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Northern Star CEO Suresh Vadnagra
Northern Star CEO Suresh Vadnagra
Incoming Northern Star CEO flags possibility of asset sales
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Northern Star Resources on Wednesday flagged the potential for asset sales as the miner focuses on delivering its turnaround plan under a new CEO, amid pressure from both activist investor Elliott and suitor Gold Fields. Northern Star... 


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Vulcan Elements partners with reseachers on quantum-mechanical rare earth innovation
21st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

American rare earth magnet manufacturer Vulcan Elements has partnered with research organisation North Carolina Collaboratory to advance development of high-performance rare earth magnets for... 


Woodside's Pluto LNG operation
Woodside Energy trims output forecast, to pull back from US ammonia project
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday trimmed the top end of its annual production forecast and said it would scale back its investment in a lower-carbon ammonia project in the US owing to... 


Coal-fired power plant in India
Half of India's coal plants run critically low on fuel as power demand surges
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel stocks owig to a surge in power demand amid hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Niño, government data showed.... 


Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Canada, Türkiye set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

NATO allies Canada and Türkiye are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's... 


Albemarle lithium operation in Chile
Chile plans five new lithium tenders in push to double output
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Chile plans to issue tenders for five more lithium projects next year as part of a drive to more than double output of the battery metal within a decade, Mining Minister Daniel Mas told Reuters.... 


Phoenix Tailings CE Nick Myers
Phoenix Tailings to build $375m rare earths facility in New York state
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Phoenix Tailings will build a commercial-scale rare earth processing facility worth $375-million in the city of Rochester, New York state's Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday. The US is pouring... 


Chuquicamata copper mine
Chile regulator to deliver audit of Codelco's copper output within 2 months
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Chile's comptroller general's office said on Tuesday it expects to deliver an audit of Codelco's 2025 production data within two months, after the State-owned miner revealed it was investigating... 


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Beta Hunt mine
Westgold reaches stable two-million tonnes a year mine rate at Beta Hunt
21st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources has removed legacy mine infrastructure constraints to establish a platform that supports a sustained two-million-tonne-a-year mining rate at the Beta Hunt... 


Graphite particles
Australia's Sarytogan Graphite publishes first DFS of two planned for Sarytogan project
21st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Sarytogan Graphite finds in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Upstream Sarytogan graphite project, in Kazakhstan, the potential to produce 50 000 t/y of graphite concentrate in... 


The Kansanshi mine
First Quantum's expanded Zambia copper mine on track to exceed processing target
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals' expanded Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia is on track to process about 27-million metric tons of ore in 2026, exceeding its design capacity by 8% and supporting a stronger... 


Marc Cameron, who will be joining Weir as Minerals Division President.
Marc Cameron to join Weir as minerals division president
21st October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Marc Cameron will join Weir as president of the minerals division on October 26 and become a member of the group executive. In a media release to Mining Weekly on Wednesday, October 21, Weir plc... 


BHP's Carrapateena copper mine
BHP misses quarterly copper output estimates on Chile mine disruptions
20th October 2026 By: Reuters

BHP Group on Tuesday reported a steep fall in copper production in the first quarter as bad weather and a fatal accident forced temporary halts at its flagship Escondida mine in Chile. Operations... 


Anglo's Quellaveco mine
Anglo sticks to copper forecast after snow in Chile hits quarter
20th October 2026 By: Reuters

Anglo American reported a 5% fall in third-quarter copper production on Tuesday after record snowfall in Chile, but maintained its 2026 forecast for the metal and raised its diamond production... 


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Copper mines need $332bn new investment to ease shortfall
20th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Copper mines need about $332-billion of new investment to avert a future supply shock, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates. Without significant capital outlays, the copper market... 


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Woodside's Pluto LNG operation
Woodside Energy trims output forecast, to pull back from US ammonia project
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday trimmed the top end of its annual production forecast and said it would scale back its investment in a lower-carbon ammonia project in the US owing to... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine
Australian miner Fortescue fires senior executive after sexual harassment probe
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue, Australia's third-largest miner, said on Wednesday it fired a senior executive following an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and bullying. The investigation,... 


Hudbay employee with copper ore
Mitsubishi Corp approves Arizona copper mining project, lifts investment
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation approved the construction of a copper mining project in Arizona, jointly with Canada's Hudbay Minerals, the company said on Wednesday. Mitsubishi will make an... 


Uitkomst Colliery
MC Mining nonexecutive director steps down
20th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Dr Steele West has resigned as coal miner MC Mining nonexecutive director, with effect from October 15. West was appointed as a nonexecutive director in September 2024 and served as a member of MC... 


Banio potash project
Millennial Potash extends mineralisation at Gabon project
20th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Millenial Potash Corporation has announced another significant drilling milestone at its Banio project, in Gabon, where the extension of drillhole BA-006 intersected a further about 40... 


Molten copper
Sulphuric acid prices due to extend decline in 2027, CRU says
20th October 2026 By: Reuters

Prices of sulphuric acid used to process metals such as copper and nickel are expected to extend their decline next year, consultancy CRU said on Tuesday. Sulphuric acid delivered to top copper... 


Graphite ore
Blencowe receives final tranche in US grant funding for Ugandan graphite project
20th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Bencowe Resources has received the final tranche of $250 000 in grant funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), bringing the total funds received under the... 


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Magazine round up | 16 October 2026
Magazine round up | 16 October 2026

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

Transnet Pipelines has invited private entities to bid to operate and maintain five strategic fuel storage facilities located in three provinces for lease terms of not less than ten years. The inland facilities include the Bethlehem, Kroonstad and Magdala liquid petroleum depots in the Free State, the Ladysmith fuel storage facility in KwaZulu-Natal and the Standerton petroleum depot in Mpumalanga. The bid submission deadline has been set as December 4.
FUEL STORAGE

Transnet Pipelines has invited private entities to bid to operate and maintain five strategic fuel storage facilities located in three provinces for lease terms of not less than ten years. The... 

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Merit appointments within local government sphere are an absolute must

Demand for meritocracy within South Africa’s struggling local governments must be emphasised with more force than ever before. Coming with those merit appointments must be insistence on far more... 

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AI preparedness

The extraordinary pace at which AI is advancing is at once exciting and terrifying. Exposure to the public-facing systems leaves one blown away by the speed and accuracy of the outputs. These... 

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Avhurengwi Nengovhela, CEO of Coaltech Research Association
Avhurengwi Nengovhela

This week we profile Avhurengwi Nengovhela, CEO of Coaltech, the South African coal industry's collaborative research association funded by members to commission applied research with universities... 

South Africa is entering the final weeks of campaigning ahead of what is poised to be a highly competitive local government election. Unlike the national and provincial polls, when ideological positions and political allegiances often dominate, voters on November 4 are likely to be far more motivated by their real experiences of service delivery, or the lack thereof. For many, the upcoming vote is about improved roads, reliable water, affordable electricity, and consistent waste management. Not to mention clean governance.
LOCAL FOCUS

South Africa is entering the final weeks of campaigning ahead of what is poised to be a highly competitive local government election. Unlike the national and provincial polls, when ideological... 

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