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While the demand for copper continues to increase amid the rise of data centres, electric cars and the global push to reindustrialise, copper production has lagged, with global copper supply unable... 

State-owned China Rare Earth Group is in talks to acquire Shenghe Resources, said two sources with knowledge of the matter, a move that would consolidate Beijing's control over the sector and give... 

Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has signed a $498-million deal with China's NERIN Engineering to build a copper recovery plant that will add 70 000 metric tons of annual output by extracting... 

The manufacturing sector in Nelson Mandela Bay is facing a technical skills shortage that is constraining the region’s ability to grow, attract investment and create jobs. That is the key indicator... 

The sale of Chinese and Indian brands in Motus’ South African retail business increased by more than 200% in the 2026 financial year compared with the year before, says CEO Ockert Janse van... 

Vulcan Energy has secured a second lithium production licence, valid for six years, for its flagship Lionheart project 

South Africa’s new-vehicle market in August yet again recorded stellar growth, with sales up 11.4% compared with the same month last year, to reach 57 898 units. naamsa | The Automotive Business... 

Despite South Africa’s automotive sector recording all-time-high exports of R291-billion and R137-billion in local value-addition in 2025, imported vehicles accounted for 69% of new-vehicle sales... 

If a 20% global truck fleet share can be secured at current or near current platinum loading, there is a six-million-ounce platinum opportunity from a demand perspective, according to Valterra... 

The global race for critical minerals is entering a new phase. No longer defined solely by access to mineral reserves, it is increasingly being shaped by industrial policy, geopolitical... 

A group representing Indonesian nickel smelters welcomed a new benchmark price formula that will reduce the price of low-grade nickel ore, which is used in the manufacturing of EV batteries, saying... 

In this opinion article, Mikhail Nikomarov, a partner and associate director at BCG Johannesburg, argues that African countries do not need to capture every stage of every value chain to benefit... 

Chinese nickel provider Lygend Resources & Technology said on Wednesday it has priced its proposed share sale on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange at 21.23 yuan apiece, seeking to raise 3.67-billion yuan... 

TSX-listed Neo Performance Materials has started commercial production at its European permanent magnet manufacturing facility, in Estonia, with first volumes of rare earth sintered magnets having... 

The Trump administration on Monday signaled it is nearing approval for permits to mine the deep sea, part of a broader push to boost US access to the critical minerals used across much of the... 

BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised its yearly average tin price forecast for this year to $51 000/t, from $49 000/t previously, as prices remain high since the start of the surge in AI... 

NYSE-listed IMC Rare Earths has managed to achieve terbium recoveries of up to 95.2% from laboratory-scale metallurgical testwork at its Itarantim ionic adsorption clay project in Brazil. The... 

Australia- and Frankfurt-listed Vulcan Energy has secured a second lithium production licence, valid for six years, for its flagship Lionheart project, in Germany, which is under construction. The... 

As producers face mounting pressure to increase productivity while reducing energy consumption, operating costs and environmental impact, attention is increasingly turning towards optimising entire...