As experienced mining professional Glen McGavigan settles into his new role as CEO of drilling and exploration specialist Rosond, he is eyeing a new era of growth and innovation, as well as... 

While mining companies in South Africa are increasingly setting ambitious carbon net zero targets, translating these into tangible actions is a long-term challenge, highlights global professional... 

South Africa’s definition of critical minerals is not limited to minerals used in the green economy and includes coal and uranium, says Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.... 

Global miner Anglo American achieved a strong operational and cost performance for the year ended December 31, with $1.3-billion of costs removed on a run rate basis and a further $500-million to... 

Platinum group metal (PGM) producer Northam has finalised a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an independent power producer (IPP) to supply wheeled electricity from the 140 MW Karreebosch Wind... 

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater expects to report a loss a share of between R2.45 ($0.13) and R2.71 ($0.15) for the financial year ended December 31, which would... 

An Upper Group 2 offtake agreement previously concluded between Lonmin and JSE-listed Merafe’s chrome pooling and sharing venture with Glencore Operations South Africa (PSV) has now been enhanced.... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ subsidiary Ivanplats and its partners have welcomed the positive and significant results from two independent technical studies completed on the Phase 2 and Phase 3... 

Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum has increased its 2025 production guidance to between 75 000 oz and 78 000 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold (4E) platinum group metals (PGMs), from the... 

Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) finds in its latest yearly merger and acquisition (M&A) report that activity in Africa continued on a downward trend in 2024, with a further decrease on the... 

Supply chain sustainability is one of the important topics on the agenda at this year’s 47th annual SAPICS Conference, the leading event in Africa for the supply chain profession. But industry body... 

ASX-listed Chalice Mining has announced a metallurgical breakthrough at its Gonneville project, in Western Australia, successfully producing saleable copper and nickel concentrates from low-grade... 

Soon-to-be renamed Anglo American Platinum is being positioned to be as competitive as possible for the long term and to deliver on its full potential for all of stakeholders, CEO Craig Miller made... 

The forthcoming Budget Speech, on February 19, will be a test of the Government of National Unity’s ability to set coherent spending priorities that put the country ahead of party politics, says... 

Diversified mining major Anglo American plc reported on Monday that it had made significant progress towards its demerger of Anglo American Platinum, which has announced dividends totalling... 

The acronyms are becoming more intense, with PTE, which stands for porous transport electrodes, the latest one, amid the already tried and trusted proton exchange membrane (PEM) popping up for... 

Gold steadied following its largest one-day decline in two months, with the slump sparked by investor concern that the metal’s recent record-breaking rally may have been overdone. Bullion traded... 

As part of the next phase of the restructuring process, Anglo American has informed Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) that additional administrative adjustments have been made. The latest... 

Industry organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) highlights jewellery as an important demand segment for platinum, accounting for around 25% of total yearly platinum demand. It cites data... 

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has successfully started processing high-grade copper feed material at the Roan concentrator facility, in Zambia. The material feed grade is in line with... 

NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining has appointed Stefan Buys and Lesley Goldwasser as independent nonexecutive directors, effective immediately. The company also announces the... 

A final investment decision is expected in 2026. 

Work continues to assess new technologies that might assist in upgrading the feed grade for the project.  

Zimbabwe’s State miner is planning a fresh bid to kickstart a range of projects a year after the government took full control of the company. Kuvimba Mining House, under new CEO Trevor Barnard, is... 

South Africa's mining production decreased by 2.4% year-on-year in December, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative contributions. PGM production decreased by... 

TSX-V-listed Power Nickel on Wednesday announced the pricing of its previously disclosed “best efforts” private placement, raising about C$40-million to fund exploration at its Nisk... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs)  – which are hosted and mined overwhelmingly in South Africa – have recycling rates approaching the 100% mark in some applications, with the carbon intensity of PGM... 

JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) says it delivered a commendable operating performance in the first half of financial year 2025, following group-wide labour restructuring and changes to... 

Global technology group Heraeus says in its ‘Precious Appraisal’ report that pharmaceutical platinum demand is expected to rise steadily moving forward. It explains that, with the World Health... 

South Africa’s mining industry is undergoing a fundamental shift as it grapples with rising electricity costs, carbon taxes and the need for energy security. Newly established renewable energy... 

Gold rose toward a record high after President Donald Trump said he would announce duties on steel and aluminum imports on Monday, adding to increasing uncertainty in global financial markets.... 

US President Donald Trump’s economic policies are, in aggregate, expected to be negative for near-term platinum demand and prices, industry organisation the World Platinum Investment Council’s... 

Circularity and community engagement have emerged as key factors for critical minerals mining as more countries and companies turn their focus to the “new” minerals required for green energy and... 

Following two consecutive platinum market deficits in 2023 and 2024, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) forecasts this year to again remain in deficit by as much as 539 000 oz, with total... 

Following ongoing exploration activity of its Northern Limb projects, platinum group metals (PGMs) producer and developer Sylvania Resources completed a scoping study on the Volspruit project in... 

A consensus was reach at the China Platinum Jewellery Forum in November 2024 that the jewellery industry needs to strengthen its commitment to innovation, collaboration, environmental stewardship,... 

Circularity and community engagement have emerged as key factors for critical minerals mining as more countries and companies turn their focus to the “new” minerals required for green energy and... 

JSE-listed Hudaco Industries is “very pleased” with its financial results for the full-year ended November 30, 2024, with signs of improvement seen in the latter months following a poor first-half... 

South Africa’s definition of critical minerals is not limited to those minerals used in the green economy and includes coal and uranium, says Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede... 

Southern Palladium executive chairperson Roger Baxter has reported that interest in investing in South African mining projects is re-emerging on North American bourses. He was talking to... 

JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGM) producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has warned that its headline earnings and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the 12 months ended December 31... 

Diversified miner Anglo American's copper and iron-ore operations delivered a good performance for the fourth quarter of 2024, as well as for the full-year, in line with the group's growing focus...