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... 

Canadian company Greenland Resources has been awarded a 30-year exploitation licence for molybdenum and magnesium – minerals that are key to the EU’s steel, defence and electric vehicle industries.... 

Canada could increase counter-tariffs on US-produced steel and aluminum if it does not reach a broader trade deal with President Donald Trump within 30 days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on... 

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... 

South Africa’s first locally manufactured nitrogen generator system NitraWeld, developed by nitrogen generator supplier Nitralife, allows for a “new level of flexibility and efficiency in... 

Growing geopolitical tensions and global policy uncertainty are among the biggest risks facing South Africa’s financial industry, the central bank said. The nation is vulnerable to spillover... 

South Africa should initially focus intently on its local green hydrogen market rather than the global market, and progress at its own pace, which has the potential to give it a global lead. Air... 

Cut costs. Cut downtime. Cut dependence. If your business relies on regular deliveries of oxygen or nitrogen whether in cylinders or liquid tanks, you are not in control of your process, your... 

Aligned with South Africa’s development agenda and the National Infrastructure Plan 2050, the 12thedition of Big 5 Construct South Africa and the inaugural South Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo... 

It is not a deficit of resources that is holding Africa back but rather a deficit of belief in Africa’s prospects as a formidable player in the global political economy, African Union (AU)... 

South Africa will resume trade talks with the Trump administration on the sidelines of the US-Africa Business Summit next week, with less than a month to go before Washington’s reciprocal tariffs... 

Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power stations, including Komati, which has already... 

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... 

US President Donald Trump said on Monday a new economic deal with Canada was possible but stressed tariffs had to play a role, a position that the Canadian government strongly opposes. Canadian... 

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... 

South Africa has been selected alongside six other developing countries to participate in a new $1-billion global investment programme that will provide concessional finance for projects that... 

More civil and design engineers should specify the use of galvanised steel structures and hot-dip galvanised reinforcing steel for road and bridge infrastructure, says industry organisation... 

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company plan to include a third ethylene cracker at the complex. 

The fact that it takes an exceedingly long time in South Africa for policy decisions to be made let alone implemented is something of a doubled-edged sword. On the positive side, it can sometimes... 

Rio Tinto has officially opened its newest iron-ore mine. 

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... 

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... 

A recent study conducted by naamsa | The Automotive Business Council and Nedbank revealed that 60% of respondents were aware of the need to decarbonise, especially in light of the EU’s Carbon... 

South Africa has requested that the US refrain from raising tariffs above the prevailing 10% level should negotiations on a new trade framework not be concluded by July 9, when a 90-day pause on... 

South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 6.3% year-on-year in April. The largest negative contributions were made by the food and beverage; basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal... 

Without an effective waste management system, a country faces serious public health and environmental risks. In 2024, South Africa generated approximately 108 million tonnes of waste — 90% of which... 

China's iron-ore imports dropped 4.9% in May from April, as mills exercised caution in procurement for seaborne cargoes in anticipation of seasonally slower steel consumption. The world's largest... 

Rio Tinto and China Baowu Steel have officially opened the Western Range iron-ore mine in Australia’s Pilbara region, a $2-billion project aimed at sustaining production at the nearby Paraburdoo... 

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... 

Steam generation and high-pressure piping solutions company Steinmüller Africa is leading the boiler erection initiative called Project Vuselela at multinational packaging and paper group Mondi’s... 

The seven-month maintenance work on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel has been successfully completed, with water once again flowing from Lesotho into South Africa. The process of... 

Pure gold mining company Barrick Mining Corporation has completed the sale of its 50% stake in Alaska’s Donlin Gold project. 

With over 30 years of experience, South African-based Aqua Horizon Technologies (AHT) is a global leader in water and wastewater treatment. Their technologies support industry and government in... 

Australia offers a secure alternative supply for critical minerals vital to industry, its trade minister Don Farrell said on Thursday, in the face of rising concerns about Beijing's dominance of... 

A new generation of polymer bearings is engineered to extend equipment life by eliminating lubrication and reducing maintenance of agricultural machines without the use of potentially contaminating... 

Traditionally, mining operations replace or repair chutes only after failure, resulting in unplanned downtime and higher costs. However, new advancements in digital technologies enable the... 

Oversupply in the global nickel market is expected to persist over the next few years given production capacity expansion and slower growth in demand for the metal used in batteries and stainless... 

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada won’t respond immediately to the Trump administration’s doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs, and indicated that officials are in “intensive discussions”... 

Canada’s largest private-sector union, Unifor, has called on Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to hit back after US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum... 

The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition on June 4 held an engagement with stakeholders in the steel industry regarding the progress and outcomes of implementing the Steel Master... 

Australia and the European Union have revived talks for a sweeping free trade agreement, after Australia's trade minister Don Farrell met with the European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič in... 

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...