Sasol is looking to revive its international chemical business, including a sprawling US complex, to boost earnings and open up an option to potentially list it, according to the company’s chief... 

Sustainable energy solutions provider Blue Pointer Energy has expressed strong support for the renewed call to revive the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) project, following statements by... 

Waste-to-energy (WTE) solutions, including the production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), offer South Africa an opportunity to address its dual challenges of energy security and waste management,... 

Copper miner Copper 360 is making progress in its plans to reopen its Northern Cape-based Rietberg mine, which will ensure South Africa is able to meet some of the growing global demand, reports... 

Base metals development company Orion Minerals is progressing the company’s Prieska copper/zinc mine (PCZM) and the Okiep copper project (OCP), with the bankable feasibility study (BFS) for both... 

Leading energy conference and exhibition, the Africa Energy Indaba – being hosted from March 4 to 6, 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre – is set to unite global and African... 

A construction decision was announced on January 13. 

A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded... 

Aim- and AltX-listed diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group failed to meet its copper production target at its Roan operation, in Zambia, owing to power constraints, the company announced... 

Turbine installation has been completed at Unit 1 of the nuclear power plant. 

The county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental-impact assessment scoping report. 

Sibanye-Stillwater has invested R43-million into the construction of a new Simulacrum undergrounding mining training facility at the University of Johannesburg’s Doornkloof campus. Darren Parker... 

ASX-listed St George Mining has partnered with the Brazilian research and innovation agencies to advance the downstream processing and production of niobium and rare earths elements (REE) from its... 

TSX-listed Fortune Minerals has provided an update on ongoing work on the vertically integrated NICO cobalt/gold/bismuth/copper critical minerals project in Canada, with test work, engineering, an... 

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) has unveiled innovative new trolleys for  informal waste pickers designed to make waste collection easier, safer and more efficient. Developed with the City... 

Mining company Anglesey has announced that the county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report. The North Wales Minerals and Waste Planning... 

The US Forest Service has approved the mine plan for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite gold project, in Idaho, in accordance with the country’s National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). This final... 

Chile's environmental regulator has filed four charges against the major Los Bronces copper mine, controlled by Anglo American, for noncompliance with environmental permits, the agency said on... 

The global mining industry is falling short in its efforts to decarbonise at a rate required to meet science-based targets, according to new research by consultancy dss+. As the industry moves... 

The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) reports that the Product Testing Institute (PTI), near Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, is now the only independent facility... 

The Competition Tribunal approval of the acquisition of ferromanganese major Metalloys in Meyerton, Gauteng, is raising hopes of a revival of South Africa’s manganese alloy potential. Metalloys,... 

Diversified metals processor Jubilee Metals, which has operations in South Africa and Zambia, has reported increased disruptions at its Roan facilities, in Zambia, owing to unplanned power outages... 

Samarco Minercao expects to invest more than $1-billion to return its iron-ore operations to full capacity by January 2028 — a date that’s more than 12 years after the operation was first sidelined... 

The partnership between producer responsibility organisation Polyco and the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP) has led to waste reclaimers being... 

Continental Tires is increasing the proportion of recycled materials in its tyres. More tyre plants have now been converted to use polyester fabric made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate... 

TSX-V-listed Heliostar Metals will restart mining operations at the La Colorada mine, in Mexico, next month, with the key initial focus being the Junkyard stockpile. "Recommencing mining... 

With South Africa’s roads having to withstand increased traffic volumes, owing to struggling ports and rail infrastructure issues, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has... 

Sustainable waste management solutions company Interwaste contends that environmental stewardship and resource recovery remain integral in supporting South Africa’s water conservation requirements... 

In its endeavours to develop its Prieska copper/zinc mine (PCZM) and the Okiep copper project (OCP) – both located in the Northern Cape, of South Africa – copper-focused developer Orion Minerals... 

The coal industry is undergoing a significant transformation through investments in cleaner and more efficient technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is reducing... 

While the global transition to a low-carbon economy remains crucial, the pace of the transition must be pragmatic to balance energy affordability, security and development, says nonprofit coal... 

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed for the first of the two European pressurised reactors.  

St Barbara Limited's has updated the prefeasibility study on the project and has proposed average production of 74 000 oz/y of gold over the 11.1-year mine life. 

Energy Fuels has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Madagascar to advance the project. 

NexGen Energy has signed its first agreements with US utility companies to supply five-million pounds of uranium. 

Ascot Resources has started erecting the head cover for the Premier Northern Lights portal. 

Perseus Mining has reported that it is well advanced in its review of existing geology, mining engineering and mineral processing studies. 

Enhanced collaboration between government, the private sector and civil society, along with the deployment of technological innovations, will help address the sanitation-related challenges... 

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto has approved a $2.5-billion investment to expand the Rincon project, in Argentina – the company's first commercial scale lithium operation – demonstrating its... 

Plastics SA, in collaboration with the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA), has reaffirmed its commitment to the global fight against plastic pollution following the Fifth Session of... 

AutoJet Systems are proof that innovation and technology can drive progress in the food industry, ensuring that every bite is safer, tastier, and more consistent than ever before. 

Codelco and Enami, Chile’s two state copper companies, are discussing the possibility of combining their respective efforts to expand smelting capacity into a single project, according to people...