The financial results of platinum group metals (PGM) and iron-ore miners, which are due to be published in the month ahead, are expected to reveal healthy dividends for shareholders and a strong... 

Reform of South Africa's legislative and regulatory programme needs to be "far deeper" coupled with material improvements in administrative efficiency, if there is to be any improvement in the... 

Rio Tinto's KwaZulu-Natal mineral sands mining company, Richards Bay Minerals, has got a major project called Zulti South that is fully permitted and fully funded – but is not being developed.... 

Palladium, nickel, platinum and copper producer Nornickel announced that the Global Palladium Fund (GPF), founded by Nornickel, launched exchange traded commodities (ETCs) for metals on Deutsche... 

“We want to promote greater exploration and beneficiation of minerals,” President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday in his opening address to Mining Indaba Virtual 2021, where he praised... 

Market dynamics for embedded generation projects in South Africa have shifted materially over the past 12 months as an increasing number of mines and power-heavy industrial firms moved to install... 

The copper strength of Orion Minerals is intensifying with Tuesday’s announcement of the company’s exclusive option to acquire the Okiep Copper Complex in South Africa’s Northern Cape for... 

Ahead of this year's virtual Investing in African Mining Indaba, law firm Webber Wentzel commends Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)... 

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) is among the first 25 organisations in the world to support the Terra Carta initiative that was launched by the Prince of Wales on January 12. The initiative... 

Law firm Webber Wentzel notes that key areas of focus for mining businesses this year will be to adopt the lessons learnt from the successful response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as other... 

With low economic growth and high unemployment, South Africa’s economy is under intense pressure. Management consultancy Kearney’s research indicates that particularly mining and mining-related... 

A downturn in the global demand for certain minerals, uncertain and cyclical commodity prices and the increasing costs of production have resulted in several mines and beneficiation operations... 

To increase local manufacturing and the attractiveness and attention thereof, the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) and the Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa (Memsa) have launched the... 

Diversified miner Anglo American has awarded a ten-year charter contract for four liquefied natural gas- (LNG-) fuelled Capesize vessels to transport the company’s iron-ore to international... 

The new Technology Availability Readiness Atlas (TARA) aims to showcase the best of South Africa’s mining manufacturing and services talent in a central online database pioneered by the Mandela... 

Chile's world-leading copper industry will see investment lag for at least two years as the country rewrites a constitution that underpinned nearly three decades of mining growth in the South... 

Kodal Minerals has said that it is making progress with its mining licence application for the project. 

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals says it is making progress with its mining licence application for the Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, as well as with regard... 

Established in 2006, Fluid Power Valve Technologies (Pty) Ltd manufactures the Wafer-and-Flanged Model Clarkson-type Knife Gate Valves, in sizes: 50mm – 700mm. All sleeves and parts are... 

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) made significant progress on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals during this year, as highlighted in its ESG report released... 

Minerals Council South Africa health head Dr Thuthula Balfour believes that Covid-19 has provided a springboard to drive change within companies –  which have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’ by... 

The South African minerals industry relies on high quality graduates in the fields of Mining, Metallurgy/Chemical Engineering and Geology to ensure its long-term sustainability, says the Minerals... 

As the world’s largest marketer of platinum group metals (PGM), Anglo American is investing in South Africa’s hydrogen economy, including through a joint venture with the State-owned Public... 

Manufacturing of the JAE 38 Wildcub continuous miner – mining equipment and services provider JA Engineering’s newest offering – has started and will be delivered at the end of January 2021. The... 

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the South African economy, which already had record high unemployment prior to the pandemic; however, the coal-mining sector, could aid the... 

The new sweeter spot that platinum group metals has entered drew a multiplicity of mainly optimistic viewpoints from analysts attending the virtual PGM Industry Day. Chaired by business development... 

The use of coal is enabling the energy transition, owing to its provision of a basis for the economy to develop, drive wealth and enable economic progress, which then, in turn, creates and enables... 

Growing demands for mines to procure goods and services in-country – further emphasised by supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic – have brought a recent strategic partnership to... 

Mines have been experiencing a number of challenges since restarting their operations under the earlier easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The challenges that have been more widely aired and... 

Major BHP has made further moves to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, awarding the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled bulk carrier tender to Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS)... 

Getting the best out of South Africa’s mining sector starts with policy certainty, said Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland on Thursday. Following the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company’s... 

The use of coal is enabling the energy transition, owing to its provision of a basis for the economy to develop, drive wealth and enable economic progress, which then, in turn, creates and enables... 

A call for further engagement with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) regarding the 2019 Draft Review of Housing and Living Conditions Standard has stalled as a result of the... 

South Africa’s mining industry was faced with significant challenges even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. A highly regulated industry, some of the biggest issues facing the industry are around... 

Industry organisation, the Minerals Council South Africa, on August 21 launched the first National Day of Women in Mining, highlighting its focus on the implementation of initiatives designed to... 

Getting the best out of South Africa’s mining sector starts with policy certainty, said Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland on Thursday. Following the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company’s... 

In this opinion piece, Sibanye-Stillwater executive VP of corporate affairs Themba Nkosi writes about the right to adequate housing for mining communities. Among some of the contentious policy... 

The reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal is a fundamental human rights issue that requires SADC citizens to engage their governments for its immediate reinstatement. What happened where and when to... 

Iron-ore mining and marketing company Kumba Iron Ore on Tuesday announced the approval of the Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine, by both the company’s and Anglo American’s boards. The... 

The decision by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe to withdraw his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal against an April 2018 ruling by the High Court in relation to the (now... 

The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed Minerals Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe's decision to withdraw his notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal in respect of a... 

Women have definitely been taking up more opportunities in the mining sector, and this is even evident when visiting underground operations, says explosives and blasting company BME.