ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) on Monday unveiled a $10-million funding and offtake agreement with Garnet International Resources, a member of the GMA Group. MRC and its empowerment partner... 

Johannesburg- and New York listed platinum group metals, green metals and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater is funding a brainstorming ‘techathon’ on the challenge of storing carbon in... 

Despite a 9.1% year-on-year drop in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the six months ended March 31, platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Tharisa CEO... 

A diamond is forever when we all work together, new De Beers Group CEO Al Cook opined sagaciously in his welcome address at the grand opening of De Beers’ Sightholder Sales South Africa at Sky... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Tharisa has received environmental approval (EA) for its 40 MW solar plant project, allowing it to move ahead with the project. “The EA paves the way for us to... 

HB Antwerp, a Belgian gem processing firm and trader, is hunting for more deals in Africa after securing a sales pact with Botswana, the world's No. 1 diamond producer by value. The firm is... 

The ambition of Elon Musk’s global satellite Internet service Starlink is to be available worldwide, said Starlink enterprise sales director Phillip van Essen at the Dwyka Tech*Carnival this week... 

In its fifth tender for the 2023 financial year, London-listed Petra Diamonds has generated $42.1-million from the sale of 468 800 ct. CEO Richard Duffy says the lower sales in the fifth cycle... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses calls for a new mining vision amid release of exploration funds; Platinum’s deficit prediction is up 77% this year, close to a million ounces; and Pan... 

Amid rising public anxiety over the prospect of a blackout, a former senior Eskom executive has added his voice to those highlighting the low probability of such an eventuality. However, he also... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reports that the department’s environmental impact assessment section is currently processing applications for renewable-energy... 

Refined zinc prices are expected to be on a downward trend until 2025, as weak demand growth failed to match with a surge in production, analysts said. "Demand for zinc will be relatively weak in... 

Global nickel prices are poised to decline over the next few years as top producer Indonesia ramps up supplies and production costs fall, industry watchers predicted at metals conferences this... 

More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and... 

Vale SA recruited former Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani to lead an independent board that will oversee its new base metals subsidiary, while flagging “news” on a strategic partner by mid-year.... 

Mid-tier openpit mining company Afrimat has reported a 4.9% year-on-year increase in revenue from R4.7-billion to R4.9-billion for the financial year ended February 28.  Speaking at the company’s... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has concluded agreements to acquire a further 190 000 shares in takeover target Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat). This will increase... 

The flexibility humans have to deal with the unexpected has become one of the most crucial skills for any organisation today, as technology continues to play a greater role in business globally,... 

Indonesia is rallying developing countries to follow its footsteps in deriving more wealth from their natural resources by climbing up the supply chain. That may start with a July meeting between... 

Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has entered into an at the market (ATM) sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co, pursuant to which Caledonia may, at its discretion from time to time,... 

Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana has indicated that the current board is preparing a possible legal case against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for what he describes as “transgressions” arising... 

Aim-listed Keras Resources has reached an agreement with the Togo government on the future of the Nayéga manganese project. Keras will no longer pursue an exploitation permit for the project. The... 

Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns breach 18 000 MW and demand rises in sync with... 

Natural resources company Blencowe Resources has raised £635 000 through the issue of 12.7-million new shares to maintain momentum on the definitive feasibility study (DFS) work that is under way... 

Platinum group metal (PGM) products and services company Heraeus Precious Metals is investing €35-million in the expansion of its PGM recycling capacities at Hanau in Germany, with the buildout... 

The global copper concentrate market will see a steep deficit during 2025-2027 as Asian smelters ramped up capacity amid a lack of matching mining projects in the pipeline, analysts said. China is... 

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has inked a six-year supply agreement with China’s C&D Logistics Group for 23-million tonnes of bauxite from the Gaoual bauxite project, in Guinea. C&D Logistics will... 

ASX-listed Sierra Rutile on Thursday announced that the current definitive feasibility study (DFS) at its Sembehun project, in Sierra Leone, would be adjusted to assume full development rather... 

Delivering the keynote address at the Enlit Africa conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, South African Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reported that the current moratorium on... 

African Pioneer says results from an updated indicated and inferred mineral resource estimate for the Ongombo copper project, in Namibia, completed by independent consultants Addison Mining... 

Iron-ore mining company Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine has provided basic waste management training to local civil society organisations with a keen interest in environmental cleanliness. Organised... 

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan tore strips off former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter during his appearance before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday,...