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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked by CFM Green Hydrogen executive Sebastiaan Surie (left) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
South Africa’s green hydrogen sector boosted by big-ticket funding commitments
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 


Thulani Gcabashe (right) and Donald McGillivray.
South Africa's green hydrogen project backed by 1 430 MW fully permitted solar cluster
9th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has reached another milestone – the permitting of a 1 430 MW solar PV cluster development phase that will supply 40% of the power required by... 


Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad (left) showing every confidence that Valterra CEO Craig Miller will thrive.
All eyes on Shanghai Platinum Week as China advances new price discovery ecosystem
6th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the platinum price now over the $1 000/oz threshold, many are holding thumbs that price discovery will be further elevated by China as it proposes an inventive global platinum and palladium... 


ICMM CEO Rohitesh Dhawan
ICMM calls for honest, transparent conversations
6th June 2025 By: Halima Frost

This year, more than ever, participants at the London Indaba are hoping for honest and transparent conversations that will generate powerful solutions to foster responsible mining practices across... 


Zambia's cadastre system is reportedly not functioning.
Zambia’s mining licence cadastre system is reportedly not functioning
5th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mining licence cadastre system of Zambia is reportedly not functioning. “We understand that the platform they were building to handle the cadastre function, called ZIMIS, has been a failure.... 


Roan in Zambia.
Jubilee disposing of South Africa assets to fixate on more alluring Zambia opportunities
5th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Jubilee Metals has decided to dispose of its chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) business in South Africa to focus fully on Zambia, where the directors believe there... 


 Bulgarian Ambassador to South Africa Maria Pavlova.
Bulgaria keen on hydrogen collaboration, offering education opportunity ‘right away’
4th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Bulgaria is particularly enthusiastic about establishing hydrogen collaboration with stakeholders from South Africa – and is fully prepared to initiate cooperation "right away". Research... 


Heraeus Precious Metals executive VP business line systems Dr Philipp Walter.
Storing hydrogen is best way to store green energy, Heraeus Precious Metals points out
3rd June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Wilo, a global name in pump manufacturing, now has solar panels on the roofs of all of its buildings to enable green hydrogen generation through electrolysis. The stored hydrogen is then used as... 


SFA Oxford CEO Henk de Hoop.
Platinum attracting broad spectrum interest, SFA Oxford attendance the highest ever
30th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

SFA Oxford Platinum Lectures 2025 attracted the broadest spectrum of platinum interest amid the highest attendance ever, with a similar top-notch turnout evident at the London Platinum Week that... 


IRMA approves South African company as an audit firm
30th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Coalition the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has approved South African company Resilience Environmental Assurance as the fourth audit firm authorised to conduct independent... 


Exploration, ethics key to mining’s sustainability in South Africa, Indaba hears
28th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's mining industry will not be sustainable without exploration and the country must effectively incentivise exploration and remove barriers that hinder greater exploration. South Africa... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Key public-private direction missing in new draft Minerals Bill, Junior Indaba hears
27th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa needs to see far more harnessing of the capital of the private sector and needs to make sure that government and private sector work together to grow the economy and create jobs,... 


Lhyfe founder and CEO Matthieu Guesné.
There's nothing easier than switching from grey hydrogen to green hydrogen – Lhyfe
26th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

It's important to understand that the market for green hydrogen is already there because the world is consuming 100-million tons of hydrogen a year that are “polluting like hell”, the French... 


Shuka Minerals' listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
London's Shuka Minerals lists on JSE to beat of African drum at high-spirited event
21st May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Shuka Minerals, which is primarily listed on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), on Wednesday sealed a secondary listing on the alternative exchange of the... 


How platinum is used in fuel cell electric vehicles.
New technology uses sound to recover 92% of platinum from hydrogen fuel cell stacks
20th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

New technology, which uses sound to recover 92% of platinum from hydrogen fuel cell stacks, is emerging from Johnson Matthey, a company which, interestingly, has a long-standing South African... 


A truck delivering coal to a power station
South Africa still committed to coal, and to upgrading the national grid
20th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to coal-based energy. He was delivering the keynote address at the Enlit Africa... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal
Southern Palladium gets environmental authorisation for underground mining at Bengwenyama
20th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation for an underground mining right and related infrastructural activities to ASX- and... 


MODERN SYSTEMS
The team of mining surveyors from the Zambian mine received comprehensive training on terrestrial and aquatic technologies including Wingtra fixed-wing drones, DJI multirotor aerial systems and CHCNAV bathymetric boats
Copper miners trained on advanced drone systems
16th May 2025 By: Donna Slater

Driven by a current strong demand from copper, South African mining services company and technology integrator Dwyka Mining Services is supporting Zambian mines through the deployment of drones and... 


Platinum cathode needed in PEM fuel cells.
Platinum uplift likely as particularly China, California gear for green hydrogen mobility
14th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

While South Africa’s latest green hydrogen development is a request for information (RFI) involving the East London Industrial Development Zone becoming the site for a greenfield green hydrogen... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
Menar hopeful US-SA trade relations will be normalised soon to avoid dual adversity
13th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining company Menar is very hopeful that trade relations between South Africa and the US are normalised very soon, and points out that if they are not, the US will also be adversely affected and... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle
Glencore improved on various sustainability metrics in 2024
9th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global diversified miner Glencore says various initiatives at its industrial assets are driving positive change in the communities where they operate. “Our diversified business model, underpinned... 


Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal.
Hillside Aluminium contribution highlighted following power price agreement scrutiny
9th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The electricity pricing agreement for Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal reflects the South African government’s policy to support strategic industries that create value for the nation, South32... 


An aerial view of mine dewatering
Mitigating failures
9th May 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Mines require resilient dewatering systems to prevent failures of such mission critical equipment and the potentially catastrophic consequences, says water technology company Xylem Africa strategy... 


Mine water
Equipping to tackle waste management complexities
9th May 2025

Waste management is a complex issue in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) mining industry. As a subsidiary of water and waste management expert SUEZ, environmental company EnviroServ is geared to... 


DHL Supply Chain Europe, Middle East Africa CEO Hendrik Venter.
Coordinated action needed to realise green hydrogen ambitions, DHL CEO highlights
8th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost last month when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy... 


DRDGOLD's flagship Ergo plant on Johannesburg's East Rand.
Good gold price uplifts DRDGOLD revenue amid unprecedented wet weather setback
7th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to March 31 when gold sold in the quarter added up to 1 109 kg, the revenue of surface gold miner DRDGOLD increased on strong gold pricing, despite the impact of unprecedented... 


coal haul truck
Coaltech to launch GHG management, reporting framework for coal sector
6th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

With support from key industry players, a new initiative led by nonprofit research organisation Coaltech will see the development of South Africa’s first sector-wide framework for managing and... 


Community near mine
ICMM publishes new handbook on community-led mine closure practices
5th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mining and metals advocacy group ICMM provides in its latest “Handbook on Multistakeholder Approaches to Socioeconomic Transitions in Mining” publication a practical guide for mining companies to... 


A man holding a piece of gold ore which has been mines illegally in ghana
Chamber supports legal small-scale mining
2nd May 2025 By: Halima Frost

The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines is in favour of, and supports, regularised and licensed small-scale mining, “just as the laws in Ghana support them”, reported acting CEO Ahmed Nantogmah during the... 


The above image depicts two workers maiking use of the BME Innovex 300D
Bulk emulsion developed for dynamic water
2nd May 2025

In line with its continuous innovation of blasting solutions, blasting solutions and explosives company BME has developed Innovex 300D – a high-strength bulk emulsion explosive for challenging... 


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