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Mining lithium in abandoned oil fields for tomorrow's EVs
21st April 2023 By: Bloomberg

Chris Doornbos pulled up to Alberta’s foundational oil field in a baby-blue Tesla Model Y, a not-so-subtle nod to a new world order. It was a crisp January afternoon in Canada’s top-polluting... 


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Karo Platinum project, Zimbabwe – update
21st April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Tharisa has reported that the project is progressing on track and within budget. 


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IGO secures land for PCAM plans
14th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Battery metals company IGO on Friday told shareholders that the company had secured land in Kwinana from the Western Australian government for its proposed integrated battery material (IBM)... 


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Africa has ‘golden opportunity’ in battery commodities market
14th April 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The battery commodities market is experiencing a golden age of growth and development, spurred by rapid technological advances and the growing demand for batteries to support cleaner mobility and... 


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Marula Phase 2, South Africa – update
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Impala Platinum has reported that the project is advancing. 


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Africa has ‘golden opportunity’ in battery commodities market
14th April 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The battery commodities market is experiencing a golden age of growth and development, spurred by rapid technological advances and the growing demand for batteries to support cleaner mobility and... 


India’s rare-earths miner eyes 400% expansion for clean energy
12th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

India’s sole rare-earths producer wants to boost its mining capacity by 400% in the coming decade to help the country lock in supplies of key minerals for its clean-energy transition. State-owned... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Glencore advances further on circular economy journey
11th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Glencore has taken another step on the road to achieving the world’s circular economy imperative. The London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining an marketing company, headed by CEO Gary... 


Indonesia to propose limited free trade deal with US on critical minerals
11th April 2023 By: Reuters

Indonesia will propose a free trade agreement for some minerals shipped to the United States so that companies in the electric vehicle battery supply chain operating in the country can benefit from... 


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Political risks could hinder supercycle
7th April 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

The global increase in demand for battery metals and gold has resulted in the West African mining industry’s flourishing financially, with UK-based insurance company Africa Specialty Risks (ASR)... 


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OLI South Africa
7th April 2023

Making business simpler for customers, while going global with a first-class product, has proved successful in establishing industrial vibration technology supplier OLI as the world’s top-selling... 


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Bowdens silver project, Australia – update
7th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission has approved the development of the Bowdens silver project. 


Alpha awarded A$21.7m in grants from Qld govt
6th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Alpha HPA has been awarded up to A$21.7-million in government grants from the Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, to support the... 


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IATA launches new Africa-focused initiative
4th April 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Monday afternoon launched its Focus Africa initiative, to help the continent’s... 


Podium Minerals MD and CEO Sam Rodda.
Smelterless low-energy platinum processing concept advances further in Australia
31st March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

A processing pathway away from high-energy pyrometallurgical smelting to low-energy hydrometallurgical platinum group metal (PGM) recoveries has been further advanced by Australian PGMs pioneer... 


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Amiral petrochemical complex, Saudi Arabia
31st March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Saudi Aramco TotalEnergies Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) plan to integrate the complex with the existing SATORP refinery, considered to be one of the most efficient in the world. 


Professor Judith Kinnaird, the Visiting Professor of the School of Geosciences, and the co-director of Cimera at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Critical metals for low-carbon economy being studied across 12 universities
30th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

A consortium across a dozen South African universities has the spotlight on critical metals for a low-carbon future. At a time when the mining world is focused firmly on the availability of... 


Budget prioritises Canadian miners’ role in global critical minerals supply chain - MAC
Budget prioritises Canadian miners’ role in global critical minerals supply chain - MAC
29th March 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

The 2023 Budget, delivered by Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday, bolsters the ability of the Canadian mining sector deliver for the country, recognising the industry’s central role in enabling the... 


BHP partners with Chinese majors on copper chains
29th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP will partner with two of China’s leading copper producers, China Copper and Daye Nonferrous, on the development of a more sustainable and responsible copper value chain. The... 


Pilot tourism-boosting project floated to grow the industry
24th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

A new strategy to reinvigorate tourism in South Africa – the Domestic Tourism Remodelling Model (DTRM) was highlighted at the 2023 Tourism Research Seminar, hosted by the Department of Tourism on... 


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Confidence falls in Qld mining - report
24th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Queensland Resources Council’s (QRC) latest State of the Sector report for the December 2022 quarter shows there has been a dramatic drop in business confidence in the state’s resources sector... 


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AESPUMP: Leading pumping solutions company providing expert repair services
24th March 2023

AESPUMP is a leading provider of pumping solutions, offering top-quality repair and maintenance services for all types of pumps, compressors, and fans. Established in 2012, the company was founded... 


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Sonic Bay refinery complex, Indonesia
24th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

BASF and Eramet have signed an agreement to jointly assess the development of a state-of-the-art nickel and cobalt hydrometallurgical refining complex 


Jubilee posts higher PGM output in H1
20th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Base and precious metals miner Jubilee Metals has announced a strong performance in the six months ended December 31, 2022, with a 20% increase in platinum group metals (PGMs) produced from own... 


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Avantor advances laboratory services in Southern Africa
20th March 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

As South Africa’s mining industry continues to grow, mining laboratories are relied upon to provide high-quality testing, inspection and certification services that adhere to internationally... 


Tesla's vision of EVs without rare earths will spur magnet race
20th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Tesla’s ambition to remove rare earths from future models has producers in the sector reeling, but it also should spur global efforts to deliver alternatives for electric car motors that currently... 


Teck Trial commits to Zinc Mark
17th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Teck Resources on Thursday announced that its Trial Operations, in British Columbia, has committed to the implementation of the Zinc Mark. The Zinc Mark is part of the Copper Mark’s... 


Northern Cape base metals' hubs.
Orion will now build smaller but get base metals into production far sooner
15th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

What South Africa’s base metals mining aspirant Orion Minerals has been trying to do over the last two years is to drive a very typical historic project financing arrangement for junior mining.... 


African financial institutions will continue to fund fossil fuel projects on the continent
14th March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

While Africa is part of the global transition to low carbon energy, the consumption of oil and gas on the continent will increase, at least in the short term. So observed Standard Bank executive... 


China’s lithium probe puts spotlight on reserves and ESG risks
10th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

If it’s grown, drilled or dug up, chances are there’s not enough of it in China. Beijing’s ability to manage the mismatch between its scarce natural resources and vast industrial output is now... 


Practical means to preserve valves
10th March 2023

Ball, gate, globe, butterfly and check valves, as well as valve assemblies, are all common and critical components in the oil and gas industry. Their job of regulating hazardous fluid flow in... 


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Trafigura CEO says tight metal supply threatens green transition
9th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Looming supply shortages of several key metals like copper and lithium could threaten the global transition to clean energy, according to Trafigura CEO Jeremy Weir. A dearth of battery metals... 


Climate Council calls for green steel incentives
9th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Australia’s Climate Council has called on the federal government to deliver strong policy and incentives to drive the transformation of industry, noting that the production of green metals in the... 


Creating intelligence in oil and gas
7th March 2023

By Hennie Colyn, Direct Sales Executive: Process Automation at Schneider Electric  The oil and gas industry plays a major role in the global economy and has in recent years come under increasing... 


Panic over metals for EVs goes all the way to automakers' C-suites
6th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

The merry-go-round of private meetings at an annual mining industry conference at Florida’s Hollywood Beach had a cast of new faces this year: auto sector executives increasingly anxious about... 


Implats group executive refining and marketing Sifiso Sibiya.
Hydrogen economy continuing to build, Implats’ Sifiso Sibiya reports
3rd March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Momentum in the hydrogen economy is continuing to build, Implats group executive refining and marketing Sifiso Sibiya reported when he presented an Implats slide outlining global market trends for... 


KP Lime mine
KP Lime looks to expand with an additional pit
3rd March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Global commodities trader IMR Resources is set to expand its Kgatelopele Lime (KP Lime) mine, in the Northern Cape, with a second openpit operation that is expected to be built within the next two... 


Tesla comments spur plunge in China rare-earth miner shares
3rd March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Shares of Chinese rare-earth miners were heavily sold off following Tesla Inc.’s surprise announcement that the electric-vehicle maker will drop the use of the material in its future models.... 


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Kabanga nickel project, Tanzania – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Lifezone Holdings has completed an S-K 1300 technical report summary (TRS) estimating mineral resources of 40.4-million tonnes for the Kabanga nickel project. 


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Richard Summers Inc.
2nd March 2023

Environmental law plays a critical role in achieving the global imperative of securing ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources, while promoting justifiable economic and... 


Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Musk tamps down speculation that Tesla will mine lithium
2nd March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Tesla is more focused on refining lithium than on mining the battery metal, CEO Elon Musk said amid speculation the automaker is mulling the takeover of a miner. The “limiting factor” is refining... 


Implats CEO Nico Muller.
Implats benefits from strong demand, R4.3bn allocated to energy, decarbonisation
2nd March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Implats benefitted from strong demand for its primary products in the half-year to December 31, amid a robust rand PGMs pricing... 


The Two Rivers platinum mine
DRA secured new contracts, rebased the business in 2022
28th February 2023 By: Donna Slater

Deals worth A$638-million were awarded to multidisciplinary engineering, project management and operations management group DRA Global in 2022, as the group sought to strengthen its relationships... 


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