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Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest
Fortescue chair calls for fair negotiations with China
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest called for China and Australia to "always negotiate fairly," at an event in Perth on Monday, as the world's fourth-largest iron ore maker negotiates annual supply terms with its biggest customer. Global iron ore... 


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Argosy encouraged by feasibility, engineering progress at Argentinian lithium project
27th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Argosy Minerals has engaged with international technology and engineering service providers, as well as lithium consultants, to complete the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its 12... 


Resouro lodges mining concession application for Brazil gold project
Resouro lodges mining concession application for Brazil gold project
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Resouro Strategic Metals has marked a further step in the advancement of the Novo Mundo gold project, in Brazil. The company reports that its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Ison do... 


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Sundance Resources says it has won $616m Cameroon arbitration over iron-ore project
Updated 7 hours ago 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... 


Water
Rio Tinto, Western Australia agree to sell desalination plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto said on Monday it had agreed with the Western Australian government to sell their joint venture stakes in the Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo. The plant, now... 


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FEED starts at Anax's Whim Creek project
27th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Front-end engineering design (FEED) has started on ASX-listed Anax Metals' 80%-owned Whim Creek copper project, in Western Australia, with the company describing this as a significant milestone in... 


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Integrated study supports reestablishment of Auric’s Burbanks, Munda operations
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Auric Mining says the outcomes of the integrated Burbanks and Munda scoping study support the reestablishment of the Burbanks processing facility and the restart of mining at the Munda... 


PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y
PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Capricorn Metals has announced the results of its updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Mt Gibson gold project (MGGP), in Western Australia. The updated study includes underground... 


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Australian Mines fast-tracks, expands Flemington PFS
Updated 7 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Australian Mines says the prefeasibility study (PFS) for its high-grade Flemington scandium project in Australia will be fast-tracked and expanded, to include studies assessing the... 


Vanadium ore
Regulatory approval granted for VanadiumCorp’s shares-for-debt agreement with CAUR Technologies
27th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX-listed VanadiumCorp Resource has received approval from the TSX-V to settle $222 500 of debt through the issuance of about 1.4-million common shares at a deemed price of $0.15 a share to... 


The Vittangi graphite mine in Sweden
Talga, Hanwa Co sign nonbinging LoI over possible Sweden anode material offtake
27th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Battery materials company Talga Group has signed a nonbinding letter of intent (LoI) with Japanese trading and industrial materials company Hanwa Co regarding a potential offtake and strategic... 


Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit
Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Technology Minerals has secured a two-year extension of the St Patrick research permit in northwest Spain. The licence, which includes the historic Aramo mine and is held through the... 


80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing
80 Mile to raise £1.9m through placing
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed 80 Mile has announced a placing to raise about £1.9-million, before expenses, by way of the issue of 283.58-million new ordinary shares in the capital of the company to certain existing... 


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Indonesia seeks to resolve mineral export bottlenecks caused by rare earth content
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's presidential staff office has called for cooperation between government agencies, law enforcement officials and industry to resolve mineral shipment bottlenecks caused by a lack of... 


Lotus successfully completes institutional entitlement offer bookbuild
Lotus successfully completes institutional entitlement offer bookbuild
Updated 5 hours ago 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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LME aluminium stocks fall to lowest this century
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Aluminium stocks on the London Metal Exchange have slumped to their lowest this century as supply constraints in the war-hit Middle East leave consumers drawing down inventories to secure metal.... 


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SA signals intent to prohibit goods produced by forced labour after new 12.5% US tariff
27th July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reports that government will publish a Gazette notice requesting public comments on South Africa’s intent to issue regulations to prohibit goods... 


Water
Rio Tinto, Western Australia agree to sell desalination plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto said on Monday it had agreed with the Western Australian government to sell their joint venture stakes in the Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo. The plant, now... 


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Barrick evacuates Chile workers by helicopter after storm
27th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

Barrick Mining Corp said it safely evacuated workers who had been stranded in their Barriales camp in northern Chile after severe storms blocked road access. The workers are in “good health,” the... 


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Makenita Resources extends its tungsten exploration footprint in New Brunswick
27th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Junior mining exploration company Makenita Resources has acquired additional mineral claims at its Sisson West tungsten project, in New Brunswick, Canada. The company has now more than doubled the... 


Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest
Fortescue chair calls for fair negotiations with China
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest called for China and Australia to "always negotiate fairly," at an event in Perth on Monday, as the world's fourth-largest iron ore maker negotiates annual supply... 


The Fekola gold mine
Mali's gold output seen staying below 60 tons through 2029, ministry plan shows
24th July 2026 By: Reuters

Mali's industrial gold production is expected to remain below 60 metric tons annually through 2029, according to a mines ministry plan seen by Reuters, extending a decline that followed the... 


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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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