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Sabrina Jardim is a Creamer Media Online Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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...
George lauds community cleanup efforts across South Africa
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has commended the “remarkable efforts” of South Africans in restoring pride in communities through widespread cleanup initiatives....
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...
Masondo to run Comrades in support of early childhood development cause
Deputy Finance Minister Dr David Masondo will, on June 8, participate in his seventh Comrades Marathon in support of early childhood development (ECD). Running under the banner of the Community...
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...
Private security industry bodies challenge proposed firearms regulations
Leading private security industry bodies have united in opposition to recently published amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations concerning firearms control. The South African...
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...
Applications open for $150 000 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant
Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC) has opened applications for its yearly Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant. This grant provides early-career African scientists...
South Africa participates in P4G Summit in Vietnam
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy Minister Narend Singh is leading South Africa’s delegation at the 2025 Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals (P4G) Summit, in Hanoi, Vietnam,...
South Africa listed property stocks bounce back despite unsteady global markets
Despite the “turbulence” in global markets, the South African real estate investment trust (Reit) sector is in significantly better shape today than it was five years ago, according to Merchant...
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...
PMI, Green Project Management establish JV to advance sustainability in project management worldwide
Project management authority Project Management Institute (PMI) has signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture (JV) with Green Project Management (GPM), a pioneer in sustainable and...
New toll road payment technology reduces fraud by 90%
The introduction of a new online toll solution from financial services provider FNB is "revolutionising" toll road payments, and reducing fraud related to toll road payment methods.
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries, Unctad says
A sweeping spate of steeper tariffs recently introduced by major economies are raising concerns over escalating trade tensions and their impact on developing countries, says intergovernmental...
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...
Vunani Coronation Training Academy celebrates 21 years
The Vunani Coronation Training Academy celebrated 21 years as Africa’s only dedicated training academy for equity investment analysts, offering intensive on-the-job training and mentorship. The...
Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m initiative to drive circular economy innovation in South Africa
Transform – a partnership between the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Unilever and EY – is empowering South Africa’s circular economy with R9-million in grant funding and business...
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...
Theft, vandalism of electricity infrastructure remains a threat – Eskom
While State-owned utility Eskom has noted a decline in criminal activities targeting its electrical infrastructure – including mini-substations, high-voltage pylons and transformers – compared with...
Itac approves duty waiver on caustic soda
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has approved African Chemical’s (AfriChem’s) application for the creation of a rebate facility on caustic soda. Itac notes...
Durban Multipurpose Terminal records historic volumes for 2024/25 financial year
The Durban Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) has achieved a record-breaking performance, exceeding 200 000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) – the highest in its history – for the 2024/25 financial...
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...
South African citrus exporters worried about US tariff impact on jobs, industry growth
South African citrus producers and other participants in the citrus export value chain may need to absorb a portion of the 30% reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump if American...
TNPA issues RfP for liquid bulk terminal operator at Port of Cape Town
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...
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...
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