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World Platinum Investment Council Regional Head Asia Pacific Weibin Deng.
China considers platinum strategic critical mineral, WPIC Asia Pacific head points out
3rd December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China considers platinum a critical mineral with strategic value owing to its importance in new energy technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers to produce hydrogen. However, China... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller and Valterra Executive Head Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Yvonne Mfolo.
Valterra Platinum market cap soars to R300bn-plus as 2025 draws to close
1st December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Valterra Platinum, South Africa’s impressive 2025 platinum group metals (PGM) creation, is bringing its inaugural 2025 year to a massively fruitful close with a market capitalisation that has... 


Platinum mesh added to lithium-sulphur batteries.
Platinum metals could end up in both electric car technologies – BEV and FCEV
28th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum is already very well embedded as an indispensable catalyst in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology that very impressively powered the Toyotas that chauffeured... 


Two mine wokrers chatting
Digital payments driving safer, faster mining operations
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Digital payments for overtime and meeting production targets and as safety incentives are transforming the way in which mining companies reward and engage employees, improving efficiency and... 


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People, partnerships central to building Africa’s mining future
28th November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As Africa’s mining sector enters a renewed investment cycle, the emphasis on local content and skills development, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance, is reshaping how... 


Daniel Korsah speaking at the event.
Smart systems reduce fatigue incidents
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Diversified gold major Gold Fields has made significant progress in strengthening its safety culture through its partnership with mining technology company Hexagon, says Gold Fields Ghana asset... 


A mine worker underground
Real-time data transforms stoping
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Balancing safety, productivity and profitability has always been a “defining challenge” in deep-level mining, but the mining stope – the core of underground operations – has long remained invisible... 


Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Empowered Exxaro takes yet another renewables leap with major wind, solar deal
27th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The commitment of one of the largest black-empowered businesses listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to transition towards a low-carbon future while continuing to meet current energy... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Africa’s minerals indispensable for clean global economy, Valterra Platinum highlights
21st November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Africa’s minerals are indispensable for a clean economy and these range from platinum-group metals (PGMs), which power hydrogen and fuel cells, to cobalt and manganese, which will drive battery... 


a leeching tailings dam showing errossion
GISTM conformance taking longer than expected
21st November 2025

Mining and metals industry organisation ICMM’s November-published Tailings Progress Report reveals that, while significant progress has been made, achieving full alignment with the Global Industry... 


the Ego plant owned by DRDGOLD
Next phase of development a strategic shift for miner
21st November 2025 By: Halima Frost

Tailings retreatment company DRDGOLD is entering the next phase of its operational development – Ergo 2, ramping up tailings reprocessing and concentration of higher volumes as opposed to the... 


a group of scientists and geologists in a high tech lab
Firm embraces tailings framework
21st November 2025 By: Halima Frost

The ever-increasing need to conform to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) framework has been embraced by engineering and scientific consultancy SRK Consulting South Africa... 


a satellite over the earth
Data-driven monitoring secures facilities
21st November 2025 By: Halima Frost

With the successful monitoring of over a dozen tailings storage facilities (TFSs) across Southern Africa in its portfolio, real-time monitoring and alerting solutions provider Insight Terra... 


PAR's Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) plant, on the West Rand of Johannesburg,
Reminer lifts efficiencies, capitalises off scale
21st November 2025 By: Halima Frost

Through continuous investment in infrastructure and technologies, midtier gold producer Pan African Resources (PAR) ensures improved performance at its tailings storage facility (TSF) remining... 


Mine-to-market outline of platinum-catalysed electric car progression.
Mining Weekly driven around Joburg in platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell electric car
20th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly as well several B20 and G20 visitors were this week chauffeured around Johannesburg in a platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) that journalists attending South... 


SAIMM president Gary Lane
Mining industry knows the risks, but safety execution still falls short globally, conference hears
19th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

It is likely that no mining company worldwide has achieved the highest recognised level of safety performance, despite decades of industry knowledge and experience, Southern African Institute of... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Balanced 2026 platinum market forecast dependent on trade tension let-up
19th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The platinum market is expected to move to being in balance in 2026 – but this is contingent on a lessening of the trade tensions that have accentuated this year’s substantial platinum market... 


West Wits CEO Rudi Deysel (left) and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer on site.
West Wits drawdown firms up return of gold mining to Golden City early next year
17th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

West Wits Mining on Monday issued a drawdown notice for a first tranche of $12.5-million from a loan facility to advance the development of Qala Shallows, the promising project that is bringing... 


Copper ore
Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine incident, officials say
17th November 2025 By: Reuters

Around 30 people were killed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo on Saturday after a bridge collapsed, the country's artisanal mining agency said. An agency official told Reuters... 


Barrick Africa region delivers largest gold production rise.
Africa delivers largest production increase of all Barrick regions with earnings up 65%
11th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to September 30, the Africa region of Barrick Mining Corporation delivered the largest quarter-on-quarter increase of all the Barrick regions. Moreover, the costs of the Africa... 


Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Executive Director Joel Netshitenzhe.
Strong renewed thrust for South African PGM exchange under way
7th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 


STOPGUN V2.0
SVI’s most popular solution for mining clients – the Stopgun V2.0 package, seen here on a Totoya Hilux, offers cost-effective and comprehensive vehicle armouring
Uptake of life-saving armoured solutions increases
7th November 2025 By: Donna Slater

With rising threats facing mines in South Africa, Gauteng-based armoured vehicle systems company SVI Engineering is targeting its product research and development at offering mining clients... 


Booyco Electronics PDS system
Collision avoidance standard need not be disruptive
7th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mine safety systems original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Booyco Electronics says the implementation of Level 9 vehicle interventions for collision avoidance at mines remains uneven across the... 


A generic image of woman standing at a mine site
Menar champions safety, inclusion for women
7th November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining group Menar is strengthening its women in mining (WiM) structures across its operations, linking gender inclusion directly to health, safety and operational performance, reports... 


SOLAR-POWERED FLASHABILITY
The newly launched solar-powered LED flashing cones come in six reflective colours with the LED lighting widgets configured to flash the same colour
Solar-powered cones up night shift safety
7th November 2025 By: Donna Slater

Newly developed solar-powered light-up safety cones have been released to the South African mining market by quarry, mining and industrial products supplier ERG Industrial. The 1.8-m-tall safety... 


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Alcohol testing spotlighted as year-end looms
7th November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The prevalence of alcohol-related impairment in South Africa’s mining sector remains a persistent concern, prompting companies to adopt stricter testing regimes and invest in more sophisticated... 


An image of DRDGold's tailings facility
ICMM report shows full GISTM conformance lagging
5th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM has published its Tailings Progress Report, which sets out the progress its members have made in implementing the Global Industry Standard on Tailings... 


South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province.
South Africa’s South Deep gold mine sells 20% more gold in latest quarter
5th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province sold 20% more gold in the September quarter and 22% more gold than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The 86 300 oz of... 


Implats refinery.
Implats delivers higher sales into much improved platinum group metals pricing
31st October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats delivered higher refined and saleable production and sales volumes into improved PGM pricing in the three months to September 30.... 


STRONG SAFETY, EFFICIECY FOCUS
Cementation Africa’s innovative engineering solutions are driving measurable improvements in underground mining performance
Africa should show the world it can properly mechanise mines
31st October 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

Mining operations in South Africa, and Africa in general, continue to lag in terms of mechanisation compared with their European and North American counterparts, and need to overcome the challenges... 


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