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De Beers CEO Al Cook
De Beers CEO sees sale of diamond firm in 'weeks not months'
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

A sale of De Beers, Anglo American's diamond unit, has never been closer, its CEO said on Tuesday, adding that a deal could come within weeks. Anglo put De Beers - one of the world's leading... 


AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde
AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Trade union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has expressed concern about the alleged deaths of two employees at Northam Zondereinde mine in Northam, in Limpopo.... 


Newmont CFO Brian Tabolt
Newmont names new CFO, COO as part of leadership overhaul
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

Newmont on Monday announced a string of executive appointments, including the naming of Brian Tabolt as its CFO, as the gold miner reshapes its top management under a newly appointed CEO. Tabolt,... 


PMET's Shaakichiuwaanaan project
PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in Québec
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium... 


An image of the Cullinan diamond mine
NUM warns of 1 700 job loss risk as Petra’s mines enter business rescue
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has condemned the decision by London-listed Petra Diamonds to place the Finch diamond mine in Kimberley under business rescue and to issue a... 


BHP's Jansen potash mine, in Canada
BHP outlines higher cost estimate, impairment charge for Jansen Stage 2 expansion
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian miner BHP Group has reported an increased capital estimate for its potash production expansion project Jansen Stage 2, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to $6.9-billion from $4.9-billion... 


A generic image of the Kalahari Copper Belt
Galileo to sell Botswana copper licences, shifts focus to Zambia, Zimbabwe projects
17th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Copper and battery metals mining and exploration company Galileo Resources has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Virgo Business Solutions to ASX-listed Sandfire... 


Platinum jewellery.
Platinum jewellery generates highest demand level since 2019
18th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite metal price and import tariff headwinds, platinum jewellery delivered growth across all markets in 2025, generating the highest demand level since 2019. South Africa is the world's largest... 


Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi concentrator in Mongolia
Protests at Rio Tinto’s Mongolia copper mine disrupt cargoes
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

A protest at Rio Tinto Group’s massive Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia is threatening deliveries of concentrate, according to a social media post from the company’s local subsidiary. The... 


Exploration at Kandiolé project, in Mali
Stormlands finds 140% Mali gold project value uplift using dynamic modelling
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Analytics platform Stormlands Mining finds in its latest case study that the net present value of the Kandiolé gold project, in Mali, can increase from $462-million to $1.1-billion using current... 


Ankh Resources' Wadi Dara licence area, in Egypt
Independent review confirms technical credibility of Ankh’s Egypt gold/copper project
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

UK-based Ankh Resources has announced the findings of an independent site visit and gap analysis of its 100%-owned Wadi Dara gold/copper project in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, completed by... 


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... 


Lobito rolling stock
Lobito railway receives first Congo shipment after flood repairs
15th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) received its first copper shipment from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since reopening a flood-damaged section of the corridor, restoring traffic on a key... 


The Mimosa mine in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Mimosa revives $130m platinum project after price rebound
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine, jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater, is reviving its $130-million North Hill life-extension project after a rebound in metal prices, an... 


Libya landscape
Libya's NOC signs production-sharing deals with foreign firms after licensing round
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed production-sharing agreements with several international energy companies following the country's first licensing round in nearly two decades, its... 


Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth
Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth
17th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Toronto- and New York-listed Forsys Metals has announced proposed changes to its board and executive leadership team, with John Borshoff to join Forsys with a strategy focused on growing the... 


Shanghai Week poised to boost platinum still further.
July’s Shanghai Week set to firm up platinum’s already solid status
15th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In a year where change is proving to be rapid and consequential, the major upcoming Shanghai Platinum Week is bound to connect key trends across the platinum group metals (PGMs) value chain as it... 


An image of DRC tin
Rome Resources starts small-scale tin mining to covert DRC permit into full scale project
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Rome Resources has started a small-scale tin mining programme at its Kalayi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), seeking to fulfil a key regulatory requirement required to... 


A mine truck at the Tarkwa operation in Ghana
Ghana is weighing local control of Gold Fields’ biggest mine
19th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of... 


Southern Transitions cofounder and director Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
Copper rivalry gives African producers leverage to demand more value, says analyst
18th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The intensifying competition among China, the US and Europe to secure future copper supplies is strengthening the negotiating position of African producer countries, creating an opportunity to... 


Gold refining
Zimbabwe licenses second gold refinery to handle rising output
17th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe has licensed a second gold refinery to handle purchases and processing of the southern African nation’s increasing output of the precious metal. The refinery, to be located in the... 


LKAB iron pellets
Swedish mining group LKAB gets permit for fossil-free iron sponge plant
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Swedish mining group LKAB has received approval from a Swedish environmental court for its plan to build a fossil-free sponge iron plant at its Malmberget site in Gallivare, the court said on... 


Course spodumene at Cygnus Metals' lithium project in Québec
Cygnus completes 100% option acquisition of two lithium properties in Québec
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-V-listed critical minerals developer Cygnus Metals has successfully completed the exercise of its options for acquiring 100% of the Sakami and Beryl Lake properties, in James Bay,... 


An image of Ucore's SMC facility
Ucore, SOMA to collaborate on rare earth supply chain
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has announced a strategic cooperation framework with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) to support the development of a diversified rare earth supply chain... 


Mike Teke
Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, Mike Teke points out
19th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need... 


Oyu Tolgoi mine
Rio Tinto resumes copper exports from massive Mongolian mine
18th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group has resumed exports of copper concentrate from its vast Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia following a short protest. The protesters began a blockade of a key road on Wednesday... 


An image of titanium
PEA confirms robust economics of Resouro’s Brazil project
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Resouro Strategic Metals says it has delivered on a “major milestone” with the completion of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a starter operation at its flagship Tiros rare... 


Woodside Energy's North Rankin project
Australia's Woodside Energy unaware of any proposal involving Exxon Mobil
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy said on Monday it was not aware of any proposal involving US major Exxon Mobil and was not engaged in discussions regarding a potential transaction, responding to recent... 


An image of the Diamba Sud gold mine
Fortuna’s Senegalese mine approved for ESIA
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX- and NYSE-listed Fortuna Mining has received an environmental decree from Senegal’s Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition approving the environmental and social impact assessment... 


Wia drill results identifies new deep target at Namibia gold project, DFS due soon
Wia drill results identifies new deep target at Namibia gold project, DFS due soon
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Wia Gold has released assay results from 19 819 m of recent drilling at its Kokoseb gold project, in Namibia. Wia notes that results from 29 diamond drill holes have identified a new... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
17th June 2026

This week: Africa must create conditions that allow investment to flourish, Junior Indaba hears; South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba and, Electra Mining... 


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... 


Inpex's Ichthys operation, in Australia
Australian LNG shipments may be disrupted amid prolonged strike at Ichthys operation
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Offshore Alliance plans to extend until July 6 action that could disrupt liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, it said on Monday, after a tribunal rejected plant operator Inpex's bid... 


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