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Kal Tire's Tracy Cobb and John Martin being interviewed at Electra Mining Africa by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
AI helping reduce mining tyre downtime by up to 20%, Electra Mining Africa showcases
9th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Demonstrated to Mining Weekly at this week’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg were AI-enabled solutions that are taking mining tyre performance to the next level by lowering... 


Kropz to restructure Elandsfontein as Middle East conflict dents phosphate rock demand
Kropz to restructure Elandsfontein as Middle East conflict dents phosphate rock demand
7th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Kropz has begun an urgent operational review and restructuring process at Kropz Elandsfontein, in South Africa. The company says the operation has continued to face significant financial... 


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... 


Potash drill core
Brazil Potash optimistic that new Brazilian law can reduce costs for Autazes build
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed emerging potash producer Brazil Potash has welcomed progress made on a piece of Brazilian legislation called Profert Bill PL 699/2023, which was approved by the Brazilian Senate last... 


Nex Gen's Rook I project
Canadian miner NexGen Energy holds talks with BHP as it seeks $1bn for uranium project
17th August 2026 By: Reuters

Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy is sharing information and "talking regularly" with mining giant BHP, about its Rook I mining project in Saskatchewan, CEO Leigh Curyer told Reuters when asked... 


Autazes project concept image
Brazil Potash shares latest court ruling that affirms Autezes project legality
12th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Brazilian Court of Appeal has reaffirmed in a court ruling the validity of NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation's Autezes project's environmental licenses and the legality of the Mura... 


Lac à Paul project area
Arianne phosphate project to benefit from Canada's Filon support service
7th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Phosphate developer Arianne Phosphate's Lac à Paul project is among the first projects selected to benefit from the Canadian government's "Filon" support service. The Filon support service was... 


Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators research specialist Dr Amy Kahn.
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 


Phosphate rock
More Canadian federal investment in Québec aimed at realising Bégin-Lamarche phosphate mine
6th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Claude Guay, has announced $5-million of investment under the country's First and Last Mile Fund in the... 


Nutrien's Patience Lake potash operation
Potash producer Nutrien misses profit estimates as lower volumes blunt higher prices
6th August 2026 By: Reuters

Nutrien missed analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday as lower potash and nitrogen sales volumes offset the benefit of higher fertilizer prices at the world's largest potash... 


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... 


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... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Industry leaders, researchers, govt partners, innovators gather to modernise mining
23rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


An image of a gavel
Tribunal rejects Morocco’s application in Khemisset litigation process, Emmerson reports
20th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Emmerson has provided an update on an ongoing litigation process, noting that the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Tribunal has rejected Morocco’s... 


Autazes project rendering
Brazil Potash confirms fresh stoppage request may be served on Autezes project
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has become aware through publicly available court records that the Brazilian Federal Public Defender's Office (BFPDO), acting on behalf of certain indigenous... 


The Escondida mine
BHP confident of group’s future growth opportunities, despite warning of lower 2027 copper output
16th July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Global diversified miner BHP produced nearly two-million tonnes of copper and record iron-ore production for the financial year ended June 30, but has substantially lowered its copper production... 


The Elandsfontein mine
Kropz secures R200m loan
15th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Emerging African phosphate producer and developer Kropz's subsidiary Kropz Elandsfontein has secured a R200-million loan from Ubunto-Botho Investments (UBI), the indirect controlling shareholder of... 


Lac à Paul project area
Arianne Phosphate sends first samples of purified phosphoric acid to potential customers
10th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Arianne Phosphate has shipped samples of purified phosphoric acid (PPA) to potential customers for testing. The samples were produced at pilot scale from the Lac à Paul project, in... 


Potash in hand
Canada's Buffalo Potash outlines pathway to scaled production starting with initial module
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Buffalo Potash Corporation has laid out a roadmap to production, starting with its initial production module at the flagship Disley property, in Saskatchewan. The initial production... 


Kore says two parties still engaged in formal sales process
Kore says two parties still engaged in formal sales process
30th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed potash development company Kore Potash has informed shareholders that there are still two parties engaged in the formal sales process (FSP) that the company started in November 2025. The... 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
Strikes, soaring costs and M&A await BHP's new CEO Craig
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs to a potential uranium push and a febrile... 


Minbos signs $13.8m Phase 2 construction contract for Angola project
Minbos signs $13.8m Phase 2 construction contract for Angola project
23rd June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Minbos Resources has announced the signing of a $13.8-million Phase 2 construction contract for the Cabinda Phosphate Fertilizer Plant (CPFP), in Angola, with the Portuguese and Angolan... 


An image of potash
Emmerson granted UK patent for Khemisset multimineral process
19th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Emmerson’s patent application for the Khemisset multimineral process (KMP), titled ‘Processing of Evaporite Minerals (Application No. 2315003.0)’, has been granted by the UK... 


BHP offices
BHP shares head for worst day in months on Jansen project cost overruns
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Shares of BHP Group slid on Friday after the world's largest listed miner flagged cost overruns at its Jansen Stage 2 potash project in Canada and disclosed a $2.3 billion charge. The... 


Autazes project concept image
Brazil Potash secures second FEED contractor for mine shafts at Autezes
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has awarded a second front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for mine shafts and underground development at the Autazes project to WSP, with Redpath... 


PhosCo eyes more inventory growth with another discovery
PhosCo eyes more inventory growth with another discovery
9th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed PhosCo has made another discovery at its Gasaat phosphate project, in Tunisia, with drilling having intersected thick, shallow phosphate mineralisation at the KH prospect, just 3.5 km... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.
New cadastre processing W Cape mining licence applications, Parliament hears
4th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne (centre) flanked by Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane (left) and vice-president Moses Madondo.
Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council
28th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Minerals Council South Africa President Paul Dunne.
Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

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.... 


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