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Standard Bank CIB head of power Rentia van Tonder
Renewables, gas infrastructure and grid connections key to a resilient South African power system
25th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa needs to move fast on renewables, get its gas infrastructure ready, scale up storage and clear the grid connection backlog to keep the lights on and meet climate goals. If it gets... 


Graph showing the movement in the ACI in recent quarters
Construction index weakens on the back of heavy rainfall, poor govt spending
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of this year decreased by 2.6% year-on-year, with economist Dr Roelof Botha stating that the reading is an accurate reflection of... 


Port Hedland
Australia’s top iron-ore export hub has busiest May on record
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore shipments from the largest bulk-export terminal set a record for the month of May, putting flows at the biggest year-to-date volumes even after weather issues curbed exports earlier in... 


Iron-ore prices flat as China demand counters Australia supply outlook
Iron-ore prices flat as China demand counters Australia supply outlook
24th June 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures prices flitted within a tight range on Tuesday, as traders weighed resilient near-term demand in China against the potential of improved supply from top producer Australia. The... 


Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
24th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.61-billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron-ore project in the Pilbara, aiming to sustain long-term output from their joint operations in the... 


Grindrod CEO Xolani Mbambo
Grinrod’s Mbambo to join Kumba as CFO from January
20th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has announced that CFO Bothwell Mazarura will be stepping down to pursue other interests after nearly eight years of service since his appointment in September 2017.... 


Cyclone’s Iron Bear de-risked with 100% renewable power study
20th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals explorer and developer Cyclone Metals has marked a substantial derisking milestone at its flagship Iron Bear project in Canada, with a study by global engineering group Hatch confirming... 


Xi’s giant iron-ore trader is shaking up a $130bn market
Xi’s giant iron-ore trader is shaking up a $130bn market
20th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Just three years after its founding, a Chinese government-run trader has become the single biggest force in the country’s $130-billion market for iron-ore imports. The rise of China Mineral... 


Cauldron with molten metal
NeoSmelt electric smelting furnace pilot plant, Australia – update
20th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Australian joint venture NeoSmelt has welcomed federal government support for the pilot plant. 


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Beebyn-W11 iron-ore mine project, Australia
20th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Integrated mining company Fenix Resources is developing its third operating mine in the Mid-West region. 


Anglo American Africa and Australia regional director Themba Mkhwanazi will step down at the end of June
Anglo streamlines its leadership team as it simplifies its product portfolio
18th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Anglo American has streamlined its executive leadership team to reflect substantial progress with the simplification of its portfolio, which has included the demerger of the newly... 


Vale Base Metals CEO Shaun Usmar
Vale Base Metals boss says unit aims to be IPO-ready by 2027
18th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The new boss of Vale’s base metals unit has reiterated a target of getting the sprawling nickel-and-copper business ready for a potential initial public offering by 2027, if not sooner. Veteran... 


NeoSmelt secures federal support, adds Woodside and Mitsui to green steel JV
NeoSmelt secures federal support, adds Woodside and Mitsui to green steel JV
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NeoSmelt, an Australian joint venture (JV) formed to advance lower-emissions steelmaking from Pilbara iron-ore, has secured fresh federal funding and welcomed two new partners to its... 


New finance rules aim to accelerate emissions cuts in Australia
17th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia set new guidelines on the types of projects eligible for sustainable finance, aiming to accelerate investment in emissions reduction in polluting industries like agriculture, mining and... 


The Quebrada Blanca operation in Chile
Copper clash shows cracks in decades-old pricing system
13th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canadian miner Teck Resources and Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining are locked in a commercial dispute over a major copper supply deal, exposing cracks in a decades-old pricing system as the market... 


South Africa's mining production decreases 7.7% y/y in April
12th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the country's mining production decreased by 7.7% year-on-year in April, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative... 


Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
12th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is consolidating its two iron-ore businesses – Roy Hill and Atlas Iron – into a single entity named Hancock Iron Ore, in a move the company says will combine the... 


Allied Steelrode CEO Arun Chadha
Letter: Can we survive deindustrialisation without a primary iron-ore steel mill?
11th June 2025

In this letter to Engineering News, Allied Steelrode CEO Arun Chadha calls for urgent policy interventions to support the struggling domestic steel sector and to safeguard South Africa’s industrial... 


Lower grade Australian iron-ore sparks global benchmark change
Lower grade Australian iron-ore sparks global benchmark change
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

The longstanding global pricing benchmark for most traded iron-ore cargoes will be adjusted in 2026 to reflect the falling quality of ore from top supplier Australia, pricing service Platts said.... 


Rio Tinto in bailout talks for Australian aluminium smelter, AFR reports
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

Global miner Rio Tinto is in talks with Australian federal and state governments about a multibillion-dollar bailout for its struggling Tomago aluminium smelter in New South Wales state, the... 


steel bars
Steel localisation should remain focused on machinery, automotive, construction industries, experts say
6th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

The main contribution from the steel value chain to South Africa’s GDP comes from machinery and automotive production, along with the construction industry. From this standpoint, maximising the... 


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Galium extraction project, Canada – update
6th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

First primary gallium has been extracted. 


BlackRock raises stake in Valterra to 6.35%
5th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global asset manager BlackRock has acquired additional securities in Valterra Platinum, taking its shareholding to 6.35%  of Valterra's overall shares in issue. Valterra, previously Anglo American... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
DoT confirms 162 responses to RFI for private freight rail and port projects
5th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Transport (DoT) reports that it received 162 formal responses to a request for information (RFI) launched by Minister Barbara Creecy in March to test the market appetite for... 


Algeria plans to allow foreign firms to mine for critical metals
4th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Algeria is poised to allow wider foreign ownership of mines as the gas-rich nation looks to boost production of minerals including phosphate, iron ore and lithium to diversify its economy. New... 


Rio Tinto, PKKP sign agreement to protect sacred sites and rebuild trust
Rio Tinto, PKKP sign agreement to protect sacred sites and rebuild trust
3rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a formal co-management agreement with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) Aboriginal Corporation, as it seeks to repair relations after the destruction of... 


Alchemy takes full ownership of Bryah iron-ore rights
3rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Alchemy Resources has acquired full ownership of the iron-ore rights at its Bryah project in Western Australia, buying out joint venture partner Carey Mining for A$75 000 and a... 


Iron-ore hits one-month low on Trump's plan to hike steel levies
Iron-ore hits one-month low on Trump's plan to hike steel levies
2nd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Iron-ore fell to its lowest level since early May alongside equity markets after President Donald Trump said he would double tariffs on steel and aluminum to help protect American workers. Futures... 


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Anglo American, Valterra confirm demerger finalised
2nd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified miner Anglo American and Valterra Platinum, previously Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), have welcomed the finalisation of the demerger of the majority of Anglo’s interest in Valterra... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Industry partners launch Logistics Accountability Score
30th May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

In response to the freight logistics reform initiatives under the National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC), logistics industry organisation the Southern Africa Freight Forwarders Association... 


Mintek, NRF form mining innovation partnership
30th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mining research organisation Mintek and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have formed a partnership to foster innovation, scientific excellence and sustainable progress in South Africa’s... 


Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector
Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector
30th May 2025

Africa’s mining sector stands at a crossroads. With its vast mineral reserves, the continent possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the globe. Given... 


First Simandou locos unveiled in India
First Simandou locos unveiled in India
30th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Simandou iron-ore project has reached a milestone with the unveiling of its first locomotives, ahead of first production by year-end. The unveiling ceremony took place on May 28 at Wabtec’s... 


Simandou is a joint venture between Rio Tinto and China Baowu.
Iron-ore pessimism subsides despite looming Simandou supply
30th May 2025 By: Reuters

The prospects for iron-ore prices are improving thanks to a lower than expected global surplus this year, analysts and traders say, though looming new supply from the giant Simandou project in... 


Image of iron-ore stockpiles
Brockman Syncline 1 mine project, Australia
30th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Metals and mining corporation Rio Tinto is working on a series of replacement projects at the Brockman Syncline. 


Image of iron-ore train car
Iron Bear iron-ore project, Canada
30th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Australia-based mineral investment, exploration and evaluation company Cyclone Metals plans to produce strategic low-carbon direct reduction pellets from the Iron Bear project near the provincial... 


China’s steel output cuts could intensify coking coal’s plunge
China’s steel output cuts could intensify coking coal’s plunge
29th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

China’s declining steel demand is sweeping through related markets, with prices of the coking coal and coke used in blast furnaces plunging to their lowest since 2016. Steel mills are expected to... 


Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto split with CEO Stausholm over conflicting priorities, sources say
28th May 2025 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto's board and Jakob Stausholm agreed to part ways last week amid mounting concerns the CEO was reluctant to follow board priorities, including focusing on costs, after years of expansions... 


Indian steel tycoon’s pathway to Mozambique coal deal reopens
26th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

India’s largest steelmaker can proceed with the acquisition of a coal deposit in Mozambique after the seller recovered the concession rights from the country’s new government. JSW Steel's... 


Sishen mine manager Katlego Lebese
Kumba chairs Northern Cape Mine Managers Association this year
23rd May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Iron-ore mining company Kumba Iron Ore will chair and host the Northern Cape Mine Managers’ Association (NCMMA) for the next year. The chairpersonship allows Kumba to lead the association’s... 


Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto hunts broadly for new CEO, in contrast with strong BHP bench
23rd May 2025 By: Reuters

As Rio Tinto searches for a new CEO, the miner will cast a wide net due to a very short list of possible internal candidates, sources said, in contrast with laser-focused succession planning at its... 


An image of Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku
Mintek welcomes release of South Africa’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy
22nd May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

National mineral resource organisation Mintek has welcomed the official release of South Africa's Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy by Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.... 


Traxtion locomotive
Consultant proffers organised council for logistics in South Africa
22nd May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After two years of reforms driven through the National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC), Integrated Supply Chains executive consultant Ian Bird and various other stakeholders have advocated for a... 


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