Newmont temporarily halts Cadia underground mining after earthquake

Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has advised of its underground operations at the Cadia mine being suspended temporarily following seismic activity experienced in the area late on April 14.... 

South Africa's mining production up 9.7% y/y in Feb

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that the country's mining production increased by 9.7% year-on-year in February, with platinum group metals (PGMs), chromium ore, manganese ore and... 

Copper 360's lead independent nonexec director steps down

Anel van Niekerk has resigned as lead independent nonexecutive director of JSE-listed Copper 360, as well as chairperson of the company's audit committee, with effect from April 13. The Copper 360... 

Ramaite to remain Salungano CEO until March 2027

JSE-listed investment group Salungano Group's board has resolved that CEO Robinson Ramaite should remain CEO until March 31, 2027, saying the decision was made after consideration of the current... 

Silverco confirms low-cost, rapid payback viable at revamped Cusi mine

TSX-V-listed Silverco Mining has confirmed in a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the Cusi mine, in Mexico, that a low-capital restart and production of 2.5-million ounces of silver... 

Clara Resources appoints Gordon executive director as MD steps down

ASX-listed Clara Resources Australia has appointed Duncan Gordon executive director while Peter Westerhuis steps down as MD and into a consultancy role with the company. Gordon is a qualified... 

Creamer Media consolidates global resources coverage under Mining Weekly International banner

Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly has launched a new daily email newsletter and related webpage to consolidate its global resources coverage under the Mining Weekly International banner. Each weekday,... 

Commission gives its approval for GHN's proposed acquisition of the Goedehoop North Colliery

The Competition Commission has given its approval for the proposed acquisition by GHN Resources of the Goedehoop North Colliery, in Mpumalanga, from Thungela Resources subsidiary Thungela... 

American Rare Earths to keep initial pilot plant processing for Halleck Creek in Wyoming

Australia-listed critical minerals company American Rare Earths has further defined an execution plan for pilot plant processing for its Halleck Creek project, in Wyoming, in the US. The pilot... 

Solaris secures EIA technical approval for Ecuador project, strengthens balance sheet

TSX- and NYSE-listed Solaris Resources has received the technical approval of the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for its Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. The approval represents a... 

Paramount Gold Nevada starts initial assessment of its Sleeper project

US-focused exploration and development company Paramount Gold Nevada Corp has started an initial assessment for its 100%-owned Sleeper gold project – a past-producing high-grade gold mine located... 

Ambitious new target for freight rail set

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the ambitious target set for South Africa's freight rail sector, as well as the release of a draft rail masterplan for public comment. 

Michael Berner

This week we profile Michael Berner, head of South and East Africa at Visa, a global payments technology company  

Alphamin confident of reporting record Ebitda of $158m for the first quarter

Democratic Republic of Congo-focused tin miner Alphamin expects to report a 46% quarter-on-quarter increase in its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation to $158-million for... 

West African on track to meet full-year guidance following strong first-quarter output

Australia-listed West African Resources produced 107 728 oz of gold at its Sanbrado and Kiaka mines, in Burkina Faso, in the quarter ended March 31. Gold sales for the quarter were 104 145 oz at a... 

Debt-free Thor Explorations celebrates 'record' full-year financial performance

TSX-V- and Aim-listed Thor Explorations has reported a strong performance for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, with revenue having increased to $325.5-million, from $193.1-million in the... 

Triple Flag achieves record quarterly revenue

Precious metals streaming and royalty company Triple Flag has achieved record revenue of $147-million in the first quarter of the year. The company recorded record quarterly sales of 31 166 gold... 

Pasofino to soon delist from TSX as court approves takeover by African firm

TSX-V-listed Pasofino Gold has garnered approval from the Supreme Court of British Columbia to proceed with a plan of arrangement by Mansa Resources, whereby Mansa will acquire through a subsidiary... 

Fortune, SECURE ink waste disposal agreement for the NICO project

Canadian mining and processing company Fortune Minerals' subsidiary, Fortune Minerals Alberta, has entered into a backstop agreement with waste management and energy infrastructure company SECURE... 

Resolute appoints Jardine to board as Reynolds retires

Dual-listed gold miner Resolute Mining has appointed human resources (HR) executive Gina Jardine as a nonexecutive director, effective from the conclusion of its annual general meeting on May 20.... 

Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses appeal over alleged human rights abuses near Barrick’s North Mara

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation has welcomed the Ontario Court of Appeal’s dismissal of an appeal having been made by certain Tanzanian residents alleging human rights abuses by the... 

Resolution steps into Fast-41 lane for Antimony Ridge

ASX-listed Resolution Minerals on Tuesday announced the inclusion of its Antimony Ridge project in the US Federal Fast-41 permitting programme, a move expected to accelerate approvals and advance... 

Liontown appoints new board member

Lithium company Liontown as appointed Giselle Collins as an independent nonexecutive director with effect from Wednesday, succeeding Ian Wells who stepped down from the board at the end of March.... 

Perenti extends Duketon contract with Regis to 2029

Mining services group Perenti has secured a 12-month extension to its underground mining services contract at the Duketon operations in Western Australia, lifting the agreement’s duration to at... 

Pioneer partners with Mineral Technologies on US tungsten project

ASX-listed Pioneer Minerals has entered into a strategic collaboration with Mineral Technologies USA to advance development of its Springfield critical minerals project in Idaho. The companies... 

Lindian appoints new CFO

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of a new finance chief. The company on Tuesday announced the appointment of Derek Bideshi as CFO, effective... 

Conrad Engelbrecht

This week we profile Conrad Engelbrecht, MD of Mine Support Products, which designs and manufactures underground roof support products 

Water intensity forces power sector to advance cooling technologies

Water stress is forcing the global energy sector to redesign cooling infrastructure to manage declining water availability, research published by Wood Mackenzie reveals. Thermoelectric, nuclear and... 

Economic reforms underpin investment conference discussions

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the key themes of this year's South African Investment Conference and what the investment commitments that have been made indicate about... 

World Bank, IMF, IEA to coordinate response to Middle East war's economic, energy impact

The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced in a joint statement that they will form a coordinated group to maximise... 

Chile Minister welcomes Kinross' Lobo-Marte environmental permitting decision

Chile's Economy and Mining Minister Daniel Mas has welcomed Canadian company Kinross Gold Corp's decision to start the process of obtaining an environmental permit to develop its Lobo Marte gold... 

Eastplats targeting further growth in production tonnages

Platinum group metals and chrome miner Eastern Platinum (Easplats) is targeting a consistent increase in run-of-mine production tonnages at its South African mining operations above 40 000 t a... 

Allied Gold shareholders give their approval for Zijin deal

Shareholders of Canada-based gold miner Allied Gold have voted in favour of the proposed buyout of the company by Hong Kong-listed Zijin Gold in a cash transaction valued at about C$5.5-billion.... 

Perenti appoints new MD and CEO

ASX-listed diversified global mining services group Perenti has appointed Dr Vanessa Torres to succeed Mark Norwell as MD and CEO with effect from June 1. Torres recently held the role of COO at... 

Kamoa-Kakula output guidance for 2026, 2027 lowered; output to reach above 500 000 t from 2028

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has announced the results of an updated independent technical report for the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, incorporating changes to the mine design and extraction sequence,... 

Orano accepts Kayalekera uranium product for conversion in France

Uranium enrichment company Orano Chimie-Enrichissement has agreed to accept uranium ore concentrate produced at ASX-listed Lotus Resources' Kayalekera mine, in Malawi, at its conversion facility in... 

Implementation of mine plan at Molefe to support stable production, growth – Jubilee

Zambia-focused integrated copper producer and resource developer Jubilee has announced an updated near-term mine plan at its Molefe mine following recent results from the Phase 1 drilling and... 

Rainbow Rare Earths raises £11.1m to complete Phalaborwa, Uberaba studies

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... 

Ironveld raises £1m in accelerated bookbuild

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... 

Resolute, Nimba partner to evaluate Guinea gold opportunities

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...