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FRONT & CENTRE With mining operations increasingly embracing digital transformation, the company’s latest product launches will “put mobility, durability and connectivity at the forefront”
Next-generation solutions on show at EMA
10th October 2025 By: Nadine James

Leveraging Electra Mining Africa’s reach to showcase the next generation of rugged handhelds and tablets that are “designed for industries where reliability and performance are non-negotiable” is... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
South Africa urged to revive ferroalloy smelters, replace ideology with pragmatism
9th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with pragmatism in mining. Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu called on... 


Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter
Exploration-driven mining revival would reignite industrialisation
9th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Rather than focusing narrowly on minerals beneficiation, South African policymakers have been urged to pay much closer attention to reigniting and expanding the market for the country’s already... 


US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne.
Promote growth, transformation together, Minerals Council South Africa urges
8th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 


The Elandspruit mine
Salungano narrows operating loss as it works to turn around business
8th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Salungano Group says the 2024 financial year was a defining period for the company, marked by intense operational and financial headwinds that tested the resilience of the business. “It... 


man at materials conveyor
Global materials sector contracts but profitability holds firm amid shift to gold, copper, aluminium – McKinsey
8th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The global materials industry saw revenues decline in 2024, with metals and mining contracting by 6% to about $3-trillion, even as profitability remained strong and profit pools continued to shift... 


PwC Africa Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader Andries Rossouw and PwC SA Mine Project Leader Vuyiswa Khutlang.
South Africa's mining sector shifting gears to thrive, PwC highlights
7th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 


Openpit coal mining
Indian states sign more coal power deals to meet rising demand
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Indian state electricity distributors are signing long-term contracts with coal-fired power generators to meet a projected surge in evening demand, despite the country's efforts to expand clean... 


A nickel operation in Indonesia
Indonesia cuts mining quota validity to one year
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesia's mining ministry has issued a new regulation that shortens the validity of mining production quotas to one year from three years, a move intended to offer the government more control... 


Andre Nepgen, Head of Discovery Green.
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified... 


Anglo American starts arbitration process against Peabody over collapsed deal
Anglo American starts arbitration process against Peabody over collapsed deal
3rd October 2025 By: Reuters

Anglo American has initiated arbitration proceedings against Peabody Energy in response to the termination of a purchase agreement for the British mining giant's steelmaking coal assets, the... 


Jenna Harris
Classifying Eskom’s coal fuel costs as fixed would damage SAWEM
3rd October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Allowing Eskom Generation to classify the primary energy used by its coal power stations as fixed costs will undermine the objective of using the upcoming launch of the South African Wholesale... 


Pembroke founder Barry Tudor steps back
Pembroke founder Barry Tudor steps back
2nd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Coking coal producer Pembroke Resources founder Barry Tudor has stepped down as chairperson and CEO after more than a decade at the helm, handing the reins to seasoned mining executive Michael... 


Mining added 2 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter.
Mining creates 2 000 more second-quarter jobs, Minerals Council South Africa reports
2nd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,... 


Eskom announce the completion of its multidecade coal build programme on September 29, when Kusile Unit 6 entered into commercial operation
Eskom outlines R320bn capex plan, as it signals 2028 return to capital markets
1st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Having finally announced the completion at the end of September of its generation build programme, which included two mega coal projects that ran years behind schedule and tens of billions over... 


Thungela CEO designate Moses Madondo
Madondo to formally assume CEO role at Thungela from Nov 1
1st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Thermal coal producer and exporter Thungela Resources has confirmed that Moses Madondo will formally assume the role of CEO, with full executive responsibilities, with effect from November 1.... 


The Elandspruit mine
Salungano warns of widended headline loss
1st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Coal trader Salungano Group, which owns coal mines and processing plants in South Africa, expects to post a widened headline loss a share to between 110c and 114c for the financial year ended March... 


Gladstone Power Station JV lodges potential 2029 closure notice
Gladstone Power Station JV lodges potential 2029 closure notice
1st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Gladstone Power Station (GPS) Joint Venture has confirmed that CS Energy has formally notified the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) of the potential retirement of the coal-fired... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom now modelling single-digit tariff hikes, Marokane reports
30th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that the State-owned company is being geared towards receiving no more than single-digit tariff increases in future in recognition of the affordability pressures... 


Eskom's Megawatt Park head office
Eskom records first full-year profit in eight years
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

State-owned power utility Eskom reported its first full‑year profit in eight years on Tuesday, helped by government debt relief, higher tariffs and a sharp reduction in power cuts. The company's... 


Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati
Eskom chair says future tariff hikes should be in line with inflation
30th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati says the next mission of the board is to drive electricity affordability in a way that ensures that future electricity tariff increases do not exceed the rate of... 


Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
Trump administration to expand coal leasing, fund coal plant upgrades
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration will expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to support more coal-fired power generation, officials said on Monday. The plan... 


Uitkomst colliery
MC Mining posts wider loss as impairments, weaker sales weigh on results
29th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and JSE-listed coal exploration and mining company MC Mining has reported a significantly widened after-tax loss of $36-million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a... 


Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo
Fraught Eskom build programme completed as Kusile Unit 6 enters commercial operation
29th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Unit 6 at Kusile power station has officially entered into commercial operation, which Eskom says marks the end of its multi-decade build programme – one which experienced well-publicised delays,... 


Most coal-fired power plants will delay retirement to feed AI boom, energy secretary says
26th September 2025 By: Reuters

The administration of US President Donald Trump expects most of the nation's coal-fired power plants to delay retirement to help deliver the vast amount of electricity needed to fuel artificial... 


bp service station
Clean energy trajectory increasingly influenced by geopolitical fragmentation – bp
26th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global energy company bp has added to its latest ‘Energy Outlook’ publication a section on important current issues influencing the global energy system, such as geopolitical fragmentation and the... 


MC Mining makes interim CEO permanent
25th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and ASX-listed MC Mining has announced the permanent appointment of Yi (Christine) He as its MD and CEO, with effect from October 1. She has been serving as interim MD and CEO since July 1,... 


QCoal starts consultation on Cook Colliery unit closure
QCoal starts consultation on Cook Colliery unit closure
19th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Independent Queensland coal miner QCoal has begun consultation with workers at the Cook Colliery, near Blackwater in the Bowen basin, after flagging the potential closure of one of the mine’s two... 


An image of the Grootegeluk coal mine
Congress to spotlight innovation, sustainability
19th September 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

The International Coal Preparation Congress XXI (ICPC) 2025 aims to address the latest technological advancements, operational challenges, sustainability practices and emerging trends shaping the... 


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