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Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green...
Although Mozambique possesses significant long-term potential in critical minerals – particularly graphite – persistent structural challenges continue to raise concerns among investors on the...
Aligned with Mozambique’s aim of asserting resource sovereignty, its Parliament approved amendments to the Mining Law last month, including a minimum 15% State equity stake through State mining...
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has signed a new law requiring 15% State ownership in all mining ventures and local processing of minerals, tightening control over its resources as demand for...
The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on...
Uranium and gold company Neo Energy Metals has informed shareholders that it and Sibanye-Stillwater have extended the deadlines to secure regulatory approvals from South Africa's Department of...
The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June...
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The Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study (DFS) is on track for completion this month, Pan African Resources reported on Monday, June 1 in an operational update ahead of its financial year...
Indonesia is pushing ahead with plans to centralize exports of key commodities starting June 1, casting a cloud of regulatory uncertainty over natural resource producers. Coal, palm oil and ferro...
He was born in Roodepoort but never imagined that one day he would be mining gold in Roodepoort, now the site of Qala Shallows, the first new underground gold mine to be built in South Africa in 15...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes that the Minerals Council AGM heard this week that mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development; he also discusses the urgent need for a one-stop...
The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic...
With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and...
There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes....
Emerging South African mining company Copper 360, which operates in the Northern Cape’s Okiep copper district, on Tuesday, May 26 alerted its shareholders to its loss-narrowing financial...
Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its 60 Seconds feature....
Egypt will carry out its first comprehensive aerial mining survey in more than four decades, part of efforts to unlock mineral discoveries and attract foreign investment. Xcalibur Smart Mapping...
As the issue of mine closure and rehabilitation continues to confront South Africa’s mining sector, effective governance of mine closure and financial provision for rehabilitation plays a crucial...
More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly...
Through an extensive range of education and training initiatives designed to improve mine efficiency, community and economic development, in addition to providing career opportunities for youth,...
South Africa’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy must become a practical roadmap for beneficiation, industrialisation and regional development, State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek...
A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the very doorstep of the City of Gold. The new loan...
The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a...
As preparations begin for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment...
The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the selection of a $1-billion green hydrogen generating...
Ghana has asked large-scale gold miners to sell 30% of annual output to the central bank as part of a revamped reserve-building drive, up from 20%, a senior official told Reuters, though miners say...
Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient...
LAGOS – Nigeria is losing vast mineral revenues to a web of illegal trading networks dominated by foreign buyers, shell companies and armed criminal groups, a joint government-civil society report...
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