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Mintek principal scientist Dr Nthapo Sehlotho.
Mintek spells out how it can add value to South Africa’s PGM mining industry
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's national mineral research organisation Mintek on Friday, June 26 spelt out how it can add value to South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) industry. At its corporate head office... 


The Bakubung mine
Wesizwe to undertake phased restart of operations at Bakubung
26th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Platinum group metals miner Wesizwe Platinum will embark on a phased restart of operations at its Bakubung mine, in the North West, from next week, subject to the conclusion of a memorandum of... 


Rare earths
Aclara secures $20m of property tax exemptions in Louisiana ahead of rare earths processing build
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Aclara Resources has confirmed final approval by the Louisiana government of more than $20-million in property tax exemptions for the planned heavy rare earth separation facility at the... 


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US-Iran deal to have varied impact on metals complex – BMI
26th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The metals complex is poised for a mixed performance following the US-Iran deal announced in June, with easing demand-side concerns supporting industrial metals, while the alleviation of... 


ERG's vertical bauxite mining
Eurasian Resources Group, BAUER launches world's first vertical bauxite mining project
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Krasno-Oktyabrskoye Bauxite Mining Unit (KBRU) of Aluminium of Kazakhstan, owned by Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a leading global metals and mining company, has officially launched a project... 


Nersa releases latest version of draft trading rules for public comment
Nersa releases latest version of draft trading rules for public comment
26th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has called for public comment on revised draft rules for electricity trading as part of a second round of consultations after Eskom raised... 


Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters to be restarted after Glencore Merafe and Eskom finalise 62c/kWh terms
Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters to be restarted after Glencore Merafe and Eskom finalise 62c/kWh terms
26th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture has announced that the Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters will be restarted, following the conclusion of the detailed terms and conditions of negotiated... 


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Rare earth elements confirmed in clays beneath Malawian deposit – Chilwa Minerals
26th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals has highlighted the prevalence of widespread rare earth element mineralisation in clay intervals directly beneath the Mposa heavy minerals sands (HMS) deposit, in... 


AI integration can help unlock legacy data, enhance mineral discovery
AI integration can help unlock legacy data, enhance mineral discovery
26th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As demand for critical minerals continues to increase globally, the need to explore for and identify mineral resources quicker than before has mounted, raising the need for integrated... 


Paul Mann
ASP Isotopes proposes merger of Noble Africa with EBDRA Life Sciences
26th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE- and Nasdaq-listed ASP Isotopes has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Noble Africa, an intermediate holding company for Renergen, will merge with a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ENDRA... 


Canyon receives locomotives for Minim Martap project, trial mining to start in Q3
Canyon receives locomotives for Minim Martap project, trial mining to start in Q3
26th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Canyon Resources reports that locomotives were successfully delivered to its subsidiary, Camalco Cameroon, in June, marking a milestone in the development of the company’s mine-to-port... 


Tungsten ore
Australia's Apollo Minerals garners approval to list on Euronext
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Apollo Minerals has announced the Euronext Growth Paris Exchange has formally approved the company's listing of its ordinary shares. The company's flagship asset, the Couflens high... 


Nyrstar smelter in Australia
Nyrstar shareholders file petition for interim measures while Antwerp investigates forgery claims
26th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Euronext Brussels-listed base metals miner Nyrstar has advised that certain shareholders filed a petition for interim measures with the Antwerp Enterprise Court on June 26. The claimant... 


Los Filos mine
Equinox agrees land access with communities around Los Filos mine in Mexico
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Equinox Gold Corporation has signed 20-year land access agreements with three communities that host the company's Los Filos gold and silver mine, in Mexico. With these... 


Bunker Hill Mining ore sorting and crushing in Idaho
Bunker Hill Mining expects first concentrate batch by month-end
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation says commissioning of its new 1 800 t a day processing facility in Kellogg, Idaho, is on track to produce its first batch of concentrate for sale by the... 


Venezuela building collapse
Venezuelan gold developer Gold Reserves donates $1m to emergency relief efforts
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed gold and copper project developer Gold Reserve has donated $1-million to support emergency relief and recovery efforts in Venezuela. The country experienced two catastrophic... 


Ravenswood mine, in Australia
Triple Flag increases 2030 outlook as it finalises Ravenswood stream buy
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed streaming company Triple Flag Precious Metals Corporation's subsidiary, Triple Flag International, has completed the acquisition of a gold stream on the producing Ravenswood gold mine,... 


Dynacor's Veta Dorada plant, in Peru
Dynacor appoints new chairperson
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed artisanal ore processor Dynacor Group has elected Réjean Gourde chairperson effective immediately. The company says his appointment marks the company's transition into its next phase of... 


Rhyolite Ridge project area, in Nevada
REalloys, Ioneer selected for critical mineral plant builds at US Army depot
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Both Nasdaq-listed REalloys and ASX-listed Ioneer have received a conditional award from the US Army for a long-term land lease on the Tooele army depot, in Utah, for the purposes of establishing... 


SA's platinum assets, hydrogen fuel cell tech, green molecules make headlines
SA's platinum assets, hydrogen fuel cell tech, green molecules make headlines
26th June 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes that Sibanye-Stillwater’s CEO has declares the company’s South African platinum assets the ‘world’s best’; he discusses Deputy President Paul Mashatile's... 


Gold nugget
Far East Gold independent board commitee rejects Xingye takeover offer
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Far East Gold's independent board committee has recommended that shareholders reject the unsolicited off-market takeover offer having been made by Hong Kong-based Xingye Gold. Xingye's... 


Savannah Resources' project area in Portugal
European lithium miner eyes secondary listing as interest grows
26th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

London-listed lithium developer Savannah Resources is pursuing a secondary listing in Lisbon or Australia to tap growing investor appetite for battery materials. The company, with a project in... 


Gold pour at Red Lake in Canada
Canada, Japan consider critical minerals joint stockpiling in hunt for China alternatives
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Canada and Japan are working on a range of mining projects, including potential joint stockpiling, Canada's Trade Minister told Reuters, as Japan moves to diversify supplies of critical minerals... 


Nyanza CEO Donovan Chimhandamba with Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer at Coatings for Africa.
$870m ilmenite beneficiation project enters construction phase at Richards Bay IDZ
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The construction of the first phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve in the form of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial... 


Sherritt's nickel/cobalt joint venture operation in Cuba
Sherritt warns of going-concern risk after Trump expands Cuba sanctions
26th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

A Canadian miner that is one of Cuba’s biggest foreign investors warned investors that its ability to carry on as a going concern is in doubt after Donald Trump expanded US sanctions on the... 


Coal import data from December 2025 to June 2026
Asia's thermal coal imports jump on China, Japan, S.Korea buying
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Asia's imports of seaborne thermal coal are rebounding as China boosts purchases to compensate for soft domestic output and Japan and South Korea seek energy security amid the fallout from the... 


Aluminium
EU aluminium scrap export curbs delayed until September, group and sources say
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

The European Commission's plans to introduce measures to limit exports of aluminium scrap have been delayed until September, sector lobby group European Aluminium and other industry sources said.... 


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IMF says it will take time for energy, commodity prices to normalize after US-Iran deal
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it has seen energy and commodity prices fall since the US-Iran agreement to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but it will take... 


LPG gas bottles
Alberta boosts LPG exports by rail as US summer demand booms
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Railway exports of liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) from the Canadian production hub of Edmonton, Alberta, to refining and trading centers in the US are unusually high this summer owing to strong... 


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Titan Mining signs lease with US Army for graphite processing
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Titan Mining Corporation said on Thursday its subsidiary Empire State Mines received conditional US Army selection notices for enhanced-use leases at two US sites to develop graphite... 


BHP North America president Jessia Farrell
Mining major BHP to split president Americas role into two positions
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mining major BHP will split its president Americas role into two positions, president North America and president South America, as part of the executive leadership team changes it announced on... 


Kolomela iron-ore mine in South Africa
Iron-ore heads for seventh weekly loss on swelling inventory, falling steel demand
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore prices fell on Friday and were headed for a seventh straight weekly loss, weighed down by swelling portside inventory and faltering steel consumption in top consumer China, as well as... 


Magazine round up | 26 June 2026
Magazine round up | 26 June 2026
26th June 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  


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Zimbabwe mining investment rising steadily and extends beyond lithium
26th June 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Although Zimbabwe has endured more than two decades of frequent bad press linked to its politics, the negative headlines have not prevented billions of dollars in mining foreign direct investment... 


Stuart Heather-Clark, SLR Consulting Power Sector Lead Middle East and Africa
Exciting gigawatt-scale projects across Africa, SLR reports
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

To combat climate change, the world needs green molecules in addition to green electrons. “If we look how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the... 


An image of PwC South Africa energy, utilities and resources leader Andries Rossouw
Action imperative for future success of global mining industry – PwC
25th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The mining industry is delivering a solid financial performance despite grappling with rising geopolitical pressures, energy transition demands and structural investment gaps. However, despite this... 


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