BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group allowed environments on their Australian mining sites where female staff faced systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination, according to two class actions... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is in Japan this week in a bid to secure financial backing for flagship South African green-hydrogen projects in the Eastern and Northern... 

South Africa, which hosts more than 70% of the world reserves of chrome ore and manganese ores, was dominant in ferroalloy production until 2010. In the early 2000s, South Africa was the undisputed... 

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has provided some additional detail regarding the decision to continue operating 17 coal units across five power stations beyond their original decommissioning... 

The 2024 Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Utility Solar & BESS Summit was proudly held in in Cape Town, South Africa. The 130+ Delegates from over 80 Developers, EPC firms, customers, partners, power grid... 

Based on coal producer Thungela Resources’ performance from January 1 to November 30, CFO Deon Smith has expressed confidence that the company would exceed its full-year export saleable production... 

State-owned utility Eskom’s average energy availability factor (EAF) exceeded 60% for the seventh consecutive month in November. This milestone coincided with over 250 days without loadshedding and... 

Many lithium mines, led by Chinese operators, are maintaining production of the raw material needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in defiance of prices weak enough to trigger mass output... 

The US government is considering whether to provide a loan of up to $550-million to help developing a nickel and cobalt mine in Brazil’s Northeast. Brazilian Nickel has received a letter from the... 

US-based artisanal and small-scale mining support services and product marketing company Makor Resources and UK-based environmental data collection tools provider AUYAN have announced that they... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to sell its Beatrix 4 shaft, in the Free State, to LSE-listed uranium exploration and development company Neo Energy Metals for R500-million in... 

Specialist investor the Clean Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $75-million in global alternative investment manager Resource Capital Funds (RCF) to support Australia’s emerging critical... 

Schneider Electric, global leader in energy management and automation, has announced a strategic partnership with ImeXolutions, a leading company in electrical and solar power implementation to... 

Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has announced leadership changes as it navigates the transition following Rio Tinto’s decision to compulsorily acquire the company. CEO and MD Brad Welsh will... 

The Speewah fluorite project, in Western Australia, has been granted 'major project status' by the Australian government, one of only 16 projects nationwide to receive this recognition. The award... 

NYSE American-listed Uranium Energy has completed the acquisition of Rio Tinto's Wyoming assets, comprising the Sweetwater plant and a portfolio of uranium mining properties with about 175-million... 

Nickel miner Prony Resources New Caledonia warned that its Goro mine in the French territory is economically vulnerable after a recent suspension due to unrest, even as the company restarts... 

Effectively unlocking Africa’s critical minerals potential will take a range of committed global partnerships, across areas such as ethical investments, geology, technology, downstream development... 

ASX-listed NewPeak Metals has announced the acquisition of AusVan Battery Metals, which includes the Allaru vanadium project in north-west Queensland. The deal, valued at A$5-million in NewPeak... 

New Proudly South African smelting technology, which uses 70% less electricity, cuts costs, slashes carbon emissions and can process low-grade material, has all the attributes needed to win back... 

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, marked this year’s annual Giving Tuesday with agenda-packed... 

Martin Creamer talks about green electricity, global investment and the global hydrogen and fuel cell sector. 

The number of inactive oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada's main fossil fuel-producing province, fell 5% in 2023 from a year earlier, showing progress in decommissioning and reclamation work, a... 

Dual-listed Energy Fuels has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Madagascar to advance the Toliara titanium, zirconium, and rare earth elements (REE) project in... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the billion rand green loan facility that underpins the three solar PV renewable-energy plants being constructed by Harmony Gold; global investor... 

Chile has designated six more sites where private companies are eligible to extract lithium, adding to six previously announced, the mining ministry said on Thursday. Chile, the world's No. 2... 

In an effort to foster deeper relationships between Africa and global markets, global leaders in the critical minerals industry have launched the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG), empowering... 

Steam generation solutions company Steinmüller Africa says that its boilers are well-equipped to deliver efficient waste management, energy, and cost savings for the pulp and paper, sugar,... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) are crucial for hydrogen-energy-enabled decarbonisation, especially when employed in proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology used in electrolysers and fuel cells,... 

The only refined copper processing plant in Namibia – Tschudi – has been restarted and is currently producing London Metals Exchange (LME) grade-A copper cathode in Namibia for the first time in... 

Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province and economic hub, eagerly anticipates a significant inflow of additional water in 2028 from the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project... 

South Africa’s private sector a world-leading ferroalloy producer until the public sector performed so badly on the energy front that China took over that leadership using South African-mined raw... 

After the false start of January when the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP2023) was released to much criticism and even incredulity, an effort is now under way to have a revamped IRP2024... 

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) has added a further 3 MW of solar power to its local grid, bringing the total output of renewable energy to 5.9 MW. This is enough energy to power at least 2 000... 

By Ayanda Holo Amidst the dynamic discourse of the recent BRICS Summit, held against the backdrop of heightened resource competitiveness and energy security concerns, palladium emerged as a topic... 

In an era where climate change increasingly affects water and energy resources, the need for climate resilience in agriculture and agroprocessing has never been more pressing.  South Africa, in... 

GoviEx Uranium is taking a precautionary approach to environment and social risks, devising strategies that effectively mitigate or minimise risks pertaining to environmental, social and governance. 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has approved the environmental authorisation for one of two mining permit applications on the Thorny River project. 

The Madagascar government has lifted the suspension, imposed on the project in November 2019. 

Tackling skilled labour shortages through skills development and localisation, particularly in infrastructure projects, has the potential to drive significant economic benefits for South Africa,... 

Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining has confirmed that mining operations at its Blesberg lithium and tantalum mine, in South Africa, will move to a contract mining basis in... 

Australia-based uranium producer Paladin Energy has reported that the Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) plant, in Namibia, has been restarted following the planned November shutdown. During the shutdown,...