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North American energy storage to drive lithium carbonate demand through 2031
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Market research firm Mordor Intelligence expects the global lithium carbonate market to grow from 141-million lithium carbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031, marking a 22.74% compound annual growth rate (CAGR),... 


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Prairie Lithium's DLE unit
Prairie Lithium garners C$6.3m federal Canadian funding to reach initial production
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Canadian government has committed C$6.3-million in financing for ASX-listed Prairie Lithium's project in Saskatchewan, which will support Phase 1 production, including balance-of-plant systems... 


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Gold's lustre dims as Treasury yields surge, markets bet on higher Fed rates
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Gold prices could face further pressure in the coming days as rising US Treasury yields and expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate hikes sap demand for the non-yielding metal. Spot gold... 


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Miners bound to megadeal playbook in pursuit of global scale
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining companies are set on building scale through M&A and partnerships to tackle financial and geopolitical hurdles, despite several thwarted megadeals over the past year. Gold Fields, whose... 


Trans Mountain pipeline infrastructure
Canada energy regulator approves Trans Mountain tolls settlement
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

The Canada Energy Regulator on Monday approved Trans Mountain's negotiated tolls settlement, finding the tolls just and reasonable and setting a new framework for tariffs and transportation... 


Steel coils
India targets 600-million tons steel capacity by 2047, secretary says
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

India's new steel policy plans 600-million metric tons of steelmaking capacity by 2047 and is a roadmap for the next two decades, the country's steel secretary said on Tuesday, adding that it will... 


Nel Hydrogen electrolyser
Hydrogen giant Nel secures $12m PEM order for US submarine life-support systems
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Norwegian hydrogen company Nel Hydrogen's US subsidiary has secured a $12-million purchase order for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser stacks from Collins Aerospace. The aviation and... 


Molybdenum ore
US-based M2i partners with Polish companies to explore tungsten, molybdenum potential
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Polish mineral resource companies Permia 1, Permia 2 and Permia 3 have signed a strategic collaboration and technical cooperation agreement valid for two years with US-based critical minerals... 


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Minerals processing startup Valor hires former Redwood Materials VP of engineering
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

US minerals processing startup Valor has hired the former vice president of engineering at recycler Redwood Materials as part of its push to commercialize its technology. Valor is among a wave of... 


Mt Lindsay twin decline development concept rendering
Australian explorer Critica confirms tungsten project potential in Tasmania
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A newly published scoping study on ASX-listed Critica's Mt Lindsay tin/tungsten project in Tasmania finds the proposed one-million-tonne-a-year underground mining and processing development has an... 


Glencore selected as cornerstone partner in new US-backed strategic mineral reserve fund
Glencore selected as cornerstone partner in new US-backed strategic mineral reserve fund
23rd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed miner Glencore has been selected by the US Government to be a founding partner in the launch of VaultCo – a strategic critical minerals reserve designed to strengthen US critical... 


Northern Star's Carosue Dam processing circuit
Australia's Northern Star rejects $27bn takeover approach from Gold Fields
28th September 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's top gold producer Northern Star Resources said it rejected an unsolicited A$38.7-billion ($27.1-billion) takeover proposal from South Africa's Gold Fields, the latest sign of... 


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China says US trade truce extension creates space to advance talks
28th September 2026 By: Reuters

China said on Monday a two-month extension of a trade truce with the US would provide room for both sides to evaluate the implementation of their arrangement to resolve economic and trade issues,... 


Christmas Creek mine, in Western Australia
Fortescue, Metso reach green ironmaking milestone
28th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Iron-ore major Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project, which features mining technology specialist Metso’s Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Smelting Furnace technology, has produced its first hot... 


Shougang's Jingtang steel plant in China
Rio Tinto commissions carbon-capture trial at China's Shougang steel plant
28th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining major Rio Tinto said on Monday it had commissioned a trial facility to capture carbon dioxide from blast-furnace gas at Chinese steelmaker Shougang Group's operations. The facility is... 


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Andrada's Uis operation
Andrada Mining reports 13% rise in first-half contained production
28th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a 13% year-on-year increase in contained tin production to 576 t for the first half of its 2027 financial year, supported by higher feed grades and improved... 


Copper 360 CEO Gordon Thompson
Copper 360 appoints Gordon Thompson CEO, Seten Naidoo CFO
28th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed copper producer Copper 360 has appointed Gordon Thompson as its new CEO, while Seten Naidoo has been appointed as the company’s new CFO. The appointments took effect on September 24,... 


LBMA CEO Ruth Crowell
Centuries-old London Good Delivery system for gold faces modern accountability test
28th September 2026 By: Reuters

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) will defend itself in London's High Court from October 7 against a claim that it owed a duty of care to two Tanzanian artisanal miners allegedly killed... 


Hudbay's operations in Manitoba
Canadian gold miner Hudbay enhances Snow Lake mine plan with 60% production increase
28th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Hudbay Minerals has published an enhanced mine plan for the Snow Lake project, in Manitoba, unlocking about 60% more gold production to 2.8-million ounces over the life of... 


Redmoor mine
US supports UK tungsten project Redmoor with $9.25m funding
28th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Strategic Minerals has secured a $9.25-million investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary Cornwall Resources from the US Department of War. The funding will support the acceleration of... 


St Barbara's Touquoy operation, in Canada
St Barbara finds better economics, higher output at same capital cost for 15-Mile
28th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed gold producer St Barbara has released an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) on its 15-Mile Processing Hub project, in Nova Scotia, which will combine three historical gold mines into a... 


High-grade fluorspar ore from Monte Muambe
NeoTerra applies for $5m in funding to support potential expansion of Moz fluorspar mine
28th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

African critical minerals exploration and development company NeoTerra Group has applied for a $5-million grant under the US-Africa Strategic Investment Program to support the assessment of a... 


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Magazine round up | 25 September 2026
Magazine round up | 25 September 2026

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

SHRINKING BUFFERS: The attacks this month on oil tankers along Middle East shipping routes sent crude prices soaring yet again and amplified the economic risks associated with the protracted conflicts in Iran and Ukraine. While inventories have played a crucial role in balancing the market thus far, the International Energy Agency warns that buffers are shrinking and that the global refining system is severely stretched. Photograph: Reuters
SHRINKING BUFFERS

The attacks this month on oil tankers along Middle East shipping routes sent crude prices soaring yet again and amplified the economic risks associated with the protracted conflicts in Iran and... 

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Much more effort needed to take freight pressure off our national road networks

Much more effort is needed to integrate South Africa’s rail and road networks. There was a time when the bulk of freight traffic was on rail by some margin. Now, the economically damaging excessive... 

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Burning platform

Prior to the stabilisation of Eskom’s operational performance, the issue of loadshedding was undoubtedly South Africa’s ‘burning platform’. Besides holding back growth and sapping citizens of... 

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Sandile Siyaya, Executive VP: Mining at Sasol
Sandile Siyaya

This week we profile Sandile Siyaya, Executive VP: Mining at Sasol  

UNDEMOCRATIC ‘DIVIDEND’: US President Donald Trump’s outrageous pledge of $5 000 to every adult American should the Republicans retain control of the House and Senate after midterm elections in November smacks of desperation and reeks of hypocrisy. The term ‘bribe’ would most definitely be used if an African leader were to propose such a grossly undemocratic and fiscally damaging payout.
UNDEMOCRATIC ‘DIVIDEND’

US President Donald Trump’s outrageous pledge of $5 000  to every adult American should the Republicans retain control of the House and Senate after midterm elections in November smacks of... 

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