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The Kangala colliery in South Africa
Australia's TerraCom to pay about $5m fine for whistleblower protection breach
27th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's corporate regulator fined TerraCom on Wednesday a penalty of A$7.5-million ($4.87-million) after the coal miner breached whistleblower protections. The Australian Securities &... 


New Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott
Simon Trott overhauls Rio Tinto exec team, operating model
27th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto Group on Wednesday announced a reorganisation of its operating model and executive leadership team, streamlining its structure into three core product groups – Iron Ore,... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
27th August 2025

This week:DRDGOLD investing R7.8bn in Big Five growth projects as part of Vision 2028; Exxaro spending R5.2bn on coal mine expansion, R4.7bn on wind farm project; and, Filling solution increases... 


Longonjo rare earths mine site
Pensana execs meet with senior White House officials to discuss long-term rare earth supply into the US
26th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Rare earths developer Pensana has reported that its CEO Tim George and CCO Will Izod recently met with White House National Security Council deputy director for critical and emerging technology... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Master Drilling’s novel developments are set to move needle for South African mining
26th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Three major developments, which are poised to move the needle for South African mining, were outlined to Mining Weekly by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed drilling and mechanised rock... 


Vele colliery
MC Mining insists its Makhado development is above board
26th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and JSE-listed coal miner MC Mining has denied allegations of illegal mining activities and the suspension of environmental authorisation (EA) at its Makhado Colliery, in Limpopo, assuring... 


The 11 685 Imboo emerald
Gemfields puts 11 685 ct emerald up for auction
26th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gemstone miner Gemfields is putting the 11 685 ct Imboo emerald, discovered at its 75%-owned Kagem mine, in Zambia, up for auction during the company's latest high-quality emerald auction being... 


A Mali soldier on patrol
Security guard dies in attack at Kodal's Bougouni mine
26th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Kodal Minerals has confirmed the death of a security guard employed at its Bougouni lithium mine, in Mali, following an attack by assailants on motorcycles on August 22. "Military... 


Bibiani mine
Asante completes $500m financing to support Ghana gold mines
26th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Asante Gold has completed a $500-million financing package that will support the development and expansion of its Bibiani and Chirano gold mines, in Ghana. The company announced on Monday... 


Aerial view of the Sanbrado mine
West African's profit rises 133% y/y on the higher gold price
26th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources has lifted its net profit after tax for the six months ended June 30 by 133% year-on-year to A$214.63-million, on the back of a 39% year-on-year... 


Harmony Gold's Mponeng mine
Higher gold price, solid operational performance give Harmony's earnings a boost
25th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining Company expects to report a 64% to 81% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between $1.20 and $1.32, or an increase of between 57% and 77% in EPS in... 


Leonard Tshikuta, Supervisor, and Manix Diur, Miner, are surveying the recently installed Osro straps, which are being used to support areas of the Kakula Mine that have had fractured sidewalls from the seismic activity reported in May.
Stage 2 dewatering at Kakula expected to start imminently
25th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Following the seismic activity that occurred at the Kakula copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in May, Kamoa-Kakula’s engineering team implemented a three-stage plan to dewater the... 


Powerlines with Secunda in the background
Sasol wants electricity trading licence to add ‘flexibility’ as it mulls equity in renewables
25th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi has confirmed that the JSE-listed group has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for an electricity trading licence, and is also planning to take... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi
Sasol expects coal destoning investment to lift Secunda volumes
25th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol reports that construction of its coal destoning plant has been completed and that the facility, which should be ramped up to full production by December, is... 


Iron-ore hits over one-week high as Rio Tinto suspends work at Guinea mine
Iron-ore hits over one-week high as Rio Tinto suspends work at Guinea mine
25th August 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures touched a one-week high on Monday as Rio Tinto suspended activity at its Simandou project in Guinea following an incident, raising fears of a potential delay in production start at... 


UJ Chancellor Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
UJ Mining Summit garners views on mining sustainability amid global turbulence
25th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mining companies have often needed to navigate disordered markets; however, unprecedented pressure is currently being imposed by export restrictions, resource nationalism, fragmented supply chains,... 


Sasol's Secunda operation
Sasol swings to profit on higher chemical prices, lower writedowns
25th August 2025 By: Reuters

South African petrochemical firm Sasol said on Monday it swung to an annual profit on the back of higher chemicals prices, tighter cost controls and lower asset writedowns. The company, which... 


Zeus taps into Newmont’s Morocco database
25th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed exploration company Zeus Resources is on an accelerated path to project identification and acquisitions in Morocco, announcing on Monday that it has executed a five-year licence... 


Transnet Group CEO Michelle Phillips and Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Another public-private rail transport service agreement signed
25th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Another agreement involving collaboration between the public sector and the private sector in the field of rail transport service has been signed, this time between the Johannesburg Stock... 


Rio Tinto halts work at Simandou after fatal accident
Rio Tinto halts work at Simandou after fatal accident
25th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto Group suspended operations at its giant Simandou iron-ore project in Guinea after a contractor employee died in a workplace accident on Friday. “All activity at the... 


The Marikana operations
Marikana Renewal Programme marks progress, but several matters around massacre still unresolved
22nd August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

While the Marikana Renewal Programme has made some progress in addressing the impacts of the Marikana massacre, there is still more work to be done, with some issues outstanding, families still... 


Table of elements with a focus on rhodium
Moves to boost defence, aerospace spending could be positive for PGM demand – WPIC
22nd August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

In The Hague Summit Declaration, issued on June 25, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) Heads of State and Government committed to spending 5% of GDP yearly on defence requirements by... 


Resolute posts higher interim Ebitda
22nd August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Resolute Mining has maintained its full-year production guidance, despite reporting a 9.3% year-on-year decrease in output to 151 460 oz for the six months ended June 30, as lower... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius.
Self-generation of solar served as key catalyst in DRDGOLD’s strong new growth thrust
22nd August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

There’s a wonderful gold-price tailwind behind all gold companies at the moment but it’s the self-generation of solar electricity that served as the key catalyst of change for Ergo. Following the... 


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Blencowe completes Orom-Cross DFS programmes
22nd August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed all major infrastructure workstreams within the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Orom-Cross project, in Uganda, alongside the recent... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
First 11 train operators selected for 41 routes as South Africa takes big step in opening freight rail to private sector
22nd August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that 11 of the 25 private train operating companies (TOCs) that applied to operate routes on Transnet’s rail network have met the requirements to do... 


Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser
Gold Fields lifts interim dividend as profit surges on higher gold price, strong production
22nd August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Globally diversified gold miner Gold Fields has declared a dividend of R7 a share for the six months ended June 30, compared with the dividend of R3 a share declared for the first half of the 2024... 


Botswana President Duma Boko
Botswana signs $12bn investment deal with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings
22nd August 2025 By: Reuters

Botswana's President Duma Boko announced on Thursday an agreement with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings, aimed at addressing immediate national challenges, with the Gulf firm committing to $12-billion... 


An image of Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke
Seriti Power Community Trust invests R19m in early childhood development centres
22nd August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Seriti Power Community Trust has invested R19-million in early childhood development (ECD) infrastructure across Mpumalanga and the Free State. Currently, 543 learners are enrolled and... 


An image of the Bakubung platinum mine in South Africa
Wesizwe appoints Banhu Zhang CEO, augments board
22nd August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Banhu Zhang has been appointed CEO and executive director of JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum, with effect from August 21. Moreover, Daqiang Pang, Yulong Tian and Kaiyu Kang have been appointed... 


DRDGOLD, Exxaro investments, and surging nickel demand in focus
DRDGOLD, Exxaro investments, and surging nickel demand in focus
22nd August 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks DRDGOLD's R7.8-billion investment in its Big Five capital growth projects; Exxaro's spend of R5.2-billion on a coal mine expansion and R4.7-billion on a... 


Glencore's chrome smelter in Lydenburg
NUM concerned about potential retrenchments at ten ferroalloy operations
21st August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is concerned about potential retrenchments having been announced by diversified miner Glencore and Samancor at their South African ferrochrome operations.... 


Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Exxaro spending R5.2bn on coal mine expansion, R4.7bn on wind farm project
21st August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources will be spending R5.2-billion on a life-of-mine expansion project at its Matla colliery and R4.7-billion on the development of the 140 MW... 


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