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African Rainbow Minerals founder Dr Patrice Motsepe.
70% energy cut by South African SmeltDirect is ‘huge achievement’ – researcher
Updated 4 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

The 70% reduction in electricity used by the SmeltDirect technology is a huge achievement, a giant leap forward, Phoenix Research’s David Roche-Kelly remarked following the update on the local... 


African Rainbow Minerals founder Dr Patrice Motsepe.
Let’s make South Africa best place, says Motsepe as he bows out as ARM exec chair
6th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Let’s make South Africa the best possible place. The future looks very, very bright, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) founder Dr Patrice Motsepe said on Friday at the close of ARM reporting a good... 


The above image depicts Globalstar's satellite telecommunications system
Private networks drive uptime, secure digital mines
6th March 2026 By: Lynne Davies

For mines to remain profitable, uptime is everything, but interference, gaps in coverage or insufficient bandwidth can directly threaten continuous operations, with those risks being amplified when... 


The above image depicts a tailings storage facility
Digital twins drive proactive tailings monitoring
6th March 2026 By: Lynne Davies

Although advanced analytics and AI tools are valuable, stakeholders on the ground are required to act on the insights such tools generate, whereby if risks occur – such as a severe rainstorm being... 


Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn.
Mpumalanga Premier heaps praise on wind energy generator Seriti Green
5th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Private sector investment in renewable energy and enterprise development has been highlighted by Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu in his State of the Province Address. Seriti Green was cited as an... 


Marula mine.
Solar power for Marula and Rustenburg platinum mines being sought by Implats
5th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Implats is looking at solar for the Marula PGM mine and also the Impala Rustenburg operation, the company reported during a media roundtable on Thursday,... 


PDC Machines' Product Head, PDC GM Africa Dr Sakib Khan and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Africa’s envisaged hydrogen mobility build-out sketched
3rd March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Last year, South Africa witnessed hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) mobility in Johannesburg when B20 and G20 top-brass were chauffeured around in Toyota FCEVs courtesy of Valterra, which... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister and  Northern Cape Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Venus Blennies-Magage addressing the media
Mantashe calls on Ekapa to intensify efforts to recover mineworkers' bodies
27th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged mine management and rescue teams to intensify efforts to ensure the recovery of the remains of five mineworkers, who have been... 


Martin Creamer and Probe IMT Sales Director Wesley Lynn
Creamer Media’s At Top Level interviews Probe IMT Sales Director Wesley Lynn on video
26th February 2026

Probe IMT Sales Director Wesley Lynn provides important insight into the new technologies that are transforming safety and productivity in modern mining operations. Click on the video link above to... 


AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa
Unions express anger, dismay over Ekapa's liquidation plans
26th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Trade union UASA says it is "deeply saddened" by Ekapa Resources and Ekapa Minerals' plans to apply for liquidation while workers, families and the broader mining community are still coping with... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe expects to receive Ekapa update later on Tuesday
24th February 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is planning a follow-up visit to the Ekapa mine, in the Northern Cape, on Friday and is expecting to receive an update from the Chief... 


Safety equipment
Five miners presumed dead after mudslide in South African diamond mine
20th February 2026 By: Reuters

Five diamond miners missing since Tuesday following a mudslide deep underground are presumed dead, South Africa's mining minister said on Friday after assessing rescue efforts. Gwede Mantashe told... 


AMCU calls for enforcement of missing persons locator systems in mining sector
20th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) says various incidents of mineworkers going missing underground point to possible failures in the implementation, monitoring... 


Kumba Marketing and Seaborne Logistics Head Timo Smit.
Kumba Iron Ore going greener with solar on waste rock dump plus wheeling initiative
19th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Amid the high quality of the lump ore of South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore helping global steelmakers to decarbonise, the Anglo American group company is itself embarking on two initiatives in the... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe to visit Ekapa mine; dewatering continues in effort to find, rescue five workers
19th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is planning to undertake an oversight visit to the Ekapa diamond mine, in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, on Friday, where search and rescue... 


Kumba CEO Mpumi Zikalala.
South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore delivers well amid uncertain global trade environment
19th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Anglo American group iron-ore company Kumba, which mines in South Africa’s Northern Cape, delivered a solid 2025 performance, marked by an improved realised price, marginal sales growth and... 


Minerals Council modernisation and safety senior executive Sietse van der Woude
Minerals Council deploys senior team to support Ekapa Mining following mud rush
18th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Minerals Council South Africa is sending a senior management team to Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, to offer support and assistance to its member, Ekapa Mining, after the February 17 mud rush... 


Search and rescue efforts under way following mud rush at Northern Cape mine
Search and rescue efforts under way following mud rush at Northern Cape mine
18th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Efforts are under way to search for, and rescue, five mineworkers believed to be trapped underground following a February 17 mud rush at the Ekapa diamond mine, near Kimberley, in the Northern... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Glencore hails 2025 as year of significant progress
18th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In Wednesday's preliminary results report, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle hails 2025 as a year of significant progress, marked by a strong operational performance, continued portfolio optimisation and... 


Platinum bar can go far.
Platinum’s innovative new scent detection role highlighted by World Platinum
17th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

An ‘artificial nose’ that can detect scent is closer to becoming a reality. This follows the development of a platinum-based molecule that works as a sensor to detect hard-to-differentiate volatile... 


NOA CEO Karel Cornelissen.
Sibanye-Stillwater secures more renewable energy in offtake agreement with NOA
13th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Renewables company NOA has clinched yet another deal. Announced on Friday is NOA's conclusion of a 138 MW renewable energy power purchase agreement with precious metals mining major... 


Collaborating for safety: The Matrix Partner Program
Collaborating for safety: The Matrix Partner Program
11th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Through the Matrix Partner Program, comprehensive business solutions provider Matrix aims to take its safety solutions to market by partnering with trusted, established organisations within their... 


From left Tebello Chabana, Shamini Harrington, Bongani Motsa.
South Africa can learn from Finnish beneficiation model, Minerals Council says at Mining Indaba
11th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

One of the countries South Africa can learn from when it comes to beneficiation is Finland, Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist Bongani Motsa outlined on day-three of the Investing... 


Gum Boots Africa CEO 
Gum Boots Africa searching for Dunlop gumboots distributors
11th February 2026

Over a century ago, in the flooded tunnels of the Witwatersrand gold mines, a remarkable art form was born. When mine bosses forbade conversation, migrant workers wearing protective gumboots... 


Minerals Council CEO Zero Harm Forum chairperson Japie Fullard with Minerals Council safety & sustainable development head Dushen Naidoo (left).
Worrying fall-of-ground regression outlined by Minerals Council at Mining Indaba
10th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The Minerals Council South Africa will renew its focus on key safety interventions, particularly on eliminating falls-of-ground (FoG) incidents, which have increased in the past year despite 2025’s... 


Schauenburg Systems South Africa Chief Innovation Officer Mark Stevens talks to Engineering News & Mining Weekly at Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
Schauenburg Systems highlights collaboration and innovation at Mining Indaba
10th February 2026

Mine safety OEM Schauenburg Systems South Africa is using its presence at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town to reinforce the importance of collaboration and partnerships in... 


General management and business development director
Matrix showcases solutions that simplify safety and compliance
10th February 2026

Founded in 2006 with a focused goal, protecting miners in underground environments, intelligent business solutions provider Matrix has spent nearly 20 years redefining what mine‑safety equipment... 


Tshiamiso Trust CEO Dr Munyadziwa Kwinda
Tshiamiso Trust has paid out R2.5bn in silicosis, TB compensation
10th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Independently managed trust the Tshiamiso Trust has disbursed R2.5-billion to eligible claimants in compensation as agreed in the historic silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) settlement agreement. The... 


Booyco Engineering MD Brenton Spies talks to Mining Weekly ahead of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
Booyco Engineering advancing mine safety and operator health through collaborative innovation
9th February 2026

Creating safer and healthier working environments is an increasing priority for the global mining industry, particularly as regulatory requirements tighten and operating conditions become more... 


CEO Anton Lourens
Booyco Electronics lists imperatives for efficient PDS
9th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, mine safety original-equipment manufacturer Booyco Electronics emphasises the critical role of collaboration in advancing proximity detection... 


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