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Venezuela to offer State assets to private sector, Rodriguez says
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday the government has made progress identifying State assets to offer to the private sector and former owners, a move that could reverse nationalisations ordered by former President Hugo... 


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Platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty mobility.
Platinum-catalysed hydrogen mobility receiving strong backing, says WPIC
Updated 4 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Industry leaders have combined forces to assert their commitment to hydrogen mobility solutions for heavy-duty transport in Europe, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports. This... 


Critical One chairperson and CEO Duane Parnham
Critical One Energy negotiates C$425m investment and offtake agreement
29th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals exploration company Critical One Energy has signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with strategic investment and operating firm Solar International Core Canada (SICC),... 


Exploration at the Bolo project site
A2Gold to sell noncore Nevada gold project
29th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed gold and silver exploration company A2Gold has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Bolo gold project, in Nevada, in the US, to Super Gold Mining for an initial... 


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Tanzania and Angola agree to link ocean corridors by rail
Updated 2 hours 49 minutes ago By: Reuters

Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect their Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean transport corridors with a railway link via Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzanian President Samia... 


Magazine round up | 30 October 2026
Magazine round up | 30 October 2026
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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  


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Rail industry hails reforms but further recovery hinges on well-executed strategy
30th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The Department of Transport’s efforts to open the freight rail network to private operators is gaining momentum, but restoring capacity, securing investments and translating policy changes into... 


Resolute CEO Chris Eger
Resolute makes meaningful progress at key projects
29th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

While the third quarter, ended September 30, began with operational challenges in Mali, ASX-listed Resolute Mining has reported that it has made meaningful progress across its key development and... 


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South African rand slips as weaker gold and platinum add pressure
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's rand weakened on Thursday, pressured by falling gold and platinum prices after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, while faster producer inflation added to concerns... 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer
Further resource expansion potential highlighted during Phase 2 drilling at Jubilee’s Molefe mine
29th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Integrated copper producer and resource developer Jubilee Metals Group reports that there is further expansion potential at its Molefe openpit copper mining operation, in Zambia. This was confirmed... 


mpala Platinum Rustenburg 16 Shaft.
Customers reaffirm increased 2027 demand for Implats’ products
29th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Annual contractual negotiations with core customers has reaffirmed increased 2027 demand for the sustainable and responsible supply of all the precious and base metal products of Implats, CEO Nico... 


Teck president and CEO Jonathan Price
Teck reports profitable third quarter as Anglo merger nears completion
29th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX-listed diversified mining and mineral development company Teck Resources has delivered strong results for the third quarter, with the company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes,... 


 Agnico Eagle president and CEO Ammar Al-Joundi
Agnico posts strong third-quarter free cash flow
29th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-based gold miner Agnico Eagle generated strong free cash flow for the third quarter ended September 30, driven by a solid operational performance, led by strong performances at the Detour... 


Coal for Indonesian off-grid power plants no longer subject to 'domestic market obligation', official says
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

Coal supply to Indonesia's off-grid power plants will no longer be considered part of the so-called 'domestic market obligation' for miners, an energy and mineral resources ministry official said... 


Ferrochrome smelting at Lion.
Glencore’s ferrochrome production up
29th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Glencore’s incremental ferrochrome smelting resumptions has set production of the iron and chromium alloy on an upward path. “We’ve continued the progressive restart of our ferrochrome smelting... 


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Steady improvement in South Africa’s mineral exploration landscape reported
Steady improvement in South Africa’s mineral exploration landscape reported
29th October 2026 By: Schalk Burger

While South Africa’s targeted mineral exploration activity has been limited for a decade or two, mining industry professionals participating in a webinar hosted by Creamer Media have reported... 


Exploration at Perpetua's Stibnite project, in Idaho, in the US
Perpetua awarded up to $40m in US Army funding to advance domestic tungsten supply
29th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Perpetua Resources has been awarded up to $40-million in funding from the US Army's Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) to fund a programme to evaluate the... 


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Russian State firm to create geological map of Mali, build mining data system
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

Russian State-owned company Rosgeologiya (RusGeology) has signed agreements with Mali to develop a digital geological map and an information system to manage the country's mining sector, the... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne
Northam draws strong interest in strategic deal process
29th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed platinum group metals miner Northam Platinum has received significant interest from South African and multinational companies in a strategic process to explore potential transactions... 


Traxys CEO Mark Kristoff
Commodity trader Traxys expands global presence amid critical mineral rush
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

Commodity trader and financier Traxys is growing its global footprint, adding an office in Uzbekistan, and expanding its business in the Middle East to service growing demand for critical minerals,... 


Rare earths on the periodic table
Governments should not pick critical minerals winners, mining financiers say
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

Governments should not choose which critical minerals projects get funding, and instead should invest in shared infrastructure to allow the best projects to move forward, financiers said at a... 


A rare earths processing facility in Kalgoorlie
Lynas posts 55% revenue jump on record prices, flags plant shutdowns
29th October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posted a 55% jump in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, helped by record realised prices, while warning that planned shutdowns at its Malaysia and Kalgoorlie... 


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Magazine round up | 30 October 2026
Magazine round up | 30 October 2026

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

EXPANSION INAUGURATED: President Cyril Ramaphosa was present earlier this month at the inauguration of VedantaZinc International’s Gamsberg Phase II Concentrator Expansion, in the Northern Cape. The R10-billion facility is the anchor investment in the Namakwa Special Economic Zone, which government hopes will become a mineral-beneficiation hub. Vedanta is reportedly now considering a smelter investment, but much will hinge on whether competitive electricity can be secured.
EXPANSION INAUGURATED

EXPANSION INAUGURATED: President Cyril Ramaphosa was present earlier this month at the inauguration of Vedanta Zinc International’s Gamsberg Phase II Concentrator Expansion, in the Northern Cape.... 

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World must get more serious about fighting biodiversity loss, pollution, climate change

The triple planetary crises of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change simply have to be taken far more seriously. Where steps have been taken, progress has been made but never at an... 

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Stay the course

The downward revision to South Africa’s growth outlook for 2026 – from 1.6% in February to 1.2% in October – represented the main lowlight in a Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that was... 

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Shahzaadee Ballim, CEO of Kwality Holdings
Shaz Ballim

This week we profile Shahzaadee Ballim, CEO of Kwality Holdings, a strategic business group that helps organisations grow through international procurement, sustainable supply chain solutions,... 

DECISION TIME: Most voters on November 4 won’t be as emotional as the ANC’s Fikile Mbulula, who broke down after the Constitutional Court ruled that the ANC’s failure to click a ‘Submit as Final’ button on the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s system was not fatal to the inclusion of 181 candidates across six Eastern Cape municipalities. Nevertheless, South Africans should definitely not be impassive about their democratic rights and should exercise these by making an unmistakably clear X next to their preferred candidate and party.
DECISION TIME

Most voters on November 4 won’t be as emotional as the ANC’s Fikile Mbulula, who broke down after the Constitutional Court ruled that the ANC’s failure to click a ‘Submit as Final’ button on the... 

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