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Trinity Metals CFO Jaco Maritz
Trinity Metals appoints new CFO
25th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rwanda-based tin, tungsten and tantalum miner Trinity Metals has appointed Jaco Maritz CFO, with effect from September 1. Maritz has over 25 years of international experience in the mining sector,... 


Nickel mining in Indonesia
Indonesia will build trustworthy commodity exchange, chief supervisor candidate says
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's upcoming minerals and strategic commodity exchange would be built with infrastructure that can be trusted, the president's nominee to regulate commodity trading said on Monday. The... 


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... 


Nickel mine in Indonesia
Indonesia's planned commodity exchange likely to cover palm oil, nickel, coal
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's planned exchange for "mineral and strategic commodities" will likely include palm oil, nickel and coal, a presidential spokesperson said as the government makes preparations to launch... 


Andrada secures funding for Uis mine ore-sorting expansion
Andrada secures funding for Uis mine ore-sorting expansion
17th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s subsidiary, Uis Tin Mining Company (UTMC), has executed definitive agreements for loan facilities totalling N$98-million, or about £4.4-million, with Bank Windhoek and... 


Pure tin ore
Australia-focused First Tin undertakes optimised DFS based on increased ore reserves at Taronga
13th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed First Tin finds in an updated ore reserve statement on the Taronga tin project, in New South Wales, an increase of five-million tonnes of tin to 45-million tonnes grading 0.12%,... 


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... 


Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto
Subianto's radical commodity export plan for Indonesia faces dueling visions
6th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

More than two months after President Prabowo Subianto unveiled plans to take control of Indonesia’s top commodity exports, the agency charged with carrying out the proposal is caught between... 


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... 


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... 


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... 


A generic image of a tin mining project
Alphamin posts higher second-quarter Ebitda guidance, tin output remains on target
14th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX-V- and JSE-listed tin mining company Alphamin Resources expects to report a 6% quarter-on-quarter increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to... 


Tin ore
Rome Resources completes drilling campaign at DRC project
2nd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Rome Resources has received final assay results from its recent drilling campaign at the Kalayi deposit within the Bisie North Project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These... 


Heemskirk tin project
Tin explorer Stellar Resources expands mineral resource at Heemskirk by 64%
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Stellar Resources has made a significant update to the mineral resource estimate of the Heemskirk tin project, in Tasmania, expanding the resource by 64%, or by 8.4-million tonnes... 


Andrada's Uis mine
Andrada records strong quarterly results across its Namibian assets
29th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a strong first quarter, ended May 31, including an increase in quarterly tin production, positive drill results and significant processing development across... 


South Crofty shaft
Cornish secures another mineral lease around South Crofty tin project in Cornwall
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Cornish Metals has secured a new mineral lease in the mineral rights area of its South Crofty tin project, in Cornwall, UK. The new lease, called Dudnance, is valid for 25 years and has... 


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... 


Askari reports ‘outstanding’ K9 trenching results at Namibia project
Askari reports ‘outstanding’ K9 trenching results at Namibia project
10th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Askari Metals has reported “outstanding” Phase I trenching assay results from the K9 pegmatite target at its 100%-owned Uis project, in Namibia, further underscoring the project’s... 


Pre-concentration plant works at South Crofty
Cornish reports progress on multiple South Crofty workstreams ahead of mid-2028 start
10th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed tin developer Cornish Metals is making swift progress toward starting commercial production at the South Crofty project in Cornwall, UK, by mid-2028. Cornish is actively refurbishing... 


Aterian subsidiary enters supply agreement with Rwanda tin, tantalum, tungsten producer
Aterian subsidiary enters supply agreement with Rwanda tin, tantalum, tungsten producer
9th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Aterian’s subsidiary Eastinco has entered into a long-term supply agreement with an established Rwanda-based tin, tantalum and tungsten (3T) producer and exporter to support the... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.
New cadastre processing W Cape mining licence applications, Parliament hears
4th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on... 


CTL drilling in Cornwall
Cornish Tin & Lithium discovers more larger-than-expected lithium resources in Cornwall
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Cornish Tin & Lithium (CTL), formerly Cornish Tin Limited, a company focused on the discovery and development of high-grade tin and hard-rock lithium resources in Cornwall, has announced... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne (centre) flanked by Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane (left) and vice-president Moses Madondo.
Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council
28th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 


Minerals Council South Africa President Paul Dunne.
Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 


Illegal mining operations in Africa
Congo suspends mining activities in parts of South Kivu province
25th May 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a three-month suspension of mining activities in parts of the country's South Kivu province, a mines ministry directive showed. The suspension was in... 


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Mining Indaba strengthens its focus on turning partnerships into tangible deliveries
19th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

As preparations begin for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment... 


An image of a shaft at South Crofty
Cornish secures £52m investment for UK tin project
15th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Cornish Metals has entered into secured credit facilities with the National Wealth Fund and Vision Blue Resources, totalling about £52-million, to support the continued development of... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis (centre), Differential Capital Special Situations Fund Head Mark Salmon (right), and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer (left).
Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment
14th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 


Blocks of copper
Copper climbs toward record high as global supply tightens
13th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

Copper extended gains above $14 000/t, inching toward a record high seen earlier this year, as supply risks mount on mine disruptions around the world. The red metal rallied for an eighth session... 


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