Investors need to adopt a new approach to the mining sector if that industry is to meet the growing demand for minerals and metals needed for the green transition. That’s the central message in a... 

The contract route chosen to recover gold from the mine dumps of the West Rand’s Mogale City reduced the project cost by R300-million. In addition, the technical prowess of a Krugersdorp... 

Iron-ore rose — following two sharply weekly gains — on speculation China’s top economic planner will unveil more stimulus measures at a press briefing on Tuesday morning. The steelmaking staple... 

When the Mining Weekly team of three arrived at the initial sod-turning event of Pan African Resources’ gold-from-dumps project just over a year ago, the area west of Johannesburg looked a little... 

The biggest takeaway from the hugely profitable Mogale tailings retreatment (MTR) operation, which was commissioned west of Johannesburg by Pan African Resources on Thursday, is that one can make a... 

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has announced Tom Palmer, president and CEO of Newmont, as its new chairperson. He succeeds Iván Arriagada, CEO of Antofagasta Minerals, and... 

Glencore’s Steven Rowland has been appointed as the chairperson of the International Copper Association (ICA). He is succeeding Teck COO Shehzad Bharmal, who served as ICA chairperson for the last... 

South Africa needs to transition into renewable energy in a way that continues to protect the country’s energy availability, Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati told the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday.... 

Decarbonisation is key to achieving operational excellence for metals and mining companies, professional services firm KPMG’s latest ‘Metals and Mining Outlook’ has revealed. The report, published... 

Manganese Metal Company (MMC) of Mbombela is on its way to becoming a Western world beater in the supply of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). MMC’s... 

The mining and metals sector needs to accelerate growth and build additional capacity to support the energy transition. This trend, alongside the need to maintain capital discipline, has elevated... 

Goldman Sachs on Monday raised its gold price forecast to $2 900/oz from $2 700/oz for early 2025 citing gradually rising ETF flows with interest rate cuts in the West and China, and higher central... 

Diversified commodities major BHP has warned that the world will need $250-billion in investment over the next decade to bridge the growing gap between copper supply and surging demand. As the... 

The relationship that vanadium development company Vanadium Resources (VR8) is striking up with China Energy International Group could give the Steelpoortdrift project developer an answer to many... 

Silver prices have bubbled up to their highest in over a decade on the back of bullion's stellar bull run and China's stimulus measures, although some analysts expect the rally to fade as... 

Prices of iron-ore futures extended gains into a third straight session on Thursday, after top consumer China's pledge for more stimulus injected further confidence just as the last wave of... 

Nonprofit organisation ICMM has published updated guidance for improving accurate hazard assessment of ores and concentrates during maritime transportation and reducing hazard-related risks.  The... 

Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of the scale, everyone was urged to declare war on... 

TSX-listed Giyani Metals Corporation says its demonstration plant for the processing of material from the K.Hill manganese project is moving into the detailed fit-out phase with all modular process... 

Johannesburg- and London-listed gold mining company Pan African Resources has joined Harmony Gold, DRDGOLD, Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti on the Van Eck Gold Miners’ GDX index, an exchange... 

Major banks expect gold to extend its record-breaking price rally into 2025 because of a revival in large inflows to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and expectations of additional interest rate cuts... 

Diamond mining company Petra believes that diamond prices will stabilise through to the end of this year with some improvement expected in 2025. The average diamond price realised by Petra  in... 

Iron-ore futures fell on Monday to their lowest in more than a year, as investors weighed prospects of soft China demand amid an uneven economic recovery and stronger supply against fresh monetary... 

The use of manganese in batteries for battery electric vehicles is being increasingly explored, with density, charge, costs and durability being among the factors that are putting the hard grey... 

The world needs more mines to cope with rising demand for key energy-transition metals like copper, as mergers and acquisitions will not plug a looming supply gap, Rio Tinto Group chairman Dominic... 

Copper surged to a two-month high to cap a strong week for metals, helped by the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut. Base metals have advanced with other global risk assets after Fed Chair... 

South Africa’s national green hydrogen programme has attracted projects worth R800-billion-plus, Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala said on Wednesday, when he called on... 

The presentation of DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius at the thirty-sixth annual Gold Forum Americas 2024 in Colorado Springs highlighted the company’s world-leading gold-from-tailings advances that... 

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has produced the first magnet rare earth elements (REE) in a saleable form at its Phalaborwa project, in Limpopo, South Africa. This paves the way for the first... 

Iron-ore futures prices posted their biggest daily fall in nearly two years on Wednesday, weighed down by prospects of stronger global supply and weakening Chinese steel demand. The most-traded... 

Canada-headquartered mining major Barrick has laid out a promising production forecast, with plans to increase gold-equivalent ounces from its existing assets by 30% by the end of this decade.... 

Platinum group metal (PGM) catalysis can play an essential decarbonising role beyond hydrogen generation, where its use in proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology for water electrolysis and fuel...