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Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s 2025 headline earnings soar 281%, R3.7bn dividend declared
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

The 2025 headline earnings per share of Sibanye-Stillwater soared by 285% and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) came within a hair’s breadth of trebling with a 189% increase of just under R38-billion, the... 


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AMCU calls for enforcement of missing persons locator systems in mining sector
20th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) says various incidents of mineworkers going missing underground point to possible failures in the implementation, monitoring... 


Unicorn Mineral Resources reports increased copper recovery in glycine leaching tests
Updated 6 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Unicorn Mineral Resources has announced further positive results from the glycine leaching tests on the tailings samples from the Klein Aub copper mine, in Namibia, which the company... 


Oriole completes maiden drilling programme at Cameroon target
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has provided an update on the Mbe gold project, in Cameroon, where it has completed a maiden 3 000 m diamond drilling programme at the MB01-N target. The programme,... 


Mineral Resources swings to interim profit on stronger Onslow output, lithium rebound
Mineral Resources swings to interim profit on stronger Onslow output, lithium rebound
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Australia’s Mineral Resources reported stronger‑than‑expected interim earnings on Friday, buoyed by steady nameplate‑capacity output from its flagship Onslow Iron project and a rebound in lithium... 


Century's Iceland aluminium smelter to return sooner than expected
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

US aluminium producer Century Aluminum said on Thursday that repairs would allow the shuttered capacity at its Grundartangi smelter in Iceland to restart by the end of April, around six months... 


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Imerys freezes UK lithium project to focus on France
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Imerys has frozen its project to develop lithium production in Britain to focus on a more advanced venture in France, the minerals group said on Thursday. The Imerys British Lithium project in... 


Newmont flags mismanagement at NGM, sends default notice to Barrick
Newmont flags mismanagement at NGM, sends default notice to Barrick
Updated 5 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Gold major Newmont has escalated tensions with joint venture (JV) partner Barrick Mining, issuing a notice of default under their Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) agreement after alleging mismanagement at... 


Nutrien expects higher potash demand despite tough conditions for farmers
Nutrien expects higher potash demand despite tough conditions for farmers
20th February 2026 By: Reuters

op world potash producer Nutrien expects increased demand for the crop nutrient in 2026 despite farmers cutting back on phosphate fertilizer and facing low returns. On its fourth-quarter financial... 


Lithium Americas sets up to $1.6bn 2026 capex for Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas sets up to $1.6bn 2026 capex for Thacker Pass
20th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

North American developer Lithium Americas has guided capital expenditure (capex) of between $1.3-billion and $1.6-billion for 2026 as construction accelerates at its Thacker Pass lithium project in... 


First Never Never ore marks milestone for Ramelius
First Never Never ore marks milestone for Ramelius
20th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mid-tier producer Ramelius Resources has delivered first ore from the high-grade Never Never underground at Dalgaranga to its Mt Magnet processing hub. The maiden haul comes as the company... 


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Paladin gets environment nod for Patterson Lake South
Paladin gets environment nod for Patterson Lake South
20th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed uranium miner Paladin Energy has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for its Canadian growth pipeline, securing Ministerial approval of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the... 


Santos signs gas supply agreement for Whyalla Steelworks
20th February 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Santos said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the South Australian government to supply 20 petajoules (PJ) of gas annually over 10 years to help transform Whyalla Steelworks... 


Magazine round up | 20 February 2026
Magazine round up | 20 February 2026
20th February 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 


Kumba Marketing and Seaborne Logistics Head Timo Smit.
Kumba Iron Ore going greener with solar on waste rock dump plus wheeling initiative
19th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Amid the high quality of the lump ore of South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore helping global steelmakers to decarbonise, the Anglo American group company is itself embarking on two initiatives in the... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Independent transmission company ‘one of most important reforms in country’s history’
19th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the move to establish a fully independent State-owned transmission company as “one of the most important reforms in our country’s history”, while confirming... 


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Magazine round up | 20 February 2026
Magazine round up | 20 February 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 

BILATERAL TRADE: South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market for more South African products and facilitating Chinese investment into South Africa. The China-Africa Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Beijing, China, on February 6 by South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, Minister Wang Wentao.
BILATERAL TRADE

South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more South African products and facilitating Chinese... 

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Eskom’s concerning powerline zig-zag must be quickly reversed

Eskom and the Electricity Ministry should be advised by the Cabinet to sit at the knee of their national transport cousin Transnet to learn just how positive public-private collaboration can be for... 

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Moral hazard

There is currently a marked difference between how Eskom and Transnet are being assessed against their respective reform milestones. While the State electricity producer is being adjudged,... 

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Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteur
Nicolaas Jonker

This week we profile Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteurs, a multidisciplinary civil construction and mining-services company specialising in underground safety innovation, patented... 

TRANSMISSION TUSSLE: Organised business won a major victory when President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened to roll back an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. In his State of the Nation Address, he said the new State-owned Transmission System Operator must own the grid assets, which Eskom wanted retained by a subsidiary, and set a three-month deadline for coming up with a solution.
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Organised business has expressed strong reservations about an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. It contends that the decision not to transfer... 

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