The Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) and Minerals Council South Africa have established a task team to promote exploration, outgoing Minerals Council president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Wednesday. The exploration task team, Mgojo said during his address to the council’s 131st annual general meeting, is one of six task teams established

The board members of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday elected the first female president in 131 years. New president Nolitha Fakude, a former Minerals Council VP who is the chairperson of Anglo American South Africa, said she would be focusing on ensuring that mining contributes positively to the economy by

The renowned exploration geologist linked to the colossal and still-thriving diamond discovery against all odds at the Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, believes there is no reason why new battery and other specialist minerals cannot be discovered in South Africa, using the techniques that he applied in diamond exploration in

Diamond miner Lucapa Diamonds has struck an A$8.5-million deal to acquire the Merlin diamond project, in the Northern Territory, announcing plans to raise A$23-million to fund both the acquisition of the project and its advancement. The Merlin project is home to Australia’s largest mined rough diamond on record, and has

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has agreed nonbinding heads of terms with investment company Teichmann Group to provide capital to deliver the expansion project at the Kareevlei mine, in the Kimberley region. A £1.61-million loan note was agreed with the intention that it will be replaced by a convertible loan note, which will increase the