Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has managed to repress costs to below 2% amid peer gold mining companies averaging above 15%. “We maintain cost... 

Martin Creamer talks about Valterra Platinum, De Beers and Kumba Iron Ore 

The commitment of Anglo American to exit De Beers is unwavering, despite the belief of this secondary-listed Johannesburg Stock Exchange company that its iconic diamond mining and marketing... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum, which experienced severe flooding in the first half of this year at its Amandelbult mine owing to extremely abnormal rainfall, is... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum has received board approval to conduct a feasibility study into the development of Sandsloot Underground at the well-endowed Mogalakwena... 

Private investment company Menar has pledged R3.88-billion to develop the project. 

Looking beyond this transitionary year, Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American will emerge as a highly differentiated, higher margin and more cash generative business, Anglo American CEO... 

Portable gas detectors are crucial for safety in various industries, as they provide real-time monitoring of hazardous gases. This, in turn, allows for the timely detection of leaks, the prevention... 

Multinational energy group RWE is building a PV plant that will be able to supply the equivalent of 4 500 homes. 

A coal mine on the western edge of the Mmamabula coalfield, southern Botswana. 

Ahead of releasing its interim results on August 18, JSE-listed coal miner Thungela Resources says the recent softer coal price environment has demonstrated the importance of operating a cost... 

In a major boost for sustainable mining and South Africa’s clean energy ambitions, Mzansi Energy Consortium has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement with Palabora Mining Company (PMC) in... 

Mining development company Ironveld’s South African subsidiary Lapon Mining has successfully completed its first blast at the planned opencast pit located on the Altona farm, in Limpopo. The blast... 

Diversified mining company Jubilee Metals has decided to dispose of its chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) business in South Africa to focus fully on Zambia, where the directors believe there... 

The Northern Cape copper mining company Copper 360 has announced a leadership transition as it embarks on a new phase of accelerated hard-rock mining growth. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange... 

The Colliery Training College (CTC) has been a cornerstone of the South African skills development landscape since its establishment in 1965. For six decades, CTC has been renowned as a premier... 

After addressing backfill leakage and rehandling issues and transitioning into higher-grade areas, the big South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg has delivered a 24%-higher 72 200 oz... 

Suitable for opencast mining operations, equipment manufacturer John Deere launched its 944 X-Tier wheel loader to the African market towards the end of February. The wheel loader is designed to... 

In an environment where the move towards intelligent drilling continues to gather pace, the Sandvik DR412i rotary drill rig, equipped with scalable surface drill automation architecture, brings new... 

To reinforce its commitment to responsible opencast mining, coal explorer and miner Canyon Coal – a subsidiary of diversified mining company Menar – is implementing rigorous environmental planning,... 

Following a rigorous vetting process, industrial and mining equipment supplier Babcock’s Bartlett branch in Gauteng and Middleburg branch in Mpumalanga, both of which service and maintain client’s... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Zimplats has reported an 11% year-on-year and a 4% quarter-on-quarter decrease in mined volumes for the quarter ended March 31, owing to lower availability of... 

In the first three months of this year, Anglo American Platinum achieved a 36% higher price for its ruthenium, a relatively low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) that was placed on a new high... 

Coal producer Seriti officially declared its new Naudesbank Colliery, near Carolina, in Mpumalanga, open on March 14. Darren Parker was there. 

Martin Creamer talks about safety, ruthenium and a new palladium centre plan. 

Amid the mining drill bit market experiencing growth driven by increased mining activities and demand for minerals, price competitiveness remains a key consideration for quarrying, mining and... 

Toronto-listed Euro Sun Mining’s South African CEO is reported to have exercised considerable resolve in helping to remove the obstacles in the way of turning one of Europe’s large copper/gold... 

Opening more mines in Namibia is the aspiration of tin, tantalum and lithium green transition metals producer Andrada Mining. “We've always been very bullish on Namibia, not only as an investment... 

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... 

German multinational energy company RWE is expanding its wind farm in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, on a recultivated area of an opencast mine. 

Seequent Evo – a new geoscience data and computing platform that allows for integrated workflows and collaboration – was launched by subsurface solutions company Seequent, the Bentley subsurface... 

The European Commission has designated the Keliber lithium project as a ‘strategic project'. 

Through an expanded fleet and the introduction of additional services, opencast mining, bulk materials handling, and drilling and blasting service provider Zizwe Opencast Mining is targeting... 

With a total resource estimate of 219-million tonnes of coal and a projected production target of 7.2-million tonnes a year, coal miner Canyon Coal – a subsidiary of diversified mining investment... 

The successful development, well under way, of what is Botswana’s third coal mine is in no small part down to the contribution of professional services by independent geological consultants Gemecs,... 

South African midtier mining company Ndalamo Resources has acquired the Wonderfontein coal mine, in Mpumalanga, from Umsimbithi Mining. This acquisition marks Ndalamo’s first wholly owned operating... 

“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 the mining industry moves towards adopting Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies through increased automation and data-driven decision-making, mining consulting company Baletsema... 

Mining veteran Bennetor (Ben) Magara has been appointed as the new incoming CEO of Exxaro Resources, effective from April 1. Magara, a mining engineer with more than 35 years of mining industry... 

South Africa-based opencast mining contractor Trollope offers a range of services, including opencast contract mining, crushing and screening, mine infrastructure development, bulk earthworks,... 

The Namibia-based Etango uranium project of Australian uranium development company Bannerman Energy is advancing towards production, with first uranium output expected in 2028. The project is set... 

Health and safety solutions provider KBC has introduced South Africa's first safety escape room at Phalaborwa Mining Company (PMC). Safety escape room training aims to offer an interactive and...