On-The-Air (10/11/2023)

Martin Creamer discusses hydrogen, rare earth minerals and renewable energy. 

AngloGold advancing decarbonisation in Tanzania, has begun renewables project in Australia

Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is advancing decarbonisation projects at the Geita mine in Tanzania, has commenced renewable energy project works at the Tropicana mine in Australia, and a big... 

South32 continuing to investigate reducing Hillside Aluminium’s emissions intensity

The long-term energy transition solutions on which South32 is focused are renewable energy and electrification. The Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed diversified mining company has... 

Anglo carbon emissions cut by transition to 100% renewables in South America

The transition of Anglo American to 100% renewable electricity supply across its South America operations has helped the London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining company to reduce its... 

DRDGOLD reports 5% quarter-on-quarter gold production increase

A 5% increase in quarter-on-quarter gold production was reported by Johannesburg- and New York-listed surface gold recovery company DRDGOLD on Wednesday. The gold output of DRDGOLD, which... 

Penalising cable theft more meaningfully is the correct call

Electricity cable theft has repercussions that go well beyond the punishment that the law metes out to those found guilty of pulling cable out of the ground and selling it as copper scrap. Cable... 

AngloGold reaffirms 2023 production guidance

Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has reaffirmed annual production guidance for 2023 after third-quarter gold production improved versus the second quarter, continuing the recovery from... 

Harmony Gold excited to be working with world's largest gold mining company in PNG

South Africa’s Harmony Gold on Thursday expressed excitement at the prospect of working with the Newmont team as its new Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (JV) partner in Papua New Guinea (PNG).... 

Stuart Murray to step down as platinum group metals company chair

London Aim-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) company Sylvania on Thursday announced that chairperson Stuart Murray will step down at year-end, when he will be replaced by Eileen Carr, currently... 

Next year's Olympics to showcase platinum-based hydrogen tech as net-zero solution

As the worldwide mobility partner of the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee for Paris 2024, Toyota is looking to provide sustainable transport solutions for... 

South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project hailed as enviro friendly and low cost

An extensive due diligence process has confirmed the potential of South Africa’s Phalaborwa project as one of the lowest cost producers of separated rare earth oxides in development, London Stock... 

Solar power generation poised to save Harmony Gold R3.6bn

Gold-mining company Harmony estimates that it will achieve total cumulative net present value savings of R3.6-billion from its three solar power projects, one of them already generating 30 MW of... 

World will stop without copper but price not reflecting upcoming needs

Copper and zinc mine development company Orion Minerals is well placed to take advantage of the projected copper shortfall in the second half of this decade with its portfolio of short lead-time,... 

Barrick’s Bristow spotlights obsessive dismissal of long-term nature of mining

The current global metals and minerals environment is reminiscent of 2015, when the mining industry stalled after a very good run – compounded this time, however, by inflation pressures, few or no... 

South Africa has the skills to resolve the Transnet issue – Menar

South Africa has the skills to resolve the Transnet issue, says Vuslat Bayoglu, the MD of Menar, a private investment company with an actively managed and growing portfolio of mining assets... 

Anglo's Envusa applies to trade 520 MW of green electricity with seven operations

Renewables company Envusa Energy, which is owned jointly by Anglo American in partnership with EDF Renewables, this week lodged an application for a licence to trade electricity in South Africa’s... 

Minerals Council South Africa highlights green hydrogen economy’s forward momentum

The world over, green hydrogen is being recognised as the most effective route towards combating the climate crisis in the most holistic way possible, with Minerals Council South Africa on Monday... 

R1bn solar energy project on track to supply Tharisa mine by end-2024

The R1-billion solar project being developed by Chariot Transitional Power and Total Eren in North West province is on track as planned to be completed end 2024. In doing so, it will contribute to... 

Well done to GIZ for highlighting community development within green hydrogen space

Up to now, the green hydrogen space has been heavily concentrated at the big end of things. But that could now change because of the availability of a special toolkit aimed at making green hydrogen... 

Sibanye-Stillwater continuing to assess operational positioning

With the global macroeconomic environment remaining challenging, Sibanye-Stillwater is continuing to assess the positioning of its operations for optimal performance and sustainability through the... 

Potash presenting BHP with exciting growth path, CEO tells AGM

Johannesburg-listed diversified mining major BHP has an exciting growth path ahead in potash used in fertilisers essential for food security and more sustainable farming, the company’s CEO Mike... 

Hydrogen plant buildout plan under way at metals smelter in Rustenburg

Work has begun on the development of a hydrogen plant at the smelting site in Rustenburg of Ironveld, the London Aim-listed speciality metals producer. The required funds have been raised to... 

Implats implementing mitigating response to current PGMs price weakness

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats is implementing a comprehensive operational and expenditure response to mitigate the current weakness in PGM pricing and the... 

Orion advancing towards operational commencement at Prieska in Northern Cape

Johannesburg- and Sydney-listed Orion Minerals has continued its transition to mine developer and operator at the Prieska copper/zinc mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The diversified base... 

Full-year Glencore production guidance remains largely in line

Full-year 2023 production guidance of London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining and marketing company Glencore remains largely in line with previous guidance. An exception is nickel,... 

Anglo, Arc agree $90m Zambia exploration joint venture

London Aim-listed Arc Minerals on Friday closed out a joint venture (JV) agreement with Anglo American in a deal worth $90-million. Parties have completed the subscription of shares in the JV... 

On-The-Air (27/10/2023)

Martin Creamer discusses carbon emissions and green hydrogen  

Finland may be site of Anglo’s next greenfield mining project

Sakatti, with its metal concentrations of platinum group metals (PGMs), copper, nickel, cobalt, and others, may be the site of the next greenfield project of diversified Johannesburg- and... 

Americans, Australians partner to build out global green hydrogen ecosystem

Building out and scaling up a global green hydrogen ecosystem collaboratively is at the heart of an American-Australian business partnership announced this week amid 30-plus countries already... 

Copper 360’s mining school attracting attention from potential partners from far and wide

Copper 360’s mining school in the Northern Cape is attracting attention from international mining schools and global agencies wanting to partner with it. “We’ve received a lot of requests,” Copper... 

Essential integration of mining with circular economy highlighted at FT Mining Summit

Circularity is already practised at many mine sites, which use circular principles to reduce waste and conserve water. But to achieve full circularity for products – from production to consumption... 

South Africans must work flat out to finalise green hydrogen commercialisation strategy

Green hydrogen has holistic use and long-term storage benefits in a world needing zero emission. It can clean up industry, shipping, manufacturing, road transport and probably air transport as... 

South32 continuing to investigate reducing Hillside Aluminium’s emissions intensity

The long-term energy transition solutions on which South32 is focused are renewable energy and electrification. The Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed diversified mining company has... 

Anglo carbon emissions cut by transition to 100% renewables in South America

The transition of Anglo American to 100% renewable electricity supply across its South America operations has helped the London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining company to reduce its... 

DRDGOLD reports 5% quarter-on-quarter increase in gold production

A 5% increase in quarter-on-quarter gold production was reported by Johannesburg- and New York-listed surface gold recovery company DRDGOLD on Wednesday. The gold output of DRDGOLD, which... 

Anglo: copper production up, rough diamond production down

The copper production of diversified mining company Anglo American increased by 42% in the third quarter owing to the ramping up of the new Quellaveco copper mine in Peru. However, this was offset... 

Anglo’s Kumba achieves iron-ore prices above benchmark in third quarter

Iron-ore prices strengthened during the third quarter of this year despite a 7% increase in global iron-ore supply and thin steel mill margins. Steel production in China has In the year to date... 

Anglo Platinum reports higher PGM sales volumes but much lower prices

Anglo American Platinum on Tuesday reported an increase in the sales volumes of platinum group metals (PGMs) from production, excluding trading, in the three months ending September 30. Owing to a... 

South32 reports record quarterly production at South Africa Manganese

South Africa Manganese continued its strong performance in the three months to September 30, when it increased saleable production by 7% to a record 628 000 wet metric tonnes (wmt), South32... 

On-The-Air (20/10/2023)

Martin Creamer discusses sun and wind energy, green hydrogen and a R1bn solar project for Tharisa.