Fourmile is rapidly competing to be the largest and highest-grade gold discovery in the industry this century, Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow enthused during the quarterly presentation of the New... 

The global demand for ferrochrome, which South Africa once provided overwhelmingly to the world to back 200 000 local jobs, was higher in the six months to June 30, the period in which this... 

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The... 

Africa received a strong thumbs up during the second-quarter presentation of Barrick as one of its “main cash generators”. “We saw solid performance across the portfolio,” Barrick CEO Dr Mark... 

The South African ferrochrome and chrome ore sectors are at a crucial juncture, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe Resources reported on Tuesday, August 12. Sustained pressure from the... 

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... 

Democratic Republic of Congo appointed former mining executive Louis Watum Kabamba as mines minister in a cabinet reshuffle, the government said on Friday, ahead of key decisions on potential... 

“We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard tells Mining Weekly amid Glencore reporting this week that not one of its ferrochrome smelters is... 

Although women are slowly “breaking barriers” in the mining industry, more must be done to build safe, inclusive workplaces that support further career growth, says youth-focused advocacy group... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) have called on the South African government to urgently intervene to protect the national energy reform programme in... 

The minute that Eskom gives Khwelamet an economically feasible power price, the refurbishing of two of the four furnaces at the dormant former Metalloys plant in Meyerton will begin and take six to... 

A proposal by South Africa’s biggest mining company and other business leaders advising President Cyril Ramaphosa on how to offer the US access to Africa’s critical minerals angered the nation’s... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has said the 30% tariffs imposed on South African exports to the US are a form of death throes aggression, alleging that it is a desperate... 

After attending a high-level Ministerial roundtable in Luanda, Angola, in June, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has proposed that South African diamond producers contribute... 

Guinea has revoked the bauxite concession awarded to a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and transferred it to a newly created state-backed firm, citing violations of its mining code,... 

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... 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has managed to repress costs to below 2% amid peer gold mining companies averaging above 15%. “We maintain cost... 

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... 

Australia’s standing as a top-tier destination for mining investment has taken a significant hit, with the latest Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies showing that no Australian jurisdiction... 

The commitment of Anglo American to exit De Beers is unwavering, despite the belief of this secondary-listed Johannesburg Stock Exchange company that its iconic diamond mining and marketing... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum, which experienced severe flooding in the first half of this year at its Amandelbult mine owing to extremely abnormal rainfall, is... 

The new established Global Tailings Management Institute (GTMI) has appointed Mark Cutifani chairperson and Vicente Mello deputy chairperson. Cutifani is a mining industry stalwart, having led... 

The copper equivalent production of diversified mining company Glencore rose 5% year-on-year in the six months to June 30 with the integration of the Elk Valley Resources steelmaking coal volumes,... 

London-listed Endeavour Mining and two other gold producers have agreed to migrate to Mali’s new mining code, government officials said. The code, which raises taxes and seeks to hand over big... 

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.... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged South African miners to stand up to “bullies” by sending their minerals to countries that impose lower or no tariffs, rather than... 

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...