Mining explosives company BME has signalled a renewed focus on sustainable blasting solutions, highlighting the role of its emulsion technology in reducing environmental impact, improving safety... 

In the three months to September 30, production at South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, increased by 1% to 181 000 t amid the smelter continuing to test maximum... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the fourteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference hearing that Africa should collaborate to protect the planet; Botswana and Angola seeking an interest in... 

Operational complexity has emerged as the top business risk for the global mining and metals sector in 2026, overtaking external pressures such as geopolitics and sustainability as the key... 

To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international players and partners, the fourteenth Oppenheimer... 

North-West University teaching and learning acting deputy dean Marco le Roux has proposed using kenaf – a fibre-rich plant similar to cotton – to rehabilitate South Africa’s vast coal discard... 

Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga is becoming a long-term environmental and economic challenge, but University of Cape Town Minerals to Metals Research Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Dr... 

Despite the strain on coal from international agreements and shifting investor priorities, data shows the commodity’s resilience, according to Multotec Cyclones product manager Frikkie Enslin.... 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project to a new high when she singled it out for special... 

Drive and control technologies company SEW-EURODRIVE says following a holistic approach to system efficiency using its IE3-standard motors, combined with other equipment, can realise cost savings... 

West Africa’s mining boom has accelerated project development, often in environmentally and socially sensitive areas, highlighting the importance of responsible mining with closure in mind, says... 

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates, sustainability worries, and the “very real impacts of climate change and water scarcity in South Africa”, have resulted in a noticeable increase... 

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... 

There have been considerable changes in the approach to tailings management over the past 30 years or so, with learnings from previous global disasters informing new legislation, engendering... 

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 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... 

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,... 

President Donald Trump reversed a Biden administration decision blocking the construction of the Ambler Road project in Alaska, in a move he said would open up critical energy and mining projects.... 

High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration plant in Johannesburg. Following the production... 

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... 

The e-Power Powertrack range of mobile crushers and screens from equipment solutions provider Athos Crushing & Screening is poised to meet the growing demand for greener mining and quarrying... 

The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) head of listed... 

A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater which, combined with other energy management... 

Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange membrane (PEM) green hydrogen technology that is poised... 

This year’s Joburg Indaba will focus on creating an enabling environment that supports mining opportunities in South Africa, providing insights into the global outlook for platinum- group metals... 

Embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies in a comprehensive business framework has enabled platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) to... 

Eskom and its generation and grid dynamics will likely be a key talking point at this year's Joburg Indaba, says professional services and auditing firm PwC Africa energy, utilities and resources... 

 Company earnings could fall by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said, as rising input costs and operational disruptions driven by policy changes and worsening... 

The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler Standard Bank as “the largest equity capital...