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Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design...
Combined scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the world’s largest gold producers fell below 30-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2024, marking the first time since...
The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets that are also liquid. With the increase in the...
Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed...
Criminal proceedings are set to start following the failure of the Jagersfontein fine tailings storage facility, in the Kopanong local municipality, in the Free State, on September 11, 2022. The...
Maman Soki is among a small group of Congolese women undertaking heavy mining work for survival after escaping a deadly attack on her village by Islamic State-alligned rebels that killed her...
The Tshiamiso Trust has, to date, paid out more than R2.27-billion in compensation to former mineworkers and their dependents affected by silicosis and work-related tuberculosis. The Trust’s report...
Two recent accidents involving autonomous trucks are raising safety concerns, a workers' union at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile, the world's largest copper mine, said in a statement on Wednesday....
The new mining technology being advanced by Master Drilling promises “continuous”, round-the-clock mining uplift – even when it comes to narrow reef extraction. On the new technology being...
London-listed Kodal Minerals has confirmed the death of a security guard employed at its Bougouni lithium mine, in Mali, following an attack by assailants on motorcycles on August 22. "Military...
A ventilation-on-demand (VoD) system was commissioned by South African technology integrator and mining services company Dwyka Mining Services for the Sandsloot Underground exploration decline...
The chances of a tyre blowout occurring with underground mechanised equipment used in the mining of platinum group metals in Africa can be “100% mitigated” using global tyre filling solutions...
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...
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...
Smart wearable technologies and connected personal protective equipment (PPE) to improve safety, visibility and decision-making for mineworkers in high-risk environments are being developed by...
To improve the safety and highly dynamic conditions associated with underground stoping activities, gold major Harmony Gold has implemented an innovative new lighting system in the working faces of...
Amid the evolving role of women in South Africa’s business environment, coordinated efforts and collaboration are key in helping to overcome the challenges they faced and in advancing female...
The high ferrous content of Kumba Iron Ore, which is produced in South Africa’s Northern Cape, is helping to lessen carbon dioxide (CO2) emission at a time when this is the global pursuit of...
At South Deep mine, the flagship South African mine of gold mining company Gold Fields, women comprise 28% of the workforce – the highest percentage of female representation across all the miner’s...
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...
Despite the number of women being employed in South Africa’s mining industry, which has increased from 11 000 in 2022 to over 70 000 in 2025, they comprise only about one of every six mining...
NYSE- and TSX-listed gold miner Barrick Mining Corporation has fulfilled its commitment to provide disclosure on its tailings facilities, in accordance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings...
A development that is improving the demand outlook for South African platinum group metals (PGMs) is the announcement of a joint venture (JV) between Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation and China’s...
The second-quarter earnings and free cash flow of AngloGold Ashanti more than doubled year-on-year, driven by the high gold price and what the New York- and Johannesburg-listed company highlights...
In the 2025 transition year, Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American has maintained an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margin for its go-forward...
Mining and metals advocacy group ICMM has advised that its member companies will publish their progress in conforming with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) by August 5....
In an environment characterised by global economic uncertainty and market volatility, South Africa’s high-flying Kumba Iron Ore is very well positioned to continue delivering stakeholder value amid...
Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum has received board approval to conduct a feasibility study into the development of Sandsloot Underground at the well-endowed Mogalakwena...
Last week renewable energy company Seriti Green received a budget quote from Eskom that it had applied for as long ago as February 2021 – that's the delay in obtaining collaboration from the State...
Following the July 2021 closure of its Buzwagi gold mine in Tanzania, and in line with its mine closure objective of leaving a positive legacy, gold and copper major Barrick opened a training...
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