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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... 


An image of rural community
Coal miner focuses on community upliftment
22nd August 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Guided by its environmental, social and governance (ESG) mission, coal producer Kangra has undertaken various levels of corporate social investment (CSI), and social and labour plan initiatives, to... 


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... 


The Torrens Island power station
Investments keep Australia's grid reliability on track despite coal closures - AEMO
21st August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s electricity grid is on track to meet reliability standards over the next decade, although the timely delivery of generation, storage and transmission projects will be crucial as coal... 


Whitehaven Coal posts annual profit slump, signals bigger payouts to shareholders
Whitehaven Coal posts annual profit slump, signals bigger payouts to shareholders
21st August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Whitehaven Coal reported a steep decline in its annual profit on Thursday and said it will allocate more capital for shareholder returns while reducing its provision for the Narrabri... 


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Seriti Resources, Nafasi Water to deliver water treatment solutions at Arnot Closed Colliery
20th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Seriti Resources and Nafasi Water Technologies have launched a project to finance, build and operate a water treatment project at the Arnot Closed Colliery near Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The project,... 


FutureCoal chairperson Mike Teke
Sustainable use of coal important for energy transition – FutureCoal
20th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite a global shift away from coal towards renewable energy, coal remains essential for energy generation, particularly in countries such as South Africa, where it still plays a significant role... 


Exxaro executive head of coal Caroline Shirindza
Exxaro takes steps to create ‘fit for the future’ management structure
20th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has announced changes to its group management structure to reposition itself as an organisation that is “fit for the future” and incorporates its growing diversified... 


Peabody scraps Anglo American coal deal, faces arbitration threat
Peabody scraps Anglo American coal deal, faces arbitration threat
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

US coal miner Peabody Energy said on Tuesday it had terminated its planned acquisition of Anglo American’s Australian steelmaking coal business, citing a “material adverse change (MAC)” tied to a... 


A stockpile of coal
South African artisanal miners want stake in critical minerals boom
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

In South Africa's coal heartland, grey smog hangs over parts of the Mpumalanga province like a thick blanket, while miners descend underground to chip away at the black rock. One of them is Mooi... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom says 291 MW renewables offtake scheme tailored to decarbonisation needs of large customers
19th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom says its recently published request for proposals (RFP) inviting large power users to bid for 291 MW of solar PV capacity that the State-owned entity is aiming to introduce in phases from the... 


BHP CEO Mike Henry says China and India demonstrate resilient economic and commodity demand growth.
BHP’s Henry sees resilient China, India commodity demand
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major BHP Group expects demand for raw materials to remain strong despite global policy uncertainty, with CEO Mike Henry highlighting resilient growth in China and India and an... 


New Hope coal output rises 18% despite weather-hit Bengalla mine
New Hope coal output rises 18% despite weather-hit Bengalla mine
18th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s New Hope has reported an 18% jump in saleable coal production on Monday, buoyed by strong performance at its New Acland mine, even as severe weather and logistics constraints hit output... 


Thungela CEO July Ndlovu
Thungela lifts South African output, but soft coal prices remain a challenge
18th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed coal miner Thungela Resources has reported good growth in production from its South African operations for the six months ended June 30, but softer coal prices weighed on its financial... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


The Makhado pit
MC Mining starts openpit mining at Makhado
15th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Australia- and Johannesburg-listed MC Mining has started openpit mining at its flagship Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, in Limpopo. An associated coal handling and preparation plant... 


An image of wind turbines at the Ummbila Emoyeni project
Electricity Minister lauds Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project
15th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the... 


Ore tracking tags
Digital ore tracking cuts losses, boosts accountability
15th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Enabled by radio frequency identification (RFID) devices and constantly evolving digital ore-tracking technology, South African-based mining tech company Simera Trace is helping mining operations... 


Coal fly ash could yield up to 45 000 t/y of rare earth metal – more than twice Australia’s 2021 production and nearly 30% of current global output.
Australian university turns coal waste into critical metals opportunity
14th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Researchers at Australia's Monash University in Melbourne have developed a cleaner, more efficient method to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from coal fly ash, mine tailings and electronic waste... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Electricity reform ‘irreversible’, Ramokgopa insists as he again urges Eskom not to pursue legal case against traders
13th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa insists that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are “irreversible”, and has again confirmed that he has asked the Eskom board... 


Seriti Resources CEO and new FutureCoal chairperson Mike Teke
Teke succeeds Ndlovu as FutureCoal chairperson
12th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal (FutureCoal) has appointed Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke as its new chairperson, effective August 12, following the retirement of July Ndlovu.  As... 


SUISO founder Paul Erskine
Two contractors shortlisted for R31.5bn Hiryo coal-to-fertiliser project
12th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Two Chinese engineering companies, East China Engineering Science and Technology (ECEC) and Sinopec Ningbo, have made the final round of bidding for a basic engineering contract to build the... 


Platinum smelting
South Africa's mining output up 2.4% y/y in June, but mineral sales down 14.4% y/y
12th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining production increased by 2.4% year-on-year in June, with the platinum-group metals (PGMs), coal and chromium ore sectors having made the biggest positive contributions. PGM output increased... 


Peabody's $3.8bn bid on Anglo American mines looms next week
Peabody's $3.8bn bid on Anglo American mines looms next week
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

Peabody Energy is set to reveal on August 19 whether it will continue with its $3.78-billion bid for Anglo American's Australian coking coal mines, as time ticks down for it to renegotiate a lower... 


Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit
Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit
8th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

The head of Glencore's huge coal-trading operation is leaving in the biggest shake-up of the company’s trading unit in years. The news comes after Glencore, an historic name in commodity trading... 


Adani to build India's biggest privately funded coal power plant in a decade
8th August 2025 By: Reuters

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's group will build and operate a $3-billion coal-fired power plant in Bihar state with a 2.4 GW capacity, it said on Thursday, the biggest coal plant constructed in... 


China July coal imports fall 23% on ample domestic supply
8th August 2025 By: Reuters

 China's July coal imports fell 23% from a year earlier to 35.61-million metric tons, General Administration of Customs data showed on Thursday, as ample domestic supply curbed demand. While... 


loading and hauling as Isibonelo mine
Thungela warns of lower interim earnings amid tough market conditions, restructuring costs
8th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed coal miner Thungela Resources has advised that both its headline earnings per share (HEPS) and earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ended June 30 will be between R7.42 and R8.12... 


Female mine work in blue PPE on site
Women get tailored support
8th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

In securing a supplier to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically designed for women, coal mining company Kangra, which forms part of investment group Menar, is dedicated to... 


EXSA-Seriti Green deal opens way for 155 MW Mpumalanga wind project
EXSA-Seriti Green deal opens way for 155 MW Mpumalanga wind project
7th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A 155 MW Mpumalanga wind energy project has reached financial close, following the signing of a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between Seriti Green and licensed energy trader Energy... 


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