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Basic Fuel Price formula in focus amid dramatic shift in South Africa’s supply sources
Basic Fuel Price formula in focus amid dramatic shift in South Africa’s supply sources
17th April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), which is now preparing for a prolonged period of fuel supply and pricing pressure as a result of the damage to energy infrastructure during... 


Langer Heinrich Mine, in Namibia
Paladin increases uranium full-year guidance but defers some capex
17th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Paladin Energy has revised upward its full-year guidance for triuranium octoxide (U3O8) produced from the Langer Heinrich Mine, in Namibia, following a period of ramp-up and transition... 


B2Gold's Goose mine, in Canada
B2Gold expects 10koz lower Q2 production after fire damage
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed B2Gold has developed a preliminary revised mill processing plan for the Goose mine, in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, following a fire incident on April 16. While the... 


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Platinum jewellery gains share amid record gold prices – PGI
15th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

With gold prices remaining elevated, platinum continues to offer a premium yet accessible alternative for value-conscious and luxury jewellery buyers, Platinum Guild International (PGI) CEO Tim... 


Aluminium production from Mt Holly
Century Aluminum expanded smelter adds 10% to primary US production
17th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminium Company has produced the first hot metal from its expanded Mt Holly plant, in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The plant underwent a major expansion, which... 


Nersa aims to decide on Eskom’s 62c/kWh ferrochrome tariff offer by end of June
Nersa aims to decide on Eskom’s 62c/kWh ferrochrome tariff offer by end of June
16th April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that it received an application from Eskom on April 10 in relation to a 62c/kWh tariff offer for the ferrochrome sector and has... 


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Kropz’s South African project achieves new monthly production record
20th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kropz achieved record production of 40 792 t phosphate concentrate from its Elandsfontein project, in South Africa, for March.  This brought the project’s production to 115 686 t... 


Ivanhoe Mines CEO Marna Cloete
Ivanhoe holds 'captive audience' on Congo sulphuric acid market, CEO says
16th April 2026 By: Reuters

Ivanhoe Mines has a "captive audience" for its sulphuric acid in the Democratic Republic of Congo, its CEO said on Wednesday, as prices for the chemical soar on limited supplies due to the Iran... 


Kavango signs deed of variation for Zimbabwe project acquisition
16th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Kavango Resources has signed a deed of variation (DoV) with the sellers of the Nara project, in Zimbabwe, regarding a call option agreement dated June 23, 2023, to address the... 


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Botswana Minerals identifies priority base metals targets
20th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Botswana Minerals says the company is progressing well with its fully funded AI-driven exploration programme over licences 458 and 459 in Ngamiland, north-west Botswana, which aims to... 


Vale openpit mine
Vale books best first-quarter iron-ore sales in eight years
17th April 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale reported on April 16 its highest iron ore sales for a first quarter since 2018, while also announcing the suspension of pellet operations in Oman amid the war in the Middle... 


Minerals Council attends memorial service for deceased Ekapa mineworkers
Minerals Council attends memorial service for deceased Ekapa mineworkers
17th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Minerals Council South Africa joined Ekapa Minerals in commemorating the loss of five colleagues at a memorial service at the company’s mine in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, on April 17.... 


Lily gold mine
Lions Bay Resources submits revised offers for Vantage Goldfield assets
16th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Critical and precious metals project developer and investor Metals One reports that Lions Bay Resources (LBR), in which it holds a 30% stake, has submitted revised offers to acquire selected... 


Gold nuggets
Iconic, McEwen to jointly develop New Pass project in Nevada
16th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Subsidiaries of Toronto-listed miners Iconic Minerals and McEwen Mining have entered into a formal 50/50 joint venture (JV) agreement to advance the New Pass gold project, in Nevada. The 2 140 ha... 


Manganese chemical symbol
Manganese X awarded patent in US for manganese sulphate process
15th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Manganese X Energy Corporation has been granted a patent for its proprietary manganese sulphate purification process, which is a critical mineral used in the production of lithium-ion... 


Fredonia Mining's El Dorado-Monserrat project in Argentina
Fredonia launches large-scale drilling for expanded gold resource in Argentina
16th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining has started with a 10 000 m drill programme at its flagship El Dorado-Monserrat (EDM) gold project in Argentina. The company aims to expand and upgrade the existing... 


Agnico Kittila mine, in Finland
Agnico signs three deals to expand, consolidate Finland gold prospects
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and TSX-listed Agnico Eagle Mines has announced plans to consolidate its properties in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, in Finland, pursuant to which Agnico has entered into definitive... 


Rare earth material in hand
Ucore confirms Bokan resource now skewed towards more valuable heavy rare earths
15th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has announced an additional 801 600 t of newly estimated measured mineralisation grading 0.60% total rare earth oxides (TREO) for the Bokan Dotson-Ridge rare earths... 


Rare earth ore
European Resources more than doubles MRE for Finland rare earth project
16th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed European Resources has markedly expanded the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Korsnäs rare earths project, in Finland, to 15.4-million tonnes grading 1% total rare earth oxides... 


Potash drill core
Millennial nears full ownership of Gabon potash project, DFS targeted for year-end
16th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Millennial Potash Corporation has completed a milestone payment to to the vendors of the Banio potash project, in Gabon, which earned Millennial an additional 10% interest in... 


An image of Blencowe graphite
Blencowe reports results from Uganda deposit
16th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Blencowe Resources says further assay results from shallow drilling at the company’s new Beehive deposit, in Uganda, reinforce continuity. Both the Beehive and Iyan deposits are... 


Lotus resumes production at Kayelekera
Lotus resumes production at Kayelekera
17th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has resumed uranium production at its Kayelekera mine, in Malawi, after processing operations had to be suspended on April 4, following fire damage to two electrical... 


Oil and gas drilling rig
Middle East conflict drives renewed interest in shale exploration in some countries
16th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid conflict in the Middle East, a new research paper from energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) has highlighted the importance of elevating strategic energy security priorities as countries... 


An image of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project
Study reinforces rutile, graphite potential of Sovereign’s Malawi project
16th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals says the results of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Kasiya rutile/graphite project in Malawi confirm the potential for the company to redefine... 


Lithium ore stockpile
Mangrove launches North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Private, venture-backed Canadian company Mangrove Lithium has opened North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility, in British Columbia. This marks a major milestone in establishing a... 


Maracás Menchen mine, in Brazil
Primary vanadium producer Largo reports higher Q1 output, plans to supply base metals, PGMs
15th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed vanadium and ilmenite producer Largo has achieved a 101% year-on-year increase in vanadium pentoxide ( V2O5) production to 2 616 t in the first quarter of the year. This... 


Cobalt mining in the DRC
Congo creates strategic cobalt reserve to influence supply and prices, regulator says
16th April 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo has established a strategic reserve for cobalt and other critical minerals, the national minerals regulator said on Thursday, strengthening its ability to stockpile... 


Ahmed Bin Sulayem
UAE KP chair updates UN General Assembly on 2025 achievements
16th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

United Arab Emirates (UAE) custodian chairperson of the Kimberley Process (KP) Ahmed Bin Sulayem addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on April 15, presenting the UAE’s achievements under its... 


Greenheart Gold's Tosso Creek project area, in Suriname
British investment service increases stake in Greenheart to 19.9%
17th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

England-based La Mancha Resource Capital, which manages the La Mancha Resource Fund, has announced it will increase its shareholding in TSX-V-listed Greenheart Gold from about 4.6% to 19.9%. The... 


Nearby Keno Hill mine, in Yukon
Argyle to earn 100% of historic McKay Hill property over three years
17th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Calgary-based exploration company Argyle Resources has entered into an option agreement with Metallic Minerals Corporation to earn a 100% interest in the McKay Hill property, in Canada’s Yukon... 


Oriole reports ‘excellent’ district-scale prospectivity at Cameroon licences
Oriole reports ‘excellent’ district-scale prospectivity at Cameroon licences
16th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Oriole Resources reports that recent selective rock-chip sampling at its Ndom licence, in Cameroon, has returned gold grades of up to 17 g/t gold, in northwest-trending quartz veins that... 


Fortuna president and CEO Jorge Ganoza
Fortuna Mining inks 70% earn-in agreement for Guyana gold prospect
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As Canadian precious metals miner Fortuna Mining advances its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal, the company has also entered into an earn-in agreement with a private Guyanese company, Qstone,... 


American Eagle's NAK prospect, in British Columbia
American Eagle charts new way for 13-year dormant Morrison project through takeover
15th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto-headquartered American Eagle Gold Corporation has made an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of TSX-V-listed Pacific Booker Minerals and thereby the dormant... 


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