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ARENA CEO Darren Miller
Firebird secures A$2m grant to advance Australian demonstration plant
23rd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Australia-based manganese processing technology company Firebird Metals has been awarded a A$2-million grant from government agency the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) under its Battery... 


An oil tanker at sea
Hormuz crisis throws spotlight on world's largest 'chokepoint' – the Malacca Strait
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world's busiest... 


Equipment in operation at the Weda Bay mine
France's Eramet could seek new investors in capital hike; plans Indonesia mine halt
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

Eramet said on Thursday it could talk to new investors about taking part in a €500-million capital increase that the struggling French mining group is planning for later this year. The nickel,... 


Iron-ore trains in Pilbara, Australia
Iron-ore eases as investors weigh rising supply against higher war-induced costs
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore prices eased on Thursday, as investors weighed prospects of a growing supply of the key steelmaking ingredient against higher costs stemming from the prolonged Iran conflict. The... 


Teck CEO Jonathan Price
Record copper sales, higher prices bolster Teck's first-quarter Ebitda, profit
23rd April 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Record quarterly copper sales volumes, significantly higher commodity prices and higher revenue from by-products contributed to a 125% year-on-year increase in Canadian resource company Teck's... 


Mine dump truck
Fortescue campaign aims to cap diesel tax handouts for mining majors
23rd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Fortescue is launching is national advertising campaign calling for a reform of the Australian government’s diesel tax handout, which is “delivering excessive benefits to a small number... 


Stacks of copper
Comex copper stocks hit record high after US arbitrage reopens
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

Copper inventories on the US Comex exchange have climbed to a record high, data from the bourse showed on Wednesday, as traders take advantage of the renewed price arbitrage to ship metal to the... 


Newmont's Ahafo North gold mine, in Ghana
Ghana directs Newmont, AngloGold, Zijin to shift mining ops to local firms by December, sources say
22nd April 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana's mining regulator has given international companies Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti and Chinese-owned Zijin until December 2026 to shift mining operations over to local contractors or face... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom says ferrochrome offer will leave it financially better off
22nd April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom board member Clive Le Roux says the State-owned company will be in a better position financially by selling electricity to the ferrochrome smelters at 62c/kWh than if that demand was lost... 


SMM staff and management celebrate the sod-turning of the processing plant at the mien
SMM breaks ground on Western Cape monazite plant
22nd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The Steenkampskraal monazite mine (SMM) has officially broken ground on its new processing plant in the Western Cape. This milestone advances the mine’s phased development plan and positions South... 


Nel ASA CEO Håkon Volldal and Nel CFO Kjell Christian Bjørnsen.
Hydrogen enables energy storage way beyond batteries, Nel emphasises
22nd April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Electrolytic hydrogen enables long-term energy storage way beyond what batteries can provide, which is exemplified by a 200 MW hydrogen plant in the United States having larger storage capacity... 


Copper sheets produced in Chile
Copper king Chile faces acid supply crunch as China exports dry up
22nd April 2026 By: Reuters

China's exports of sulphuric acid to Chile dwindled to zero in March, Chinese customs data show, leaving the world's top copper producing nation facing a squeeze on supplies of the chemical used to... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
New policy paper to offer ‘single window’ into South Africa’s electricity reform agenda
22nd April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that government is finalising an electricity reform policy paper in a bid to offer a “single-window overview of the sector's reform... 


Cape Town Economic Growth MMC James Vos, Ian Barnard, Jon Allen, Finnish ambassador Pekka Metso and Jabu Mdaki open the new Metso office in Cape Town
Metso opens Cape Town hub to support ports business in SA, rest of Africa
22nd April 2026 By: Irma Venter

Metso has expanded its global bulk-materials handling network with the opening of a new regional hub in Cape Town. The Finnish group supplies technologies, solutions and services to the aggregates,... 


Copper sheets
Copper to hit $15 000/t within three years - Traxys CEO
22nd April 2026 By: Reuters

Copper prices may not move higher this year, but will probably hit a record $15 000/t within three years, the head of trading firm Traxys said on April 22. "I think we'll see higher copper and... 


Steel worker in factory
Canada clamps down on steel dumping
22nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) on April 21 ruled that anti-dumping tariffs will be imposed on foreign steel imports sold by Tenaris and certain exporters from South Korea, Türkiye... 


An image of graphite
Volt Carbon secures third US patent for dry graphite separation tech
22nd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Canada-based science and technology company Volt Carbon Technologies has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a US patent application. This represents the... 


South32's Cannington mine
South32 lowers full-year manganese guidance by 6%
22nd April 2026 By: Reuters

Diversified miner South32 lowered its full‑year forecast on April 22 for its Australia Manganese unit after wet-season rainfall and Tropical Cyclone Narelle disrupted operations. The company also... 


ATEX Resources announces uplisting to TSX
ATEX Resources announces uplisting to TSX
22nd April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed ATEX Resources has announced that it will be uplisting to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) effective April 27, subject to receipt of final TSX approval. Following the uplisting from... 


Komatsu commissions its 1 000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck
Komatsu commissions its 1 000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck
22nd April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu has reached an historic milestone in autonomous mining, commissioning its one-thousandth autonomous ultra-class haul truck equipped with the company’s... 


Copperwood project, in Michigan
Highland announces new appointments, technical advisory committee
22nd April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Highland Copper says key new appointments will help drive the Copperwood project, in Michigan, to a construction decision. The company appointed Trace Arlaud project director and... 


Inmaculada mine, in Peru
Hochschild Mining posts lower output in Q1, advances various development efforts
22nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

British silver and gold miner Hochschild Mining has made a solid start to its financial year, with a strong operational performance recorded by its flagship Inmaculada mine, in Peru. The company is... 


Neal Froneman
Wallington, Froneman to join Neo Energy Metals board
22nd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Uranium and gold development company Neo Energy Metals has appointed World Gold Council chairperson and former Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman as independent nonexecutive chairperson, with... 


Autonomous drone
Adisyn granted use of ‘breakthrough’ stealth drone IP
22nd April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Adisyn has been granted worldwide exclusive rights to commercialise graphene-based radar signature reduction technology, marking a transition from research to a structured commercial... 


CleanTech Lithium project site in Chile
Newest legal action against CleanTech ‘will not impact operations or plans’
22nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium has advised of another related criminal complaint against itself and its subsidiaries CleanTech Laguna Verde and Atacama Salt Lakes, filed by the Laguna Verde vendors... 


Jacques Breytenbach
Tharisa appoints CFO designate
22nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Johannesburg- and London-listed integrated resource group Tharisa has appointed former Petra Diamonds CFO Jacques Breytenbach as CFO designate, with effect from May 1. He will succeed Michael... 


Tlamino gold project area, in Serbia
Minrex appoints new CEO following Electrum merger
22nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Minrex Resources has appointed Max Piirto CEO effective immediately. Piirto’s appointment follows the completion of Minrex’s merger with Electrum Discovery Corporation, which positions... 


Copper cathode being transported
Goldman Sachs maintains 2026 copper price, surplus forecasts
22nd April 2026 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs on Tuesday maintained its forecast for the copper price to average $12 650 per metric ton this year and its estimate of a 490,000-ton 2026 surplus for the metal. However, the bank... 


Aluminium blocks
Aluminium faces 'black swan' supply shock, Mercuria says
22nd April 2026 By: Reuters

The global aluminium market is experiencing a "black swan" event as disruptions due to the Middle East war trigger a supply shock that will lead to major shortages this year, according to the top... 


The Escondida mine
BHP expects its full-year copper output to be in the upper half of guidance
22nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner BHP expects its copper production for the full-year to June 30 to be in the upper half of the 1.9-million- to two-million-tonne guidance, with strong production at the Escondida... 


An image of resources from Gemfields
EITI Mozambique mulling integration of G-Factor for Natural Resources
21st April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Coordinating Committee of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Mozambique has confirmed that integrating the “G-Factor for Natural Resources” – an indicator which reveals... 


Kimberley Process 2026 chair Suchindra Misra
Kimberley Process urged to evolve as traceability, consumer expectations rise
21st April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The Kimberley Process (KP) needs to consider how it can strengthen digital communication in its work, while addressing emerging risks such as financial integrity, and develop robust traceability... 


Manganese port activity.
Give South Africa’s manganese mines a good logistics future right now – don’t wait
21st April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Without compromising the positions of any stakeholders or the credibility of the process, a way must be found to fast-track a good logistical future for South Africa’s very important manganese... 


Lynas' plant in Malaysia
Lynas posts 67% higher rare earth oxide output in Q3
21st April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths has posted higher rare earth oxide (REO) production of 3 200 t in the quarter ended March 31, which generated A$265-million of revenue for the company. The Australian... 


The Nkomati anthracite mine
Afrimat to report higher full-year EPS, HEPS
21st April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Afrimat expects to report a 22.1% to 32.1% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between 76.9c and 83.2c for the financial year ended February 28. In a trading statement,... 


McCreedy mine, in Ontario
Magna Mining records strongest quarterly performance at McCreedy yet
21st April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Magna Mining continued to execute on its underground development plan in the three months ended December 31, the company’s fourth quarter of full year 2025, with increased diamond... 


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