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Ampol refinery in Australia
Australia plans first domestic oil refinery in 60 years to boost fuel security
28th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australia will consider building its first new oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East squeezes supplies from overseas and underscores the urgency to improve energy security.... 


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Harmony secures multicurrency credit facilities to strengthen liquidity
28th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Gold and copper miner Harmony Gold has concluded new syndicated multitranche, multicurrency loan facilities comprising $500-million, A$500-million and R7-billion. The company says this reduces its... 


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Azteca processing plant refurbishment reaches 77% completion – Cadence
28th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Refurbishment of the Azteca processing plant at London-listed Cadence Minerals' Amapá iron-ore project, in Brazil, has progressed to 77% completion and 43 of the 64 identified work packages now... 


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Coal India misses profit view on weak volumes, higher costs
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, missed first-quarter profit expectations on Monday, on weaker production volumes and higher costs. Here are the details from the company's earnings report: 


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Gold Fields files Tarkwa gold lease proposal with Ghana government
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Gold Fields submitted a "lease-renewal proposal" to Ghana this month for its Tarkwa gold mine, the company said on Monday. The South African miner seeks to secure the long-term future of one of its... 


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FireFly delays Greenbay PEA to incorporate meaningful drill results
28th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and ASX-listed FireFly Metals says its underground drilling campaign at the Green Bay copper/gold project, in Newfoundland and Labrador, continues to deliver outstanding results that reinforce... 


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Glencore Canada reduces Osisko shareholding to 11.9%
28th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Base metals producer Glencore Canada Corporation has entered into a private agreement with a third party pursuant to which Glencore Canada will sell 21.5-million of its common shares owned of... 


Uranium Royalty Corp completes landmark Sweetwater transaction
Uranium Royalty Corp completes landmark Sweetwater transaction
28th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed Uranium Royalty Corp (URC) has completed its previously announced plan of arrangement to merge its assets with those held by Sweetwater Royalties and form a new company, New... 


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Groundwater sufficient for EVelution's cobalt processing facility needs
28th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

US critical minerals company EVelution Energy reports that a hydrogeological programme has confirmed the availability of sufficient groundwater resources to support the planned operating... 


Rock Tech signs binding spodumene offtake agreement for Georgia Lake project
Rock Tech signs binding spodumene offtake agreement for Georgia Lake project
28th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Rock Tech Lithium has signed a binding long-term offtake agreement with Geneva-based global commodity trading house Transamine for spodumene concentrate produced at the company’s... 


Lotus successfully completes institutional entitlement offer bookbuild
Lotus successfully completes institutional entitlement offer bookbuild
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has announced that it has successfully completed the institutional component of the fully underwritten one-for-one pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer... 


The Makhado mine
He resigns as MC Mining MD and CEO following recapitalisation, Makhado progress
28th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia- and Johannesburg-listed MC Mining has appointed chairperson Jianheng (Albert) Deng as interim MD and CEO, with effect from July 29, following the resignation of Yi (Christine) He as MD... 


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West Wits achieves milestones at Qala Shallows
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The June quarter marked a “step-change” in the operations of West Wits, CEO and MD Rudi Deysel says, with the 1 West Decline breakthrough achieved at Qala Shallows, in Gauteng. This unlocked access... 


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Zambia bets on Pan-African metals exchange to boost mining wealth
Updated 5 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema plans to spearhead the creation of a Pan-African minerals and metals exchange to help the continent capture greater benefits from its natural resources. The... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Mpumi Zikalala.
Decarbonisation reinforcing demand for Kumba Iron Ore‘s high grade, lump products
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

The decarbonisation journey of the steel industry is continuing to reinforce demand for the higher-grade ores and lump products of the kind produced by South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore. These... 


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Gold Fields files Tarkwa gold lease proposal with Ghana government
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Gold Fields submitted a "lease-renewal proposal" to Ghana this month for its Tarkwa gold mine, the company said on Monday. The South African miner seeks to secure the long-term future of one of its... 


Lotus successfully completes institutional entitlement offer bookbuild
Lotus successfully completes institutional entitlement offer bookbuild
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has announced that it has successfully completed the institutional component of the fully underwritten one-for-one pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer... 


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West Wits achieves milestones at Qala Shallows
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The June quarter marked a “step-change” in the operations of West Wits, CEO and MD Rudi Deysel says, with the 1 West Decline breakthrough achieved at Qala Shallows, in Gauteng. This unlocked access... 


Merafe reports lower output but guides for higher interim earnings
Merafe reports lower output but guides for higher interim earnings
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Merafe Resources has reported that its share of ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, in South Africa, amounted to 28 000 t for the six months ended June 30 – a... 


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... 


Wildfire smoke in a forest
Fury Gold resumes drilling at Quebec's project after wildfire halt
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Fury Gold Mines said on Monday that exploration and drilling activities have resumed at the Eau Claire project in Canada's northern Quebec after a wildfire near the project halted operations. The... 


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Sundance Resources says it has won $616m Cameroon arbitration over iron-ore project
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Sundance Resources has won an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration against Cameroon, with a tribunal awarding the Australian miner about $616-million in damages, interest and costs over a... 


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Magazine round up | 24 July 2026
Magazine round up | 24 July 2026

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

WIND CLUSTER
WIND CLUSTER

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 

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South Africa’s public and private sectors should put foot on the energy accelerator

A country with sufficient energy can advance economically. A country with insufficient energy cannot. The private sector finds energy generation good business. The public sector is seeing that the... 

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Transitions are never easy. They are disruptive and are often fiercely resisted. South Africa navigated its own grand political transition in 1994, following a period of intense uncertainty and... 

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Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International
Rick Grantham

This week we profile Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International, a sell-side merger-and-acquisition advisory services firm 

BIG MISMATCH: South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for mineral beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to extend discounted tariffs to certain sectors is offering some narrow-based relief. It is far from clear, though, how these discounts can be paid for and sustained, especially given an electricity policy that has been adjusted to force in some expensive new generation solutions and a pricing policy that is piling on the fixed charges.
BIG MISMATCH

South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for minerals beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to... 

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