By: Andréa Cabanac - Senior Associate, Mineral and Petroleum Law Department, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa’s mineral and petroleum industries faced significant changes in 2024 in view of the... 

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200-million from the Canadian miner,... 

After having operated South Africa’s electricity system without resorting to rotational power cuts for 310 days, Eskom declared Stage 3 loadshedding at 17:00 on January 31, after the loss of 3 600... 

Eskom has confirmed that it is forecasting to make a full-year profit of more that R10-billion for 2024/25, having reported a R17-billion profit for the interim period, up from the R1.6-billion... 

JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed MC Mining has reported a 26% year-on-year decrease in run-of-mine (RoM) coal production from the Uitkomst steelmaking and thermal coal mine, in KwaZulu-Natal, to 95 489 t... 

Globally diversified mining and metals company South32 on January 30 celebrated the official opening of the Sicelo Clinic in Meyerton, Gauteng. The company says the R4.1-million healthcare facility... 

Abu Dhabi sovereign investment company ADQ and metals and materials investment firm Orion Resource Partners have entered into an agreement to establish a new Abu Dhabi-based joint venture (JV) that... 

JSE- and LSE-listed Gemfields has reported total auction revenues of $196-million for the year ended December 31, and a net debt position of $80.5-million – before auction receivables of... 

Diversified miner BHP has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to a joint venture between Fluor Australia and Hatch to support the proposed expansion of... 

Kobus van der Wath – Co-Founder & CEO, ANDAMAN PARTNERS China remains one of the world’s largest producers of resources and the largest consumer; and it is typically the largest importer of... 

Dewatering pump and dredging specialist IPR (Integrated Pump Rental) has extended its rapid-response dewatering services into the rest of Southern Africa to take advantage of new opportunities... 

The City of Cape Town’s Department of Water and Sanitation Directorate is accelerating its sewer and water pipe replacement efforts for the 2024/25 financial year by investing just over... 

In a significant step towards sustainable mining in Africa, French multinational mining and metals company Eramet subsidiary Eramet Grande Côte, and South African renewable-energy company JUWI... 

When the Department of Transport (DoT) launched the Vala Zonke pothole reporting and repair programme nationwide in August 2022, it was widely seen as a positive sign of government’s taking... 

Telecommunications giant Vodacom and Orange have teamed up to form a first-of-its-kind rural towerco (tower company?) partnership aimed at expanding network coverage to underserved areas in the... 

A prefeasibility study has confirmed the project as a globally significant Tier 1 platinum group metals project that presents a commercially viable development opportunity. 

The GalliCam project is being considered as a viable economic alternative to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Sandouville nickel refinery, in France, which will cease the production of nickel metals and salts... 

The restart of the project is progressing as planned. 

Sylvania Platinum is looking forward to the Thaba Joint Venture’s introducing a chrome revenue stream. 

Work is continuing on assessing new technologies that may assist in upgrading the feed grade of the project. 

While market conditions and certain geopolitical shifts may influence the short-term outlook for some of its initiatives, ASX-listed Jupiter Mine’s five-year strategy remains solid and well-aligned... 

London-listed gold and silver miner ACG Metals has appointed Michael Pompeo as nonexecutive director. Pompeo is a former US Secretary of State, bringing to the board geopolitical and legal... 

The Energy Regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has granted Eskom a 12.74% tariff increase for implementation on April 1. The... 

LSE- and TSX-listed gold producer Endeavour Mining has reported its highest-ever dividend to shareholders for the second half of 2024, amounting to $140-million or $0.57 a share. This brings the... 

Diversified resources company Mineral Resources (MinRes) has maintained its guidance for all its operations, despite reporting a mixed set of results. December quarter production volumes remained... 

Despite reporting lower production from own sources for most of the commodities it mines for the 2024 financial year, diversified miner Glencore CEO Gary Nagle says output was in line with... 

James Ross | Senior Associate, Corporate & Commercial What are the key mechanisms under the Act, that mining organisations should be aware of, to reduce the risks of climate change impacts? The... 

Western Australian gold miner Ramelius Resources said on Wednesday that it was tracking ahead of its full-year production and costs plan helped by high-grade ore from Cue at the flagship Mt Magnet... 

On the eve of the highly-anticipated announcement of Eskom’s tariffs for the coming three years, the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) has warned that tariff increases will fail to improve the... 

By: Nishan Baijnath - Systems Architect, Power Systems at Schneider Electric Modernising power networks through digitisation and innovative technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and... 

Australia’s biggest pure-play lithium miner, Pilbara Minerals, has reported a modest increase in lithium prices for the December quarter. However, CEO Dale Henderson cautions that it is too early... 

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has reported strong production, cash flow and growth for the second quarter of its 2025 financial year, resulting in a cash and bullion balance of $704-million as at... 

The London Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum is looking forward to the Thaba Joint Venture introducing a chrome revenue stream. On its way to becoming the first platinum group metals (PGM) beneficiation... 

Caterpillar, the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, has a connection to... 

"Traditional financing of new ventures in the African mining sector has become increasingly challenging over the past decade," says Wildu du Plessis, a partner at Alchemy. “A variety of non-banking... 

Copper declined after US President Donald Trump said he planned to impose import tariffs on the metal, as well as aluminum and steel, raising fears of trade wars and spurring further gains in the... 

Dual-listed Perseus Mining on Tuesday announced a final investment decision (FID) for the development of the CMA project at its Yaouré gold mine, leading Côte d’Ivoire into an era of mechanised... 

Australian resources heavyweight Fortescue has made a move to expand its iron-ore footprint, launching an off-market takeover bid for Red Hawk Mining on Tuesday. The ASX-listed company, founded by... 

Independent precious metals authority the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has released its ‘2025 Annual Precious Metals Forecast Survey’, which shows bullish price forecasts for gold and... 

Global physical commodity merchant Pelagic Resources has set its sights on the platinum group metals (PGM) concentrates market. Through its strategic investment in diversified mining and... 

Australia's BHP will not be making a fresh bid for rival miner Anglo American in the near term because its shares have become too expensive, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing three... 

Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has announced a subscription for 2.7-billion new ordinary shares to raise about £540 000 before expenses at an issue price of 0.02p per new ordinary share....