Mineral Sands

A feasibility study has confirmed a technically viable and rapid pathway to develop mineral sands using a domestic rare earths processing facility. 

Rare earths and mineral sands company VHM Limited has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui for the acquisition up to 65 000 t/y of heavy mineral... 

As investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory builds out its critical minerals portfolio to serve industrial and defence supply chains, the company has established a base in Washington DC, and... 

Australian rare earths and mineral sands developer VHM has signed a non-binding term sheet with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui for the purchase of up to 65 000 t/y of heavy mineral... 

ASX-listed Tusker Minerals has announced a Joint Ore Reserve Committee (Jorc) exploration target of 2.1-billion to 2.6-billion tonnes at 2.1% to 2.3% total heavy minerals (THMs) for the Diwong... 

VHM Limited has entered into an agreement with fellow-listed Iluka Resources for the long-term supply of all planned rare-earth concentrate. 

Fortuna Mining expects to receive the final permit for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal within weeks, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that with government support the country could... 

US monazite developer Atlantic Strategic Minerals has confirmed a technically viable and rapid pathway to develop a domestic US rare earths processing facility from mineral sands. The company's... 

Martin Creamer talks about South Africa's platinum assets, hydrogen fuel cell technology and a project underway in KZN to add value to the titanium in mineral sands. 

The Donald project is a globally significant rare earth and mineral sands project, with the potential to become a long-term supplier of critical rare-earth elements. 

The upgrade and transition of Wet Concentrator Plant A (WCP A) to the Nataka ore zone at the Moma Titanium Minerals mine, in Mozambique, will unlock the majority of the operation’s... 

UK-listed mining investment company BWA Group has promoted nonexecutive director Peter Taylor as CEO effective June 1. Taylor has been a nonexecutive director of BWA Group since August 2024,... 

Diversified metals miner Eramet has appointed Simon Henochsberg to succeed Abel Martins as group CFO and has announced the partial restart of mineral sands processing at its Grande Côte operation,... 

Werner Duvenhage will step down as MD of mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) and Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Africa Operations, with effect from July 31, to pursue an opportunity... 

South Africa’s efforts to stabilise energy supply and support industrial recovery were highlighted during Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s visit to titanium feedstock... 

Mining giant Rio Tinto’s subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) hosted president Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to the Richards Bay region on May 7, marking his first official visit to the... 

Mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals plans to start construction on the project imminently. 

Australia and Japan have beefed up their cooperation around critical minerals amid a State visit by Japan's prime minister, with the countries providing A$1.67-billion, or $1.20 billion, in support... 

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) and Voltalia announced on April 8, 2026, that the Bolobedu Solar Farm, in Limpopo, had reached commissioning. The renewable power will be supplied to RBM’s KwaZulu-Natal...