Northern Cape

The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a... 

Orion Mineral Resources has said that the ptimisation of the project is a key focus for 2026. 

In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy... 

The Phunya Tsela Career Expo, a flagship initiative of the Kasi Career Expo (KCE) platform, will return to the John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) District on 24–25 June 2026, continuing its mission to... 

Uranium and gold company Neo Energy Metals has informed shareholders that it and Sibanye-Stillwater have extended the deadlines to secure regulatory approvals from South Africa's Department of... 

Northern Cape-focused copper company Copper 360 says the financial year ended February 28 was a "significant" turning point for the company as its management focused on stabilising the balance... 

Martin Creamer talks about mining's economic edge, mineral rights and copper in the Northern Cape. 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes that the Minerals Council AGM heard this week that mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development; he also discusses the urgent need for a one-stop... 

In advocating for reindustrialisation in South Africa and the creation of new jobs, diversified mining group Menar is expanding its portfolio of operations with the February 2026 addition of a... 

A significant zone of visible copper sulphide mineralisation has been intersected down-dip of a wide zone of high-grade copper mineralisation intersected last year. The intersection has taken place... 

The project is almost complete. 

First production is expected in the 2031 financial year. 

South Africa’s industrial, mining and agricultural sectors are in the midst of a massive energy transition. Driven by grid instability and escalating tariffs, millions of rands are being poured... 

Aim-listed Kazera Global's subsidiary Whale Head Minerals has entered into a binding production sharing agreement with South African mineral processing group Rare Earth Minerals International... 

Emerging South African mining company Copper 360, which operates in the Northern Cape’s Okiep copper district, on Tuesday, May 26 alerted its shareholders to its loss-narrowing financial... 

Martin Creamer talks about South Africa’s copper, green hydrogen and platinum sectors gain momentum. 

More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest drilling developments at Okiep in the Northern Cape, developments in the green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, and... 

The flagship Blasting Assistant Trainee Programme of blasting solutions specialist BME is positively transforming lives in South Africa’s mining communities by empowering individuals with...