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South Africa: VALTERRA PLATINUM ADVANCES 2030 EMISSIONS TARGET AS MOOI PLAATS SOLAR PROJECTS REACHES COMMERCIAL OPERATION

StaffMarch 18, 2026March 18, 2026

by StaffMarch 18, 2026March 18, 202601962

Valterra Platinum welcomes the commercial operation of the 240 MW Mooi Plaats Solar PV project in South Africa’s Northern Cape. This forms part of Envusa’s...

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TOYOTA’S INDUSTRIAL ARM SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNER DEAL FOR LOFDAL HEAVY RARE EARTHS PROJECT

StaffMarch 18, 2026March 18, 2026

by StaffMarch 18, 2026March 18, 202602053

Toyota Tsusho, the global trading and industrial arm of the Toyota Group, is entering Namibia’s Lofdal Heavy Rare Earths Project — a move that significantly...

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Zambia: MAAMBA ENERGY TO INJECT 700MW INTO NATIONAL GRID AS EXPANSION PROJECTS ADVANCE

StaffMarch 18, 2026March 18, 2026

by StaffMarch 18, 2026March 18, 202601848

Maamba Energy Limited is set to significantly increase electricity supply to Zambia with the development of additional thermal and solar power capacity expected to come...

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Zambia: DRIVING RESPONSIBLE GOLD MINING THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026

by StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202601957

Today marked a major milestone for Zambia’s mining sector as ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the planetGOLD Zambia Project,...

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EACON EXPANDS BATTERY-ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS HAULAGE DEPLOYMENT IN METAL MINING OPERATIONS

StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026

by StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202601964

EACON has expanded its deployment of battery-electric autonomous haulage trucks at the Taihe Iron Ore Mine owned by the China Baowu Steel Group, marking another step...

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SANDVIK INTRODUCES NEXT-GENERATION CH442 AND CH662 CONE CRUSHERS TO BOOST CRUSHING PERFORMANCE ACROSS AFRICA

StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026

by StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202601980

How the New CH442 and CH662 cone crushers improve performance and reliability in mining and aggregates Sandvik Rock Processing has launched its latest-generation CH442 and...

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Botswana: LUCARA ANNOUNCES RECOVERY OF STUNNING 36.92 CARAT BLUE DIAMOND FROM THE KAROWE MINE IN BOTSWANA

StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026

by StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202601874

Lucara Diamond Corp. is pleased to announce the recovery of a 36.92 carat blue diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine (“Karowe” or the...

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UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE AND RESOLUTION COPPER COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGE

StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026

by StaffMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202601918

The U.S. Forest Service and Resolution Copper, a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto and BHP that represents one of the world’s most significant untapped copper deposits, have...

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TOWER RESOURCES FARM-OUT APPROVAL FOR PEL 96 STAKE EXPECTED TO BE FAST-TRACKED

StaffMarch 16, 2026March 16, 2026

by StaffMarch 16, 2026March 16, 202601939

Tower Resources plc says approval for the farm-out of a 25% interest in its offshore Namibian licence, Petroleum Exploration Licence 96 (PEL 96), is expected...

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INDUSTRY ALIGNMENT WILL DEFINE AFRICA’S PDS JOURNEY, SAYS BOOYCO ELECTRONICS

StaffMarch 16, 2026March 16, 2026

by StaffMarch 16, 2026March 16, 202601932

Booyco Electronics underscores that accelerating proximity detection system (PDS) adoption across Africa hinges on genuine collaboration among mines, OEMs, suppliers and regulators such as the...