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Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz
Oil falls as supply starts moving through Strait of Hormuz
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices fell on Friday on the prospect of more supply returning to the market after oil tankers began to move through the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of the US-Iran interim peace deal. Brent crude futures fell 54 cents, or 0.68%, to... 


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St Barbara's 15-Mile mine site
St Barbara submits IPD for planned 15-Mile Processing Hub after redesign
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed St Barbara has announced an initial project description (IPD) for its planned 15-Mile Processing Hub project, in Nova Scotia, which has been submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of... 


Capstone Copper operation in Chile
Capstone identifies major groundwater issues at Chile mine ahead of expansion review
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

Canada's Capstone Copper has identified significant groundwater impacts across its Mantos Blancos copper mine in northern Chile that it aims to mitigate as part of a major expansion, according to... 


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Steel industry sounds alarm over slow progress on green steel
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Delays to green steel projects are growing and government support is far short of what is needed, jeopardising the industry's drive to cut emissions, steel associations warned at an annual meeting... 


Anfield's Shootaring mill in the US
Anfield finds positive economics in combined uranium operations PEA
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed uranium developer Anfield Energy has filed an updated combined preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its planned US operations. The PEA incorporates the Utah-based... 


Reverse side of The Perth Mint's latest 1/10 oz platinum bullion coin in the Australian Lunar Series
The Perth Mint adds new 1/10 oz platinum bullion coin to Australian Lunar range
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Perth Mint has added a new 1/10 oz platinum bullion coin design to its well-established Australian Lunar Series, sitting alongside the one ounce platinum bullion coin that has been part of the... 


Mineral Hill mine
Kingston Resources raises $12.9m to fund resource expansion, studies at Mineral Hill
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Kingston Resources has received firm commitments for a placement to raise $4.4-million followed by an $8.5-million underwritten entitlement offer at $0.035 apiece. Kingston intends to... 


Viking Mines tungsten samples
Viking Mines confident that tungsten ore sorting testwork will prove cost-beneficial
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Viking Mines has achieved positive initial results from X-ray transmission ore sorting testwork in Wedel, Germany, from mineralised material from the Linka tungsten project, in Nevada.... 


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Zambia, US expand use of $491m grant programme to critical metals infrastructure
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia said on Thursday it had agreed with US agency Millennium Challenge Corporation to expand the use of a $491-million agriculture grant programme to support key critical minerals... 


A mine truck at the Tarkwa operation in Ghana
Ghana is weighing local control of Gold Fields’ biggest mine
Updated 5 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of... 


Copper sheets
Zambia's ZCCM says CopperTech IPO could speed up $2.7bn expansion project
Updated 2 hours 43 minutes ago By: Reuters

Zambia's ZCCM Investment Holdings said on Friday that Vedanta's planned IPO of its copper unit could speed up their jointly owned company's $2.7-billion expansion project. Vedanta is preparing the... 


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West Wits concludes loan agreements for Qala Shallows
Updated 3 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has executed definitive loan agreements within the financing package of its Qala Shallows gold project, located on the West Rand of Johannesburg. The agreement completes... 


Robin Birchall
Serval sets out exploration work programmes in Namibia, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire
Updated 3 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral exploration and development company Serval Resources has set out work programmes for its copper exploration projects in Namibia and Botswana. Following a budgeting review, the company has... 


The Unki smelter
Zimbabwe platinum producers owed $228m in unpaid export earnings
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's government owes platinum miners $228-million in unpaid export income under its foreign currency retention system, exerting pressure on a sector recovering from a price collapse, an... 


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Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, Mike Teke points out
Updated 7 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need... 


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Shanghai Week, Phelan Green, platinum jewellery demand make headlines
Shanghai Week, Phelan Green, platinum jewellery demand make headlines
19th June 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses July’s Shanghai Week, which is set to firm up platinum’s already solid status; Phelan Green selecting Johnson Matthey technology for its Saldanha... 


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Coal-rich Mongolia aims to boost China trade ties despite dependence risk
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mongolia hopes to boost trade by more than a tenth this year with China, the biggest destination for its exports of coal and minerals, setting a target that will further boost economic dependence... 


Mineral Hill mine
Kingston Resources raises $12.9m to fund resource expansion, studies at Mineral Hill
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Kingston Resources has received firm commitments for a placement to raise $4.4-million followed by an $8.5-million underwritten entitlement offer at $0.035 apiece. Kingston intends to... 


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Brazil Potash secures second FEED contractor for mine shafts at Autezes
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has awarded a second front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for mine shafts and underground development at the Autazes project to WSP, with Redpath... 


Viking Mines tungsten samples
Viking Mines confident that tungsten ore sorting testwork will prove cost-beneficial
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Viking Mines has achieved positive initial results from X-ray transmission ore sorting testwork in Wedel, Germany, from mineralised material from the Linka tungsten project, in Nevada.... 


Magazine round up | 19 June 2026
Magazine round up | 19 June 2026
19th June 2026

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


NTCSA CEO Monde Bala
NTCSA acknowledges ‘temporary bottleneck’ of R2bn in curtailment payments to IPPs
18th June 2026 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... 


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Magazine round up | 19 June 2026
Magazine round up | 19 June 2026

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

NEW TIPPLER: A R4-billion infrastructure expansion at the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal, which included the installation of a new tippler (pictured), has been completed. The investment milestone was marked earlier this month. The terminal is also celebrating 50 years of operation this year, with the first shipment of iron-ore having been made in 1976. Photograph: Transnet
NEW TIPPLER

NEW TIPPLER: A R4-billion infrastructure expansion at the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal, which included the installation of a new tippler (pictured), has been completed. The investment milestone was... 

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South Africa must go all out to get the very best out of its rich natural resources

While South Africa is well-endowed with minerals, the full potential of these minerals is no longer being achieved. At best, their contribution is flat, which makes the call by the far-thinking... 

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Bridge, not destination

How do people in Gauteng know when motorists are driving under the influence? They are driving straight! It is to this type of sardonic humour that residents in all three of Gauteng’s metros have... 

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Ntsoaki Nsibanyoni, GM of Uber Eats South Africa
Ntsoaki Nsibanyoni

Full Name: Ntsoaki Ellen Nsibanyoni Position and Company Name: GM of Uber Eats South Africa 

TARIFF TUSSLE: After the US Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs to be invalid, a 10% baseline tariff was then introduced. This tariff is due to expire in July. Now the administration is looking to implement tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 countries based on an investigation into unfair labour practices. South Africa, which is facing a 12.5% tariff, insists it is compliant with all domestic and international forced-labour obligations and says it stands ready to engage the US on the matter.
TARIFF TUSSLE

After the US Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs to be invalid, a 10% baseline tariff was then introduced. This tariff is due to expire in July. Now the... 

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