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... 

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... 

The outlook for platinum group metals (PGM) demand has been uplifted by a series of new developments in the field of platinum-catalysed green hydrogen generation as well as concomitant fuel cell... 

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has reaffirmed its goal of producing one-million tonnes a year of copper by the end of the decade, as part of its strategy to become a global... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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 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 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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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,... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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 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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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,... 

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... 

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... 

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...