The energy coal produced by Glencore in South Africa in the first three months of this year was up on the first quarter of last year, the London- and Johannesburg-listed mining and marketing... 

JSE-listed Merafe Resources will suspend operations at its Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters, in the North West province, indefinitely. The decision was made after a business review... 

Understanding the critical role of spare parts in maintaining operational efficiency, coupled with prioritising the reliability and accessibility of essential mining and construction components, is... 

TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed director Changyu Liu as nonexecutive chairperson effective April 22, succeeding George Dorin who passed away in March. Liu is also... 

In the first three months of this year, Anglo American Platinum achieved a 36% higher price for its ruthenium, a relatively low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) that was placed on a new high... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the working group that has been established to extend South Africa’s ferrochrome horizon; the third intake of the Enterprise Development Project for... 

A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 

JSE-listed Merafe Resources’ attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture was 71 000 t for the first quarter ended March 31. That represents a decrease of about 7%... 

Aim-listed Jubilee Metals has reported a strong nine months to March 31 for its South African operations, putting the division on track to exceed performance targets for the financial year to end... 

Labour union the United National Transport Union (UNTU) will ballot its members after a conciliation process to resolve a dispute between it and State-owned transport agency Transnet ended without... 

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 

South African- and London-listed Tharisa produced 32 500 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium (6E) platinum group metals (PGMs) from its Tharisa mine, on the western... 

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 

South African diversified mining and minerals company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has re-introduced its Technical Services division, which will be headed up by Thando Mkatshana as CEO. The... 

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has signed a partnership agreement with an undisclosed platinum group metal (PGM) producer to process part of the surplus PGM and chrome feedstock generated at... 

Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 

The Minerals Council South Africa has expressed concern about the potential damage to global economic growth and the resultant lower demand for South Africa’s minerals as a result of sweeping... 

Although the announcement of a 30% tariff on all exports from South Africa to the US could have a serious impact on the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 

If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) needs to go beyond admitting... 

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has reported a 51% year-on-year increase in group revenue to $141-million in the six months ended December 31, 2024, mainly owing to higher production of chrome... 

JSE-listed Merafe Resources has revised its regional revenue disclosure format for ferrochrome and chrome ore following an engagement with the JSE regarding the proactive monitoring review process.... 

The South African mining industry is not on its last legs, Manganese Metal Company chairperson and Zimplats and Impala Platinum nonexecutive director Bernard Swanepoel has insisted. Speaking at the... 

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that discussions are under way within government and with manganese and chrome producers in an effort to halt the decline in domestic... 

Confidence in the outlook for platinum group metals (PGMs) was expressed at the capital markets day of Anglo American Platinum, which is on its way to becoming the demerged and standalone Valterra... 

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has published the intention to designate the Fetakgomo-Tubatse as a special economic zone (SEZ) for public comment. The proposed SEZ will be... 

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce... 

The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally... 

Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that platinum group metal (PGM) prices will increase in the... 

The board of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has declared an interim dividend of R4.50 a share amounting to R1 011-million for the half-year of financial year (FY) 2025, the Johannesburg Stock... 

Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where Northam Platinum emphasised the “absolutely... 

The area south of the metallurgical complex at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde platinum group metals (PGM) mine in Limpopo has been cleared for the construction of the first of the Johannesburg... 

Chrome miner and ferrochrome producer Merafe Resources expects to report a 19% to 39% decrease in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to between 36.9c and 48.9c for the year ended December 31,... 

Newly formed joint venture (JV) Methanox has secured a £1.5-million investment from platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome concentrates producer Tharisa towards accelerating methane emissions... 

The board of directors of the Johannesburg- and New York-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has decided not to proceed with the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron joint venture (JV) project in North America....