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Lithium development on track as Andrada production capacity increases 
By: Martin Creamer 20th March 2023 Technology metals mining and exploration company Andrada anticipates completion of its lithium bulk-testing pilot facility in June this year, the... →
Orion will now build smaller but get base metals into production far sooner 
By: Martin Creamer 15th March 2023 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... →
Re-pursue exploration to help re-build South Africa’s economy, says business booster

By: Martin Creamer 13th March 2023 Let us re-pursue the exploration investment that catalysed South Africa’s economic growth more than a century ago as a means of helping to rebuild... →
Parliament guns for Mosebenzi Zwane over his corrupt Gupta dealings after five-year probe
By: News24Wire 10th March 2023 Six years ago, former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane was a high-flyer in erstwhile president Jacob Zuma's inner circle, and a chief... →
Financing social assistance in lower-income countries post-Covid-19: An exploration of realistic options
6th March 2023 Covid-19 has increased the need for social assistance, especially in low-income countries. The latest World Bank forecast (2022), suggests there... →
Higher commodity prices failing to spur fixed mining investment 
By: Martin Creamer 28th February 2023 The regulatory uncertainties and inability of the industry to transparently, quickly and efficiently apply for mining and prospecting rights in a... →
ANC government must come clean on Russian collaboration in Antarctica
28th February 2023 The DA will write to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy to request a copy of the memorandum of understanding... →
De Beers delivers excellent set of 2022 results 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd February 2023 Diamond company De Beers last year delivered a revenue of $6.6-billion and earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of... →