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Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga a ‘ticking time bomb’, researcher says
31st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga is becoming a long-term environmental and economic challenge, but University of Cape Town Minerals to Metals Research Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Dr... 


Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter
Exploration-driven mining revival would reignite industrialisation
24th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Rather than focusing narrowly on minerals beneficiation, South African policymakers have been urged to pay much closer attention to reigniting and expanding the market for the country’s already... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne.
Promote growth, transformation together, Minerals Council South Africa urges
24th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 


Andre Nepgen, Head of Discovery Green.
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
24th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified... 


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De Beers chair calls on South African diamond industry to back Luanda Accord
24th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Diamond producer De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) chairperson Barend Petersen has urged the South African diamond industry to support the Luanda Accord, a new initiative requiring diamond... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad (right) with Joburg Indaba chairperson Bernard Swanepoel.
Anglo committed to investing R600m in junior exploration fund, Joburg Indaba hears
24th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad... 


Canadian, Australian firms order cranes from South African manufacturer
24th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South African crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has received multiple orders from consulting firms in Canada and Australia to manufacture cranes, hoists and other lifting equipment for mine... 


Mining added 2 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter.
Mining creates 2 000 more second-quarter jobs, Minerals Council South Africa reports
17th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO transition complete, ex-PIC head leading business development
17th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) head of listed... 


Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow.
Bristow stepping down after elevating Barrick to great heights in fewer than seven years
17th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company to great heights in fewer than seven years. After... 


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Global platinum jewellery market grows as surging gold price shifts consumer demand
17th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The global platinum jewellery market saw growth across key regions in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Platinum Jewellery Business Review published by Platinum Guild... 


DMPR Minister Gwede Mantashe
New window for Junior Mining Exploration Fund opens
17th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following the success of the first window for the Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF), the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), the Council for Geoscience (CGS) and the... 


A mine in Nigeria
Africa should prioritise value creation over resource export
17th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The most urgent priority facing Africa today is to move from being a supplier of raw materials to becoming a value creator. Hitherto, the continent has exported its resources, to be processed... 


Copperbelt’s initial 1 000 ha cassava project expected to show how the lot of Zambia’s farmers can be uplifted.
Copperbelt primed for Zambia’s cassava food and fuel push
10th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Another big C may soon begin to emerge along Zambia’s copper-renowned Copperbelt, this time having nothing to do with the yellow metal but instead highlighting the first letter of a staple food... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab
10th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a time when REEs are in growing demand for use in... 


Platinum needed in pacemakers.
Medical demand for platinum forecast to reach new high this year
10th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3% compound annual growth rate since 2013 and 4% more... 


Mogale tailings retreatment facility marks one year
10th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Nearly a year after commissioning, Pan African’s Mogale tailings retreatment (MTR) operation, in Mogale City, looks back on the success of the project, which has been critical to local community... 


Paladin in A$300m equity-raise
Paladin in A$300m equity-raise
3rd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Uranium miner Paladin Energy has unveiled plans for a fully underwritten equity raising of A$300-million to support the development of its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Canada,... 


Hive Hydrogen programme director Trevor Donian, AMDA Developments CEO Piero Granelli, Hive Hydrogen head of development Zander van der Walt, Hive Energy Africa CEO Colin Loubser, and Hive Hydrogen legal director Benji Mothibedi.
South Africa’s R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 


United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
South Africa’s coal-to-clean funding support highlighted in UN Climate Change release
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as an example of climate mitigation advance by the UN... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox.
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore’s financing and offtake term sheet
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert.
Smelting with 70% less electricity is now a reality, no longer R&D, ARM highlights
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Proudly South African smelting technology that saves more than 70% of electricity consumption needed for smelting, reduces carbon emissions by about 60%, and puts users at the bottom of the... 


Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane has unveiled an ambitious dual-track strategy to help navigate diamond headwinds.
Dull diamond market brings Lesotho Prime Minister to Perth to help spotlight rare earth elements
26th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The global diamond market may be facing a challenging period, but the Kingdom of Lesotho is not sitting idle. In an address at the Africa Down Under conference, in Perth, Prime Minister Sam... 


Pan African FD Marileen Kok and Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive: Growth and Strategic Development in Executive Chairperson’s Office Mike Schmidt.
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going exceptionally well. The game-changing... 


Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
19th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
South Africa streaks ahead with exceptionally pure rare earth optimised in Joburg lab
19th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has delivered what is described as “an exceptionally pure rare earth product”, which has been optimised in a Johannesburg laboratory. The breakthrough is part of the rare earths... 


Building inclusive growth in local mining sector with B-BBEE certification
19th September 2025

Mining is a cornerstone of South Africa’s economy. For more than 100 years, it has driven industrial development, created jobs and attracted global investment. Yet structural barriers have limited... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel presenting strong annual results.
It’s records all round for Harmony Gold, Mponeng performance ‘phenomenal’
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

It’s records all round for South Africa’s largest gold mining company Harmony, which on Thursday reported record-high free cash flow of R11-billion-plus at a 16% margin and a record final dividend... 


Transnet Group CEO Michelle Phillips and Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Another public-private rail transport service deal inked
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Another agreement involving collaboration between the public sector and the private sector in the field of rail transport service has been signed, this time between the Johannesburg Stock... 


South32 CEO Graham Kerr
South32 sharpens focus on critical minerals as profit lifts, legacy assets fall away
12th September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining company South32 has sharpened its focus on copper, aluminium and other commodities tied to the global energy transition, reporting stronger earnings while confirming plans to... 


Continuous reef extraction.
New mining technology pointing to continuous round-the-clock operation on many fronts
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The new mining technology being advanced by Master Drilling promises “continuous”, round-the-clock mining uplift – even when it comes to narrow reef extraction. On the new technology being... 


Unleashing Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth for a sustainable future
12th September 2025

The Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe represents a rare greenfield development in the platinum group metals (PGM) space, offering JSE- and LSE-listed integrated resource group Tharisa the chance to... 


South African battery innovator secures safety certification for underground mining use
12th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa-based battery design and manufacturing company Mega Titan Power’s new vehicle starting battery technology has been certified by certification and test laboratory accreditation body... 


Condra portal cranes head to FL Smidth sites in Ghana, Saudi Arabia
12th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As mining engineering company FL Smidth (FLS) decommissions a 10 t Condra portal crane in Mozambique for reuse in a company workshop in Ghana, crane manufacturer Condra Cranes Johannesburg has... 


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