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BHP global generative exploration head Dr Cam McCuaig.
Exploration workshop sessions initiated in Africa by BHP
15th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A series of workshops to promote and support greater intelligence and collaboration in minerals exploration in key mining jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa are to be conducted by global mining... 


Canyon CEO resigns
13th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Peter Secker has tendered his resignation as CEO of ASX-listed Canyon Resources CEO, citing personal reasons. He will, however, remain in his role over the coming months to lead Canyon through the... 


Molten gold
Venezuela hopes to lure back international miners, but it's a risky business
13th April 2026 By: Reuters

Venezuela's effort to attract foreign investors to develop its gold, iron and bauxite seams has enthusiastic backing from the Trump administration but faces big challenges, including armed groups... 


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Creamer Media consolidates global resources coverage under Mining Weekly International banner
13th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly has launched a new daily email newsletter and related webpage to consolidate its global resources coverage under the Mining Weekly International banner. Each weekday,... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Proudly South African drill rigs without human intervention on way
31st March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s Master Drilling, the Fochville-based company which on Tuesday reported a $292-million revenue record plus a nigh billion-dollar 2026 order book, is introducing autonomous drilling... 


Minerals Council South Africa Acting Chief Economist Bongani Motsa.
Flow-through can advance South African exploration, says Minerals Council economist
30th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The introduction of a flow-through shares incentive scheme by the South African government would solve this country’s exploration problems. A slide with words to that effect was prominently... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Minerals Council CEO reiterates need for coordinated cross-govt policy environment
27th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane on Friday reiterated South Africa’s urgent need for a coordinated cross-government policy environment directed at stimulating responsible and... 


Geraldine Slattery
Energy security overtakes decarbonisation as resources become tools of power, says BHP's Slattery
24th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The global mining and energy landscape has entered a period of “structural volatility” that is redefining resources from being traded commodities to instruments of national power, BHP Australia... 


Rio shuts bauxite mines as cyclone hits north-east Australia
Rio shuts bauxite mines as cyclone hits north-east Australia
20th March 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, temporarily shut its Amrun and Andoom bauxite mines in Northern Queensland as tropical cyclone Narelle battered northeast Australia. Those mines... 


Ship carrying bauxite from Guinea
Guinea weighs bauxite export quotas as prices slide and freight costs rise
17th March 2026 By: Reuters

Guinea, the world's top bauxite producer, is considering introducing export quotas for mining companies as early as this month, according to four sources familiar with the matter, as global prices... 


Canyon’s Cameroon bauxite project on track for first production
Canyon’s Cameroon bauxite project on track for first production
11th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

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... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Turn wealth beneath soil into prosperity for all, Minerals Council CEO pleads
10th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s mining sector must be a national economic priority so as to unleash its inherent and powerful multiplier effects, make inroads into high levels of unemployment and contribute to... 


Minister Tim Hodgson at the PDAC Convention this week
Canada sharpens critical minerals pitch at PDAC Convention
4th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles,... 


Nigeria, AFC sign $1.3bn deal to build alumina refinery
2nd March 2026 By: Reuters

Nigeria has signed a $1.3-billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build an alumina refinery and fund nationwide mineral exploration, the government said late on Sunday, in... 


Globally rated Metals & Mining Analyst and Portfolio Manager Shamim Mansoor.
Turning wealth in ground into wealth for South Africa’s people is a must, says analyst
26th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa is at a pivotal juncture. It can choose to remain a supplier of raw commodities that enrich other countries or become a global leader in mineral‑based industries, says globally rated... 


Alcoa forced to pay A$55m after illegally clearing Australian native forest
Alcoa forced to pay A$55m after illegally clearing Australian native forest
18th February 2026 By: Reuters

US aluminium company Alcoa will pay A$55-million to remediate native forest it illegally cleared in Western Australia in order to mine bauxite, Australia’s environment ministry said on Wednesday.... 


Canyon Resources targets first mining at Minim Martap early this year
6th February 2026 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has said its Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, is transitioning into the mining phase, with commissioning of the surface miner scheduled for February, while... 


BHP's innovative Xplor programme in South Africa.
South Africa is hosting BHP’s biggest-ever explorer-technology-data bootcamp
3rd February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa is hosting the most intensive mineral systems thrust ever conducted by the exploration advancement programme being innovatively implemented by major mining company BHP. Brought... 


Bauxite being loaded onto ships
Guinea's bauxite exports jump 25% to 183 million tons in 2025 on Chinese demand
26th January 2026 By: Reuters

Guinea's bauxite exports rose 25% in 2025 to 182.8-million metric tons, official data seen by Reuters showed, cementing its dominance in aluminium ore supply. A record 74% of shipments went to... 


Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
26th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand and tight supplies of key minerals hint at a new supercycle in the sector. With a nearly 90%... 


South32 Arctic and Bornite projects.
South32 targeting Arctic project in Alaska with joint venture partner
22nd January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed South32 is targeting the copper-dominant Arctic project in the Ambler mining district of north-western Alaska with its Canada-based 50:50 joint venture (JV)... 


Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott
Rio Tinto leans on copper as Pilbara steadies after earlier storms
21st January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto reported robust production results for 2025, highlighted by an 8% year-on-year increase in copper-equivalent output. The strong performance was driven by the company’s... 


Absa CIB Coverage Head for Resources and Energy Shirley Webber.
Call for Africa to turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
13th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa does not have the luxury of treating regional cooperation and regional beneficiation as afterthoughts. If the continent continues to negotiate in small, fragmented units, the result will be... 


Canyon’s Minim Martap bauxite project on track for first shipment in June
8th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, remains on schedule for first production and an initial bauxite shipment in late June, as mining, logistics, infrastructure,... 


Aluminium smelting is electricity intensive.
South32, Eskom jointly exploring post-2031 power options for Hillside Aluminium
19th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Studies being undertaken on the future power source for South32’s Hillside Aluminium beyond 2031 are taking place amid awareness of the different energy levers that can potentially be pulled. The... 


NTCSA CEO Monde Bala
NTCSA says any electricity deal to salvage Mozal must ensure its financial sustainability
17th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it remains open to finding a solution for the Mozal aluminium smelter. But it also insists that any new electricity supply... 


Guinea launches construction of $1.2bn WCAG alumina refinery
15th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Guinean government has officially launched construction of the Winning Consortium Alumina Guinea (WCAG) alumina refinery in Dobali, in the Boké prefecture. The refinery is a key part of the... 


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Canyon progressing Cameroon development despite minor delays
8th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has highlighted development progress at its Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon. Following the recent election in the country, which eventuated in the re-election... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore calculates
4th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global energy transition needs investment of a further $304-trillion, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle pointed out during the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed diversified mining and marketing... 


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Global bauxite production outlook lowered for 2025
28th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Global bauxite production growth is expected to slow to 2% this year, reaching 451.3-million tonnes, after forecasts were revised down by BMI – A Fitch Solutions company – in its ‘Global Bauxite... 


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