China’s booming coal production is running well ahead of demand at the onset of winter, leading to swelling inventories and plunging prices that analysts forecast will fall further. A gauge of... 

With South Africa’s roads having to withstand increased traffic volumes, owing to struggling ports and rail infrastructure issues, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has... 

The uMhlanga Rocks Lighthouse celebrated it 70th anniversary last month, having been first lit on the night of November 25, 1954. Situated on the uMhlanga Promenade, the 21-m cylindrical concrete... 

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) has released the first tranche of four of its $1-billion loan to State-owned Transnet as part of a financing arrangement to... 

The Höegh Aurora, the world’s newly crowned largest car carrier, in November called at both the Durban and Port Elizabeth ports as she makes her way around the world. The Aurora started operations... 

A new report published by the Future Minerals Forum states that an estimated $5.4-trillion in investments is required by 2035 to meet the growing demand for key materials in the mining and metals... 

Global investor sentiment towards South Africa improved significantly in 2024, Exxaro FD Riaan Koppeschaar reported on Tuesday, December 3. In a pre-close message for the financial year ending... 

In mining, tailings are piped out of the mine as slurry—a mixture of water and finely crushed rock—and deposited into tailings dams. The slurry separates over time, with solids settling to the... 

China’s abundance of coal is likely to forestall power outages and suppress prices, even as the country heads into what’s typically a peak season for consumption. Record supply, from domestic... 

Potash development company Kore Potash, which owns 97% of the Kola and DX projects in Congo-Brazzaville, has signed a final engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with PowerChina... 

A new brand that offers a comprehensive portfolio of hydrogen application support off a single platinum group metals (PGMs) company base has been launched at the European Hydrogen Week 2024 by... 

Market research firm BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has maintained its 2025 iron-ore price forecast at an average of $100/t, expecting continued downward pressure owing to weak demand stemming... 

Barloworld is in talks with a group of investors that includes a unit of Saudi Arabia’s Zahid Group about the acquisition of the African distributor of Caterpillar Inc. equipment. The... 

Amid existing initiatives to achieve the correct rail access pricing to make it economically viable for private rail operators to invest, provide services and help State-owned transport agency... 

Africa’s longest road tunnel, the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 national road in Western Cape, South Africa, will undergo a R4.5-billion construction upgrade project to receive a new 3.9-km section,... 

India's imports of thermal coal plunged by about a third on an annual basis in October, according to data analytics firms Bigmint and Kpler, due to slowing power generation and higher clean energy... 

With more than 500 000 people having been displaced and 5 785 having died over the last seven years as conflict wages in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, Southern Africa Association of Freight... 

As energy demands continue to soar globally, South African businesses must make critical decisions to secure their future energy needs. The integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with... 

As the new president and CEO of the Canada-listed NextSource Materials – which is chaired by former South African mining luminary and one-time Eskom finance director Sir Mick Davis – the ex-Sasol... 

South Africa-focused Mineral Sands Resources (MSR) will, in a month’s time, publish a business rescue plan for the Tormin mine, in the Western Cape. Shareholders will then, on December 13, vote... 

New coal investment may be drying up as the world seeks greener energy, but for miners like South Africa's Thungela Resources that could be a boon if Asia's ravenous appetite keeps prices bouyant,... 

The first commercial shipments of graphite concentrate from the Molo graphite mine in southern Madagascar to Germany and the US have been completed, Toronto-listed  NextSource Materials has... 

As government and the private sector work to accelerate reforms and improve efficiencies in the logistics sector, experts from a range of spheres have emphasised the importance of targeted... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 15-year lease agreement with South32 Hillside Aluminium, securing the continued operational presence of South Africa’s only primary aluminium... 

Mining Indaba – the premier platform for deal-making, investment, and corporate networking for African mining for over 30 years – is cementing its position as the catalyst that ignites positive... 

With the global energy system moving into the “Age of Electricity”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has again highlighted the central role of Africa in producing the critical minerals... 

Selling the troubled Mutlu battery business in Türkiye and continuing stabilisation efforts at Hesto Harnesses are key in returning Metair to solid ground, says CEO Paul O’Flaherty. Announcing the... 

Ports and logistics group Grindrod will acquire the remaining 35% shareholding in Terminal de Carvão da Matola (TCM), at the Maputo port, from Vitol Mauritius for $77-million. The JSE-listed... 

South Africa mines less than 2% of global manganese and the mineral is abundant, but processed and beneficiated manganese products are critical and in demand, especially as most of the world's... 

Despite consensus among South African businesses, including integrated energy and chemical company Sasol, on the necessity of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, the debate regarding the pace of... 

Meeting the 193-million-ton rail stretch target set under the newly launched second phase of the partnership between business and government would require a significant amount of work and... 

ASX-listed Lincoln Minerals has lodged a comprehensive submission with the South Australian government as part of its Green Iron and Steel Strategy expression of interest (EOI) process, aiming to... 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) diversified natural resources company International Resources Holding (IRH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa's State-owned Public... 

MOSCOW – Russia's USM said on Friday it will take legal action against any party seeking to buy iron-ore expropriated from the conglomerate by Ukrainian authorities. It rejected a ruling by... 

Significant milestones have been achieved at coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal’s Gugulethu colliery, in Mpumalanga. They include the successful mining of first coal, the commissioning... 

The Port of East London has taken ownership of two new tugboats, marking the end of Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA’s) R1-billion marine fleet renewal programme, aimed at boosting tugboat... 

The prolonged economic downturn experienced across multiple sectors in South Africa has resulted in markedly depressed sales in the new-car segment over the past 12 months, says finance group... 

Iron-ore futures prices surged on Wednesday, as a fresh batch of policy easing measures from top consumer China lifted market sentiment, while lower global supply also lent support. The... 

Newly appointed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen is pushing a renewed focus on structural reforms, biosecurity and improved trade relations with other countries as the Democratic Alliance... 

Prices of iron-ore futures gained ground on Thursday, as prospects of fresh Chinese monetary stimulus and lower inventories overshadowed concerns of the top consumer's weakening domestic demand.... 

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... 

Ports and logistics group Grindrod will acquire the remaining 35% shareholding in Terminal de Carvão da Matola (TCM), at the Maputo port, from Vitol Mauritius for $77-million. The JSE-listed...