by Gordon Barratt | Mar 31, 2026 | News
Vale Base Metals has reported a 6% increase in its copper mineral reserves and resources to 53-million tonnes in 2025, as the company progresses plans to expand its resource base by more than 20% by the end of 2027. The growth forms part of a broader uplift across the...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 31, 2026 | News
Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp has closed a $350-million senior secured bond issue, providing the financial certainty needed to take its Karowe underground project (UGP) in Botswana through to completion. The five-year bonds carry a fixed coupon of 12.5% a...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 31, 2026 | News
Development finance institutions (DFIs) the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have formed a partnership to collaborate on the development, financing and implementation of energy security projects within special...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 31, 2026 | News
AIC Mines has announced an updated mineral resource and ore reserve estimate for its Eloise and Jericho copper projects in North Queensland, representing the largest resource base available in its 30-year history. The combined mineral resources for the Eloise project...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 30, 2026 | News
South Africa’s Northern Cape province has the potential to unlock significant revenue from a revitalised and expanded mining sector, Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist Bongani Motsa told a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 30, 2026 | News
Irans deepening conflict in the Persian Gulf has upended oil and gas markets. It may also have provided coal — the dirtiest fossil fuel — with its most significant boost in years. Climate negotiators have been trying for decades to consign coalto history. That task...
