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... 

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is seeing a high level of investor interest in the business as it prepares to spin off as an independent entity from its parent Anglo American, Amplats CEO Craig... 

Mining research council Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku has emphasised the need to leverage South Africa’s critical minerals resources, estimated to be worth more than $2.5-trillion, to drive economic... 

Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu emphasised on Wednesday. In an interview on day-three... 

Industry Leaders Gather to Champion Sustainability and Worker Safety HJS South Africa, the latest branch of the globally renowned HJS Emission Technology, is set to officially launch on 21 February... 

Gold held near a record high in Asian trading, after rising by almost 1% in the previous session, as the opening salvos of the US-China trade war stoked haven demand. Bullion reached an all-time... 

Investing in African Mining Indaba presenters on Monday spoke repeatedly of the need for Africa to add value to its metals and minerals on the continent itself rather than allowing this to take... 

The South African mining industry contributed 6% of the country’s total nominal GDP during the first three quarters of last year. In money terms, this amounted to R432.7-billion. So highlighted... 

Australian platinum group metals (PGMs) developer Podium Minerals has joined the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) as a pre-production member. The ASX-listed company aims to be Australia’s... 

It’s that time again on a Friday when Update at Noon presents another Update from the Coalface with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.  

Construction solutions provider M&D Construction Group’s (M&D’s) decision to offer full-service dewatering solutions via M&D-CTS further positions the group as a single point of contact for... 

A prefeasibility study has confirmed the project as a globally significant Tier 1 platinum group metals project that presents a commercially viable development opportunity. 

Sylvania Platinum is looking forward to the Thaba Joint Venture’s introducing a chrome revenue stream. 

Work is continuing on assessing new technologies that may assist in upgrading the feed grade of the project.