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Platinum miners pursuing low-carbon production 
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 23rd February 2022 Midtier platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Sedibelo Platinum Mines is pursuing technologies to allow it to participate in the PGMs value chain and to produce low-carbon PGMs, Sedibelo environmental, social and governance senior executive Lael Bethlehem highlighted during the Energy and Mining... →
Platinum group metals may also play role in batteries – Anglo American Platinum
By: Martin Creamer 23rd February 2022 The unique properties of platinum group metals (PGMs) may also play a role in batteries, says Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) CEO Natascha Viljoen. Speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview, Viljoen highlighted how PGMs are poised to play a role, no matter the direction in which the energy... →
Mining industry progressing with energy transition to zero-emissions mines
By: Schalk Burger 23rd February 2022 Energy and mining industry experts this week detailed how the mining industry is grappling with the technical challenges of transitioning existing, and preparing new, operations to become more efficient and integrating renewable energy sources to, eventually, facilitate net-zero emissions from... →
Kumba shares R89bn of value created in 2021 with stakeholders
By: Martin Creamer 22nd February 2022 South Africa’s biggest iron-ore producers and marketer, Kumba Iron Ore, has shared R89-billion of the value it created in 2021 with its stakeholders, with more than R21-billion going to the government in tax revenues and mineral royalties. The Johannesburg-listed Anglo American group company... →
Year of improvement ahead for AngloGold as it seeks to recover from 2021 headwinds
By: Donna Slater 22nd February 2022 Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti produced 2.47-million ounces of gold in 2021, down from the 2.8-million ounces produced in the prior year, but within its revised guidance range and at a total cash cost of $963/oz, up from the $790/oz of 2020. Production was lower mainly as a result of the miner... →
Kumba fast-tracking solar, customising green hydrogen, sees good lump premium prospects
By: Martin Creamer 22nd February 2022 South Africa’s major iron-ore producer and marketer Kumba Iron Ore is fast-tracking solar power permitting and looking to wind energy, it is discussing the use of green hydrogen with particularly European customers, and it foresees relatively strong iron-ore prices continuing in the short term as... →
Multiple renewable energy forms being evaluated across South Africa – Anglo Platinum
By: Martin Creamer 21st February 2022 Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner and marketer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which on Monday reported a record 2021 financial performance, is collectively evaluating options to access multiple forms of renewable energy across South Africa, including hydro pump power and wheeling renewable... →
Amplats to pay out R80bn in full-year dividends after more than doubling Ebitda to R108bn
By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st February 2022 Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) more than doubled its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R108-billion for 2021, compared with an Ebitda of R41-billion in 2020. CEO Natascha Viljoen attributed the record Ebitda to a... →
4 000 families, 5 000 pupils taking advantage of DRDGold’s self empowerment
By: Martin Creamer 18th February 2022 Johannesburg has a unique history. If not for mining, there would be no city. The mines, however, did not come to the city, rather the city came to the mines. What resulted was poorly regulated urbanisation and hundreds of thousands of people living in close proximity to former mining... →
Poverty alleviation programmes, red tape delays, Mantashe pushing renewables make headlines
18th February 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks DRDGold’s programmes aimed at reducing poverty in mining communities; Minerals Council South Africa notes that red tape is holding up R90-billion worth of protects that are ready to go; and Gwede Mantashe has uncharacteristically touted renewables as a... →
Miners seek to blend long-term value creation with zero-carbon future
By: Schalk Burger 18th February 2022 The mining industry is in an exceptional position to make a bold pivot to a sustainable future, and environmental, social and governance goals represent the most significant opportunity for the mining industry to create long-term value, trust and sustainable growth, says assurance and advisory... →
DRDGold building initial 20 MW solar, 100 MW storage at Ergo gold operation
By: Martin Creamer 17th February 2022 With a view to reducing its carbon footprint as well as addressing the uncertainty of the supply and cost of electricity, surface gold mining company DRDGold has taken a decision to construct a solar power plant and a power storage facility at Ergo, the gold from mine waste operation on the East... →
South Deep a standout performer for Gold Fields
By: Nadine James 17th February 2022 Dual-listed gold producer Gold Fields has reported a 22% year-on-year increase in its headline earnings to $890-millon or $1 a share for the year ended December 31. Normalised earnings for the year were 6% higher at $929-million, and the miner reported a profit of $789-million, or $0.89 a share,... →
Absolutely clear we’ll reduce Scope 1, 2 emissions by 30% by 2030 – Barrick
By: Martin Creamer 17th February 2022 Gold and copper mining company Barrick has a detailed emission reduction roadmap in place that allows it to be unequivocal about the extent to which it will mitigate against climate change going forward. “We are absolutely clear that we will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 and... →
At least R3bn needed to upgrade Transnet Freight Rail’s security infrastructure
By: Darren Parker 16th February 2022 State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will need at least R3-billion to upgrade its security infrastructure across all of its corridors, with about 80% of this to be funded through external means, TFR North Corridor managing executive Thozama Mokoena revealed to Engineering News & Mining Weekly... →
Barrick delivers on guidance, opens new exploration frontiers
By: Martin Creamer 16th February 2022 Driven by strong performances from its Africa, Middle East and Latin America regions, Barrick’s production in 2021 was in line with guidance for the third successive year. The company also more than replaced its gold reserves net of depletion at a better grade. A dividend of $0.10 a share was... →
DRDGold has 41 programmes to take mine communities out of poverty
By: Martin Creamer 16th February 2022 Surface gold recovery company DRDGold, which on Wednesday continued its uninterrupted 15-year run of dividend paying, highlighted its R100-milllion-plus half-year contribution to the fiscus in income tax as an important current underpin of social systems that are helping the country to avoid... →
It’s records all round for Glencore in ‘terrific’ 2021
By: Martin Creamer 15th February 2022 2021 was a terrific year for the company, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle said on Tuesday, when he reported record earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $21.3-billion, a record marketing performance Ebit of $3.7-bilion, and a record industrial business performance of... →
Exceptionally good working relationship with Kyrgyz govt – Fraser
By: Martin Creamer 14th February 2022 The London Aim-quoted Chaarat Gold has an exceptionally good working relationship with the government of the Kyrgyz Republic, says CEO Mike Fraser, who is well known in South Africa as the former COO of South32. Chaarat is developing two gold projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. The first is... →
Minerals Council reaffirms zero tolerance of GBVF following Rio Tinto report
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 14th February 2022 Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa has recommitted to zero tolerance of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), sexism, racism and bullying in the mining industry, after noting the release of a report by diversified global miner Rio Tinto exposing these problems across its... →
Red tape delaying R90bn investment in ready-to-go projects – Minerals Council
By: Martin Creamer 14th February 2022 Red tape is delaying investment worth R90-billion in ready-to-go mining-related projects, at a time when the South African economy is in desperate need of such projects proceeding, to create jobs and to stimulate economic growth. Projects worth R30-billion would be able to proceed if the 4... →
Green hydrogen strategy supporting development of R270bn Northern Cape pipeline
By: Martin Creamer 11th February 2022 Over the past year, the South African government has built on its successful hydrogen strategy to make major strides in positioning the country as a global leader in the green hydrogen market, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated during his State of the Nation Address. This positioning included the... →
Unions to hold mass meeting to update workers on Sibanye wage negotiations
By: Darren Parker 11th February 2022 After seven months of deadlocked wage negotiations with metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) and Uasa will be holding a joint mass meeting on February 13 to address their members... →
NUM and other unions will hold a joint mass meeting on February 13
Foreseen renewables demand providing opportunity for job creation, just energy transition
By: Martin Creamer 10th February 2022 Demand already foreseen is providing South Africa with the far-reaching and very welcome opportunity to create sufficient new jobs – “and then some” – to ensure a just energy transition away from the country’s current climate-threatening carbon intensity, Mining Weekly can report. South Africa’s... →
From left, clockwise, Paul O’Flaherty, Dr Tsakani Mthombeni, Hein Reyneke, and Andre de Ruyter
Glencore clinches marketing relationship with US metals business
By: Martin Creamer 9th February 2022 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has entered a strategic global marketing relationship with United States Strategic Metals, formerly Missouri Cobalt. Involved is a long-term offtake agreement for 100% of the US company’s products, which include cobalt and nickel sulphates,... →
Anglo starts up new metallurgical coal mine
By: Martin Creamer 9th February 2022 Diversified mining company Anglo American announced on Wednesday that its new Aquila mine has achieved its first longwall shear of steelmaking metallurgical coal on schedule and on budget, marking the project’s final stages of construction and commissioning. The new mine, which will have a total... →
New integrated PGMs/chrome plant provides growth platform for Jubilee
By: Darren Parker 8th February 2022 Aim-listed metal processing company Jubilee Metals is poised for growth following the successful recommissioning of its significantly upgraded and fully integrated new Inyoni platinum group metals (PGM) processing facility, in Gauteng. “The new integrated facility sets a strong foundation for... →
Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer
Directors face potential liability for climate change risks – Webber Wentzel
By: Martin Creamer 8th February 2022 Directors face potential liability if they fail to carry out their fiduciary duties to curb climate change risks and do not make complete disclosures about climate-related risks, Webber Wentzel partner Merlita Kennedy and associate Tobia Serongoane stated on Tuesday. In a release to Mining... →
Marine phosphate project being progressed in line with court ruling
By: Martin Creamer 8th February 2022 Steps are being taken to progress the Sandpiper marine phosphate project offshore of Namibia in compliance with last year’s High Court ruling, Namibian Marine Phosphate stated on Tuesday. The High Court confirmed the ongoing validity of Namibia Marine’s mining licence on June 30, 2021, and an... →
Solidarity to urge members to accept Sibanye’s revised gold wage offer
By: Marleny Arnoldi 7th February 2022 Trade union Solidarity says precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has tabled a revised wage increase offer to employees working at its South African gold mines. This follows after seven months of deadlocked negotiations between Sibanye and unions. →
Tharisa signs MoU for 40 MW solar plant
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 4th February 2022 JSE-listed Tharisa has signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renewable energy independent power producer Total Eren and African-focused transitional energy company Chariot. The MoU, which is a precursor to the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement for the supply... →
South African-European consortium to develop new exploration methods
By: Darren Parker 4th February 2022 A consortium of South African and European experts will be developing new seismic, electromagnetic and magnetic methods for deep exploration targeting. The project team includes researchers from universities, geological surveys, equipment manufacturers and mining companies from both continents... →
Wits Seismic Research Centre director and Future project leader Dr Musa Manzi
Renewables, Ubuntu, GreenCape make headlines
4th February 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Anglo American's low-cost renewables; Ubuntu principles in going green; and clean energy opportunities in Mpumalanga for the GreenCape organisation. →
Hybrid energy systems needed to transition Africa away from coal 
By: Darren Parker 4th February 2022 A combination of renewables, storage and flexible gas are needed to create a stable and resilient energy system that provides a reliable source of electricity while transitioning away from carbon-intensive coal-fired power, marine and energy technology company Wärtsilä Energy Europe and Africa VP... →
Renewables come in at less than half of what we’re paying for energy – Anglo
By: Martin Creamer 3rd February 2022 Failure to wholeheartedly embrace the generation of renewable energy is out-and-out business folly. Anglo American and Engie made this perfectly clear on Thursday when they revealed that renewables come in at less than half the price of South Africa’s currently high-priced carbon-intensive power... →
From left, Natascha Viljoen, Jonathan Debasc and Fahmida Smith.
Glencore enters battery recycling JV, targeting renewable-powered facility
By: Martin Creamer 3rd February 2022 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has entered a battery recycling joint venture (JV) with strategic partner and battery pioneer Britishvolt, a UK battery cell technologies and research and development investor. →
Glencore reports 43% higher ferrochrome production
By: Martin Creamer 2nd February 2022 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday reported 43% higher ferrochrome production in its full year 2021 production report. →
Mpumalanga just transition being investigated by Ubuntu-hearted solar masterminds
By: Martin Creamer 1st February 2022 An organisation which is providing un-electrified informal settlements with clean, green solar power in the Western Cape – in Ubuntu-hearted fashion – has begun to investigate just energy transition opportunities in Mpumalanga, where South Africa’s coal-mining and coal-fired power is facing... →
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