Namib Minerals signs indicative $30m Ecobank term sheet for Redwing bankability programme

Gold and exploration company Namib Minerals’ subsidiary Bulawayo Mining Company has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Ecobank Zimbabwe for a proposed nondilutive $30-million, 36-month loan... 

Roadmap outlined to turn gas supply crisis into transformative opportunity

As South Africa faces a gas cliff – precipitated by waning supply from Mozambique’s Pande and Temane fields – some in the local gas sector believe the challenge could be leveraged to help transform... 

Millennial Potash extends mineralisation at Gabon project

TSX-V-listed Millenial Potash Corporation has announced another significant drilling milestone at its Banio project, in Gabon, where the extension of drillhole BA-006 intersected a further about 40... 

Gold Dealer Assurance Programme designed to boost trust in global retail gold market

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched the Gold Dealer Assurance Programme (GDAP) as an independently operated global programme designed to strengthen trust and transparency in the... 

De Beers reports lower Q3 output; raises full-year guidance on increased Gahcho Kué stake

Diamond miner De Beers has reported an 11% year-on-year decrease in rough diamond production to 6.8-million carats for the quarter ended September 30, primarily driven by planned plant maintenance... 

Momentum for digital gold builds, addressing barriers could help unlock $700bn opportunity

The digital gold market, valued at an estimated $45-billion to $55-billion today, could unlock up to $700-billion in latent demand, according to new research from the World Gold Council (WGC) and... 

Kodal to explore Ghana lithium project

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals has entered into a binding agreement with Ghanaian mining consultancy GH Geo-Consult Limited (GGCL) in relation to the Asamankese lithium project, in Ghana. Under the... 

Gemfields’ latest ruby auction yields $52m

Aim-listed Gemfields reports that its latest auction of mixed-quality rough rubies, recovered from Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), in Mozambique, generated total revenues of $52-million. The auction,... 

Gamsberg Phase II expansion doubles zinc ore capacity

The R10-billion Gamsberg Phase II expansion of Vedanta Zinc International (VZI), the Southern African zinc business of Vedanta Limited, was officially opened by President Cyril Ramaphosa on October... 

Trafigura appoints new Zambian executive director

Commodities trader Trafigura has announced the appointment of Chipokota Mwanawasa as executive director in Zambia. In her new role, Mwanawasa will coordinate Trafigura’s activities in Zambia across... 

Strong commodity prices in 2025 ensure modest growth backing for SA mining – Minerals Council

While the South African mining sector continues to navigate a period of profound international and domestic change, this year has reinforced both the resilience of the sector and the importance of... 

Gautrain’s next 15 years take shape with appointment of new operator

Sihamba Sonke Mobility (SSM) – a consortium comprising the AIIM-Motseng JV, Alstom, RATP Dev, GIBB-Crede, AIH Connect and SSM InvestCo – has been appointed as operator of passenger rail company... 

Ilmenite market conditions remained challenging, zircon market continued to tighten in Q3 – Kenmare

While market conditions for titanium feedstocks remained challenging in the third quarter of this year, with prices continuing to be under pressure owing to oversupply, London-listed Kenmare... 

Capital reports higher revenue, drilling platform gains momentum

London-listed Capital has delivered group revenue of $115.7-million for the third quarter – a 23.3% increase year-on-year but a 1.4% decrease quarter-on-quarter.  Revenue for the first nine months... 

Valterra joins Northam as a buyer of Tharisa PGM concentrate

Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tharisa Minerals has agreed to sell 50% of the platinum group metal (PGM) concentrate produced at its... 

ARM welcomes judgment on Pula Group litigation

JSE-listed African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has welcomed the judgment of the High Court of Tanzania, on October 9, in which the Tanzanian Court struck out a lawsuit by the Pula group of companies... 

Regional integration necessary to enable value addition from critical mineral mining across SADC

As demand for critical minerals continues to grow amid a global energy transition, Southern Africa’s abundance of minerals, including copper, cobalt and lithium, offers opportunities to establish... 

TRIM upgrading critical infrastructure on the iron-ore export line

The State-owned Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) says extensive maintenance and renewal work is under way along the 861 km iron-ore export line stretching from Sishen, in the Northern... 

Meantime Resources lists on London’s Aim market

Mining investment company Meantime Resources has announced admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the Aim market of the LSE. In connection with the admission, the company has successfully... 

Gold remains under pressure as Middle East tensions persist

Precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals says gold has remained under pressure as continued tensions in the Middle East push oil prices higher. In its latest ‘Precious... 

Arkle announces first phase drilling results from Namibia uranium project

London-listed Arkle Resources has announced the results of the first phase of drilling at its paleochannel targets on EPL 8995, which is part of the company's Erongo uranium project, in Namibia,... 

Blencowe appoints nonexec chairperson; interim CEO joins the board

Cameron Pearce has resigned as executive chairperson and director of London-listed Blencowe Resources with immediate effect and is succeeded by nonexecutive director Sam Quinn, who has been... 

Legal due diligence for proposed disposal of Jubilee’s Large Waste Project concluded

Zambia-focused integrated copper producer and resource developer Jubilee Metals, which is listed on the LSE’s Aim and the JSE’s AltX, says the legal due diligence in respect of the proposed... 

NESR, Aramco sign agreement to deliver Saudi Arabia’s first direct lithium extraction project

Oilfield services provider National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) has announced that its business segment NESR Environmental and Decarbonisation Applications (NEDA), has entered into an agreement... 

Aclara, CAP inaugurate Chile rare earth metals, alloys demo plant

TSX-listed rare earths developer Aclara Resources and its joint venture (JV) partner CAP have launched a demonstration plant to develop the technology to produce rare earth metals and alloys at... 

Aquitaine closes C$47m strategic financing with Kinross Gold, Alpayana

Vancouver-based private gold and strategic metals exploration company Aquitaine Metals has completed a nonbrokered strategic private placement with Kinross Gold Corporation and Latin American miner... 

Preliminary results indicate ‘highly competitive’ capital cost for Ontario lithium converter plant

TSX-V-listed Rock Tech Lithium has announced preliminary results from the ongoing definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Red Rock converter, in Ontario, Canada. The company reports that the... 

Traxys Europe, Abenójar Tungsten sign offtake agreement

Traxys Europe, a member of the Traxys Group –  a physical commodity trader and merchant in the metals and natural resources sectors – and Abenójar Tungsten (ABT) have signed a definitive, long-term... 

Steenkampskraal mine opens Phase 1 of monazite concentrate plant

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has officially opened the Phase 1 concentrate plant at the Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM), in the Western Cape, in the presence of... 

Wesizwe places Bakubung concentrator plant on care and maintenance

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum has informed shareholders that the Bakubung platinum mine concentrator plant, in the North West, has been placed on care and maintenance while the company prioritises... 

ZCCM-IH gives its approval for $498m tailings leach plant at KCM in Zambia

Aim-listed ZCCM Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has given its shareholder approval for a new $498-million new tailings leach plant (TLP) at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), in Zambia, in which ZCCM-IH... 

Allied Gold reports resource growth, mine life extension potential at Ethiopia mine

TSX-listed Allied Gold Corporation has provided an update on exploration at the Kurmuk mine, in western Ethiopia, highlighting exploration progress and the expansion of the mineralised zones within... 

Kenzoll Capital partners with MSF Commercials to revive Namibia diamond mine

Dutch private equity and special situations investor Kenzoll Capital has partnered with MSF Commercials to restart operations at the Sperrgebiet diamond mine, formerly known as the Elizabeth Bay... 

Askari completes district-scale soil programme to define new Uis priority targets

ASX-listed Askari Metals has completed a project-wide soil geochemical sampling campaign across an exclusive prospecting licence (EPL) at its Uis project in the Erongo region of Namibia. The... 

Abu Dhabi firm makes offer to acquire African titanium minerals miner

London-listed Kenmare Resources has informed shareholders that it has received a nonbinding proposal from Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holdings (IRH) regarding a possible cash offer for... 

Capital enters Australian market, raises revenue guidance

London-listed mining services group Capital has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Metres Down Under (MDU), a specialist underground drilling company headquartered in... 

Premier African Minerals to raise £1.2m for Zimbabwe project

London-listed Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £1.2-million before expenses through the issue of 27.52-billion new ordinary shares of nil par value in the... 

R170bn clean-energy and electric-mobility opportunity mapped for South Africa

Green economy nonprofit GreenCape, in partnership with UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK-PACT), has published the ‘2026 National Renewable Energy market intelligence report’... 

Kropz to increase Nanophos production capacity at Elandsfontein

As Aim-listed Kropz shifts its focus to Nanophos production, the company reports that it plans to increase Nanophos production capacity at its Elandsfontein site, in the Western Cape to 180 000... 

EnerVenue opens world’s first high volume production line for nickel-hydrogen battery

US energy storage company EnerVenue has started production at the world’s first high volume manufacturing line for the Aqueous Metal Cell (AMC). Ground was broken at the Wujin, China site in April.