Ivanhoe’s mining crews enter Flatreef orebody after 30 years of efforts

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines executive co-chairperson Robert Friedland and president and CEO Marna Cloete have reported that mining crews have driven underground development into the high-grade... 

WFDB supports call on US for natural diamond tariff exemption

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) says it stands united with the industry-wide position to request that the US government grant a tariff exemption for natural diamond imports. The WFDB... 

Steenkampskraal mine fully funded to proceed with next phase

The Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM), in the Western Cape, is now fully funded to advance its reclamation, refurbishment and laboratory operations, with funding negotiations far advanced to... 

Barrick's earnings rise on higher gold price; strategic growth objectives on track

TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation has reported a solid start to the financial year, with first-quarter earnings a share up 59% year-on-year, and says it is making significant headway on its... 

Afema project’s resource grows by over 40% to 3.55Moz of gold

ASX-listed Turaco Gold has reported an updated independent Joint Ore Reserve Committee- (Jorc-) mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 3.55-million ounces for the Afema project, in southeastern Côte... 

Panellists highlight challenges, opportunities in localising manufacturing

Import tariffs announced and, in some instances implemented, by US President Donald Trump have contributed to significant changes to global trade and pose significant challenges for the South... 

Ivanhoe expects Kamoa-Kakula to report record copper output for April

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is set to report record production for April, achieving about 50 000 t of copper in concentrate,... 

Hainan provides up to $15m loan facility for Kodal’s Bougouni project

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals says Hong Kong Xinmao Investment (HKXI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hainan Mining Co, has entered into a loan agreement with Kodal... 

Xtract Resources reports continued high-grade copper and silver intercepts at Silverking

Aim-listed Xtract Resources chairperson Colin Bird says the latest assay results from drilling at the Silverking copper project, in Zambia, have doubled the strike extent of the high-grade... 

Gemfields reports improved results from commercial quality Emereld auction

Aim-listed Gemfields has recorded revenue of $16.4-million from an auction of commercial-quality rough emeralds recovered from its 75%-owned Kagem mine, in Zambia. For the auction, held in Jaipur,... 

RfP issued for Cape Town port liquid bulk terminal operator

South Africa’s State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RfP) for the appointment of a liquid bulk terminal operator for the handling of edible oils... 

Panellists highlight challenges, opportunities in localising manufacturing

Import tariffs announced and, in some instances implemented, by US President Donald Trump have contributed to significant changes to global trade and pose significant challenges for the South... 

R31.5bn Suiso coal-to-fertiliser project moves closer to environmental, land-use milestones

Blue ammonia production company Suiso’s R31.5-billion coal-to-fertiliser project, the Hiryo plant, in Kriel, Mpumalanga, continues to gain momentum with the recent achievement of critical... 

Commercial production gains momentum at Firering’s Limeco project

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has reported significant progress in the commercial ramp-up of its Limeco quicklime project, in Zambia, noting that the project is well-positioned to become a... 

Lotus advances Kayelekera towards third-quarter production

Refurbishment and restart works at ASX-listed Lotus Resources’s Kayelekera uranium project, in Malawi, continue to progress as planned, with first uranium production on track for the third quarter... 

Caracal appoints new nonexec directors, chairperson

Aim-listed Caracal Gold has appointed Noreen Kidunduhu as its new independent nonexecutive chairperson and Kevin Warrington, Martin Westerman, Hannah Wang'ombe and Edward Ruheni as independent... 

RareX, Iluka establish consortium to develop project in Kenya

ASX-listed RareX has entered into a consortium agreement with Australian miner Iluka Resources to apply for the Mrima Hill rare earth/niobium/phosphate/manganese project licence, in Kenya. RareX... 

Kavango secures $5m from Zimbabwe pension funds

London-listed Kavango Resources has issued a $5-million convertible loan note facility to a consortium of Zimbabwe-registered pension funds. The company notes that the facility is interest free and... 

Sibanye-Stillwater, partners celebrate 89 MW wind farm reaching commercial operation

The 89 MW Castle Wind Farm, a facility dedicated to supplying renewable energy to multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African operations, has achieved... 

De Beers, Raizcorp welcome new cohort to Enterprise Development Project for Diamond Beneficiators

De Beers Group, in partnership with business incubation company Raizcorp, has launched the third intake of the Enterprise Development Project for Diamond Beneficiators, aimed at supporting and... 

GoviEx advances Muntanga uranium project with submission of draft ESIA

TSX-listed GoviEx Uranium has filed a draft environmental- and social-impact assessment (ESIA) with the Zambian Environmental Management Agency (Zema) for the advancement of its Muntanga uranium... 

Testwork confirms high recoveries of magnet metals at Harena’s Madagascar REE project

London-listed Harena Resources says metallurgical test results have confirmed that ionic clay-hosted rare earth elements (REEs) can be efficiently recovered from its 75%-owned  Ampasindava project,... 

Jubilee lifts chrome, PGM output guidance on strong operational results in South Africa

Aim-listed Jubilee Metals has reported a strong nine months to March 31 for its South African operations, putting the division on track to exceed performance targets for the financial year to end... 

Mbe gold project delivers further gold mineralisation – Oriole

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has reported that the maiden – Phase 1 – drilling programme at MBO1-S on the company’s 90%-owned Mbe orogenic gold project, in Cameroon, is about 44% complete for a... 

Drilling continues to return strong results at Wia’s Namibia project

ASX-listed Wia Gold has reported positive assay results for 29 reverse circulation (RC) drillholes and four diamond drillholes, totalling 7 414 m, at its Kokoseb gold project, in Namibia. The... 

MC Mining continues positive momentum in governance

JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed MC Mining has appointed Wang Lanlan (Lily) and Dr Huoxin Wang (Hevin) as nonexecutive directors, following the resignation of nonexecutive director An Chee Sin from the... 

Phosa to succeed Oliveira as Jubilee chairperson

Aim-listed Jubilee Metals’s chairperson Ollie Oliveira will retire with effect from April 30, and will be succeeded by current vice-chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa. Phosa will also assume Oliveira’s... 

Gemfields seeks to raise $30m through a rights issue

Johannesburg- and London-listed Gemfields says it will be seeking shareholder approval to, among other things, issue 556.2-million new shares to raise about $30-million by way of a fully committed... 

Lulo alluvial resource increases by 9%

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company reports that the Joint Ore Reserve Committee-compliant inferred alluvial diamond resource at its Lulo diamond concession, in Angola, has increased by 249 000 ct,... 

Tharisa reports quarter-on-quarter increase in chrome, PGM production

South African- and London-listed Tharisa produced 32 500 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium (6E) platinum group metals (PGMs) from its Tharisa mine, on the western... 

Cora appoints key DFS consultant to lead updated Sanankoro study

Aim-listed Cora Gold has appointed DRA Global group company New Senet to oversee an updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) at its flagship Sanankoro gold project, in south Mali. Cora says the... 

Blencowe signs offtake agreement

London-listed Blencowe Resources has signed an additional nonbinding offtake agreement (NBA) with China-based Qingdao TaiDa Carbon for natural fine flake concentrate offtake from its Orom-Cross... 

Reko Diq JV shareholders approve updated feasibility study, select Fluor as EPCM

Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corporation says it and its joint venture (JV) partners in the Reko Diq project, in Pakistan, have approved the project’s updated feasibility study and conditionally... 

Sufficient uranium resources exist, investments needed to sustain high nuclear energy growth – report

Sufficient uranium resources exist to support the continued use of nuclear power and its significant growth through 2050 and beyond; however, timely investments in new exploration, mining... 

Arc Minerals expands its presence in Zambia

London-listed Arc Minerals has entered into a binding  agreement for its wholly-owned Zambian subsidiary Foreland Minerals to acquire the Chingola copper project, in the Zambian Copperbelt, from... 

Fortescue, Gold Fields in running for Decarbonisation Excellence award

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Decarbonising Mining Awards 2025 category for ‘Excellence in Decarbonisation Strategy and Implementation by a Mining... 

DBSA CEO stresses need for research to support policy decisions

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) CEO Boitumelo Mosako has emphasised the importance of data driven and evidence-based policies, especially in the context of a complex geopolitical... 

Minerals 260 raises $220m to acquire, advance Bullabulling gold project

ASX-listed Minerals 260 has, following a successful international and domestic investor roadshow, successfully completed a $220-million capital raise, before costs, by way of an offer of... 

Artemis, Greentech to consolidate lithium rights

ASX-listed companies Artemis Resources and GreenTech Metals have executed a binding agreement to consolidate the lithium mineral rights of their respective tenement holdings near Karratha in the... 

Jubilee executes transaction on Large Waste Project

Aim-listed Jubilee Metals has secured the exclusive rights to the Large Waste Project, in Zambia, for a reduced consideration of $18-million – previously $30-million. The company has until mid-May...