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MC Mining advances Makhado project as Uitkomst output falls and cash position tightens
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and JSE-listed MC Mining has reported solid development progress at its Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, in Limpopo, during the quarter ended December 31, 2025, while production... 


Glencore's South African ferroalloy assets.
Glencore spells out mineral status across Africa, Australia, Americas
30th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In a 60-page resources and reserves publication, diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has outlined its copper, zinc, nickel, ferroalloys, aluminium, coal and oil reserves spread across... 


Transnet, RBCT, Exxaro manganese make headlines
Transnet, RBCT, Exxaro manganese make headlines
30th January 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the project office that Transnet and Richards Bay Coal Terminal have established; the benefits of the new automation at Richards Bay Coal Terminal; and... 


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Evolving landscape necessitates partnerships
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As South Africa’s mining sector stakeholders prepare for the Investing in African Mining Indaba, midtier coal miner Ndalamo Resources CEO Shammy Luvhengo says the country’s evolving energy... 


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Rail partnerships critical lever for export recovery
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Long-term concessions, unified governance and transparent metrics are essential to restoring rail performance and rebuilding investor confidence, says consultancy Oliver Wyman energy and natural... 


Energy Regulator grants 87c/kWh tariff relief to ferrochrome smelters
Energy Regulator grants 87c/kWh tariff relief to ferrochrome smelters
29th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Electricity Regulator has approved an application by Eskom to extend temporary tariff relief to ferrochrome producers Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture for a period of 12... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Glencore’s copper production surges in second half of 2025
29th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Reflecting the ongoing benefits of simplified operating structures, London- and Johannesburg-listed Glencore on Thursday reported full-year key-commodity production volumes within guidance ranges.... 


Whitehaven Coal beats second-quarter output view, shares jump
Whitehaven Coal beats second-quarter output view, shares jump
29th January 2026 By: Reuters

Whitehaven Coal logged a bigger-than-expected 13.5% rise in second-quarter output on Thursday, helped by improved mining conditions and higher output from its Queensland and New South Wales... 


Ricards Bay Coal terminal chairperson Nosipho Damasane.
Transnet, Richards Bay Coal Terminal to establish project office
27th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

State-owned rail enterprise Transnet and privately owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) have jointly agreed to establish a project office. This structured office will identify projects with the... 


Nersa mulls interim tariff solution for ferrochrome smelters amid parallel work targeting 62c/kWh
Nersa mulls interim tariff solution for ferrochrome smelters amid parallel work targeting 62c/kWh
27th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has requested the energy regulator to approve an interim tariff of 87c/kWh in favour of Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture as a temporary measure to sustain smelter... 


Yancoal delivers record coal output in 2025
27th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Yancoal Australia has delivered a record production performance in 2025, reporting attributable saleable coal output of 38.6-million tonnes and closing the year with a cash balance of... 


DRDGOLD'S Ergo solar platform on Gauteg's East Rand.
DRDGOLD concludes renewable energy supply agreement with NOA
23rd January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed surface gold mining company DRDGOLD has, through its wholly owned Ergo subsidiary, disposed of its 100% interest in Stellar Energy Solutions to NOA Group Assets... 


CME backs five-year Griffin Coal extension to support WA energy transition
CME backs five-year Griffin Coal extension to support WA energy transition
22nd January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) has welcomed the state government’s decision to extend the operational life of Griffin Coal’s Ewington mine by up to five years, saying... 


Sasol reports Louisiana cracker plant restart, beneficial operation at South African destoning plant
22nd January 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed energy and chemicals company Sasol, reporting on its performance for the six months to December 31, 2025, says its Southern Africa destoning plant reached beneficial operation in... 


Ferrochrome from the Lion smelter.
Ferrochrome venture’s 2025 output 63% lower, Merafe reports
20th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Ferrochrome output from the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture was 63% lower in 2025 than in 2024, Merafe Resources reported on Tuesday, January 20. Attributable production fell from 301 000 t in 2024... 


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Mining production contracted by 2.7% y/y in November
20th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

South Africa’s mining production decreased by 2.7% year-on-year in November, with the largest negative contributors having been coal, iron-ore, platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold. According to... 


Origin Energy to extend operations of NSW coal-fired power plant to 2029
20th January 2026 By: Reuters

Origin Energy said on Tuesday it will extend the operation of all four units of its coal-fired Eraring Power Station to April 2029, to support energy supply in New South Wales state. The 2 880 MW... 


Yari names incoming MD as it advances Rolleston South project
19th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Yari Minerals has appointed coal geologist Courtney Taylor as executive director and incoming MD, as the company advances its flagship Rolleston South coal project in Queensland’s Bowen... 


China 2025 coal output hits record high as cheap supply drives stockpiling, lower imports
China 2025 coal output hits record high as cheap supply drives stockpiling, lower imports
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's coal output rose to a record in 2025, statistics bureau data showed on Monday, as lower domestic prices prompted buyers to cut imports and rebuild stockpiles with cheaper local supply,... 


Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

The last Czech black coal shaft will shut at the end of January, closing the door on more than 250 years of deep mining and bringing to an end an industry that powered the rise of heavy industry in... 


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Liberty Coal transfers 540 workers as Optimum Colliery prepares 500 new jobs
16th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Coal company Liberty Coal has confirmed that about 540 employees have been transferred to Liberty Mine Services (LMS), following its appointment as the principal independent mining contractor at... 


Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies
Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies
16th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Heavy rainfall in northeast Australia has triggered floods that are hampering mine operations and disrupting supplies of metallurgical coal in the region. Some coal miners have declared force... 


Jim Grech
Peabody CEO Grech appointed chair of US National Coal Council
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US coal major Peabody Energy president and CEO Jim Grech has been made chairperson of the National Coal Council (NCC), with the appointment formalised at a meeting at the White House on Thursday.... 


A Coal India operation
Coal India eyes rare earth pacts in Australia, Russia and Africa, unit exec says
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India is scouting partnership opportunities in rare-earth mining across Australia, Russia, Argentina, Chile and several African countries, a top executive of its coking coal-focussed unit said... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Significant new platinum-linked green hydrogen advances sweeping across UAE and US
15th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on Tuesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa positioned green hydrogen at the centre of Africa’s big energy opportunity – and then on Wednesday... 


China's December coal imports hit record high despite 10% annual drop
China's December coal imports hit record high despite 10% annual drop
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's December coal imports climbed to a record monthly high, spurred by winter stockpiling and rising domestic prices, even as total imports for the year fell 10%, customs data showed on... 


BHP CEO Mike Henry
BHP is stuck on the sidelines of copper M&A frenzy it started
13th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group’s bold bid to buy rival Anglo American in 2024 was supposed to set it up as the clear winner in a copper boom it had long predicted. Two years later, the copper market is indeed booming.... 


Coal mined in the US
US EPA rejects Colorado haze plan to retire coal plants early
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday rejected Colorado's plan to comply with regional haze regulations by shutting its coal plants, saying the state needs the plants to remain running... 


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Rio Tinto's bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto's talks to buy Glencore and create a new global industry leader could spur consolidation efforts across the copper-hungry mining sector and heap pressure on BHP, currently the world's... 


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Rio Tinto said to be open to owning coal if it buys Glencore
9th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group is open to retaining Glencore Plc’s massive coal business if merger talks between the two companies are successful, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would... 


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