The good gold price is providing gold mining companies with much more confidence to execute capital programmes, and a sentiment doing the rounds is that South Africa should, in every respect, make... 

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost last month when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy... 

The energy coal produced by Glencore in South Africa in the first three months of this year was up on the first quarter of last year, the London- and Johannesburg-listed mining and marketing... 

With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold... 

The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new opportunities. That is the view of DRDGOLD chairperson Tim... 

A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 

The Trump administration has moved to expedite permitting for ten mining projects across the US as part of a broader effort to boost domestic production of critical minerals and reduce reliance on... 

A digital platform that makes investing in platinum easier than ever before is reaping rewards. In the first three months of 2025, the volume of platinum sold on the DigiPlatinum investment... 

Canadian miner Barrick Gold on Wednesday announced a deal to divest its 50% stake in the Donlin Gold project in Alaska for up to $1.1-billion, marking an exit from the asset while strengthening its... 

De Beers Group, in partnership with business incubation company Raizcorp, has launched the third intake of the Enterprise Development Project for Diamond Beneficiators, aimed at supporting and... 

South Africa's sizeable manganese ore, manganese alloy, and iron-ore producer Assmang has achieved a major mining safety landmark by being totally fatality free for ten years. Jointly owned by... 

After listening to Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel placing ruthenium on a new high pedestal and describing this low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) as “my personal... 

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 

South Africa’s rejigged green hydrogen corridor project, Project Rhynbow, has been shortlisted for just energy transition (JET) investment project funding, this week’s Platinum Group Metals (PGM)... 

Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 

Although the global economic and industrial “dashboard is littered with red and yellow indicators”, Metals Focus platinum group metals (PGMs) research director Wilma Swarts believes there are... 

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 

Specialist shaft sinking and mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation has successfully completed a reeve block system project at Ivanplats’ Platreef project, in Limpopo. Ivanplats needed an... 

In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out that platinum-based proton exchange membrane (PEM)... 

If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) needs to go beyond admitting... 

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into... 

The 89 MW Castle Wind Farm, a facility dedicated to supplying renewable energy to multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African operations, has achieved... 

Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction;  China has fired the starting gun on a new... 

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 

The European Commission has designated 47 strategic projects across 13 member States as part of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) implementation. The selected projects, announced on Tuesday,... 

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 

As iTek Drives continues to expand its reached into Africa, the company is preparing to build motor control panels for a mine in Uganda. This order will be shipped with variable frequency drives... 

In terms of sustainability and responsible sourcing, the 2025 focus of the independent London-based precious metals association – the LBMA – will be on mandatory disclosure, recycled gold and... 

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy and green... 

“King coal is back!” Mineral Resources and Petroleum Minister Gwede Mantashe exclaimed at the ribbon cutting of coal producer Seriti’s new Naudesbank Colliery, near Carolina, in Mpumalanga, on... 

As at the end of December, the social investments of Exxaro Resources amounted to R2.1-billion amid the bettering of lives and livelihoods being declared core by this black-controlled Johannesburg... 

The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance safety, and streamline downstream materials handling,... 

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce...