SA coal exports may hit 57Mt as TFR continues turnaround
THE turnaround in coal exports during 2024 through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) that was reported in January has continued into 2025 with...
Gem Diamond execs take pay cut as firm unveils restructure
GEM Diamonds is the latest diamond miner to announce restructuring plans owing to a prolonged trough in prices for the luxury product.
The UK-listed miner...
Paladin under pressure as output falls short of forecast
SHARES in Paladin Energy plummeted on Wednesday following the release of quarterly results that, whilst showing improved production figures, delivered disappointing forward guidance from...
Mali court rejects Barrick employee appeal
A COURT in Mali on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Barrick Mining to release four employees arrested last November, escalating a long-running standoff between...
Can South Africa save its minerals exploration sector?
Last year, a South African government-backed fund invited applications from would-be junior miners, hoping to find that the country’s mineral exploration business was not...
Zimbabwe lithium exports surge despite weak prices
ZIMBABWE'S spodumene concentrate exports jumped 30% in the first half of 2025 despite weak global lithium prices, said Reuters citing official statistics.
Africa's top lithium...
AVZ says Congo lithium deal ‘breaches arbitration order’
AUSTRALIA'S AVZ Minerals, which holds a majority stake in the disputed Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday said Kinshasa...
‘Quietly’ issued minerals quota sign China is tightening supply
BEIJING has departed from established practice by issuing 2025 rare earth production quotas without any public disclosure, marking an unprecedented level of opacity in...
World Bank backs Mozambique hydropower megaproject
THE World Bank has approved funding for Mozambique's $5bn Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower plant, Southern Africa's largest such project in 50 years that could also...
KoBold secures contested Congo lithium deposit
US mining firm KoBold Metals, backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has signed a landmark agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo...