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Australia's gold mining industry has 'bright' future – Surbiton Associates
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The outlook for Australia's gold mining industry looks bright, with announced plans for new gold mines, expansions to existing operations and new treatment capacity set to drive further growth in output in the years ahead, gold consultancy... 


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Vertex Minerals advances mechanised mining with first longhole stope blast at Australian gold mine
3rd August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Vertex Minerals has announced the first production firing of its trial longhole open stope at Decline 3 at the Reward gold mine, in New South Wales, Australia. Vertex highlights that the... 


Coal exploration
Yari Resources expands its coal resource base through acquisition
3rd August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed coal exploration company Yari Resources is expanding its coal resource base in the Bowen Basin, in Queensland, Australia, by entering into a binding conditional agreement to acquire a... 


Austral's Rocklands copper mine
Austral makes binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Austral Resources Australia has submitted a definitive written and binding proposal to acquire fellow ASX-listed Hammer Metals by way of a scheme of arrangement for a total implied value... 


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Element25 subsidiary signs manganese offtake deal with OM Materials
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Element25's Butcherbird Operations subsidiary has entered into a binding long-term offtake agreement with manganese alloy producer OM Materials for all of the manganese concentrate... 


Red Lake Gold appoints new CEO
2nd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian gold exploration company Red Lake Gold has appointed Michael Schuss as CEO and corporate secretary with effect from July 31. Schuss has been involved in the Canadian exploration industry... 


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Iron-ore hits one-year low on trader concerns and demand outlook
3rd August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore sank to the lowest level in more than a year amid concerns about a major physical trader of the commodity, which compounded existing market softness linked to a challenging demand outlook.... 


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Indonesia resumes exports of minerals containing rare earth byproducts, official says
3rd August 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia has resumed exports of minerals that may contain rare earth elements as byproducts, the president's office said on Monday, following complaints from the metals industry about shipment... 


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Kazakhstan's H1 uranium output up 9% year-on-year, Kazatomprom says
3rd August 2026 By: Reuters

Kazakhstan increased its uranium production in the first six months of 2026 by 9% year-on-year, Kazatomprom, the world's largest uranium producer, reported on Monday. It said it had produced 13 291... 


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Sasol commissions PEM electrolyser to advance local hydrogen technology capability
31st July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol has, in collaboration with its public-sector and academic partners, commissioned a 2 kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser system at the... 


The Tshipi manganese mine
Jupiter reports strong fourth-quarter output, sales
31st July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines, which holds a 49.9% beneficial interest in Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining – the operator of the Tshipi manganese mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province – achieved... 


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Mali says mining-backed fund could unlock up to $800m for infrastructure projects
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Mali could leverage revenues from recent mining sector reforms to raise up to 500-billion CFA francs ($883.1-million) for energy, water and transport projects, its finance minister said, part of a... 


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South Africa makes the case for Chinese investment in energy
Updated 5 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


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Aterian identifies new copper targets at Morocco project
Updated 5 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian says an independent interpretation of the recently completed high-resolution ground magnetic data has identified multiple priority copper/silver exploration targets at its... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
AI helping to develop alloy for use in new applications, Valterra Platinum reports
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Can you use AI to find new markets for platinum group metals (PGMs)? “The simple answer is yes,” was the reply of Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller to Mining Weekly during the latest media... 


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Sherritt rejects bid for early board vote amid Trump ally talks
2nd August 2026 By: Reuters

Sherritt International Corp rebuffed its largest investor’s request for a special meeting to let shareholders vote on replacing its chairman and another board director, as the company faces... 


The ribbon-cutting ceremony of a 2 kW PEM electrolyser at Sasol's R&T facility in Sasolburg
Sasol commissions PEM electrolyser to advance local hydrogen technology capability
31st July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol has, in collaboration with its public-sector and academic partners, commissioned a 2 kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser system at the... 


AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon.
AngloGold’s ‘extraordinary by any measure’ half year pays nigh $1bn in dividends
31st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

“It's been an extraordinary period by any measure,"was the description of AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon of his company’s first-half performance when he presented second-quarter results of... 


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Ionic launches strategic review of Uganda rare earths project
31st July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has, through its 60%-owned Rwenzori Rare Metals subsidiary, initiated a strategic review of the Makuutu heavy rare earths project, in Uganda, amid strong inbound... 


The Tshipi manganese mine
Jupiter reports strong fourth-quarter output, sales
31st July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines, which holds a 49.9% beneficial interest in Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining – the operator of the Tshipi manganese mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province – achieved... 


AngloGold's Sunrise Dam mine, in Australia
AngloGold quarterly profit up 58% as higher bullion prices offset lower output
31st July 2026 By: Reuters

AngloGold Ashanti posted a 58% increase in second-quarter profit on Friday, as higher bullion prices offset the impact of lower output. The miner said its headline earnings were $1.01-billion in... 


ARM CEO Phillip Tobias.
ARM highlights value of Bokoni platinum project, restart of nickel mine
31st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Bokoni and Nkomati are two of African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) 100%-owned flagship projects that are poised to unlock significant long-term value for ARM and its shareholders, ARM CEO Phillip... 


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Magazine round up | 31 July 2026
Magazine round up | 31 July 2026

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

The entry into commercial operation of the R1.7-billion Lephalale Solar Project was celebrated recently by Exxaro Resources and its wholly owned renewable energy business Cennergi. Located near Exxaro's Grootegeluk Mine in Lephalale, the 68 MWac behind-the-meter solar PV facility comprises 129 024 solar modules installed across 185 ha. The facility is designed to generate some 176 MWh of renewable electricity yearly and is Exxaro's first utility-scale, self-generation renewables asset to enter into commercial operations.
BEHIND THE METER

The entry into commercial operation of the R1.7-billion Lephalale Solar Project was celebrated recently by Exxaro Resources and its wholly owned renewable energy business Cennergi. Located near... 

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Infrastructure to restore economic competitiveness must be put in place much faster

Under-investment in electricity, ports and rail infrastructure has increased the cost of doing business in South Africa and weakened the competitiveness of our economy. Fixed investment has fallen... 

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Missed opportunity

The uptake of rooftop solar in South Africa has increased dramatically over the past five or so years, spurred initially by the extreme loadshedding from 2021 to 2024. Using satellite and other... 

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Jonathan Skeen, MD: Commercial at the SOLA Group
Jonathan Skeen

This week we profile Jonathan Skeen, MD: Commercial at the SOLA Group, a fully South African vertically integrated renewable-energy infrastructure, generation and storage company  

UNSETTLING: Recent developments at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which invests funds on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund, are troubling, to say the least. South Africa has witnessed, and continues to feel, the damage caused by governance failures at other public entities. With more than R3-trillion under management, it is crucial that the PIC’s governance, leadership and unlisted-investment pillars are stabilised without delay.
UNSETTLING

Recent developments at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which invests funds on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund, are troubling to say the least. South Africa has witnessed,... 

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Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials South Africa (Pty) Ltd is a leading manufacturer of high-performance engineering plastics for the mining...

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