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ITOCHU announces capital investment into Japanese consortium
Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corporation has announced an undisclosed additional capital investment into ITC Platinum Development (IPTD) – a Japanese consortium established by ITOCHU, Japan Organization for...
Perseus makes 9.9% investment in Aurum Resources
ASX-listed Perseus Mining has acquired a 9.9% interest in ASX-listed Aurum Resources through participation in the Aurum equity raising announced on March 23. Aurum is an emerging mineral...
Sylvania Platinum launches $2m share buyback programme
Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum has announced that it intends to conduct a share buyback programme on-market to buy ordinary shares at $0.01 each of the company's issued share capital, up to a maximum...
Mantashe, committee chairperson welcome recovery of Ekapa mineworkers’ bodies
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, on March 23, conducted an oversight visit to Ekapa Minerals’s Joint Shaft mine in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, where recovery operations...
Anglo American to delist from SIX Swiss Exchange
Diversified miner Anglo American has confirmed that an application for the delisting of the company's 1.18-billion ordinary shares of $0.62 each from the SIX Swiss Exchange has been approved. In a...
Mkango remains confident of Songwe, Puławy assets’ positive economic, social impact
Aim- and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources has announced the results of the updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Songwe Hill rare earths project, in Malawi, and of a prefeasibility study...
Ghana’s Parliament ratifies Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa mining lease
The Parliament of Ghana has ratified Aim-listed Atlantic Lithium’s mining lease for the flagship Ewoyaa project. The ratification constitutes the Parliament of Ghana's formal approval of the...
Exxaro delivers strong returns despite challenging year, makes strides in renewable energy projects
Diversified natural resources company Exxaro Resources has reported strong operational and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, amid the realisation of its diversification...
Advanced Navigation raises over €95m
Navigation and autonomous systems company Advanced Navigation has successfully raised £83-million, or about €95-million, in a Series C funding round, marking a definitive shift in the global...
Afema project’s resource grows to 4.65Moz – Turaco
ASX-listed Turaco Gold has announced continued rapid growth in its southeastern Côte d’Ivoire Afema project’s independent Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant mineral resource estimate...
Goldplat reports higher interim net profit, revenue
Aim-listed Goldplat says it continued to achieve strong profitable results for the six months ended December 31, 2025, with net profit having increased by 133% year-on-year to £3.28-million. The...
Tsodilo closes private placement to raise C$900 000 for Botswana project
TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement financing for gross proceeds to the company of C$900 000 on March 18 through the issuance of 4.5-million...
AMCU demands accountability after Implats fatality
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has, in a media statement, reacted with “anger and outrage” to the death of an employee at platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala...
Lucara recovers 36.92 ct blue diamond from Karowe
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered a 36.92 ct blue diamond from its 100%-owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. The diamond is described as a blue Type IIb of high quality and was...
Perseus subsidiary sells interest in Sudan project
ASX-listed Perseus Mining’s wholly owned subsidiary, Perseus Sudan Holdings, has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) to sell its 70% interest in the Meyas Sand project (MSGP), in Sudan, to Hong...
Botswana Minerals reports significant exploration progress
Mineral exploration and project development company Botswana Minerals has reported significant strategic progress for the six months ended December 31, 2025, during which the company was awarded...
Jupiter declares interim dividend
ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has announced an interim dividend of A$0.0055 a share for the period ended December 31, 2025. The dividend record date is March 23, with payment to occur on April 2.
Harena signs exclusivity agreement to acquire US rare earth, uranium permits
London-listed Harena Rare Earths has entered into an exclusivity agreement to evaluate the potential acquisition of a 100% interest in Paradigm Critical Minerals, the owner of heavy rare earth and...
Atlantic Lithium awaits ratification of mining lease for Côte d’Ivoire project
In its unaudited interim results for the half-year period ended December 31, 2025, Aim-listed Atlantic Lithium has reported that the lithium market has experienced a strong recovery, with prices...
Sasol launches destoning plant to improve coal quality, strengthen operational performance
Energy and chemicals group Sasol, on March 13, officially opened its new destoning plant, marking a significant milestone in efforts to enhance coal quality and drive improved operational...
Boss Mining urges DRC authorities to tackle illegal mining following landslide
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) Africa subsidiary Boss Mining has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to take the necessary measures to stop illegal activities and restore...
MC Mining reports lower interim revenue, but a narrowed net loss
ASX- and JSE-listed MC Mining has reported, in its interim financial report for the six months ended December 31, 2025, that its net loss after tax had narrowed by 2% year-on-year to $8.1-million,...
Lucara successfully places $350m of bonds
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp says it has successfully completed a private placement of $350-million of senior secured bonds. The company explains that the bonds will have a tenor of five years...
Jubilee secures additional high-grade feed, progresses Large Waste Rock project
Aim-listed Jubilee Metals has secured additional high-grade copper feed material for its Roan concentrator, in Zambia, for $1.8-million. Jubilee says it will settle the payment of $1.8-million, or...
EDF power solutions commissions 420 MW Koruson 1 wind power cluster
International energy company EDF power solutions has announced the commissioning of the 420 MW Koruson 1 cluster, including three wind farms, namely San Kraal, Phezukomoya and Coleskop, located...
Neo Energy Metals awaiting one regulatory clearance for Beisa mine acquisition
London-listed Neo Energy Metals has provided a clarification update with respect to its acquisition of the new Beisa mine – Beatrix 4 Shaft – in the Witwatersrand basin, South Africa, and...
Sibanye-Stillwater announces planned changes to its board committee structure
JSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has advised shareholders that, following the yearly review of governance effectiveness and, in line with the simplification drive across the group, the board has...
Alphamin reports 7% increase in tin production, 25% Ebitda increase
JSE-listed Alphamin Resources has reported a 7% increase in tin production to 18 576 t for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was in line with revised guidance. Overall processing recoveries...
Liberty Coal recommissions dragline following refurbishment programme
Coal company Liberty Coal has successfully recommissioned a key dragline at its Optimum Colliery, in Mpumalanga, following the completion of a comprehensive refurbishment and technical restoration...
Brazil project a ‘major opportunity’ to replicate Rainbow’s South African successes
London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has announced an economic assessment for the Uberaba project, in Brazil, and says it has reached an agreement with US-based producer and marketer of concentrated...
Canyon’s Cameroon bauxite project on track for first production
ASX-listed Canyon Resources has reported that a surface miner has now been mobilised to site at its Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, with mining operations scheduled to begin before the...
Oil could hit $150/bbl, WoodMac warns
With 15-million barrels a day of Gulf supply suddenly offline, global oil demand will need to fall to rebalance the market, a process that could require prices to reach $150/bbl, new analysis by...
Rome Resources sets its sights on Canadian tin, critical minerals assets
London-listed Rome Resources, which has exploration assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has entered into an option agreement to acquire working interests in early-stage exploration...
Kendrick Resources starts Phase 2 drilling on Namibia rare earth project
London-listed Kendrick Resources has reported the start of Phase 2 drilling on the Teufelskuppe (TK) and Keishohe (KH) rare earth carbonatites at its Bonya rare earth project, in Namibia. Based on...
Kropz announces third drawdown on loan for Elandsfontein
Aim-listed phosphate producer and developer Kropz has reported that the third drawdown on the loan facility, for an amount of R40-million, has been made from a previously announced loan with the...
Merafe reports big drop in revenue, HEPS on idled smelters
Following a challenging year for the company, Merafe Resources has reported a 31% decrease in revenue to R5.84-billion, and a 72% decrease in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to 12.2c for the...
MQA celebrates its thirtieth anniversary
The Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) has commemorated its thirtieth anniversary, underscoring three decades of advancing skills development in South Africa’s mining and minerals sector. In a...
Middle East conflict threatens Asian LNG demand growth over next decade, WoodMac warns
Consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) has reported that its analysis indicates that the Middle East conflict could disrupt 200-million tonnes a year of forecast Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
US-Israel war sends shockwaves through commodity markets
The US-Israel war on Iran has sent shockwaves through commodity markets since February 28, resulting in a 4.5% week-on-week rise in the Bloomberg Commodity Index as of March 5, led by gains in the...
TIPS learning event highlights diversification potential for coal-dependent communities
As the world embraces a just transition towards decarbonisation, the need to diversify local economies, especially in areas dominated by coal mining and coal-fired power generation, becomes...
Miners urged to improve balance between being a ‘great’ company and an attractive investment stock
In order to reach their full potential, companies need to be able to balance being a "great company" and a "great stock", according to management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG’s)...
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