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Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelting
Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelting
British firm offers to restart mothballed Australian manganese smelter
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Natrium Redox Technologies, a green technology startup based in Britain, said on Monday it had made a firm proposal to the Tasmanian government to acquire and restart Australia's only manganese smelter, to supply global battery and electric... 


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US refiners face historic stress test as global crisis looms, Reuters columnist says
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

US refineries have operated near maximum capacity for the longest sustained period in over a quarter century,scrambling to capture windfall profits created by the Iran war. But history offers a... 


Silver47 CEO Galen McNamara
Bunker Hill Mining merges with Silver47 to create major US silver producer
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of TSX-V-listed Silver47 Exploration... 


Nickel mining in Indonesia
Indonesia will build trustworthy commodity exchange, chief supervisor candidate says
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's upcoming minerals and strategic commodity exchange would be built with infrastructure that can be trusted, the president's nominee to regulate commodity trading said on Monday. The... 


Las Bambas mine
MMG confirms restart of operations at Las Bambas copper mine in Peru
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Hong Kong-listed MMG confirmed on Monday it had restarted operations for its mine and process plant at its Las Bambas operations in Peru from August 21. Operations at the Las Bambas copper mine... 


Killi Resources drilling in Australia
Killi appoints start-up mine specialist Halliday as MD
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed gold, copper and rare earths explorer Killi Resources has appointed nonexecutive director Hamish Halliday as MD effective August 24. He brings to the position experience as a geologist,... 


Tungsten mineralisation
Australian tungsten explorer Apollo expands drill target footprint in France
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Apollo Minerals has identified additional zones of tungsten mineralisation at the Couflens project, in France, which has expanded the targeting footprint of the historical Salau mine and... 


Empire project area, in Idaho
Phoenix Copper tasks experts to update US-based Empire PFS, MRE
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Phoenix Copper has appointed consultancy Hardrock Consulting, metallurgist Deepak Molhatra and Valley Science and Engineering to update the Empire prefeasibility study (PFS), as well as... 


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London-based Vast Resources admitted to industrial base-focused US consortia
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed copper, gold and silver producer Vast Resources has been admitted as a member of the US Defence Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) and the Cornerstone Consortium. DIBC is a US Department... 


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Zijin says copper target under pressure after Congo mine flood
24th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zijin Mining Group said its full-year copper production target was under pressure due to flooding at a major Congolese mine, adding to global supply concerns as the metal trades near a record high.... 


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Atomic Eagle secures Niger project
24th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has agreed terms of a mining convention with Niger to re-establish its interest in the Madaouela uranium project, which hosts a mineral resource of 116.5-million pounds of... 


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Cora’s Mali exploration permit renewed
24th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

West Africa-focused gold company Cora Gold says the first interim renewal of its Sanankoro II exploration permit was approved during the Mali government Council of Ministers meeting on August 21.... 


Peter Beaven
Newmont appoints acknowledged finance veteran to board
21st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has appointed Peter Beaven to serve on the audit committee of its board. Beaven previously worked as group CFO at another global mining company, BHP, from 2015... 


Elevra's NAL mine in Canada
Canada-focused lithium miner Elevra gets price floor for supply deal
21st August 2026 By: Bloomberg

North America-focused Elevra Lithium secured a price-floor structure in a deal to supply a new processing facility in Canada, as western countries seek to bolster their critical-mineral supply... 


Beetaloo shale gas project in Australia
First gas from Australia's Beetaloo puts shale ambition to the test
21st August 2026 By: Reuters

Deep in Australia's Red Centre, gas is set to start flowing next month from the sprawling Beetaloo basin to Darwin 500 km (310 miles) north, in what developers hope kicks off the country's own... 


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Lithium miner PLS Group bullish on price outlook, eyes expansion
24th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Australia’s biggest lithium producer PLS Group flagged a supply shortfall of the battery metal in the coming years and said it was nearing a final investment decision on expanding its capacity, as... 


Las Bambas mine
MMG confirms restart of operations at Las Bambas copper mine in Peru
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Hong Kong-listed MMG confirmed on Monday it had restarted operations for its mine and process plant at its Las Bambas operations in Peru from August 21. Operations at the Las Bambas copper mine... 


Norway Energy Minister Terje Aasland
Norway will drill in Arctic regardless of EU's position, says energy minister
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union's support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, and no longer sees itself as... 


Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelting
British firm offers to restart mothballed Australian manganese smelter
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Natrium Redox Technologies, a green technology startup based in Britain, said on Monday it had made a firm proposal to the Tasmanian government to acquire and restart Australia's only manganese... 


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Goldman says options demand could push gold beyond $4 900 forecast
21st August 2026 By: Reuters

Gold prices could surge past Goldman Sachs's $4 900 year-end forecast, as surging demand for bullish gold options may amplify further gains, the bank said in a note on Friday. The bank said a... 


Galileo, partner maintain position on Zambia licences, dialogues under way
21st August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Galileo Resources and its joint venture (JV) partner Statunga Investments continue to maintain their legal position regarding the ownership of the small-scale mining licences numbers... 


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... 


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Magazine round up | 21 August 2026
Magazine round up | 21 August 2026

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

POWERFUL CLUSTER: All three projects that make up Envusa Energy’s giant 520 MW Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster are now officially operational. The R16-billion cluster, built on sites in the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces, includes the two 140 MW-apiece wind farms of Umsobomvu and Hartebeesthoek (pictured), as well as the 240 MW Mooi Plaats Solar PV facility. All told, the cluster comprises some 50 wind turbines, 420 000 solar panels and 943 string inverters.
POWERFUL CLUSTER:

All three projects that make up Envusa Energy’s giant 520 MW Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster are now officially operational. The R16-billion cluster, built on sites in the Eastern and Northern... 

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Pulling out all the stops to generate renewable energy is the way to go

The case for maximum renewable energy generation is growing increasingly strong as the shield that renewables provide against rising costs and stability risks is enlarging. Moreover, renewables are... 

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Optimism as a tactic

Few could dispute that Discovery CEO Adrian Gore has emerged as the most influential South African business leader of his generation. Even those, or perhaps especially those, who do everything from... 

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Dheshree Chetty, Director of Women In Shipping and Transport Services
Dheshree Chetty

This week we profile Dheshree Chetty, director, Women In Shipping and Transport Services, an end-to-end supply chain company 

PRICING PRESSURE: With the era of loadshedding now thankfully becoming only a bad memory, the affordability crisis is really biting. The extreme hikes of the past 20 years have already led to some serious demand destruction across industry, with only a few companies still benefiting from special pricing deals. The question now is whether the proposed new electricity pricing policy, which is out for comment, can truly offer any broad-based respite.
PRICING PRESSURE

With the era of loadshedding now thankfully becoming only a bad memory, the affordability crisis is really biting. The extreme hikes of the past 20 years have already led to some serious demand... 

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