Whale Head Minerals signs PSA over South African project

Aim-listed Kazera Global's subsidiary Whale Head Minerals has entered into a binding production sharing agreement with South African mineral processing group Rare Earth Minerals International... 

Sanankoro FEED process set for completion in the second half

West Africa-focused Cora Gold reports that its flagship Sanankoro project, in Mali, is progressing towards construction readiness. This includes the start of the front-end engineering design (FEED)... 

Stefanutti posts strong full-year results, supported by Kusile settlement

JSE-listed multidisciplinary construction group Stefanutti Stocks delivered a strong performance for the financial year ended February 28, supported by the recognition of the Kusile power project... 

Duvenhage to step down as Richards Bay Minerals MD

Werner Duvenhage will step down as MD of mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) and Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Africa Operations, with effect from July 31, to pursue an opportunity... 

Revised Dokwe PFS estimates pre-tax net present value of above $1bn

London-listed Ariana Resources, which has assets in Africa and Europe, has published a revised prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Dokwe gold project, in Zimbabwe, which is based on a... 

Two employees killed in incident at Harmony's Mponeng mine

Harmony Gold Mining Company has confirmed the death of two employees in a shaft engineering-related incident at the Mponeng mine, near Carletonville, in Gauteng. "We are deeply saddened by this... 

Treasury’s Jobs Fund launches 13th funding round

The National Treasury’s Jobs Fund has officially opened its thirteenth funding round, calling for bold, innovative solutions that can unlock scalable, sustainable employment. Under the theme... 

Aurum secures enviro certificates for Côte d'Ivoire gold project

The Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition has issued three environmental approval certificates for ASX-listed Aurum Resources' Boundiali gold project, paving the way for... 

Sanlam Alternative Investments takes 10% stake in Africa GreenCo for $10m

Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo... 

Seriti confirms transport accident that claimed the lives of several New Denmark employees

Thermal coal miner Seriti Power has confirmed that a tragic road accident involving employees travelling to New Denmark Colliery occurred during the early hours of May 21 on the road between... 

Omnia reports strong cash position, flags higher full-year earnings

JSE-listed Omnia expects to report a 21% to 27% increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between R8.37 and R8.79 for the financial year ended March 31, compared with the EPS of R6.92 reported for... 

Gemfields' latest emerald auction yields $26.8m in revenue

Johannesburg- and London-listed gemstone miner Gemfields reports that its latest auction of higher-quality rough emeralds, recovered from the company's 75%-owned Kagem mine, in Zambia, generated... 

Reunert, CSG establish independent electronic fuze manufacturing capability in Slovakia

JSE-listed Reunert has concluded an agreement with CSG, formerly known as the Czechoslovak Group, to establish a strategic European electronic fuze manufacturing capability for large calibre... 

SA's electricity distribution sector in crisis

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the growing challenge of municipalities' failure to settle arrear debt owed to power utility Eskom, as well as the possible remedies to this... 

Ian Burger

This week we profile Ian Burger, MD: Technical at SOLA Group, a company that develops, designs, constructs, operates and manages solar PV and battery energy storage facilities, primarily via... 

WEG, Energy Venture Capital partner to finance hybrid energy projects in South Africa

Electric technologies and energy solutions provider WEG has partnered with strategic energy investment company Energy Venture Capital (EVC) to provide funding of between R5-million and R500-million... 

Solidarity welcomes Denel's wage increase, but acknowledges the long road that still lies ahead

Trade union Solidarity has welcomed State-owned defence group Denel's decision to grant employees an across-the-board 5.5% wage increase, backdated to April 1. The union says this is a meaningful... 

PIC, Balwin founders launch bid to take the property developer private

A consortium comprising the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and founder investors of JSE-listed Balwin Properties, has made a firm offer to acquire all shares in the specialist large-scale... 

Mining Indaba strengthens its focus on turning partnerships into tangible deliveries

As preparations begin for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment... 

URU completes ground-based electromagnetic survey at Zeb project

London-listed URU Metals has completed the fieldwork component of the ground-based frequency-domain electromagnetic (FDEM) survey at the Zeb nickel project, in South Africa. The survey forms part... 

Forgent raises £1.3m which helps buy majority stake in Peak Hills

Aim-listed diversified energy and mining company Forgent has completed a £1.3-million equity fundraise, having placed 8.6-billion shares at a price of 0.015p apiece, as well as partially exercised... 

Canadian Stock Exchange welcomes newest critical minerals explorer Purecore

The Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE) has welcomed its newest critical minerals exploration company Purecore Metals. The company is building a critical minerals portfolio aligned with long-term trends... 

Societe Generale appointed financial advisor for McEwen Copper's Los Azules project

New York- and Toronto-listed copper development company McEwen Copper has appointed financial services provider Societe Generale to lead the structuring and arrangement of a senior debt package to... 

TRIM signs rail access agreement with 11 private operators

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the significance of the Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager's (TRIM's) signing of rail access agreements with 11 private train operating companies. 

IES launches lifting machinery capability to serve the renewable-energy sector

South African specialist engineering company serving the renewable-energy sector Ikamvalethu Engineering Solutions (IES) has launched its certified lifting machinery entity (LME) capability in... 

Carey van Vlaanderen

This week we profile Carey van Vlaanderen, Group CEO of 4D Innovations Group, t/a ESET Southern Africa, an advanced cyber-solutions business 

Drilling gets under way at Kabwe mine orebody

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals has started the Phase 1 drilling programme at the No.2 orebody at its Kabwe zinc mine, in Zambia. The No.2 orebody is open at depth and the initial diamond drill... 

Tharisa to report higher interim EPS, HEPS

Integrated resources group Tharisa expects to post a 512% to 532% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) at between $0.153 and $0.158 for the six months to March 31. That compares with... 

German institute assessing Molo mine's graphite as part of Federal Critical Minerals Study

TSX-listed NextSource Materials reports that a technical team from Germany’s Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) attended a site visit at the company’s Molo graphite mine,... 

Appian acquires majority stake in Namibia copper project

Investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory has acquired a 95% controlling equity interest in the Omitiomire copper project (Omico Copper), in Namibia, and says about $400-million in development... 

Study estimates robust returns from Czech manganese project

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the development of TSX-V-listed Euro Manganese's Chvaletice project, in the Czech Republic, demonstrates the resilience of the project and the potential... 

USCM, Bayan to undertake metallurgical test programme at Montana rare earths mine

US exploration and technology company US Critical Material Corp (USCM) has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ASX-listed Bayan Mining and Minerals to jointly evaluate... 

Rio Tinto appoints new chief legal officer

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as chief legal officer, governance and corporate affairs, with effect from August 1. Charles is currently... 

Anson, Posco boards approve terms to build demo plant at Utah lithium project

The boards of ASX-listed Anson Resources and South Korean industrial group Posco Holdings have approved the terms for a definitive demonstration plant agreement relating to the construction and... 

Belo Sun engages mining consultant, appoints engineering director for Brazil gold project

Mineral exploration and development company Belo Sun Mining Corp has engaged international mining consultancy G Mining Services (GMS) as mining consultant and appointed Adilson Araújo Laudares as... 

Eskom, Energy Vault to deploy gravity energy storage systems in South Africa, SADC

Power utility Eskom and and NYSE-listed grid-scale energy storage solutions provider Energy Vault have signed a strategic development agreement to deploy long-duration gravity energy storage... 

KAP Minerals, Hanwa partner to strengthen Canada–Japan critical minerals supply chain

Canadian critical minerals company KAP Minerals and Japanese trading and industrial materials company Hanwa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance a strategic partnership... 

NextSource to proceed with development of Phase 1 of UAE battery anode facility

TSX-listed NextSource Materials has approved a final investment decision for Phase 1 of its proposed battery anode facility (BAF) in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, marking a major... 

Bradda Head, Tyfast Energy enter MoU to advance 'Made-in-USA' battery supply chain

London-listed and US-focused lithium exploration and development company Bradda Head Lithium has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with San Diego-based advanced battery materials... 

Rosh Pinah Zinc water treatment plant successfully commissioned

Investment advisor to long-term value-focused private capital funds Appian Capital Advisory has announced the successful commissioning of a water treatment plant at Rosh Pinah Zinc (RPZ) – an...