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Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu
Competition approval awaited for restart of major ferromanganese facility – Menar
13th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Private investment company Menar, which is awaiting Competition Commission approval following its bid for the large Metalloys ferromanganese facility in Meyerton, is looking to restart at least two... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Long-term demand outlook for platinum is robust, ongoing question mark over supply
13th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The long-term outlook for platinum from a demand perspective is pretty robust. The question, once again, is whether supply will be adequate to meet it. “In terms of automotive demand, we can't... 


Polyhalite produced at the Woodsmith mine in the UK
IAEA, Anglo American partner to combat soil salinisation using nuclear science
13th December 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that it is partnering with Anglo American, and in particular the latter’s Crop Nutrients business, to undertake research intended to... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
South Africa’s rare earths project in Limpopo seen as one of world’s most resilient
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The rare earths recovery project underway in South Africa’s Limpopo province is regarded as one of the world’s most resilient rare earths projects at a time when these elements are in growing... 


Roger Baxter and Johan Odendaal.
SA back on investor radar screen, Roger Baxter reports
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

People are sitting up and taking notice of South Africa being very much back on the investment radar screen, Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter said on Thursday. This follows the... 


Professor Andrey B Yaroslavtsev
Palladium: A vital key to BRICS' future energy security
6th December 2024

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... 


Mchenge Nyoka is a National Project Coordinator at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in South Africa
Building climate resilience: The power of the water-energy nexus
6th December 2024

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... 


Kibali gold mine.
Why gold equities are continuing to underperform the gold price
29th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Why is it that gold equities are continuing to underperform the gold price? That is a question Mining Weekly put to Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow after he noted the lag of gold equities... 


Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku
South Africa has impressively low battery manganese incentive price, Mintek@90 hears
29th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s current process of dissolving the world’s purest manganese metal to make battery grade manganese has got the lowest incentive price of any of the new, non-Chinese high-purity... 


Project Raptor team celebrating completed project
South32’s manganese rail infrastructure upgraded
29th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Multidisciplinary professional firm WSP has completed a comprehensive upgrade of diversified miner South32’s manganese rail infrastructure in the Northern Cape. The project was carried out by WPS’s... 


Former Sasol, RBPlat CFO Hanré Rossouw
Former Sasol, Royal Bafokeng Platinum CFO now leading Madagascar graphite advance
22nd November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


The fish-to-dragon 1kg platinum investment bar. Picture: China Gold Coin Group.
Investment demand for platinum in China strengthens with launch of new platinum bar
22nd November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The appeal of platinum as an investment asset is being increasingly recognised by Chinese investors, which is resulting in China becoming one of the most important investment markets for platinum... 


Chromium secures increased share of SA mining revenue
22nd November 2024 By: Irma Venter

Chromium accounted for 8% of South Africa’s mining revenue in June 2024, says PWC South Africa lead economist: macroanalysis Dr Christie Viljoen, up from 5% in 2023. Quoting Statistics South Africa... 


Mining industry vows to ‘push back strongly’ against Eskom tariff hikes
22nd November 2024 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s mining industry will “certainly push back strongly” against Eskom’s proposed tariff hikes, says Minerals Council South Africa chief economist Hugo Pienaar. If granted, Eskom’s... 


Toyota and BHP trial first battery electric Hilux
Toyota and BHP trial first battery electric Hilux
15th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining group BHP has partnered with Toyota Australia to use a battery electric Hilux double cab at the Port Hedland operations, in Western Australia. In the trial, the prototype will... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad
Initial findings of Chile’s green hydrogen valley study ‘very promising’, Anglo reports
15th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The initial findings of the study to ascertain the feasibility of the development of a green hydrogen valley in Chile’s central zone are “very promising”, Anglo American Chile CEO Patricio Hidalgo... 


Zimbabwe's Zimplats mine.
Implats commissions 35 MW solar project, expanded smelter at Zimplats
15th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The commissioning of the solar project and the enlarged furnace complex at Zimplats has positioned this Zimbabwe platinum group metals (PGM) operation to benefit from improved processing capacity,... 


Pan African’s latest R2.5-billion Mogale gold tailing retreatment operation on the West Rand.
Pan African lists new instrument under JSE’s sustainability segment
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Gold producer Pan African Resources on Monday announced the listing of a sustainability-linked instrument under the sustainability segment of the JSE. Following an oversubscribed bookbuild, Pan... 


Harmony Gold's Kareerand tailings operation.
Harmony delivers gold recovery project with 30% of building work going to locals
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

With the streaming agreement between Franco-Nevada and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) over, Harmony Gold will from now on benefit fully from the soaring gold price that is coinciding with the delivery... 


An image of the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project
Commissioning of demo plant for Botswana battery-grade manganese project under way
8th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed Giyani Metals, which is developing the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project, in Botswana, says the demo plant being manufactured in Johannesburg, South Africa, is now in the... 


Wind farm at Anglo's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Anglo advancing copper, iron-ore, crop nutrients investment proposition
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American said on Thursday that it is making “excellent” portfolio simplification progress to create an investment proposition focused on copper, premium iron-ore... 


Cummins targets doubling of its Africa revenue by 2030
8th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Cummins aims to double its revenue from Africa by the end of the decade as the US engine and power generator maker capitalizes on demand to provide 300 million people on the continent with... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala
Ferrochrome production edging back up marginally, Merafe’s latest report shows
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


ARM CEO Phillip Tobias
ARM board approves construction of chrome recovery plant at Bokoni platinum mine
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The construction of a chrome recovery plant at Bokoni platinum mine has been approved by the board of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM). ARM acquired Bokoni from Anglo American Platinum and Atlatsa... 


An image showing a still from the De Beers and Signet campaign
Signet, De Beers launch new natural diamond marketing campaign for young generation
1st November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diamond miner De Beers Group and diamond jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers, have launched ‘Worth the Wait’, a new natural diamond campaign focused on the themes of modern love and evolving... 


The Bakubang mine shaft.
Audit disclaimer for Wesizwe Platinum
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Owing to the directors of the JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum not being able to provide major shareholder agreements, its independent auditing company has expressed a disclaimer of review conclusion,... 


Nyanza Light Metals  CEO Donovan Chimhandamba.
$860m ilmenite beneficiation project enters bulk earthworks phase at Richards Bay IDZ
25th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone... 


Nicky Oppenheimer
Recycle like there’s no tomorrow, big screen at Oppenheimer event urges attendees
25th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Recycle like there’s no tomorrow were the urging words flashed across the large screen at the thirteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference, where long-time former diamond mining luminary Nicky... 


Mogale Tailings Retreatment operations manager Oriel Shikwanbana
Contract route saves gold project R300m, local tech takes tanks out of critical path
25th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The contract route chosen to recover gold from the mine dumps of the West Rand’s Mogale City reduced the project cost by R300-million. In addition, the technical prowess of a Krugersdorp... 


BME MD Ralf Hennecke
Omnia Holdings offering broader value proposition through BME mining segment
25th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Leading mine blasting solutions provider BME today announced a new alignment with Protea Mining Chemicals, which provides one point of contact for two solutions through the BME brand. In this... 


BHP chief commercial officer Rag Udd
$250bn investment needed to meet copper supply gap over next decade – BHP
18th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified commodities major BHP has warned that the world will need $250-billion in investment over the next decade to bridge the growing gap between copper supply and surging demand. As the... 


Manganese Metal Company Marketing Executive Madelein Todd.
Battery manganese project begins in Mpumalanga, orders placed for long-lead items
18th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Manganese Metal Company (MMC) of Mbombela is on its way to becoming a Western world beater in the supply of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). MMC’s... 


 Pan African CEO Cobus Loots
Pan African’s masterstroke gold operation gets going under budget, ahead of schedule
18th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The biggest takeaway from the hugely profitable Mogale tailings retreatment (MTR) operation, which was commissioned west of Johannesburg by Pan African Resources on Thursday, is that one can make a... 


Vanadium Resources founder and chairperson Jurie Wessels.
Vanadium project’s China link may open way for far-reaching value addition
18th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The relationship that vanadium development company Vanadium Resources (VR8) is striking up with China Energy International Group could give the Steelpoortdrift project developer an answer to many... 


Barrick kicks off Lumwana’s journey  to top 25 global copper producers
Barrick kicks off Lumwana’s journey to top 25 global copper producers
18th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold officially launched the development of a Super Pit at its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, with President Hakainde Hichilema and members of his Cabinet... 


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