Merafe reports lower output but guides for higher interim earnings

JSE-listed Merafe Resources has reported that its share of ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, in South Africa, amounted to 28 000 t for the six months ended June 30 – a... 

PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y

ASX-listed Capricorn Metals has announced the results of its updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Mt Gibson gold project (MGGP), in Western Australia. The updated study includes underground... 

80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing

Aim-listed 80 Mile has announced a placing to raise about £1.9-million, before expenses, by way of the issue of 283.58-million new ordinary shares in the capital of the company to certain existing... 

Resouro lodges mining concession application for Brazil gold project

ASX-listed Resouro Strategic Metals has marked a further step in the advancement of the Novo Mundo gold project, in Brazil. The company reports that its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Ison do... 

Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit

London-listed Technology Minerals has secured a two-year extension of the St Patrick research permit in northwest Spain. The licence, which includes the historic Aramo mine and is held through the... 

Neo Energy Metals subsidiary signs site access agreement with Sibanye-Stillwater

London-listed Neo Energy Metals’ 70%-owned South African subsidiary, Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine, has signed a site access and contractorship agreement with Sibanye Gold, a subsidiary of... 

Coal miners face limited funding options

Despite coal being a significant contributor to South Africa’s GDP and electricity generation, funding for new coal mines from commercial banks is limited in the international and local market.... 

TFR making progress on coal rail line improvements

South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the industry has faced... 

Resolute drilling expands ABC mineral resource to over 3Moz of contained gold

ASX-listed Resolute Mining has expanded the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 100%-owned ABC project, in northwest Côte d’Ivoire. Since acquiring ABC in 2025, Resolute has completed over 31... 

Sarama completes sale of West Australian gold assets

TSX-V- and ASX-listed Sarama Resources has completed the sale of its majority and controlling interest in its Laverton gold projects, in Western Australia, to ASX-listed Riedel Resources for... 

Namib Minerals sets out development timelines, milestones for Redwing mine

Gold and exploration company Namib Minerals has set out the defined pathway and targeted milestone schedule for the restart of the Redwing mine, in Zimbabwe, and says the technical programme of a... 

Namibia Critical Metals launches next phase of Lofdal DFS in Namibia

TSX-V-listed Namibia Critical Metals says the joint management committee (JMC) overseeing the Lofdal heavy rare earths project, in Namibia, has approved the next phase of work under the definitive... 

Kazera receives $750 000 strategic partner payment for Whale Head Minerals project

Aim-listed Kazera Global has received the initial advance payment of $750 000 from South Africa AT Investments (SAI), as provided for under the long-term mining cooperation and production sharing... 

Mantengu disposes of Blue Ridge Platinum

JSE-listed Mantengu has concluded negotiations with Afresources Mining regarding the disposal of Mantengu’s entire shareholding and claims in its 70%-owned subsidiary Blue Ridge Platinum. Mantengu... 

South32 delivers strong operating results, accelerates portfolio transition

In its latest quarterly report, diversified miner South32 CEO Matt Daley says the group continued to deliver strong operating results, exceeding group production guidance for the financial year... 

Ramaphosa highlights importance of collaboration during South Africa-Namibia Binational Commission

Given the shared geology and geographical proximity between South Africa and Namibia, there is a compelling case for closer collaboration in exploration, infrastructure development, skills... 

Arkle expands drilling programme at Namibia uranium project

London-listed Arkle Resources has announced that the initial 1 500 m reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme at its Erongo uranium project, in Namibia, is proceeding as planned. Carnotite, a... 

Kodal monitoring Bougouni processing plant improvements following lower Q2 output

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals has reported that the spodumene production result for the second quarter ended June 30 was below management’s budget, mainly owing to maintenance and breakdown issues with... 

Perseus pursues value creating organic growth opportunities at the Yaouré gold mine

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has provided an update on the suite of growth projects being pursued at its Yaouré gold project, in Côte d’Ivoire, including results from ongoing resource definition... 

Higher sales volumes, prices contribute to significant earnings increases for Valterra

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Valterra Platinum expects its headline earnings and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended June 30 to increase by more than 1 388%... 

Capital reports record revenue in the second quarter

Mining services company Capital has reported another quarterly revenue record of $117.3-million for the three months ended June 30. This contributed to stronger-than-expected revenue of... 

West Red Lake Gold reports strong second-quarter operational performance

Canadian gold producer and developer West Red Lake Gold Mines has reported that meaningful progress has been made in the ramp-up of its Madsen mine, in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario,... 

CMC appoints GreenMet as strategic development partner for North American Critical Manganese Alliance

Exploration and development company Canadian Manganese Company (CMC) and financial services company GreenMet have announced the execution of a strategic development and capital formation letter of... 

Silicon Ridge PEA estimates $12.1-billion after-tax NPV

US-based, vertically integrated producer of advanced materials and critical mineral solutions Ionic Mineral Technologies (Ionic MT) has announced the results of an independent preliminary economic... 

TRX Gold reports record throughput, plant expansion milestones

TSX-listed TRX Gold Corporation CEO Stephen Mullowney says the company’s results for the quarter ended May 31 demonstrate that the company’s investments in plant optimisation are delivering... 

Traction Uranium terminates option agreement for the Hearty Bay project

Canadian uranium miner Traction Uranium Corporation has terminated its property option agreement with F4 Uranium Corp. The parties entered into an agreement in December 2021, giving Traction the... 

Exxaro celebrates commercial operation of Lephalale solar project

Diversified resources group Exxaro Resources has, through its wholly-owned renewable-energy business Cennergi, celebrated the commercial operations date milestone of the Lephalale solar project... 

Raubex advances process to decide on options for its shareholding in Bauba Resources

JSE-listed Raubex has advised shareholders that, further to its announcement on June 1, the company has advanced the process relating to the evaluation of strategic options for its investment in... 

Tusker’s Cameroon project shows significant rutile reserves

ASX-listed Tusker Minerals has announced a Joint Ore Reserve Committee (Jorc) exploration target of 2.1-billion to 2.6-billion tonnes at 2.1% to 2.3% total heavy minerals (THMs) for the Diwong... 

Nedbank CIB underwrites mining credit facility for the Geita gold mine

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) has structured and underwritten a $500-million credit facility for gold major AngloGold Ashanti's Geita gold mine, in Tanzania. In a media... 

Precious metals prices drop amid resurfacing Middle East tensions

Following the latest hostilities in the US war with Iran, precious metals prices dropped across the board, with the gold price falling back below $4 100/oz and silver below $60/oz. In its latest... 

De Beers to pause Venetia production amid portfolio, organisational changes

Diamond miner De Beers Group has, consistent with recent actions to improve business resilience, decided to pause production at its Venetia mine, in South Africa, for two years to reduce costs... 

Initial northerly exploration holes confirm continued mineralisation at Shuka’s Zambia zinc mine

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals has successfully completed the sixth and seventh drill holes, KBDD06 and KBDD07, in the previously unmined Speaks and Mine Club zones at its Kabwe zinc mine, in... 

Lake Victoria Gold mobilises senior project manager to Imwelo project

TSX-V-listed Lake Victoria Gold says Charl Coetzee of Sutton Consulting International has mobilised to the company’s fully permitted Imwelo gold project, in northwestern Tanzania, as project... 

Kazera subsidiary secures long-term strategic development partner for flagship project

Aim-listed Kazera Global’s subsidiary Whale Head Minerals (WHM) has entered into a long-term mining cooperation and production sharing agreement with South Africa AT Investments (SAI), establishing... 

Predictive Discovery delivers ‘outstanding’ third-quarter results at Guinea gold mine

TSX-listed Predictive Discovery (PDI) has reported that its Kiniero gold mine, in Guinea, delivered an outstanding operational performance during the quarter ended June 30. The company reports that... 

The Wilmington Group launches fully managed waste, recycling service for multi-site operations

The Wilmington Group, a recycling, secure destruction and managed waste services provider, has announced the launch of OneWaste – a fully managed waste and recycling service for organisations... 

Kamoa-Kakula’s second-quarter output reached 64 328 t of copper – Ivanhoe

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa-Kakula, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced 64 328 t of copper in the second quarter of this year, while improved mining rates and... 

DMCC’s Dubai Diamond Exchange, London Diamond Bourse sign MoU to strengthen global diamond trade

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the international business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, has announced a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the... 

Hamak reports further high-grade drilling results at Ghana gold project

Aim-listed Hamak Strategy has announced further high-grade reverse circulation (RC) intercepts from the Akoko oxide gold project, in south-west Ghana. Hamak CEO and executive director Karl Smithson...