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Marula secures eight mining licences next to existing graphite projects in Tanzania
UK- and South Africa-listed battery metals miner Marula Mining has advised that its NyoriGreen Mining Limited (NML) subsidiary has been granted eight new mining licences in Tanzania. A...
Invictus partners with Zim-focused gold miner to investigate gas supply to Eureka mine
ASX-listed Invictus Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that could lead to a maiden gas offtake agreement with Dallaglio Investments, involving the supply of gas to the Eureka...
Bushveld warns it may have to halt some operations amid funding constraints
Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals recorded record quarterly production of 498 t of vanadium from the Vanchem operation, in Mpumalanga, South Africa, for the three months ended March 31, as well as...
Macroeconomic factors dampen Sasol’s year-to-date performance
NYSE- and JSE-listed petrochemicals company Sasol says its energy business benefitted from higher basic fuel prices, as well as improved refining margins towards the end of the nine months ended...
Amplats posts lower first-quarter output
Platinum group metals (PGM) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has reported a decrease in 5E metal-in-concentrate production of 7% to 834Â 100 oz for the quarter ended March 31, compared with...
Novare partners with IFC to advance green building, retail decarbonisation
Real estate investment firm Novare Equity Partners has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on its Greening Real Estate Investment Portfolios (Grips) programme, which affords...
CSIR researchers confirm latest El Niño is among harshest in history
A research team tasked to monitor the impact of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climatic phenomenon has confirmed that the 2023/24 El Niño was among the top five strongest on record. El...
Lucapa sells three diamonds for $10.5m in first tender
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has sold three exceptional diamonds recovered from the Lulo mine, in Angola, for $10.5-million at tender. The tender was concluded on April 19 and was conducted...
Gem Diamonds recovers 169 ct diamond in Lesotho
London-listed Gem diamonds has recovered a 169.15 ct Type II white diamond from the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. The find marks the fourth diamond greater than 100 ct that Gem has recovered in the...
Iluka posts lower first-quarter volumes as planned
Australia-focused mineral sands and rare earths miner Iluka Resources has reported lower year-on-year production of most of its commodities owing to inventory management and a major maintenance...
Whitehaven expects newly acquired mines to add up to 5Mt a quarter to production
Australia-based coal producer Whitehaven Coal continues to deliver strong operational performances at its Maules Creek and Gunnedah openpit mines, having produced 4.4-million tonnes of run-of-mine...
Chief economist unpacks mining’s deeply-rooted contribution to economy despite challenges
The mining industry makes a significant difference in the lives and livelihoods of employees and society in South Africa through economic and socioeconomic contributions, but more can be done on...
Perseus moves to compulsory acquisition of last remaining shares in OreCorp
With ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining now holding a relevant interest of 94.99% of ASX-listed OreCorp’s shares, the company is moving to a compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares it does...
UK-based Marula Mining lists on A2X in South Africa
UK-based battery metals miner Marula Mining has announced that it will undertake a secondary listing of its shares on South Africa’s A2X Markets exchange, with shares due to become available for...
Bell Equipment advances contract manufacturing initiative
Heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment has been growing its business organically by investing in the development and enhancement of products, increasing market share in key regions, such as...
Association expects higher export volumes across all citrus fruits
As the citrus export season starts this month, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is confident that 37.9-million 15 kg cartons of lemons will be exported to key markets, which...
Scatec inaugurates 540 MW Kenhardt solar farm
Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec has inaugurated the 540 MW Kenhardt solar farm in the Northern Cape. In his keynote address at the event, on April 18, CEO Terje Pilskog commended how...
Higher first-quarter revenue generation sets Capital up for a year of ‘positive momentum’
London-listed mining services company Capital has recorded a 3.1% year-on-year increase in revenue to $80.2-million for the quarter ended March 31, marking a good start to its financial year....
Jubilee achieves record third-quarter chrome output, while copper expansion advances
Aim- and ASX-listed Jubilee Metals has achieved record production levels at its South African chrome operations, both on monthly output for March and for the quarter ended March 31 – which is the...
A 30% increase in whole grain adoption can reduce carbon emissions by 120Mt - BCG finds
A report published by global consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that, with thoughtful and gradual changes to how wheat is grown, processed and consumed, the food system can be...
African Risk Capacity to pay out insurance to drought-affected Southern African farmers
Farmers in Mozambique and Zambia are being impacted by one of the worst droughts in decades, United Nations (UN) assistant secretary-general Reena Ghelani has said as she met with stakeholders to...
Lotus advances process optimisation work ahead of Letlhakane mine development
ASX-listed Lotus Resources has developed a detailed initial programme of work to maximise the potential of its Letlhakane uranium project, in Botswana. The company is working to update the...
Orion makes advances in acquiring control of Okiep copper project
Australia-headquartered Orion Minerals has made progress with acquiring a controlling interest in the Okiep copper project, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Orion and other relevant...
De Beers says third cycle sales higher than historical levels, but lags behind last year
Diamond miner De Beers says it generated about $445-million in revenue from its third sales cycle for this year. The figure represents the expected sales value from the company’s latest global...
UNTD calls for more fiscal flexibility to help developing countries reach SDGs
While the global economic slowdown in 2023 was less severe than expected, intergovernmental organisation United Nations Trade and Development (UNTD) has warned that a further deceleration in global...
Digital Earth Africa breaks barriers to participation in space economy
The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) has been appointed as the interim host for the pan-African Digital Earth Africa Programme Management Office. Digital Earth Africa...
GSSA to host West Coast Diamonds event, excursion in May
The Geological Society of South Africa’s (GSSA’s) Northern Cape branch will host a West Coast Diamonds event and excursion on May 17 and 18, in the Northern Cape. The event will be hosted at the...
Marula awarded trading licence for manganese mined in Kenya
Battery metals miner Marula Mining’s Kenyan representative company has been awarded a mineral dealer’s trading licence, granting it the right to buy, sell and export manganese ores. Marula...
Association unpacks likely copper demand trends driving growth up to 2040
Research commissioned by the International Copper Association (ICA) has found that copper’s future market share will be defined by regional trends and the green energy transition. The research,...
Jupiter lists achievements, goals in inaugural sustainability report
ASX-listed Jupiter Mines lists in its inaugural sustainability report, published on April 15, key areas for emission reduction such as optimising fuel use, exploring regenerative braking systems in...
Pensana appoints local expert as Longonjo site manager
London-listed rare earths miner Pensana has appointed Benedito Dumbo site manager of the Longonjo rare earths mine, in Angola, ahead of the project’s main construction phase. He has been a mining...
PGM recycling, lower-grade resources offer opportunities in low-price environment
With the platinum group metals (PGM) basket price remaining at low levels, particularly with platinum pricing at about $935/oz currently, investors are looking at how mining companies are able to...
Tiger Brands unveils brand new Black Cat peanut butter factory in Krugersdorp
Food processing company Tiger Brands has unveiled a new peanut butter manufacturing facility for its Black Cat brand in Chamdor, Krugersdorp. Having moved from another facility in Randfontein, the...
SA maize output to dip, but will cover local demand – bank
While South Africa’s maize production will be about 2.1-million tons lower this year, there is still enough to meet local consumption and supply neighbouring countries that are having difficult...
Draft IRP 2023 falls short ‘in every aspect’, says Just Share
As government considers the public comments made on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023 up to March 23, shareholder activism organisation Just Share has called for a remodel of the...
Minerals Council outlines mining’s ‘immense’ positive social impact
Industry body, the Minerals Council South Africa finds in a survey that 12 of its members, representing about 60% of the formal employment in the mining industry, spent R2.3-billion on...
Premier African Minerals to raise £2m to complete Zulu commissioning
Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has announced a subscription for 1.21-billion new ordinary shares at an issue price of 0.17p apiece to raise £2-million on or about April 17. The company will...
NextSource starts pilot-scale work at new battery anode site in Mauritius
TSX-listed NextSource Materials has made progress with the development of a battery anode facility in the Freeport Zone of Port Louis, Mauritius. Following a comprehensive process, the company...
BOD plans drilling at second anomaly discovered near its KX36 project
Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds (BOD) has discovered a second 6 ha anomaly close to a prior 12 ha anomaly announced in January, with the drilling of five holes to start once an environmental-impact...
Automotive experts unpack NEV growth projections, impact on platinum demand
As new energy vehicle (NEV) sales grow more moderately in reality than what was expected two years ago, demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) in the automotive sector is not trailing off as...
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