield Resources said on Tuesday. Construction... 


Webber Wentzel highlights funding opportunity for mining companies that are doing the right thing.
Sustainable mining companies can gain from sustainable finance trends – Webber Wentzel
13th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Mining companies that can demonstrate responsible and sustainable mining practices can set themselves up to take advantage of the current environmental social governance (ESG) and sustainable... 


Mining loans forecast to pass $1bn at Congo’s biggest bank
10th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

Rawbank forecasts its lending to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining industry will jump more than 20% to over $1-billion this year, buoyed by rising demand and strong prices for the country’s... 


New frontiers of renewable energy, green hydrogen and electric vehicles have potential to grow the economy significantly.
Just energy transition could spur R1.5-trillion green investment – Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
10th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Through the just energy transition investment plan, R1.5-trillion could be invested in South Africa over the next five years in new frontiers of renewable energy, green hydrogen and electric... 


Ivanhoe Mines founder and CEO Robert Friedland.
Global renewable energy generation to hit 320 GW this year, Mining Indaba hears
9th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Renewable energy capacity will increase by 8% to 320 GW this year, Ivanhoe Mines founder and CEO Robert Friedland told the Investing in African Mining Indaba on Wednesday at an event themed on the... 


Akobo Minerals wins ESG Nature award at Mining Indaba
8th February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and boutique mining company Akobo Minerals has won the 2023 ESG Nature award at the Invest in African Mining Indaba, held in Cape Town this week. “With... 


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Multotec focusing on improving African mining conditions, communities
8th February 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

While there have been numerous concerns relating to global macroeconomic issues – such as the fallout of the Russia/Ukraine war, and the tail-end impact of Covid – the mining industry has been... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa and DRC president Félix Tshisekedi.
Ramaphosa determined to remove all impediments in way of sustained mining growth
7th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The Presidency is determined to remove all impediments in the way of the sustained growth of the South African mining industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Investing in African Mining Indaba... 


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