The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally... 

Water treatment specialist Allmech has expanded its product range with the introduction of large stainless steel ceramic core ball valves, which are now available in South Africa from the company’s... 

Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where Northam Platinum emphasised the “absolutely... 

Martin Creamer talks about ferrochrome, Amplats rebrand and green hydrogen. 

South Africa’s chromite recovery potential has been broadened by Wednesday’s joint venture (JV) agreement between Glencore Operations South Africa and Sibanye-Stillwater. “We’ll definitely extend... 

Diversified mining group Anglo American has agreed to sell its nickel business to mid-tier miner MMG for up to $500-million, the companies announced on Tuesday. The transaction, which includes... 

Singapore iron ore futures prices rose on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, supported by heightened concerns over cyclone-led supply disruptions in major producer Australia. The... 

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has received an order to manufacture a second overhead crane for Tongaat Hulett’s Maidstone sugar mill, in KwaZulu-Natal. The 23-m-span doublegirder electric... 

Chinese refined nickel exports could almost treble this year, as domestic overcapacity produces yet another glut of metal that will have to be absorbed by overseas markets. The country flipped to... 

Iron-ore futures gained on Monday as earlier losses triggered by US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats were countered by signs of recovering demand in top consumer China and falling... 

Iron-ore futures clawed back higher on Thursday, supported by a softer dollar and Australia supply snags, while investors looked for fresh developments surrounding the trade war between the United... 

Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu emphasised on Wednesday. In an interview on day-three... 

Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security nonprofit C4ADS has said... 

Focusing on high-density slurry applications that require superior abrasion- and corrosion-resistant materials, original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa has expanded... 

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has secured an order from Tronox Mineral Sands for three cranes for the Namakwa Sands East orange feldspathic sand (OFS) project, in Brand-se-Baai, 385 km north of... 

The attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the fourth quarter was 70 000 t, resulting in a marginal increase of approximately 0.3% in production for the... 

Martin Creamer talks about ferroalloy market share, platinum group metals and the green hydrogen economy. 

A well progressing Tharisa mine underground definitive feasibility study accompanied by early works capital deployment is reported by Johannesburg- and London-listed platinum group metals (PGMs)... 

Potential cuts to Indonesian nickel mine output could remove more than a third of global supply from the market, according to Macquarie Group, presenting a significant upside risk to prices. The... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

Stainless steel processing equipment manufacturer Anderson Engineering emphasises the importance of taking a holistic approach to system design, component selection and attention to detail during... 

Electrical cable coupler manufacturer KonNx Africa is meeting the growing demand in the African mining industry for safer and more efficient power solutions with its innovative high-voltage cable... 

South Africa’s private sector once ruled the ferrochrome industry very convincingly, and rightly so, given this country’s chrome endowment and the major success it achieved in adding much value to... 

A prominent and highly successful salt processing plant in the Northern Cape has chosen to partner with a widely recognised leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of industrial... 

London- and Johannesburg-listed chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa has reported improvements in its production for the financial year ended September 30, which culminated in a... 

Iron-ore futures ticked up on Tuesday for a second straight session, buoyed by stronger global steel production, although US President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to implement new tariffs when he... 

South Africa’s gold and coal sectors were the only sectors to post decreases in production for September and the situation is unlikely to turn around markedly in the near term. Statistics South... 

Amid growing copper demand globally, driven by the energy transition, mining companies face significant pressures to increase output amid declining copper head grades.  To meet this challenge,... 

While Zimbabwe has taken steps to ban chrome-ore exports in favour of beneficiation, vast ore volumes are leaving South Africa without being beneficiated, says African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)... 

Through close teamwork, power transmission and motion control products distributor BMG and valve designer and manufacturer InterApp offer a comprehensive range of valve products for use in... 

Two treatment plants for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) near Johannesburg have received a boost to their efficiency, thanks to IPR’s innovative SlurrySucker dredging unit. The problem of AMD has beset... 

Australia risks losing its dominant position in the global iron-ore market if it does not move swiftly to produce green iron, and would do well to learn lessons from the near wipe-out of its nickel... 

French miner Eramet will buy back Tsingshan Holding Group’s stake in an Argentinian lithium project, marking a rare retreat for the Chinese conglomerate from an expansion beyond its core nickel... 

Prices of iron-ore futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that demand for the key steelmaking raw material will slide, with steel demand in top consumer China showing signs of... 

Indonesia is managing the amount of nickel ore its miners produce in order to balance supply and demand, a government minister said. “We need to maintain supply and demand balance,” Bahlil... 

Waterjet cutting service provider MAXJET will attend this year’s Manufacturing Indaba – to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, on October 22 and 23 – to scout new... 

The report on Monday by Johannesburg Stock Exchange- and A2X-listed Merafe Resources shows ferrochrome production to be edging back up maginally. Ferrochrome is a key ingredient of stainless steel... 

London- and Johannesburg-listed chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa increased its PGM production to 145 100 oz for the financial year ended September 30, from the 144 700 oz... 

Australia’s Wyloo Metals, owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest, has unveiled a partnership with digital metals platform Metalshub to create a price index for low-carbon nickel concentrate and nickel... 

Iron ore futures surged to a near three-month high on Monday, propelled by improving demand outlook on the back of top consumer China's latest property stimulus and a raft of monetary easing...