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BHP's Jansen potash mine, in Canada
BHP's Jansen potash mine, in Canada
BHP outlines higher cost estimate, impairment charge for Jansen Stage 2 expansion
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian miner BHP Group has reported an increased capital estimate for its potash production expansion project Jansen Stage 2, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to $6.9-billion from $4.9-billion previously, as well as a $2.3-billion impairment charge as... 


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Mr Marion lithium mine
China exchange to open lithium futures to overseas traders from July 3
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

China's Guangzhou Futures Exchange said on Thursday that its lithium carbonate futures and options would be opened to overseas traders from July 3. The opening up of the lithium contract, which... 


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Indonesia's energy minister says government working to secure coal supply for State utility
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister said on Thursday that the government is working to ensure that coal supplies to state power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) remain stable... 


Keyera's KAPS pipeline infrastructure
Canada's Keyera buys remaining 50% stake in KAPS pipeline for $861 million
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Canada's Keyera Corporation said on Wednesday it has acquired the remaining 50% stake in the KAPS natural gas liquids pipeline from Stonepeak for C$1.215-billion ($860.97-million), taking full... 


Horne 5 project
Updated feasibility study confirms Falco's Horne 5 gold project as substantial cashflow opportunity
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed gold developer Falco Resources finds in an updated feasibility study on the Horne 5 gold project, in Québec, a new base case after-tax net present value (NPV) of $3.35-billion for the... 


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China defends critical minerals export controls after G7 statement
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

BEIJING - China defended its export control measures on critical mineral supplies and urged the Group of Seven nations to respect market economy principles and international trading rules rather... 


Critical Metals drilling on Tanbreez project
Critical Metals starts drilling on Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having secured full ownership of the Tanbreez rare earths project in recent weeks, Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started with a 10 000 m diamond drilling campaign on the... 


MCI carbon capture technology
Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured carbon dioxide
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Australia’s first carbon refinery opened in New South Wales, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from explosives giant Orica's ammonia-making operations on Kooragang Island and turning it into products... 


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Uranium explorer Foremost granted funding from Saskatchewan's TMEI programme
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

US- and Canada-listed Foremost Clean Energy has received a $50 000 grant from the government of Saskatchewan's Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive Programme for uranium exploration in the... 


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Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech opens new US e-waste recycling sites
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech has announced a major expansion of its US operations to scale domestic processing capacity and strengthen critical materials recovery... 


Kenya President William Ruto
Kenya, US close in on critical minerals deal, Ruto says
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Kenya is close to sealing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. under which it would process its own resources domestically, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Thursday,... 


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Indonesia's PC Ketapang II launches construction on Bukit Panjang gas project
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

PC Ketapang II Ltd, a unit of the Searah joint venture between Italy's Eni and Malaysia's Petronas, has begun the physical construction work on its Bukit Panjang gas field in Indonesia, the company... 


Redstone Resources' new prospects in Western Australia
Redstone acquires gold, lithium, base metal prospects in Western Australia
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Redstone Resources has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire 100% interest in a suite of highly prospective gold, lithium, copper and other base metal exploration projects in... 


NTCSA CEO Monde Bala
NTCSA acknowledges ‘temporary bottleneck’ of R2bn in curtailment payments to IPPs
Updated 1 hour 13 minutes ago By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed what it describes as a “temporary bottleneck” in curtailment payments to independent power producers (IPPs), with about... 


Askari expands Namibian project pipeline
Updated 2 hours 38 minutes ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Askari Metals’ in-house hyperspectral study has identified seven new high-priority pegmatite targets at the Uis project, in Namibia, materially expanding the project’s target pipeline... 


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Indonesia's energy minister says government working to secure coal supply for State utility
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister said on Thursday that the government is working to ensure that coal supplies to state power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) remain stable... 


Petronas signage
Indonesia's PC Ketapang II launches construction on Bukit Panjang gas project
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

PC Ketapang II Ltd, a unit of the Searah joint venture between Italy's Eni and Malaysia's Petronas, has begun the physical construction work on its Bukit Panjang gas field in Indonesia, the company... 


MCI carbon capture technology
Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured carbon dioxide
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Australia’s first carbon refinery opened in New South Wales, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from explosives giant Orica's ammonia-making operations on Kooragang Island and turning it into products... 


Kenya President William Ruto
Kenya, US close in on critical minerals deal, Ruto says
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Kenya is close to sealing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. under which it would process its own resources domestically, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Thursday,... 


BHP's Escondida mine, in Chile
BHP readies $1.5 billion Chile power transmission line sale
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Diversified miner BHP is gearing up to sell its power transmission lines in Chile as it refocuses toward copper mining in the country, newspaper Diario Financiero reported on Wednesday, citing... 


Oyu Tolgoi mine
Rio Tinto resumes copper exports from massive Mongolian mine
18th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group has resumed exports of copper concentrate from its vast Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia following a short protest. The protesters began a blockade of a key road on Wednesday... 


Southern Transitions cofounder and director Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
Copper rivalry gives African producers leverage to demand more value, says analyst
18th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The intensifying competition among China, the US and Europe to secure future copper supplies is strengthening the negotiating position of African producer countries, creating an opportunity to... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 12 June 2026

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

EXPORTS RESUME: This month, the Maydon Wharf Agribulk Terminal, in Durban, handled its first maize vessel since December 2023, loading 40 000 t of export maize aboard MV Chang Hang Hong Hai destined for Vietnam. Terminal manager Sihle Mpungose said she was encouraged by the positive crop outlook for 2026 and said the terminal, which had recently been refurbished, was ready to support increased maize exports.
EXPORTS RESUME

This month, the Maydon Wharf Agribulk Terminal, in Durban, handled its first maize vessel since December 2023, loading 40 000 t of export maize aboard MV Chang Hang Hong Hai destined for Vietnam.... 

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Public-private collaboration is proving worthwhile

An important step towards stabilising the operations of important value-adding South African companies, preserving the jobs that go with them, and promoting a more sustainable future for them, has... 

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Distribution dilemma

During a recent joint meeting of the portfolio committees on electricity and energy and cooperative governance and traditional affairs it became clear there is some sympathy for Eskom when it comes... 

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 Japie du Plessis, MD of Cementation Africa
Japie du Plessis

This week we profile Japie du Plessis, MD of Cementation Africa, an underground contract mining company 

NO LONGER THEORETICAL: International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol has used the “vase is broken” analogy to describe the new global energy context following shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. “It has been always a question in the energy world . . . but it was a theoretical issue. Now it is real,” Birol said. This new reality meant that countries would pursue energy security policies premised on the potential of the waterway being closed yet again.
NO LONGER THEORETICAL

International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol has used the “vase is broken” analogy to describe the new global energy context following shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.... 

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