Gold price underpins Caledonia’s strong full-year performance

Gold miner Caledonia Mining achieved a year of strong revenue, profit and cash generation, alongside continued progress on its growth strategy across the Blanket mine and its Bilboes and Motapa... 

Business entities outline risks Middle East conflict poses for South Africa

The war in the Middle East is likely to harm the global economy and South Africa’s government needs to support local businesses in the work to contain the impact, business organisation Business... 

Emmerson to raise £850 000

Aim-listed Emmerson has closed a placing and concluded a bookbuild, raising gross proceeds of £750 000 through the issue of, in aggregate, 37.5-million new ordinary shares. The company has also... 

Epiroc secures large order for autonomous, electric mining equipment in Africa

Mining and infrastructure industries productivity and sustainability partner Epiroc has won a large order for autonomous and electric surface mining equipment in Africa. The customer has ordered a... 

Botswana Minerals to raise £1.15m, makes board changes

Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has undertaken a company-arranged fundraising consisting of a placing and subscription with existing and new investors to raise £1.15-million through the issue of... 

Capital expects further growth after stronger 2025 performance

London-listed mining services company Capital achieved strong results for the year ended December 31, 2025, marking a clear transition from the challenges of the prior year, executive chairperson... 

Botswana Minerals identifies copper, lead/zinc target systems in Botswana

Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has reported encouraging results from integrated geological and AI-enhanced initial exploration analysis across its copper prospecting licences in north-west Botswana.... 

Council explores potential of Gold as a Service platform for digital

Industry body the World Gold Council’s latest White Paper, co-authored with Boston Consulting Group, explores the potential of “Gold as a Service” – a new platform to support the issuance and... 

Orion to pay final R14.74m for a controlling interest in Okiep this week

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals expects to finalise the settlement of the remaining R14.74-million consideration for the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Okiep copper project (OCP),... 

Sibanye-Stillwater welcomes US commerce dept’s preliminary determination on Russian palladium imports

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has welcomed the US Department of Commerce’s preliminary affirmative determination on March 6 regarding the countervailing duty (CVD) petition filed by the... 

Atlantic Lithium secures $16.4m funding to advance Ghana project

Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium has secured access to funding of up to a combined value of $16.4-million (A$23.1-million or £12.2-million). This comprises a strategic investment, from a... 

Upward Spiral highlights service offering for mining, industrial sustainability

Mining, logistics and waste management company Upward Spiral 1471 on March 12 showcased its offering for mining and industries, hosting a media engagement to demonstrate its suite of local products... 

Botswana Diamonds changes its name as it diversifies into copper

London-listed diamond miner Botswana Diamonds has changed its name to Botswana Minerals, to reflect the expanded strategy of the company. “Botswana is a top location for exploration – geologically,... 

Platinum jewellery remains resilient – PGI

Amid record precious metals pricing and shifting luxury demand dynamics, platinum jewellery is demonstrating notable resilience, supported by substitution trends versus gold and continued strength... 

Premier raises £500 000

London-listed Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £500 000 before expenses through the issue of new ordinary shares. Moreover, the company has settled £100 000 of... 

De Beers pays tribute to board member Matome Malema

Global miner De Beers Group reports that Matome Tsholetsa Malema, CEO of the Minerals Development Company Botswana (MDCB) and De Beers board member, has passed away. Malema was appointed to the De... 

Toubani makes final investment decision for Mali project

ASX-listed Toubani Resources’ board has approved a positive final investment decision (FID) for the Kobada gold project, in Mali. Following the approval, construction activities have now formally... 

Akobo records its strongest operational quarter yet

The fourth quarter of 2025 was the strong operational quarter yet for Scandinavian gold producer and explorer Akobo Minerals, with revenues of SKr29.8-million ($3.2-million) and earnings before... 

Environmental dept launches national consultation on EIA reforms

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in collaboration with the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, provincial environmental affairs departments and other... 

Tulu Kapi project progressing as scheduled

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper notes contractor Lycopodium’s announcement detailing its award of an engineering, supply and labour hire contract for the development of Kefi’s Tulu Kapi gold... 

David Edwards appointed Wia Gold CFO

ASX-listed Wia Gold has appointed David Edwards CFO, effective March 9. Edwards brings highly relevant financial and corporate experience to support Wia’s strategy of advancing the Kokoseb gold... 

Endeavour reports fatal accident at Burkina Faso mine

London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining reports that a contractor colleague passed away on March 6, as a result of injuries sustained in an incident that occurred during maintenance activities... 

Rand Refinery expands bursary programme, socioeconomic initiatives

Precious metals refiner Rand Refinery has expanded its bursary programme and socioeconomic initiatives. Since its inception in 2023, the Rand Refinery Bursary Scheme has grown, with the number of... 

Blencowe’s Iyan MRE increases overall Ugandan project mineral base

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the recently discovered Iyan deposit at its 100%-owned... 

Kavango raises $8.4m through Zimbabwe, UK subscriptions

London-listed Kavango Resources has raised, by way of subscription, about $4.7-million in Zimbabwe and £2.8-million in the UK, totalling about $8.4-million.  A total of 629.99-million new ordinary... 

Northam ups credit facility by R2bn to support renewables

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has successfully concluded and implemented an agreement to increase its existing revolving credit facility (RCF) from R11.3-billion to R13.3-billion to support its... 

Copper 360 confirms board changes

JSE-listed Copper 360 has appointed Gordon Thompson and Seten Naidoo as executive directors with effect from March 2. The board says it has conducted a fit-and-proper assessment of both, and is... 

Thungela warns of a loss as a result of impairments

JSE-listed Thungela Resources expects to report a loss a share of between R53.50 and R56 for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with the earnings a share of R26.76 reported for 2024. The... 

Kore making strides to gain full ownership of Kola project

JSE-, Aim- and ASX-listed Kore Potash announced the purchase of a 0.46% interest in the share capital of Sintoukola Potash SA (SPSA) and the conditional right to acquire the remaining interest in... 

Exxaro completes R10.6bn manganese asset acquisition

Diversified natural resources company Exxaro Resources now holds an effective interest in select manganese assets of Ntsimbintle Holdings and OMH. This entails 100% ownership of Ntsimbintle Mining,... 

Rio Tinto approves R8.5bn Zulti South investment, lifts project suspension

Mining major Rio Tinto has approved its subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals’ (RBM’s) Zulti South project, lifting the suspension which had been in place since January 2020. The about R8.5-billion... 

Air Liquide invests R100m in Wits – South Africa Hydrogen Localisation Initiative

Gas solutions provider Air Liquide South Africa, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and nonprofit the Localisation Support Fund (LSF) on February 27 officially launched the Wits – South... 

South32 Mozambique smelter pause threatens jobs, Eskom earnings

Australian diversified miner South32 has confirmed that its Mozal aluminium smelter, in Mozambique, will be put into care and maintenance in March. “As announced in December 2025, Mozal aluminium... 

Botswana Diamonds changes its name as it expands focus

London-listed diamond miner Botswana Diamonds has changed its name to Botswana Minerals, to reflect the expanded strategy of the company. “Botswana is a top location for exploration – geologically,... 

Kendrick to acquire rare earth licences in Namibia

London-listed Kendrick Resources has exercised a previously announced option and entered into a definitive agreement with Bonya Exploration, which owns Namibia exploration licences EPL4458 and EPL... 

Kagem achieves four-year LTI-free milestone

Emerald producer Kagem Mining, which has operations in Zambia, has been recognised by that country’s Minerals Regulation Commission for its four-year lost time injury- (LTI-) free achievement.... 

Caledonia appoints arrangers for interim funding facility

London-listed Caledonia Mining has appointed Standard Bank Group member Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and CBZ Bank as co‑lead arrangers for an interim funding facility. The facility forms part of the... 

Discussions continue over Burkina Faso government’s interest in Kiaka – West African

ASX-listed West African Resources has acknowledged recent media reports following the publication of the minutes of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Burkina Faso government, held on... 

Gemfields earns $53m from February ruby auction

Gemstone miner Gemfields earned revenue of $53-million from a mixed-quality rough ruby auction held from February 9 to 20.  The gemstones were extracted by Gemfields’ 75%-owned Montepuez Ruby... 

AngloGold’s earnings benefit from strong production growth

Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti, with a portfolio of ten operating assets across three continents, delivered record free cash flow of $2.9-billion in 2025 on the back of strong production growth,...