Belated moves under way to halt slide in water infrastructure

South Africa’s water and sanitation infrastructure (WSI) is in a poor state, and stakeholders recognise the urgent need to address this to prevent a supply crisis, with various partnership and... 

Historical data confirms significant uranium mineralisation at Pioneer’s Namibia project

ASX-listed Pioneer Lithium has secured and reviewed a significant body of historical exploration data for the Warmbad uranium project, located in Namibia’s southern uranium corridor. The dataset,... 

Wesizwe continues to pursue data recovery following breach

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum, which owns the Bakubung platinum mine, says data recovery experts are making significant progress with recovery and restoration efforts to reinstate all essential... 

Andrada reports strong drilling results at Uis licence

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s initial batch of drill results for 13 proximal (polymetallic) pegmatites located in the previously mined areas of the Uis mining licence, in Namibia, has returned strong... 

Kefi continues to progress Ethiopia project

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported recent across-the-board progress at its Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia. Preparations for full launch of the Tulu Kapi project are advancing across... 

Thor declares maiden dividend

London-listed Thor Explorations achieved record results for the year ended December 31, 2024, repaid all senior debt, had record gold sales and reached a major milestone of declaring a maiden... 

Deep Yellow again defers Tumas investment decision citing market conditions

Australia-listed Deep Yellow has deferred the final investment decision (FID) for its flagship Tumas project, in Namibia, to fully capitalise on its upside potential and to protect shareholder... 

West African Resources records solid first-quarter performance

Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold operations, in Burkina Faso, had a “solid” start to this year, chairperson and CEO Richard Hyde says. He points out that Sanbrado... 

Tirupati maintains future output targets despite below-expectation production in March

London-listed Tirupati Graphite’s Vatomina project, in Madagascar produced about 388 t of flake graphite concentrate of various grades in March. Production was below the planned monthly target... 

Volt restarts gold exploration in favourable price conditions

ASX-listed Volt Resources is reviewing the results of the previous sampling and auger drilling programmes conducted on its Guinea gold projects to plan the next stage of gold exploration... 

Automotive industry trends present considerations for PGMs

The slowdown in the adoption rate of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) has granted some reprieve to the platinum group metals (PGM) industry; however, with zero-emission mobility still being... 

Stakeholders highlight opportunities, considerations in PGMs industry

Despite challenges, elements of the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry offer opportunities and stakeholders are progressing key projects to capitalise on these and are also pursuing technology... 

Global Uranium and Enrichment progressing projects

Private Australian company Ubaryon, in which ASX-listed Global Uranium and Enrichment (GUE) has a shareholding, is continuing to progress funding for ongoing development for the business with... 

Heraeus Precious Metals, Freudenberg e-Power Systems announce partnership

Precious metals business Heraeus Precious Metals and Freudenberg Group business unit Freudenberg e-Power Systems have announced a technology partnership in the field of catalyst-coated membranes... 

Collaboration, participation underpin efforts to mitigate water infrastructure challenges

South Africa’s water infrastructure challenges are well known and documented, and it is critical that initiatives such as public-private partnerships (PPPs) and new technologies and funding models... 

Sovereign raises A$40m for Malawi project development

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has received firm commitments for a placement of 47.06-million new fully paid ordinary shares to raise gross proceeds of A$40-million before costs, for... 

Minerals Council launches Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide

Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa launched its Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide in multiple languages on March 24, coinciding with World TB Day. The... 

Ndalamo Resources acquires Wonderfontein coal mine

South African midtier mining company Ndalamo Resources has acquired the Wonderfontein coal mine, in Mpumalanga, from Umsimbithi Mining. This acquisition marks Ndalamo’s first wholly owned operating... 

Wesizwe’s results delayed by December cyberattack

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum’s audited annual financial statements, integrated annual report and notice of AGM for the year ended December 31, 2024, have been delayed, owing to a cyberattack... 

Canyon completes acquisition of stake in Cameroon rail operator

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Camalco Cameroon, has acquired the 5.3% equity interest in Cameroon rail network operator Camrail from TotalEnergies Marketing Cameroun (Total... 

West African reports positive results from studies at Burkina Faso project

ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources has reported positive results for its resource estimation and scoping studies for a potential underground development beneath the... 

Oriole reports encouraging gold intersections from drilling programme in Cameroon

Aim-listed Oriole Resources says the results from Phase 5 drilling at its 90%-owned Bibemi gold project, in Cameroon, have successfully demonstrated that the mineralisation continues between the... 

Kavango announces significant increase in underground potential at Zimbabwe project

Aim-listed Kavango Resources has announced a significant upgrade to the underground mining potential of Prospect 1 at the Hillside project in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. Kavango intersected a reef,... 

Emmerson draws first tranche of litigation, working capital funds

Morocco-focused potash development company Emmerson has drawn down the first tranche of funding under the Capital Provision Agreement (CPA), which will provide the company with up to $11-million in... 

Sibanye-Stillwater confirms loss of life at Driefontein

Global miner Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that an employee died following a tramming incident at its Driefontein gold mine, in Carletonville on the West Rand, earlier this week. This follows... 

UP showcases mining technology offering

The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology on March 13 hosted a media tour to demonstrate its Kumba Mining Virtual Reality Centre,... 

Mahindra, IDC sign MoU to explore potential for local manufacturing in South Africa

India-headquartered vehicle manufacturer Mahindra Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation... 

Gem Diamonds weathers challenges, delivers solid full-year performance

London-listed Gem Diamonds’ focus on cost containment, operational efficiencies and appropriate capital allocation yielded pleasing results for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, despite a... 

Botswana Diamonds applies for 11 prospecting licences following AI programme

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has applied for 11 prospecting licences to secure key polymetallic targets identified by the company’s recent AI-driven exploration programme in Botswana. The... 

Amplats’ Mogalakwena mine achieves IRMA 50 on responsible mining standard

Platinum group metals (PGM) miner Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Mogalakwena mine complex, in Limpopo, has achieved an Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) 50 measurement.... 

Aterian agrees new trade finance facility

London-listed Aterian has agreed to the terms of a new trade finance facility with an international trading house, a milestone in its ongoing growth and expansion strategy. The facility is subject... 

PhosCo secures ownership of Tunisia project

ASX-listed PhosCo has taken another key step towards becoming a global fertiliser supplier by formally securing 100% ownership of its flagship Gasaat phosphate project, in Tunisia. The Gasaat... 

Kefi’s Ethiopia project proceeding as planned

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper says approvals and other preparations are progressing well towards an all-parties signing of the Tulu Kapi gold project financing and the launch of major works.... 

Orion’s interim performance reflects continued focus on exploration of key projects

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals' work programmes during the interim period to December 31, 2024, focused on the progression of definitive feasibility studies (DFS) for the company’s flagship... 

Resolute maintains mineral resources in West Africa

Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has maintained its total mineral resources at 11-million ounces of contained gold, following exploration success at Tomboronkoto, in Senegal, and... 

JSE approves Gemfields’ transfer to general segment

Gemstone miner Gemfields’ application to transfer its market segmentation on the main board of the JSE, from the ‘prime segment’ to the ‘general segment’, has been approved with effect from March... 

Iron-ore production to accelerate over next five years – BMI

Global iron-ore production growth is expected to accelerate over 2025 to 2029, with production to reach 2.92-billion tonnes by 2029, BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, says in its latest ‘Outlook for... 

Sovereign achieves notable graphite purification results from Malawi project

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has achieved “outstanding” results from purification testing of coarse flake graphite concentrate from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, for... 

Neo Energy advances Beisa acquisition from Sibanye-Stillwater

Uranium developer Neo Energy, through its 70% majority owned South African subsidiary Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine (NURB), has signed a further ancillary acquisition agreement with... 

Integrals Power LMFP battery cathode validated by QinetiQ

A new lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathode active material developed by battery material company Integrals Power could increase the real-world range of electric vehicles (EVs) by...