https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com

Register for our FREE daily news:

Latest News

sponsored by

Gypsum stacks at Rainbow's Phalaborwa mine
Rainbow Rare Earths raises £11.1m to complete Phalaborwa, Uberaba studies
1st April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

LSE-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has raised about £11.1-million in a share placement to new strategic investors and certain existing shareholders, with the proceed to allow for the finalisation of a... 


An Ironveld smelter
Ironveld raises £1m in accelerated bookbuild
1st April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Ironveld – a mining development company focused on producing high-value strategic metals – has raised about £1-million through an oversubscribed accelerated bookbuild. About... 


Perpetua seeks $2.7bn Exim loan for Idaho gold/antimony project
Perpetua seeks $2.7bn Exim loan for Idaho gold/antimony project
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

Antimony and gold miner Perpetua Resources said on Tuesday it would notify Congress of a proposed $2.7-billion loan from the US Export-Import Bank to help finance the Stibnite gold project in... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the 2026 edition of the South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton
Ramaphosa highlights the investment prospects being unlocked by ‘irreversible’ reforms
31st March 2026 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa used the 2026 edition of the South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) to highlight the new prospects being opened to domestic and foreign investors by the country’s... 


Cobalt pieces
Congo gives cobalt miners until end-April to use 2025 export quotas
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's mining regulator has said that miners must use all unfulfilled fourth-quarter 2025 export quotas by April 30, warning that any unused volumes after that will be... 


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... 


Resolute CEO Chris Eger
Resolute, Nimba partner to evaluate Guinea gold opportunities
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold miner Resolute Mining has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guinean State-owned company Nimba Mining Company (NMC) to partner on the potential co-development of gold projects in the... 


Optimistic of ‘workable’ tariff solution, Glencore Merafe agrees to week-long Section 189 extension
Optimistic of ‘workable’ tariff solution, Glencore Merafe agrees to week-long Section 189 extension
31st March 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture has agreed to again delay a retrenchment process under way at its ferrochrome smelters after Eskom formally requested an extension to conclude internal governance... 


Outokumpu targets value from waste at Finland mine
Outokumpu targets value from waste at Finland mine
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Industrial group Outokumpu is seeking to turn mining waste into a source of value, launching a large-scale circular economy initiative at its Kemi mine in Finland aimed at transforming side streams... 


Robust economics for Donald REE project
Robust economics for Donald REE project
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals company Astron has delivered a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for Phase 1 of its Donald rare earth and mineral sands project, confirming strong project economics as it advances... 


Coosa graphite project moves into the FAST-41 lane
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals company Westwater Resources on Tuesday announced that its Coosa graphite deposit had been designated a “covered project” under the US federal FAST-41 framework. The designation... 


Tracr CEO-designate Jillian Wolk
Jillian Wolk appointed CEO-designate of De Beers' Tracr
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Jillian Wolk has been appointed CEO of diamond miner De Beers' diamond traceability subsidiary Tracr, with effect from May 1. She succeeds Wesley Tucker, who stepped down at the end of February... 


Coal India unit Central Mine Planning valued at $1.3bn in muted debut
Coal India unit Central Mine Planning valued at $1.3bn in muted debut
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute a unit of state-run Coal India, made a tepid trading debut on Monday, pressured by broader market weakness tied to the month-long Middle East conflict and... 


Cascadia and Agnico Eagle form alliance
31st March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Junior Cascadia Minerals has struck a strategic alliance, earn-in agreement and equity deal with Agnico Eagle Mines, unlocking funding and technical support to advance gold/copper exploration in... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
South Africa considers lowering fuel levy due to Iran war, official says
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is considering lowering the fuel levy to cushion the impact of the Iran war on domestic fuel prices, a senior government official told Reuters.... 


Reward expands Mountain Pond footprint to unlock high-grade Jackpot extensions
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-headquartered Reward Minerals has moved to consolidate highly prospective ground at its Mountain Pond gold project in Newfoundland, Canada, securing a key tenement that could extend known... 


Santana mobilises fleet for Bendigo-Ophir project
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

New Zealand-focused Santana has secured building slots with heavy equipment supplier Komatsu New Zealand for a full mining fleet at the Bendigo-Ophir gold project. The fleet agreement, valued at... 


The Pluto LNG plant
Gas majors warn Australia against taxing LNG windfall profits
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

Gas majors including Shell and Chevron warned Australia against introducing a windfall tax on gas exporters, saying it would deter investment and undermine energy security as LNG prices surge amid... 


Isondo Precious Metals CEO Vinay Somera.
South Africa positioning as platinum-based hydrogen technology leader
31st March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa holds the world’s largest reserves of platinum group metals (PGMs), which are essential to many hydrogen technologies. Amid that background, ET Energies of the US and Isondo Precious... 


Hydrogen economy is set to be broad.
Hydrogen set to be broad demand, strong growth sector, Valterra Platinum highlights
31st March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The hydrogen economy is set to be a broad demand sector with strong growth, despite some short-term challenges, as global policy becomes more supportive, South Africa’s Valterra Platinum stated in... 


Chevron says extensive cyclone damage keeps Wheatstone LNG offline
Chevron says extensive cyclone damage keeps Wheatstone LNG offline
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

Chevron said on Tuesday that downstream assets at its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas plant in Western Australia suffered extensive cyclone damage, leaving both production trains offline. Danny... 


Paladin faces legal challenge over PLS environmental approval
Paladin faces legal challenge over PLS environmental approval
31st March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Uranium miner Paladin Energy has been served with a judicial review application challenging the environmental approval of its Patterson Lake South project in Canada. The application, filed in the... 


Vale's Voisey Bay in Canada
Vale Base Metals grows copper, nickel resources, 2026 drilling push targets further gains
31st March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Vale Base Metals has reported a 6% increase in its copper mineral reserves and resources to 53-million tonnes in 2025, as the company progresses plans to expand its resource base by more than 20%... 


US court backs Rhyolite Ridge plan, Ioneer reports
US court backs Rhyolite Ridge plan, Ioneer reports
31st March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia- and US-listed Ioneer has secured a key legal victory after a US federal court upheld approvals for its flagship Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada. The US District Court for... 


Lucara closes $350m bond financing for Karowe underground expansion
Lucara closes $350m bond financing for Karowe underground expansion
31st March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp has closed a $350-million senior secured bond issue, providing the financial certainty needed to take its Karowe underground project (UGP) in Botswana... 


Centerra COO Hendriks to depart as Sylvestre steps in on interim basis
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals miner Centerra Gold on Monday announced the departure of executive vice-president and COO David Hendriks, as the company initiates a search for a permanent replacement. Hendriks... 


Sierra Nevada Gold forms Saudi subsidiary to fast-track copper/gold project
30th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Sierra Nevada Gold has established a wholly owned Saudi Arabian subsidiary, Arabian American Minerals (AAM), providing a dedicated in-country platform to advance its copper/gold... 


Mastermyne found guilty of industrial manslaughter over 2021 fatality
30th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian contractor Mastermyne Group has been found guilty of industrial manslaughter following a fatal incident at the Crinum Operations mine in September 2021 that claimed the life of worker... 


Botswana Minerals chairperson John Teeling
Botswana Minerals starts work on copper licences
30th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London- and Botswana-listed Botswana Minerals has started the Phase 1 work programme at its highly prospective copper licences in Ngamiland, north-west Botswana, where the company holds significant... 


The Bakubung mine
Wesizwe to pursue single-stage ramp-up to 3.5Mt/y at Bakubung
30th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Platinum group metals (PGM) company Wesizwe has decided to adopt a new production strategy for its Bakubung mine, in the North West, as a means to enhance long-term value. The company has decided... 


Ferroglobe smelter
Ferroglobe may halt operations if not afforded reduced electricity tariffs
30th March 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Silicon metal and ferroalloys producer Ferroglobe South Africa has warned that it may be forced to stop operations at all its facilities owing to a prolonged and unprecedented escalation in... 


The JSE building in Sandton
South African stock index is heading for worst month since 2008
30th March 2026 By: Bloomberg

Johannesburg’s benchmark stock index is heading for its worst month in almost two decades, reeling from a double hit as the Iran war saps demand for emerging-market assets while plunging... 


Iron-ore rangebound as surging fuel costs offset high portside China stocks
Iron-ore rangebound as surging fuel costs offset high portside China stocks
30th March 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures prices were stuck in a tight range on Monday, as investors assessed the cost impact of elevated energy prices and a pickup in steel demand in top consumer China against high... 


Los Bronces (left) and Andina (right)
Chile clears Codelco–Anglo American joint mining plan
30th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper major Codelco and diversified miner Anglo American have received approval from Chile’s antitrust regulator for their planned joint operation of the adjacent Andina and Los Bronces mines.... 


Rio Tinto maintains 2026 guidance despite cyclone disruptions
Rio Tinto maintains 2026 guidance despite cyclone disruptions
30th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has maintained its 2026 Pilbara iron-ore shipment guidance of 323-million to 338-million tonnes, despite disruptions caused by recent cyclones in Western Australia. The... 


Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul.
Northern Cape can be South Africa’s next mining hub, says Minerals Council economist
30th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's Northern Cape province has the potential to unlock significant revenue from a revitalised and expanded mining sector, Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist Bongani... 


48
49
50
48
49
50

Showroom

Kriel Occupational Health Centre
Kriel Occupational Health Centre

Occupational health services, mobile clinics, wellness campaigns, aviation.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Essentra Components
Essentra Components

We are responsible manufacturers of essential components. Manufacturing 80 million parts a week, we have over 1 billion parts in stock.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
ATI Systems
ATI Systems

ATI systems comprises five divisions: electrical assemblies, drives and controls, feedback sensors, enclosures, and strip guiding.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

The SAIMM started as a learned society in 1894 after the invention of the cyanide process that saved the South African gold mining industry of the...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







pqt: 0.1s - ct: 0.256s - 382pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now