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... 

The pouring of concrete, to form the foundation for the reactor building of the research reactor, has started. 

Turkish billionaire Robert Yuksel Yildirim is on a $2-billion hunt for nickel mines, betting that the battery metal’s price will rebound and that the West will want those supplies to cut its... 

The world’s biggest iron-ore miners face a difficult start to the year, after extreme weather impacted production and as their biggest customer China braces for a trade war. This week, BHP Group,... 

Iron-ore junior Fenix Resources has opted not to counter a rival bid for CZR Resources, stepping back from a potential bidding war after its takeover target's board deemed a competing offer from... 

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US on April 14, public comments made by Jonas in 2020, in which he... 

Chile, Canada and Peru - three of the largest copper suppliers to the United States - have told President Donald Trump's administration that imports of the metal from their countries do not... 

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on all US critical minerals imports, a major escalation in his dispute with global trade partners and an attempt to... 

Goldman Sachs has reduced its forecast for aluminium prices this year after its economists downgraded global growth forecasts including for the US and China following the Trump administration's... 

Coal mining company Peabody Energy has held off seeking a $500-million private debt, which would help refinance an acquisition loan after the planned deal was put under review, according to people... 

China’s commodities imports mostly fell year-on-year in March, the last full month before the Trump administration choked off bilateral trade by imposing punitive levies on Chinese goods. With the... 

China plans to keep building coal-fired power plants through 2027 in regions where they are needed to meet peak power demand or stabilise the grid, according to government guidelines for upgrading... 

As Gauteng’s housing backlog continues to widen beyond the current 1.2-million units and amid lacking security of tender, which impacts on economic empowerment and employment, human settlements... 

Martin Creamer talks about new investor-friendly legislation, SA's new gold and JET funding for hydrogen corridor project 

Significant efforts are under way to introduce the manufacturing of glass-fibre-reinforced polymer composites to South Africa, as this is regarded as a positive step that could transform the... 

Gold major Barrick is leveraging its $4.25-billion investment into the Tanzania-based Twiga Minerals Corporation – a joint venture (JV) between it and the Tanzanian government – to further progress... 

Faced with many domestic and global obstacles over the past five years, the automotive sector is tracking behind the growth targets it set out to achieve when South Africa’s Automotive Industry... 

If you are involved in the manufacture and import of iron and steel, or articles made of these materials, as well as articles made of base metal, then you may want to consider responding to an... 

There’s some concern that government is delaying the inevitable, after more support was extended to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to facilitate a six-month pause of the shutdown of its longs... 

Scrap metal recycling company Hybar is building a technologically advanced, environmentally sustainable scrap metals recycling steel rebar mill. 

Manufacturing production decreased by 3.2% year-on-year in February, with the largest negative contributions made by the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment, having... 

AI has the potential to considerably impact the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world, the International Energy Agency’s... 

Having received confirmation that the 30% reciprocal tariffs imposed on South African exports by President Donald Trump have been paused, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says... 

US President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries sent battered global stock markets surging on Thursday even as he ratcheted up a... 

Mining and civil infrastructure contractor Macmahon on Thursday announced that it had been awarded a three-year extension at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen basin. Macmahon has... 

South Africa’s trade surplus with the US, which was used to calculate the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, has been “hugely inflated”, says Professor Lawrence... 

South Africa rose to seventh position from eleventh in the emerging markets rankings section of Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council’s 2025 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, a... 

While State-owned utility Eskom has noted a decline in criminal activities targeting its electrical infrastructure – including mini-substations, high-voltage pylons and transformers – compared with... 

Primetals Technologies, together with partner Mitsubishi, steel producer voestalpine and mining major Rio Tinto, has signed a cooperation agreement to implement an industrial-scale hydrogen-based... 

Gauteng-based manufacturer of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) products, GFRP Tech has introduced an environmentally sustainable alternative to steel mesh, as its latest product offering to... 

President Donald Trump is moving to expand the mining and use of coal inside the US, a bid to power the boom in energy-hungry data centers while seeking to revive a declining US fossil fuel... 

As part of its Decadal Plan 2022 to 2032 to support the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) and increase collaboration in the business sector, the Department of Science, Technology and... 

In an era where data-driven decisions are critical, Tru-Trac Rollers unveiled its intelligent belt scale system at bauma 2025. Featuring integrated AI-driven continuous calibration checking and... 

Johannesburg-based dewatering pump specialist IPR (Integrated Pump Rental) has again extended its reach into Africa, supplying equipment to a global customer in the oil and gas sector who is... 

China announced additional tariffs of 34% on US goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession and triggered a global... 

A cascade of US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will hurt Chinese steel exports and help to drag iron ore prices below $90 a ton by the end of the year, Goldman Sachs Group said in a... 

Local steel supply shortages and the increased reliance on imports, owing to the, at the time of writing, anticipated shutdown of ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants, could have a negative impact on... 

Waterjet cutting specialist MAXJET has recently completed the manufacture of various types of stainless steel sieve plates for clients in the agriculture, food and beverage, and petrochemicals... 

Shrinking local and global demand for steel, owing to an oversupply of raw and processed variants – especially in China – and increased imports are the main causes for the declining steel and... 

Crane manufacturer Condra is set to manufacture a second overhead crane for sugar producer Tongaat Hulett’s Maidstone sugar mill, in KwaZulu-Natal, to enhance operational capacity, resulting in... 

South Africa’s stainless-steel industry is under pressure owing to increasing imports of finished steel products and declining local manufacturing, says industry body Southern Africa Stainless... 

To revive the South African steel and stainless-steel industry, reduce job losses therein, and improve support for local manufacturing of stainless-steel goods, International Zinc Association...