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Trackless mobile machinery one of mining’s burning issues, ENSafrica webinar hears
3rd April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s new trackless mobile machinery (TMM) regulations published five months ago are one of mining’s burning issues and perhaps an undeclared state of national disaster for some, ENSafrica... 


Pensana close to finalising $550m financing for Saltend, Longonjo
3rd April 2023 By: Darren Parker

Magnet metals company Pensana is at an advanced stage in its financing of both the Saltend rare earth separation facility, in the UK, and the Longonjo mine, in Angola, the company said on April 3.... 


Rainbow marks strong progress in South Africa
31st March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Rare earths company Rainbow Rare Earths made considerable progress at its Phalaborwa project, in South Africa, in the six months ended December 31, 2022, with the successful publication of a... 


RareX shuffles management
31st March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Junior RareX has announced a number of management and board changes to drive the development of its Cummins Range rare earths and phosphate project, in Western Australia. The company on Friday... 


Professor Judith Kinnaird, the Visiting Professor of the School of Geosciences, and the co-director of Cimera at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Critical metals for low-carbon economy being studied across 12 universities
30th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

A consortium across a dozen South African universities has the spotlight on critical metals for a low-carbon future. At a time when the mining world is focused firmly on the availability of... 


Rifle-Shot Performance Business Development Director Dilley Naidoo.
Mining needs truth-and-reconciliation approach to ESG, says Rifle-Shot’s Naidoo
29th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Mining companies need to approach environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles on a truth and reconciliation footing and be honest about where they are on a scale of one to 10, says... 


Nolans draws German funding interest
29th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

German export credit agency Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft has provided rare earths developer Arafura Rare Earths a non-binding letter of in-principle support for a untied loan guarantee of up to... 


Globe clears MDA hurdle in Malawi
29th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The government of Malawi has approved the Mining Development Agreement (MDA) for the Kanyika niobium project being developed by ASX-listed Globe Metals & Mining. Globe said on Wednesday that the... 


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Mining necessary for green future - Minister
29th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has highlighted the significant role that the resources sector would play in global decarbonisation efforts, in a statement to Parliament. “In order to... 


Platinum group metals can boost South African jobs and economic growth.
Platinum group metals can add million South African jobs plus R8-trillion to economy
28th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Collaborative marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs) has the potential to add a million more South African jobs and contribute R8-trillion more to the economy as the world greens and lowers... 


Lindian raises funds for Malawi rare earths project
27th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Lindian Resources will raise A$9-million in a private placement to fund the acquisition of key equipment and long-lead time items for its Stage 1 concentrate processing facility at the... 


Ministers agree to coordinate critical minerals efforts
24th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Australia’s federal, state and territory resources and mining ministers have agreed to coordinate efforts to support the development of Australia’s critical minerals sector following a critical... 


Sierra Rutile replaces 2022 production
24th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Sierra Rutile Holdings has replaced its 2022 production from its Area 1 operation, in Sierra Leone, following pit optimisation and pit design work. “Thanks to optimisation work on our... 


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... 


Galileo identifies four lithium, tin, rare earth anomalies on Kamativi licence
23rd March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Galileo Resources has delineated four significant lithium, tin and rare earth element anomalies on the Kamativi licence, in Zimbabwe, that warrant further investigation. The licence... 


Marula appoints technical consultant, lawyers in preparation for Aim listing
23rd March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Africa-focused miner and developer Marula Mining is preparing to list on the LSE’s Aim and has appointed mining and environmental consultancy MSA Group as the technical consultant for the listing... 


Exploration licence granted for Kvanefjeld
23rd March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Energy Transition Minerals has been granted a three-year renewal of the exploration licence covering its Kvanefjeld rare earth element project, in Greenland. Greenland’s Mineral License... 


Galileo expects Glenover disposal to be finalised by end-July
22nd March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Galileo Resources has advised that the South African Competition Commission has granted approval for Galileo to sell all shares in its 36%-owned Glenover Phosphate subsidiary to... 


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... 


Tesla's vision of EVs without rare earths will spur magnet race
20th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Tesla’s ambition to remove rare earths from future models has producers in the sector reeling, but it also should spur global efforts to deliver alternatives for electric car motors that currently... 


Rainbow upgrades Phalaborwa resource estimate, progresses pilot plant build
20th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

London-based Rainbow Rare Earths has increased the mineral resource estimate of its Phalaborwa rare earths project, in Limpopo, to a measured and indicated 30.4-million tonnes at 0.44% total rare... 


Ionic's Uganda project proves profitable
20th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Stage 1 development of the Makuutu rare earths project, in Uganda, will require a capital investment of $120.8-million to support the five-million tonne a year project, which would deliver40... 


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... 


Dilley Naidoo, Director of Business Development, Rifle-Shot Performance.
Re-pursue exploration to help re-build South Africa’s economy, says business booster
13th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Let us re-pursue the exploration investment that catalysed South Africa’s economic growth more than a century ago as a means of helping to rebuild South Africa’s struggling economy. That is among... 


Meteoric strikes $20m deal in Brazil
13th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed explorer Meteoric Resources has inked a definitive agreement to acquire the rare earths rights at the Caldeira project, in Brazil. Under the terms of the agreement, Meteoric will pay... 


Power Metal's planned IPOs delayed
10th March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Metals mining company Power Metal announced on March 10 that its planned initial public offerings (IPOs) are taking longer than expected. In a strategic update, the company cited extensive... 


Altona raises £2m, to list on LSE
10th March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining exploration company Altona Rare Earths has raised £2-million through an oversubscribed placing of £1.72-million and a subscription of £279 200 through the issue of 40-million new ordinary... 


Firering increases stake in Côte d'Ivoire project
9th March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has increased its stake in its flagship Atex lithium/tantalum project, in Côte d'Ivoire, to 90%. Pursuant to an existing option shares agreement between... 


Lynas gets a A$200m investment from Japanese partners
7th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Rare earths miner Lynas on Tuesday announced that Japan Australia Rare Earths (JARE), a special purpose vehicle established by Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and Sojitz... 


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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... 


Work starts on A$5bn CopperString
7th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Early works on the A$5-billion CopperString 2.0 project, in Queensland, is expected to start this year, with construction planned to start next year, the Queensland government said on Tuesday.... 


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