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State exploration programme targets critical minerals
11th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa’s government geological agency the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has introduced a high-resolution mapping programme to identify areas with potential to host critical minerals, with the... 


Emerita exploration
Emerita appoints Belan chairperson
10th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver explorer Emerita Resources has appointed Joseph Belan executive chairperson effective September 9. He succeeds David Patterson who stepped down as... 


Chile President Jose Antonio Kast
Chile proposes market reform to boost junior mining exploration
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

Chile has introduced a capital markets reform aimed at boosting early-stage mining exploration and attracting foreign capital to the world's top copper producer and second-largest lithium supplier,... 


The Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC
Congo extends State control over mining with bid to lock down geological data
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially extending state influence over the development of... 



Drill core sample from Mushima North
Tertiary Minerals announces results from Phase 4 infill drilling at Zambia project
7th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has announced additional laboratory analytical results from the recent Phase 4 drill programme at the Discovery zone in Target A1, at its Mushima North project in... 


Serval Resources CEO Robin Birchall
Serval confirms renewal of exploration licences in Botswana
4th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Copper and future metals developer Serval Resources has confirmed that all exploration licences within its Botswana portfolio have now been renewed. The latest renewals include PL 061/2021, PL... 


Cerro Caliche project area, in Mexico
Sonoro makes two key VP appointments for Mexican exploration excellence
3rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Sonoro Gold Corporation has promoted Oscar Armando González Peña to exploration VP and Melvin Herdrick to senior VP for Mexico. Gonzáles has worked as exploration manager and chief... 


A schematic of the Hamama area
Aton secures up to $30m loan from OU Moonrider
2nd September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has entered into an agreement with its majority shareholder OU Moonrider for a loan facility of up to $30-million. The facility may be drawn down in one or more tranches... 


A map indicating the location of the Fougnar licences
Talisman's Morocco licences renewed
1st September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Morocco Ministry of Energy and Mines has renewed London-listed Talisman Metals' Fougnar licences – two exploration licences that make up the company's Fougnar project. Both licences are valid... 


Argentina landscape
Canadian explorer Latin Metals, AI specialist to sift through Argentina exploration dataset
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Latin Metals has entered into a services, data use and royalty agreement with Geomorphic AI Corporation to apply its AI and geoscience platform to Latin Metals' extensive proprietary... 


The Qala Shallows mine
West Wits director resigns to focus on role as CEO, MD of Golden State Mining
1st September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Keith Middleton has resigned as nonexecutive director of ASX-listed West Wits Mining, with effect from September 1, to focus on his role as CEO and MD of fellow ASX-listed company Golden State... 


Olympus scandium project area
Australian explorer Hawk nears start of exploration on scandium prospect
31st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Hawk Resources has secured a mining entry permit for the Olympus scandium project by the Western Australian government's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. The mining entry permit is a... 


Rock-sounding tech, government-business partnership, next-generation platform make headlines
Rock-sounding tech, government-business partnership, next-generation platform make headlines
28th August 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the CSIR’s recent test of digital rock-sounding technology at Harmony Gold’s Mponeng mine; Minerals Council South Africa is positive about the launch... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


Capital provides integrated drilling and blasting services
Capital raises full-year revenue guidance on strong first-half performance
20th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed mining services group Capital has raised its full-year revenue guidance to between $430-million and $450-million, from the previous guidance of $410-million to $440-million, after a... 


Gold
Canadian miner StrikePoint buys Newmont's gold prospect in Nevada
19th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

British Columbia-based StrikePoint Gold has entered into definitive agreements with subsidiaries of gold mining major Newmont Corporation to acquire the Northumberland gold project, in Nevada, for... 


Fenelon project area
Wallbridge resumes exploration in Québec as wildfire risk subsides
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Wallbridge Mining Company has advised it can return to normal operations at the Fenelon gold project and across the Detour-Fenelon gold trend property, in Québec, following an evacuation... 


Arc Minerals selects drilling contractor for Botswana project
Arc Minerals selects drilling contractor for Botswana project
17th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed exploration company Arc Minerals has selected an experienced drilling contractor for the imminent exploration diamond drilling programme at its PL135/2017 licence, which forms part of... 


Resolute, Nimba Mining establish JV dedicated to gold exploration in Guinea
Resolute, Nimba Mining establish JV dedicated to gold exploration in Guinea
17th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Resolute Mining and Nimba Mining Gold (NMG) – an affiliate of Guinea State-owned mining group Nimba Mining Company (NMC) – have jointly signed the articles of association of Landaya... 


EU Gold completes maiden diamond drilling at Côte d'Ivoire project
EU Gold completes maiden diamond drilling at Côte d'Ivoire project
14th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Gold exploration company EU Gold Mining has reported the results of the maiden diamond drilling programme completed at its Kimoukro gold project, in Côte d'Ivoire, by its 100%-owned Ivorian... 


The above image depicts Ideon Technologies’ REVEAL Platform
Cosmic-ray imaging improves critical minerals recovery
14th August 2026 By: Lynne Davies

With a variety of applications – including block caving, exploration and resource characterisation, heap leaching and stockpile monitoring – Canadian mining tech company Ideon Technologies’ REVEAL... 


Shuka CEO Richard Lloyd
Shuka identifies new orebody at Kabwe
13th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Dual-listed Shuka Minerals has successfully completed the ninth drill hole, KBDD09, slightly to the south of the previously unmined Speaks and Mine Club zones at its Kabwe zinc mine, in Zambia. The... 


Reverse circulation drilling
Fortuna acquires Senegal gold project from IAMGOLD, Barrick
11th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and TSX-listed Fortuna Mining Corp has acquired the Bambadji gold project in Senegal through the purchase of certain Senegalese subsidiaries held by Barrick Mining Corporation and IAMGOLD... 


Uranium
Terra Clean Energy consolidates, digitises vast historical exploration database for Marysvale project
11th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian uranium explorer Terra Clean Energy Corporation has completed the acquisition, compilation and digitisation of a significant historical exploration database for its 100%-owned Marysvale... 


A map of Aya Gold & Silver's projects in Morocco
Aya Gold & Silver expands its Moroccan exploration portfolio
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian precious metals mining company Aya Gold & Silver has acquired a strategic exploration portfolio comprising three mining licences and 18 exploration permits covering about 259 km² of land... 


Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators’ senior research specialist Dr Kgabo H Ramoroka.
Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds
4th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 


Location map of new Eleonore North licences in East Greenland with prospective Caledonian intrusions
GreenX expands Greenland gold, critical minerals portfolio
4th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-, London- and Germany-listed GreenX Metals has been granted two new exploration licences in Greenland, giving it exclusive rights to about 1 600 km2 of tenure prospective for reduced... 


Drill core and a hammer
Aterian identifies new copper targets at Morocco project
3rd August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian says an independent interpretation of the recently completed high-resolution ground magnetic data has identified multiple priority copper/silver exploration targets at its... 


Red Lake Gold appoints new CEO
2nd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian gold exploration company Red Lake Gold has appointed Michael Schuss as CEO and corporate secretary with effect from July 31. Schuss has been involved in the Canadian exploration industry... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Mpumi Zikalala.
South African iron-ore quality among strongest of seaborne market, Kumba reports
28th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The quality of iron-ore from the Northern Cape is continuing to differentiate South Africa in the global iron-ore market. During the first half of this year, the average realised export price of... 


PwC Associate Director Smart Mining South Africa Ian Mackay.
AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears
27th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper... 


Wildfire smoke in a forest
Fury Gold resumes drilling at Quebec's project after wildfire halt
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Fury Gold Mines said on Monday that exploration and drilling activities have resumed at the Eau Claire project in Canada's northern Quebec after a wildfire near the project halted operations. The... 


80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing
80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

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... 


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