Kenmare confident of meeting full-year guidance, but warns of demand pressures

Titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources, which owns and operates the Moma mine, in Mozambique, expects to achieve its production and cost guidance for the current financial year,... 

West Wits starts underground ore production at Qala Shallows

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has started underground ore production at its Qala Shallows gold project, in South Africa's Witwatersrand basin, a critical step in the company's plans to establish a... 

Blue Moon moves to buy Nevada mine, eyes Nasdaq listing

TSX-V-listed Blue Moon Metals has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Goods LG to acquire the Springer mine and mill complex in Pershing county, Nevada, and has announced plans to... 

GenusPlus wins A$60m Fortescue contracts to support decarbonisation push

Australian power and communications infrastructure provider GenusPlus said on Wednesday it had secured three contracts worth about A$60-million from Fortescue to support the miner’s decarbonisation... 

Boab raises A$50m for Sorby Hills

ASX-listed Boab Metals has raised A$50-million through a two-tranche placement to professional and sophisticated investors to fund the development of its Sorby Hills silver/lead project in Western... 

Critical Resources names Wither as MD

ASX-listed Critical Resources has appointed CEO Tim Wither as MD, effective immediately. Wither is a mining executive with more than two decades of experience across Australia, India, Africa and... 

Engen showcases digital innovation, long-term commitment to coal sector at Coal Africa 2025

Energy company Engen, a member of Vivo Energy, reaffirmed its commitment to South Africa’s coal industry at the ICPC Coal Africa 2025 conference, highlighting how technology-driven maintenance and... 

Lower PGM, gold, manganese ouptut drag South Africa's Aug mining production down by 0.2% y/y

South Africa's mining production decreased by 0.2% year-on-year in August, driven by lower platinum group metal (PGM), gold and manganese ore production, but offset by higher coal output. PGM... 

Fenix locks in A$153/t iron-ore hedge

Iron-ore miner Fenix Resources has expanded its hedge book, securing new contracts for an additional 300 000 t between October 2025 and June 2026, bringing total hedged volumes to 720 000 t at an... 

Capstone secures up to $360m from Orion to fund Chile projects

Toronto- and Sydney-listed Capstone Copper has struck a deal with Orion Resource Partners to sell a 25% interest in its Chilean Santo Domingo and Sierra Norte projects in a transaction worth up to... 

Tharisa sets higher PGM production target for 2026

JSE- and LSE-listed Tharisa has set its production guidance for the 2026 financial year at between 145 000 oz and 165 000 oz of platinum group metals (PGMs) and between 1.5-million and 1.65-million... 

Codelco joins mining giants backing Friedland's I-Pulse’s technology

Major copper producer Codelco has joined a growing group of top-tier miners, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Newmont, Ivanhoe Mines, and Teck Resources,nvesting in I-Pulse, a US-based company developing... 

Agnico Eagle ups investment in Fuerte Metals

Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines has announced an investment of C$8.25-million in resource development firm Fuerte Metals, which recently acquired the Coffee project in Yukon from Newmont. Agnico... 

Astec South Africa outlines enhanced value for customers

Global leader in equipment and solutions for the infrastructure, mining and aggregate industries, Astec Industries has a strong presence in Africa and the Middle East. Astec South Africa is... 

Gunnison Copper promotes Winton to COO

Toronto-listed Gunnison Copper has announced the promotion of Robert Winton to COO, recognising his role in transforming the Johnson Camp mine from care-and-maintenance into the US's newest... 

Antofagasta's Centinela reports first blast at Encuentro Sulphides pit

Chilean copper miner Antofagasta’s Centinela operation has reached a milestone in its expansion strategy with the first blast at the new Encuentro Sulphides pit. The initial blast forms part of... 

Leadership changes announced at Medallion

Western Australian gold and copper firm Medallion Metals has strengthened its leadership team with several key board and executive appointments as it advances toward near-term production at its... 

Marius Wessels

This week we profile Marius Wessels, senior VP at SYSPRO, a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider specialising in simplifying business complexity for manufacturers and... 

ABx secures A$2.7m strategic funding for bauxite project

ASX-listed ABx Group has received A$2.7-million in Stage 1 funding from Good Importing International (GII) to assist in the development of the Sunrise bauxite project in Queensland. The investment... 

Zerouki resigns as De Beers chief trade, industry officer

Feriel Zerouki will step down as De Beers chief trade and industry officer and member of the executive committee at the end of October. She joined De Beers in 2005 and has played a central role in... 

Lynas and Noveon join forces to strengthen US rare earth magnet supply

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths and US-based Noveon Magnetics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a fully domestic, scalable supply chain for rare earth... 

Gold dominates latest round of WA exploration cofunding grant

Western Australia’s long-running Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) is set to inject fresh momentum into the search for new mineral deposits, with the Cook government awarding A$6.6-million in... 

Corazon secures option to acquire 80% of Feather Cap gold project

ASX-listed Corazon Mining has entered into a binding heads of agreement with RBH Mining to secure an exclusive 12-month option to acquire an 80% interest in the Feather Cap gold project in Western... 

Critical Metals secures second US rare earth offtake for Tanbreez project

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a ten-year offtake agreement with US-based full-cycle rare earth processor REalloys, securing sales for 15% of production from... 

First American Uranium makes Quebec debut with critical minerals acquisition

Canadian explorer First American Uranium has announced plans to acquire five mineral properties in Quebec’s Grenville province, marking its first entry into one of Canada’s most prospective regions... 

Ariana starts heap-leach operations at Tavşan mine

Aim- and ASX-listed Ariana Resources has reported that its Tavşan heap-leach project, in Türkiye, is now fully operational, with final permitting received and ore loading under way. Gold... 

LaFleur appoints consultancy to complete PEA on Beacon Gold mill restart

Canadian company LaFleur Minerals has appointed global mining, sustainability and environmental consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to complete a preliminary economic assessment... 

DPM mulls options after Loma Larga enviro licence is revoked

TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals is assessing options available to it to preserve value after Ecuador revoked the company's environmental licence for the Loma Larga gold project. “We are deeply... 

Komur to step down as Equinox Resources CEO, MD

The board of ASX-listed Equinox Resources has initiated a process to identify and appoint a new CEO to lead the company into its next phase of growth, with current CEO and MD Zac Komur to step down... 

AngloGold makes new board appointment

JSE- and NYSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti has named Marcus Randolph as an independent nonexecutive director, effective October 27. Randolph, a former BHP executive with more than 40 years of industry... 

Telecommunications 2025: Growth, challenges and opportunities

Creamer Media’s ‘Telecommunications 2025: Growth, challenges and opportunities’ report shows that the telecommunications industry in 2025 thus far has been characterised by steady growth,... 

Codelco to pilot Caterpillar’s in-motion power transfer system

Chile’s State-owned copper major Codelco will pilot Caterpillar’s dynamic energy transfer (DET) system at its Radomiro Tomic division, in what the companies say could be a major leap in the... 

Fortuna expands West African footprint with Guinea exploration alliance

Canadian precious metals miner Fortuna Mining has signed a binding heads of agreement (HoA) with Australia-listed DeSoto Resources to establish an exploration alliance and joint venture across... 

Mining pays more tax than all other Australian sectors combined

For the third consecutive year, the Australian mining industry has paid more tax than every other sector of the economy combined. Figures released in this week's ATO Corporate Tax Transparency... 

G Mining Ventures secures SUDAM tax incentive for Tocantinzinho

Toronto-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has secured a significant tax break for its Tocantinzinho (TZ) gold mine in Pará state, Brazil, after the project was approved for inclusion in the Amazon... 

Allied Gold launches staged energy overhaul at Sadiola to cut power costs, secure expansion

Toronto-listed Allied Gold Corporation has begun rolling out a multi-stage energy programme at its Sadiola mine in Mali, aiming to deliver more efficient, reliable and lower-cost power to support... 

Felicia Msiza

This week we profile Felicia Msiza, CEO of Raubex Group, one of South Africa’s leading infrastructure development and construction materials supply groups 

Wallbridge pockets $8m from Detour East sale to Agnico Eagle

Toronto-listed Wallbridge Mining Company has struck a deal with Agnico Eagle Mines to sell its Detour East property in Quebec for $8-million in cash, while retaining a 2% net smelter return... 

Kincora appoints strategic advisers

Gold/copper explorer Kincora Copper has bolstered its leadership with the appointment of veteran geologist Brent Cook and mining executive Laurie Thomas as strategic advisers, as the ASX- and... 

Collective Mining raises $100m to fund Colombian exploration push

Collective Mining, a Canadian explorer founded by the team that built and sold Continental Gold to Zijin Mining for about $2-billion, has raised C$100-million to accelerate drilling at its...