Aura Minerals obtains construction licence, begins early works at Era Dorada

Canadian gold and copper miner Aura Minerals has reported that it has received the construction licence and has begun early works for the development of the Era Dorada gold project, in Guatemala,... 

Koryx announces $25m bought deal financing

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has agreed to a bought deal private placement offering of 10.21-million common shares at a price of C$2.45 a piece for aggregate gross proceeds of C$25-million to advance... 

MetalsTech appoints new directors

ASX-listed MetalsTech has announced that it has appointed key technical directors and industry executives Stuart Hutchin and Michael McKeown to the board of directors, while Clifford Fitzhenry has... 

Osisko Metals appoints COO

Toronto-listed Osisko Metals has appointed Jeff Hussey COO, effective immediately. Hussey has over 40 years of professional experience in the exploration and mining industries and has worked in... 

Monadelphous secures $175m construction contract with BHP

ASX-listed engineering company Monadelphous Group has announced the award of a construction contract with BHP associated with a car dumper project, located at Finucane Island in Port Hedland,... 

Zanaga completes project value enhancement workstreams

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company (ZIOC) has completed a value enhancement initiative at its Zanaga iron-ore project, in Congo-Brazzaville, stating that the various workstreams have delivered... 

Baloyi resigns as Alphamin director

AltX- and TSX-V-listed Alphamin Resources has announced that Paul Baloyi has resigned as a director of the company, effective January 31. Baloyi has served on the board since April 2017 as an... 

Largo receives $56m binding term sheet for the sale of 4.5Mt of iron-ore calcine

TSX-listed Largo has announced that its Brazilian operating subsidiary has received a binding term sheet related to the potential monetisation of 4.5-million tonnes of iron-ore calcine material... 

BMI maintains copper price forecast amid tightening supply, increased demand

BMI – a Fitch Solutions company – has maintained its 2026 average yearly copper price forecast at $11 000/t, as tightening supply and positive sentiment towards demand from sectors linked to the... 

Ivanhoe announces first anode production from Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has announced that the first copper anodes were produced by Kamoa-Kakula’s on-site, state-of-the-art 500 000 t/y direct-to-blister copper smelter, in the Democratic... 

EcoGraf receives Australian tax incentive for proprietary graphite purification tech

ASX-listed EcoGraf has reported that it has received a research and development tax incentive of $1.7-million from the Australian Taxation Office. The company explains that the tax incentive... 

Andrada reports solid quarter amid favourable price environment

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported that its Uis mine, in Namibia, continued to deliver operational improvements during the third quarter ended November 30, benefitting from higher throughput,... 

Montage Gold awarded new exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire

TSX-listed Montage Gold has been awarded two new exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire , strategically increasing its Koné gold project land package and adding to the highly prospective Wendé... 

Cornish Metals obtains final order for plan or arrangement

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Cornish Metals has obtained a final order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the previously announced re-domicile of the company to the UK by way of a... 

Lindian hosts US delegation at Kangankunde

ASX-listed Lindian Resources executive chairperson Robert Martin this week hosted senior representatives of the US government at the company’s Kangankunde rare-earths project in Malawi. The... 

Treasury launches infrastructure bond

The National Treasury has launched a new infrastructure and development finance bond, which will be issued to the market under government’s domestic borrowing programme. This is part of a suite of... 

Consulting firm to discuss digital transformation, climate risk at 2026 Mining Indaba

As African mining faces increasing volatility from climate change and the imperative to supply critical minerals for the global energy transition, the focus is shifting to resilience, digital... 

Commission approves Afrimat’s proposed acquisition of Ochre Shimmer Trade and Invest 78

Following its ordinary meeting on December 9, the Competition Commission has approved JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat’s proposed acquisition of Ochre... 

Antofagasta’s Iván Arriagada returns to ICMM chairperson role

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM has appointed Chile-based international mining company Antofagasta CEO Iván Arriagada, as chairperson, effective immediately, for a two-year term.  He... 

Lindian reports that all non-process infrastructure contracts have been awarded at Kangankunde

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has advised shareholders that all major non-process infrastructure (NPI) contracts for its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, have been awarded, with... 

Akobo Minerals achieves first positive Ebitda in the third quarter

Scandinavian gold producer Akobo Minerals has reported revenues of SKr22.9-million and achieved its first positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of... 

Millennial Potash Corp initiates ESIA at Banio potash project in Gabon

Canadian resource company Millennial Potash Corp has initiated the environmental- and social-impact assessment (ESIA) for its Banio potash project, in Gabon. In a media release, the company says it... 

Thungela confident it will exceed full-year production guidance

JSE-listed Thungela says it is confident that it will achieve about 13.7-million tonnes of export saleable production for the financial year to end December 31 – exceeding its guidance range of... 

Xinhai to invest in Ariana, help advance Zimbabwe gold project

Aim- and ASX-listed Ariana Resources has entered into a strategic investment term sheet with Hongkong Xinhai Mining – part of Shandong Xinhai Mining Technology and Equipment – to provide the... 

Thungela to respond to legal action over alleged shareholder rights breaches

Shareholders of thermal coal producer Thungela Resources – Just Share, Aeon Investment Management and Fossil Free South Africa – have instituted litigation in the Gauteng High Court seeking an... 

BMI holds cautiously optimistic outlook for mining, metals in 2026

BMI – A Fitch Solutions company – says it holds a cautiously optimistic outlook for most metals next year, expecting most mineral and metal prices to edge higher, supported by declining tariff... 

Kropz secures R250m loan facility from ARC Fund

Aim-listed phosphate producer and developer Kropz has reported that its subsidiary Kropz Elandsfontein and ARC Fund have agreed to a R250-million loan facility. Kropz reports that its Elandsfontein... 

Mining sector growth outperforms other sectors again, but Minerals Council notes economic stagnation

The Minerals Council South Africa has noted that another “uninspiring” GDP performance was recorded for South Africa in the third quarter, with GDP having grown by 0.5%  quarter‐on‐quarter. The... 

Harmony awards Metso key equipment contract for its Eva copper project

Process technology company Metso has reported that gold and copper producer Harmony Gold Mining Company has selected it to deliver the key equipment for its Eva copper project, in Queensland,... 

Exploration target highlights major resource growth opportunity at Muntanga

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has reported a new Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) exploration target of between 40-million and 100.5-million pounds of triuranium octoxide (U3O8) at a grade range of... 

Raubex considers disposal of shareholding in Bauba

JSE-listed Raubex Group has advised shareholders that it is assessing the possible disposal of all, or a portion of, its shareholding in mining company Bauba Resources. In a December 3... 

Endeavour targets discovery of 12Moz to 15Moz over next five years

London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining has announced that its 2026 to 2030 exploration programme is targeting the discovery of between 12-million and 15-million ounces of mineral resources, at... 

SRK Consulting opens new office in Bloemfontein, looking to diversify

After running a solo operation in the Free State for a number of years, SRK Consulting South Africa associate partner and principal scientist in disaster and risk management Dr Herman Booysen is... 

Fortuna confident of Séguéla life extension as exploration continues

Drilling activity continues at NYSE- and TSX-listed Fortuna Minings Séguéla mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, as part of efforts to extend the project’s life-of-mine (LoM). The expansion of mineral resources... 

Hillside Aluminium pledges R200m to boost Richards Bay manufacturing

Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium subsidiary has partnered with the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to... 

Caledonia to proceed with Bilboes development as feasibility study shows project’s promise

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has announced that it will proceed with the development of the Bilboes gold project, in Zimbabwe, following completion and publication of a feasibility study. The... 

AFD to support Transnet’s decarbonisation goals with R6bn loan

The French Development Agency (AFD) has agreed to provide State-owned Transnet with a €300-million, or R6-billion, loan to help achieve its decarbonisation objectives. Transnet and the AFD on the... 

Eastplats reports narrower losses

TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum’s (Eastplats’) revenue for the third quarter ended September 30 increased to $13.7-million, representing a $2.7-million, or 24.5%, increase year-on-year.... 

Minerals Council joins application to review R54bn Eskom-Nersa settlement

The Minerals Council South Africa has confirmed that it has applied to be joined as a third respondent in a court bid to halt a controversial settlement agreement between power utility Eskom and... 

Liberty Coal announces new phase of operations at Optimum

Coal miner Liberty Coal has announced that it is implementing its long-standing plans of appointing Liberty Mine Services (LMS), a member of the Liberty group of companies, as its principal mining...