Green hydrogen potential hinges on collaboration, more standards – SANEDI

South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) renewable energy project manager Dr Karen Surridge says South Africa has a unique opportunity to participate in the global shift towards... 

DRDGOLD hands over farming, entrepreneurial hub to Riverlea community

Surface gold recovery company DRDGOLD has handed over an agriculture and entrepreneurship project to the community of Riverlea, west of Johannesburg, near its Ergo mining operation. DRDGOLD is... 

GreenSun launches first-of-a-kind solar energy-as-a-service offering for households

As South Africa’s regulators mull a proposal from Eskom that could see electricity tariffs rise by as much as 40% next year, renewable-energy company GreenSun Renewable Energy has launched an... 

Hitachi introduces new-gen excavator, backhoe loader to Southern Africa

Japanese multinational Hitachi’s African business, Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa (HCAF), is making available to the Southern African market the Zaxis 7G Series excavator and the BX100... 

Construction mafia summit on the cards

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer have agreed on the need for an urgent meeting with the respective MECs in... 

MC Mining appoints new nonexec director

JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed coal miner MC Mining has appointed Dr Steele West as a nonexecutive director to the board, effective September 9. He succeeds Douglas Abrahams, who is stepping down from... 

Pensana signs MoU for offtake with Japanese group Hanwa

London-listed rare earths miner Pensana has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese trading group Hanwa for the offtake up to 20 000 t/y of mixed rare earth carbonate... 

Metals Focus reports positive contributions from gold miners globally in 2023

Precious metals consultancy Metals Focus finds that combined Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from gold mining companies decreased by 5.4% year-on-year in 2023, amounting to 27 249... 

SADPMR to conclude Platinum Centenary Commemoration with prestigious event

Government body South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) will host a prestigious event on the sidelines of the Jewellex Africa 2024 conference, in Sandton, on September 8, to... 

Galileo mulls splitting Luansobe project into multiple operations

Copper and battery metals development company Galileo Resources has advised that it is considering various options for the development of the massive Luansobe copper project, in Zambia, which... 

Perseus increases shareholding in Predictive to 19.9%

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has increased its shareholding in fellow-listed Predictive Discovery to 19.9%. This follows the company in August acquiring an interest of 13.8% of the issued shares of... 

Santam reviews farm insurance ratings in anticipation of La Niña hailstorms

As South Africa heads into a La Niña season, which brings about more rainstorms in the country, insurance provider Santam is revisiting its ratings for insurance related to the perils associated... 

Mining input inflation again outpaces PPI in July

The Minerals Council South Africa finds in its latest index that mining input costs increased by 6.4% year-on-year in July. The increase matches that of June, with yearly input costs having held... 

Resolute secures $140m debt facilities to fund future growth

ASX-listed gold miner Resolute Mining has signed senior debt facilities worth $140-million with its longstanding financing partner Nedbank, through its Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking... 

Sovereign confirms Malawian graphite anode material is comparable world-leading standards

Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has confirmed that its natural graphite anode material can be an excellent feedstock for battery production, with the Kasiya project, in Malawi, considered a... 

BME, Hypex Bio continue to drive environment-friendly explosives

With 20-million tonnes of bulk nitrate-based explosives being used every year in the mining industry, contributing significantly to greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, explosives and detonation... 

Harmony advises of 77% earnings rise for 2024 full-year

JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining expects its basic earnings a share for the 2024 financial year to be between R13.85 and R13.88, marking an increase of more than 77% year-on-year. In turn, the... 

Mkango subsidiary partners with Inserma to deploy large-scale magnet recycling tech

Canadian mineral exploration and development company Mkango Resources’ Maginito subsidiary has entered into a binding and exclusive agreement with Spanish electrical equipment supplier Inserma... 

Anglo takes steps as part of Amplats demerger

As part of Anglo American’s proposed demerger of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) in 2025, certain Anglo American subsidiaries in South Africa have undertaken an internal reorganisation. The... 

DRDGOLD shares responsible mine closure insights

As it becomes increasingly imperative for mines to ensure responsible closure, gold recycling company DRDGOLD Niël Pretorius has said it is important for mining companies to implement realistic... 

Experts reflect on status of rail reform at SAHHA Conference

With Transnet’s export coal and iron-ore volume performance having reached multidecade lows in recent years and mining companies not weathering low commodity cycles sufficiently, the focus of this... 

Hitachi introduces new-gen excavator, backhoe loader to Southern Africa

Japanese multinational Hitachi’s African business, Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa (HCAF), is making available to the Southern African market the Zaxis 7G Series excavator and the BX100... 

UK’s Royal Mint produces recycled gold from new e-waste factory

The UK Royal Mint has unveiled a new factory that processes e-waste to produce gold, which it is marketing as a more sustainable gold recovery method.  The company aims to process up to 4 000 t/y... 

Expressions of interest sought for repurposed Lilly gas pipeline

State-owned Transnet’s Pipelines division has invited expressions of interest (EOI) for a strategic project to transition the Lilly gas pipeline from transporting methane-rich gas (MRG) to... 

Growthpoint rolls out renewable-energy wheeling scheme at ten properties

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties has announced a new energy benefit scheme called e-CO2, which it will roll out at ten of its properties in Sandton. This marks a... 

Implats exec highlights value of more women working in mining

In opening the second day proceedings of the inaugural Women in Mining South Africa (Wimsa) Symposium, Impala Platinum (Implats) chief technology officer Mark Munroe emphasised the importance of... 

Emerging Namibian copper miner appoints Demirkaya to head tech infrastructure

Namibia-based Consolidated Copper Corp (CCC) has appointed Yalkin Demirkaya as chief information officer and chief information security officer. The company says his appointment will enhance the... 

Rome confirms promising tin mineralisation from early drilling in DRC

Aim-listed Rome Resources has struck visible tin mineralisation in several intervals in the first hole of its drilling campaign on the Bisie North projects, in the Democratic Republic of Congo... 

Shuka unable to immediately draw down funds from AUO

Aim-listed Shuka Minerals, which operates the Rukwa coal project in Tanzania, has asked to draw down £500 000 for general working capital purposes from a £2-million convertible note instrument with... 

Kefi progresses early works, financing admin ahead of main construction at Tulu Kapi

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper is on track with early works at its Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia, which is expected to start production at a rate of 140 000 oz/y from mid-2026. Some of the... 

Kavango finds deeper gold mineralisation beyond surface workings at Zimbabwe prospect

London-listed Kavango Resources has received 582 assay results for soil samples collected over 1.5 km2 on the Prospect 4 area of the Hillside project, in Zimbabwe. The soil sampling area is... 

Market conditions dampen Afarak’s first-half profit

London-listed Afarak Group has reported a decrease in material processed for the first half of this year to 11 922 t, compared with the 12 855 t of material processed in the first half of last... 

Fortescue starts operating liquid hydrogen plant in Australia

Hydrogen solutions developer Fabrum has successfully started operating Australia’s largest liquid hydrogen plant at energy and metals company Fortescue’s Green Energy Hub, in Christmas Creek,... 

Botswana Diamonds leverages AI to evaluate its existing mineral data in Botswana

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds (BOD), which holds exploration licences in Botswana and South Africa, has started with an AI programme on its Botswana database, which will assist in a comprehensive... 

Hard evidence of composition of SMME sector lacking despite being largest employer

Despite the widely recognised notion that formal and informal small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) employ most of the country’s labour force, there is a lack of hard evidence on the... 

Steenhuisen urges G20 members to collaborate on policies alleviating food insecurity

South Africa’s newly appointed Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, praised Brazil’s efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition during a ministerial meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20)... 

China, South Africa still driving chrome supply globally

In unpacking production and export figures for chrome and ferrochrome in 2023 and the first quarter of this year, the International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) has confirmed that China... 

AMCU commemorates twelfth Marikana massacre anniversary

As trade union Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) commemorates the Marikana massacre on its twelfth anniversary this year, many structural underlying issues remain, former... 

UK's Royal Mint produces recycled gold from new e-waste factory

The UK Royal Mint has unveiled a new factory that processes e-waste to produce gold, which it is marketing as a more sustainable gold recovery method.  The company aims to process up to 4 000 t/y... 

Goldstone on track with additional processing equipment at Homase

Aim-listed Goldstone has made considerable progress with developing additional heap leach pads at the Homase mine, in Ghana. With the fourth pad having been completed, the company is advancing...