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Bushveld enters into $3.7m sale agreement for Mokopane project
Aim-listed primary vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 64% of its issued shares in Pamish Investments No. 39 (known as the Mokopane project), to...
Jubilee completes £13m fundraise to progress Zambian copper interests
Diversified metal recovery and production company Jubilee successfully closed a placing of 236-million new ordinary shares on December 15, taking the total gross proceeds of the placing from the...
Solar-powered e-truck sets new altitude record
A team of explorers – the Gebrüder Weiss Peak Evolution Team – followed through on successfully setting a new world altitude record for electric vehicles after driving an electric truck to an...
Construction of 216 MW solar, 500 MWh battery plant starts
The construction of a major hybrid renewables project in South Africa, comprising a 216 MW solar plant and a 500 MWh battery storage system to manage the intermittency of solar production, has been...
Seventh RMIPPPP project reaches legal close
A seventh preferred bidder under the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) – the ACWA Power Project DAO –...
Zimbabwe mine sets production record
The Zimbabwe-based Blanket gold mine continues to perform in line with the expectations of operator Caledonia Mining Corporation, having set a new quarterly production record in the third quarter...
Swiss team to attempt record high-altitude drive with solar truck
In an attempt to set a new world record for driving a wheeled vehicle to the highest altitude possible, a team of three men from Switzerland are preparing to reach the summit of the Ojos Del Salado...
SA’s wind-energy potential is vast and not geographically constrained
Despite no wind energy projects being selected as preferred bidders in the sixth bid window (BW6) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the South...
SA’s wind-energy potential is vast and not geographically constrained
Despite no wind energy projects being selected as preferred bidders in the sixth bid window (BW6) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the South...
Solid foundations required for successful community trusts
Several factors can play a key and determining role in the success of mining companies’ efforts to improve environmental, social and governance credentials, especially as it relates to the...
Advancing bolt load measurement
Ensuring the reliability of bolted connections is vital for safety, performance and operational efficiency in mining and engineering applications, leading to bolt technology developer InterBolt...
Miners increasingly focusing on green energy
Miners operating in Africa are increasingly shifting focus towards improving their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, including endeavours to incorporate renewable-energy...
Cape Town earmarks R1.2bn for Steenbras peaker plant maintenance and expansion
The City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for 2023/24 proposes continued investment in its Steenbras hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, laying the foundation for a potential estimated...
Africa utilising only a tiny proportion of its renewable-energy resources – foundation
As the majority of the world embraces a shift in electricity generation away from fossil fuels towards greener, renewable sources of energy, Africa faces several challenges in attracting investment...
Demand for untethered trains set to rise ‘rapidly’
Demand for “untethered” electric trains will increase rapidly over the coming years, with sales to grow four-fold year-on-year to reach over 100 deliveries this year, according to a report by...
Disruptions impact Blanket mine’s first-quarter production
NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining produced 13% less gold year-on-year from its flagship Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, at 18 515 oz in the first quarter of the year as a result of...
With oversubscribed listing in hand, Copper 360 ready to ramp up Northern Cape operations
With a recent oversubscribed private placement of shares totalling R152-million, South Africa’s only pure copper play Copper 360 has raised enough capital to see it through at least a...
Collapse in rail service has increased road freight volumes and risks
A spate of attention-grabbing road safety incidents involving trucks has sparked debate about the state of land transport in South Africa and brought the safety of trucks and their operators into...
Collapse in rail service has increased road freight volumes and risks
A spate of attention-grabbing road safety incidents involving trucks has sparked debate about the state of land transport in South Africa and brought the safety of trucks and their operators into...
Absa partners with BAIC South Africa on vehicle finance solutions
Financial services provider Absa has entered into a vehicle finance alliance agreement with local subsidiary of the Beijing Automotive Group, BAIC South Africa (BAIC SA), as the vehicle...
Implats acquires another 1.07m RBPlat shares
JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has acquired an additional 1.07-million shares in fellow PGMs miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) – representing 45.09% of...
R400m energy fund launched to help finance backup power solutions for SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financier Business Partners has launched a R400-million Energy Fund aimed at helping SMEs finance viable sources of alternative electricity and thereby keep...
Centamin lifts revenue, production in first quarter
LSE- and TSX-listed gold miner and explorer Centamin produced 14% more gold year-on-year in the first quarter of this year at 105 875 oz, while its revenue increased by 18% year-on-year to...
Nampak appoints interim CEO after Smuts resigns
Packaging company Nampak reports that board member and CEO Erik Smuts has resigned, with effect from April 20, and will be succeeded, on an interim basis, by current restructuring committees...
Untapped renewable resources in Africa should receive more attention – RES4Africa
As the majority of the world embraces a shift in electricity generation away from fossil fuels towards greener, renewable sources of energy, Africa faces several challenges in attracting investment...
Copper 360 raises R152.5m ahead of AltX listing
Ahead of its upcoming AltX listing on the JSE on April 21, JSE-listed copper miner Copper 360 raised R152.5-million by April 18 at an oversubscription rate of 1.3 times. Copper 360 has a dozen...
City of Cape Town earmarks R1.2bn for Steenbras peaker plant upkeep
The City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for 2023/24 proposes continued investment in its Steenbras hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, laying the foundation for a potential estimated...
Latest assays uncover best gold intercepts to date at Osino’s Namibia project
TSX-V-listed gold explorer and developer Osino Resources has made the “best intercepts recorded in the company’s history” at its Ondundu gold project, in Namibia, following recently completed...
Domestic perseverance keeps business confidence afloat, Sacci reports
After having shed 4.4 index points in January and one index point in February, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined by a further 0.6...
Implats increases stake in RBPlat to 44.72%
JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has concluded agreements to acquire a further 690 736 shares in fellow PGMs miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat),...
Meeting with Mines Ministry leaves hope for speedy Haib licence renewal – Deep-South
Haib Minerals, the fully-owned Namibian subsidiary of copper explorer and developer Deep-South Resources, held a “very constructive” meeting with Namibia’s Mines Minister Tom Alweendo, Mines...
Thor Explorations’ Segilola mine delivered 20 629 oz of gold in the first quarter
Aim- and TSX-V-listed gold explorer and miner Thor Explorations, which owns and operates the Segilola gold mine, in Nigeria, produced 20 629 oz of gold in the first quarter of this year at an...
Assays point to high-grade zones in rare earth exploration of Kangankunde
Exploration at rare earth and bauxite resources developer Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, has returned long intersections of high-grade, non-radioactive rare earths,...
AfDB, AFD extend $300m in funding to Tanzania’s Kakono hydroelectric plant
The government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements for two development project loans worth $300-million to finance the...
Ivanhoe bolsters sustainability on numerous fronts
With a 26-year history in the African mining sector, diversified miner Ivanhoe Mines is building on the sustainability goals of the group and enhancing the long-term strategy of its flagship and...
BMW celebrates half century of carmaking in South Africa with the release of new emblem
BMW South Africa is celebrating its 50 years of manufacturing cars in South Africa with the launch of a newly-designed marketing emblem that is inspired by a work of art crafted by South African...
Untethered electric train growth to quadruple by year-end – IDTechEx
Demand for “untethered” electric trains will increase rapidly over the coming years, with sales to grow four-fold year-on-year to reach over 100 deliveries this year, according to a report by...
Theta granted water-use licence for TGME underground
South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has awarded a water-use license (WUL) for ASX-listed gold miner Theta Gold Mines’ Mining Right 83, which covers the majority of the initial...
Blyvoor Gold boosts supplier development, improves near-mine community
Blyvoor Gold, which operates the Blyvoor mine – once one of the largest gold mines in the world – has invested more than $100-million in refurbishing and upgrading the mine after it stood idle for...
Oriole to transfer interest in Cameroon CLP to subsidiary to boost investment potential
West Africa-focussed explorer Oriole Resources is transferring its 90% interest in the Cameroon-based Central Licence Package (CLP) to subholding company NewCo, to enable project-level investment....
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