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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...
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...
Merafe reports 21% lower ferrochrome production in first nine months
Third-quarter attributable ferrochrome production of Merafe Resources from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture was 40 000 t, which resulted in a production decrease of 21% for the first nine months...
SA ‘definitely underexplored’ – Anglo CEO
South Africa, with its incredible minerals endowment and extraordinary untapped potential, is definitely under-explored, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad said in response to questions after...
We need to find out all we can about our country’s underground water resources
With surface water availability potentially becoming a climate-change victim in the years ahead, South Africa should map its groundwater availability to ensure its best use in times of crisis. It...
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...
Implats board recommends broader category of financial recipients ahead of AGM
Identified for approval at the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) of Implats is the accommodation of a broader category of financial recipients by the platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company...
South African metals group awarded joint venture copper/cobalt slag project in Zambia
A diversified South African metals processing business that has expanded into Africa, on Tuesday announced that it had been awarded a copper slag project that will be executed in joint venture (JV)...
Tharisa extends out Karo platinum project commissioning timeline by 12 months
The continued weakening of platinum group metal (PGM) prices and macroeconomics have resulted in the Karo platinum project timeline for commissioning being extended out by 12 months to June 2025,...
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