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More than 4 000 jobs on the line as Sibanye considers future of four South African PGM shafts
Dual-listed Sibanye-Stillwater will enter into consultations with organised labour and other affected non-unionised employees through their representatives regarding the possible restructuring of...
Sylvania achieves solid first-quarter production performance
London-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome company Sylvania Platinum had a “good start” to its 2024 financial year, with the Sylvania Dump Operations (SDO), in South Africa, having...
Kropz makes second drawdown on bridge loan facilities
Aim-listed Kropz on October 20 made the second drawdown, of R75-million, on a previously announced bridge loan facilities of R250-milllion with African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund. The emerging...
Pensana offered £4m UK government grant for Saltend project
London-listed Pensana has been offered a grant of up to £4-milllion by the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade towards the funding required to build a rare earth oxide separation facility...
ERG partners with Chinese firm to build cobalt beneficiation facility in the DRC
Diversified natural resources group Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has signed an agreement with China’s BGRIMM Technology Group for the construction of a cobalt beneficiation facility, in the...
Ero’s Tucumã project on track for first copper next year
TSX- and NYSE-listed Ero Copper highlights considerable progress at its Tucumã project, in Brazil, noting that since starting site works in 2022, all engineering, procurement and construction...
Koolan Island performance supports Mount Gibson’s strong quarter
ASX-listed Mount Gibson Iron has made a “strong” start to the new financial year, with record high-grade iron-ore sales of 1.3-million wet metric tonnes (wmt) from Koolan Island at an average...
Half of CEOs express doubts South Africa with benefit from BRICS membership
This quarter’s Merchantec CEO Confidence Index (MCCI) indicates that 55% of CEOs that were surveyed harbour doubts about the potential benefits of South Africa's association with the Brazil,...
Opportunities, challenges for South Africa in LIB, VRFB industries
There are a number of opportunities for South Africa to capitalise on in terms of both the more established lithium-ion battery (LIB) industry and the emerging vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB)...
New CEO for Gautrain Management Agency
Tshepo Kgobe has been named the next CEO of the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA), succeeding William Dachs, who will step down when his tenure ends on January 31. Kgobe is an engineer with diverse...
Critical Metals enters into offtake agreement with OM for DRC project
Aim-listed Critical Metals has entered into an offtake agreement with OM Metal & Resources for the sale of at least 20 000 t of copper oxide ore from its flagship Molulu copper/cobalt project, in...
Mike Fraser appointed Gold Fields CEO
JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has appointed Mike Fraser CEO and executive director of the company with effect from January 1, 2024. Fraser is currently CEO of Aim-listed Chaarat Gold Holdings....
Tantalex announces robust PEA for DRC tailings project
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Canadian junior explorer Tantalex Lithium’s majority-owned Manono lithium tailings project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, shows a robust pre-tax...
Collaboration, unified approach key to unlocking commodity opportunities in South Africa
All South African mining stakeholders needs to come together to develop a coherent, comprehensive strategy for the country’s commodities, and then use this to present a united national front to...
Macroeconomic factors, green metals demand and ESG impacting on mining investment
Macroeconomic factors, demand for green metals and environmental, social and governance endeavours are all factors that are influencing investment in mining, speakers outlined during the second day...
Innovation and collaboration must take centre stage in decarbonisation push
Mining companies are leading the charge in decarbonisation, making significant strides. Yet, challenges persist, emphasising the need for collaborative efforts and innovation to strengthen this...
TFR undertaking initiatives to address constraints, outgoing CEO says
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), as a division of Transnet, is affected by three major constraints hampering the entity; however, there are initiatives under way to mitigate this and some progress is...
East London handles first shipment of export manganese
The East London port received its first export manganese call on October 3 when vessel MV BBG Leader docked to load 30 000 metric tonnes at the East London Multipurpose Terminal. In preparation,...
Mining revenue decreases, but opportunities abound in critical minerals, beneficiation
The past year has seen a regression in performance and shareholder returns for South Africa mining companies, professional services firm PwC South Africa’s ‘2023 SA Mine: Adapt to thrive’ report...
Southern Point Resources to inject up to $77.5m into Vanchem
Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals has entered into a binding term sheet with investment fund Southern Point Resources (SPR) for a cumulative proposed investment of between $69.5-million and...
FLSmidth’s technology focus delivering sustainability results
Technology and service supplier FLSmidth is transforming from an engineering company to a technology partner through its current Core’26 strategy. This is already realising benefits for clients,...
South Africa making strides with green hydrogen ambitions, but several areas require focus
Government has been making progress in achieving the targets set out in the Hydrogen Society Roadmap for South Africa; however, there are still areas that require more focus, especially in terms of...
Innovation and collaboration take centre stage in decarbonisation
Mining companies are leading the charge in decarbonisation, making significant strides. Yet, challenges persist, emphasising the need for collaborative efforts and innovation to strengthen this...
Premier’s Zim lithium mine to resume operations
Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has completed the installation of the RHA ball mill at its Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe. This includes all necessary feeds and discharge...
PTM closes private placing for $2.5m
TSX- and NYSE-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) has reported the successful close of a nonbrokered private placement of common shares to raise $2.5-million. An aggregate 2.1-million common shares...
GoldStone audit process to be concluded soon; Homase production plan under review
Aim-listed GoldStone Resources says an audit of its results for its financial year ended December 31, 2022, is ongoing, with the final results and Annual Report expected to be finalised and...
Fiscal consolidation, structural reform key to bolstering South Africa’s economy – IMF
With tough global economic financial conditions and the rising needs and development priorities that South Africa has, government must better manage its fiscal situation, as well as address its...
OEMs will benefit if transition to new energy vehicles is properly leveraged – consultancy
The world is at the beginning of the biggest disruption to the automotive industry in 100 years with the transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs), and in turn a considerable upheaval to the supply...
Consulting engineers’ body raises concerns about ‘construction mafia’ hotline
Industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) says it has reservations about the effectiveness of a call centre as a solution for disruptions at construction sites. This follows a...
Considerable challenges hampering TFR's performance, but interventions under way
There are myriad of challenges plaguing State-owned rail operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), ranging from infrastructure and security to skills shortages; however, several interventions are under...
Mintek shows off its new AMAZEMET ultrasonic atomiser
National mineral processing and metallurgical research council Mintek has unveiled its latest technological acquisition – the AMAZEMET rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development machine....
SPR to invest in Bushveld to progress Vanchem, provide financial stability
Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals has entered into a binding term sheet with investment fund Southern Point Resources (SPR) for a cumulative proposed investment of between $69.5-million and...
Premier receives approval of further funding for Zimbabwe project
Aim-listed Premier African Minerals says Canmax Technologies has received Chinese regulatory approval for its subscription under which Premier has raised a further £5-million before expenses for...
De Beers seeking five-year agreement with NUM as union threatens strike action
Diamond miner De Beers Group says its intention is to secure an agreement on a five-year wage deal with trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The entities have been in negotiations...
Renewables masterplan progressing towards implementation
The South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (Sarem) will hopefully be finalised by October or November, as it is critical that this be done before the end of the year so that implementation can...
Entries open for green solutions challenge
Nonprofit organisation the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency, supported by GreenCape in partnership with the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions, or PACT, has invited innovators and...
Lower prices, rising costs impact on Sylvania’s financial results
A 28% decrease in the average platinum group metals basket price negatively impacted on Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum’s financial results for the financial year ended June 30. As a result, revenue...
Amplats announces PlatAfrica design competition finalists
In line with its continued commitment to the development of the platinum jewellery market, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) says it will once again host the PlatAfrica South African platinum...
Deep-South closes first tranche of $265 447
TSX-V-listed Deep-South Resources has closed the first tranche, for an amount of $265 447, of a recently announced nonbrokered private placement. The private placement is nearly fully subscribed,...
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