Highlights:

• Gold mineralisation confirmed along a 5 km structural trend within the Konahiri North Gold Project, remaining open to the north and coincident with strong geochemical anomalies and regional-scale structures.
• A 3,000 m+ auger drilling program is underway to test and refine high-priority targets identified from lag and soil anomalies extending over an 18 km corridor.
• Maiden 5,000 m+ diamond drill program commencing November 2025 to drill geochemical targets refined by auger and evaluate high-grade lode-style potential at depth.

Omnia Holdings company BME has strengthened its blasting software offering beyond its premium Blastmap™ blast planning platform through a new partnership with technology leader Strayos. This alliance brings together BME’s blasting expertise and Strayos’ advanced image processing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, delivering enhanced functionality, precision, and next-generation software solutions to the mining industry.

Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM), one of the world’s highest-grade rare earths and thorium deposits, has set out its six-phase production plan following confirmation of receipt of the first tranche of funding from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has opened a R385 million, 17 000 m² service and repair facility at its Aeroton headquarters, giving customers full OEM quality gearbox servicing with quicker turnaround times and stronger warranties. This investment, following its R500 million head office expansion in 2022, forms part of the company’s €1 billion global drive to strengthen service capabilities.

Multinational mining and metals, Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that all the conditions necessary for implementation of the new chrome agreements with the Glencore Merafe Venture (GM Venture) have been fulfilled.