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Localisation Fund backs textile businesses
With the local retail-clothing, textile, footwear and leather (R-CTFL) sector accounting for about 14% of South Africa’s manufacturing employment, nonprofit company the Localisation Support Fund...
Dept confident of successfully managing data migration for South Africa's new mining cadastre
South Africa's new mining cadastral system, called project Indwe, is currently in the design and development phase and on track for roll-out in June 2025, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy...
Australian mining companies’ investment into Africa reaches $60bn
Reflecting its long-term commitment to Africa’s future, Australian mining companies have invested about $60-billion into Africa. Speaking at this year’s Africa Down Under conference, on September...
South Africa's mining sector 'gearing for growth' as reforms yield results
Amid electricity and logistical constraints, as well as an increase in crime and corruption, the mining sector contributed only 6.3% to South Africa’s GDP in 2023, down from 7.3% in 2022, Minerals...
South African exploration fund attracts 115 applications – Mantashe
South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe told attendees at this year's Africa Down Under conference, in Perth, Australia, on September 4, that the country's Department...
Switchgear manufacturer unveils cutting-edge products at Electra Mining
Energy equipment and solutions provider CHINT Global will showcase its latest advancements in smart energy solutions at this year’s Electra Mining Africa conference, to be held at the Johannesburg...
Cesa Aon Engineering Awards a celebration of collaboration
The 2024 Cesa Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, held in Midrand, on August 14, celebrated and honoured the outstanding contributions of South Africa’s consulting engineering sector towards...
Metso clinches €20m grinding mill order
Industrial machinery and solutions company Metso Corporation has been awarded an order to deliver grinding mills to an African copper mining project. The company says the order value is about...
Sovereign starts hydraulic mining trial at Kasiya
ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has begun a hydraulic mining trial at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, as part of the ongoing pilot phase of its pilot mining and land rehabilitation...
Gem recovers 129.71 ct diamond at Letsêng
London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 129.71 ct Type II white diamond from its Letsěng mine, in Lesotho. This is the tenth diamond greater than 100 ct recovered from the mine this year.
WAF maintains full-year production guidance
ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources (WAF) has produced 107 644 oz of gold at $1 223/oz all-in-sustaining-costs (AISC), generating A$116-million in cash flow from...
Assay results confirm high-grade zone at Marula’s Kenyan manganese project
Aim-listed Marula Mining has received assay results from channel samples taken from manganese ore within licensed areas that will provide run-of-mine (RoM) material to the recently acquired Kilifi...
Endeavour signs settlement agreement with Lilium
London-listed Endeavour Mining and Lilium Gold have signed a settlement agreement involving the State of Burkina Faso, in respect of the divestment of the Boungou and Wahgnion mines. Pursuant to...
Goldplat achieves £4.36m operating profit as Ghana operation performs strongly
Aim-listed Goldplat has reported a 267% year-on-year increase in operating profit, to £4.36-million, for the fourth quarter of its 2024 financial year. The company says its Ghanaian operations...
Jubilee enters into PPA for hydro, solar power in Zambia
Aim-listed diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC), an independent hydropower and solar...
Partnership formed to responsibly dispose of end-of-life hearing devices, batteries
Used or end-of-life hearing devices, button batteries and related electronic and electrical equipment will be diverted from South Africa’s landfills, owing to a collaboration between Producer...
West Wits completes $1.5m capital raising
ASX-listed West Wits Mining has secured firm commitments from unrelated existing and new sophisticated and professional investors to raise $1.5-million before costs through the issue of convertible...
Lucapa posts 13% increase in interim Ebitda
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $1.4-million for the six months ended June 30 – a 13% year-on-year...
Lobito Atlantic Railway begins exporting copper from the DRC to the US
Railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has reported that the first shipment of copper destined for the US left the port of Lobito, in Angola, this week, loaded on the MSC SAMU container...
ESG risk should be integrated into organisational risk processes
As emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) grows globally, integrating ESG into effective risk management plays a key role in strategy development, panellists noted during...
Karowe delivers its biggest find yet – an ‘exceptional’ 2 492 ct diamond
Canadian diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered an “exceptional” 2 492 ct diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana. Detected and recovered by the company’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-Ray...
Perseus to sell its shareholding in Montage Gold
ASX-listed Perseus Mining has agreed to sell 33-million common shares in the capital of TSX-V listed gold explorer and aspiring developer Montage Gold Corp to BMO Nesbitt Burns at a price C$1.86 a...
Aterian to start drilling on Rwanda project in September
London-listed critical metal-focused exploration and development company Aterian expects to start drilling at the HCK project, in Rwanda, in September. The project is a joint venture with...
Hummingbird completes refinancing package with Coris Bank
Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources has completed the strategic refinancing of a portion of its existing loan facilities with the company's principal financing partner Coris Bank International....
Wärtsilä signs decarbonisation agreement for Madagascan power plant
The renewal of technology group Wärtsilä’s operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement with QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), which is part of the Rio Tinto group, has been expanded to include a...
Namibian Competition Commission approves Shanjin’s buyout of Osino
TSX-listed Osino Resources says the Namibian Competition Commission (NCC) has approved Shanjin International Gold’s buyout of Osino for a cash consideration of C$1.90 a share. The NCC’s approval...
Akobo intersects ore in Eastern winze underground operations
Gold exploration and mining company Akobo Minerals has successfully intersected the orebody in the prospect drive just off the Eastern winze of its underground operations at the Segele mine, in...
Neo Energy completes due diligence on Beisa North and South projects
London- and South Africa-listed Neo Energy Metals has completed its technical, financial and legal due diligence on the proposed acquisition of a 100% interest in the multimillion-pound uranium and...
Lucapa recovers 176 ct diamond from Lulo
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered the fifth diamond weighing more than 100 ct at its joint venture Lulo mine, in Angola, this year. The 176 ct Type IIa diamond recovered is also the...
Kazera receives certification to begin mineral sands mining
Aim-listed Kazera Global has received certification from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in South Africa, which will allow for the imminent start of mining and the production of heavy mineral...
Caracal amends heads of terms with Cynergy, second payment due late August
As an amendment to the heads of terms with Cynergy Global, London-listed Caracal Gold says the second tranche payment of $500 000 is now due by August 20. Under Phase 1 of Cynergy's three phased...
Metso receives €20m order for grinding mills for an African copper project
Industrial machinery and solutions company Metso Corporation has been awarded an order to deliver grinding mills to an African copper mining project. The company says the order value is about...
Atlas Copco to acquire Integrated Pump Rental
Specialty rental provider of dewatering solutions in South Africa Integrated Pump Rental (IPR) will become part of Atlas Copco Group’s specialty rental division within the Power Technique business...
Tribunal approves ARM’s buyout of remaining Nkomati JV stake
The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) proposed transaction to acquire the remaining participation interest in the Nkomati joint venture (JV) and an...
Caledonia on track to achieve full-year production guidance at Blanket
Aim-listed Caledonia Mining says it is on track to achieve full-year production guidance of 74 000 oz to 78 000 oz at its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe. The company notes that the mine produced 20...
Southern Palladium submits EIA for Bengwenyama project
Dual-listed Southern Palladium has submitted the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) report for its 70%-owned Bengwenyama platinum-group metal project, located on the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld...
Exxaro warns of lower interim earnings
Diversified mining company Exxaro says it expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six-month period ended June 30 to be between 31% and 45% lower than that reported for the six-month...
Mining companies strengthen their commitment to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples
Ahead of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, on August 9, mining industry organisation the ICMM’s members have reaffirmed their commitment to respect the rights of Indigenous...
Gem recovers 145.55 ct diamond at Letsěng
London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 145.55 ct Type II white diamond at the Letsěng mine, in Lesotho, on August 3. This is the ninth greater-than-100 ct diamond recovered this year.
Firering signs logistics revenue agreement for Zambian quicklime project
Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has signed an agreement with a multinational commodity trading company, which will provide a logistics services revenue stream at Limeco, its advanced...
More upgrades to growth outlook seen as reform momentum continues – Mavuso
Citing progress in dealing with the country’s logistics challenges and the ability of Operation Vulindlela to speed up reforms, economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) last week...
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