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Zimbabwe seeks deeper mineral value addition
4th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Zimbabwe needs to attract investment into processing, refining and minerals-based manufacturing to retain more value from its mineral resources, reports investment promotion entity Zimbabwe... 


Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania.
Two new projects win Sibanye-Stillwater thumbs up
2nd September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Burnstone gold project in South Africa and Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania, both considerably infrastructured with near-term revival outlooks, have been approved by Johannesburg... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater earnings rocket 111%, R5.7bn dividend declared
1st September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater achieved an exceptional half-year financial performance, with record revenue up 65% at R90-billion and adjusted earnings... 


Kemi mine
Jennmar secures long-term ground control products contract for Europe's only working chrome mine
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global mining infrastructure products provider Jennmar has entered into a long-term partnership with stainless steel producer Outokumpu Corporation to supply ground control products for the Kemi... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Eland mine heading for complete greenness, Northam Platinum highlights
28th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Northam Platinum is looking to establish the Eland mine as South Africa’s first platinum group metals (PGMs) mine operating solely on renewable energy. In addition, Eland is water positive, and the... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Northam Platinum’s operating profit soars 293%, record cash dividend declared
28th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The operating profit of platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome mining company Northam Platinum increased by more than 293% in its 2026 financial year (FY26), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed... 


a smelter pouring hot alloy into a vat
Ferroalloys industry faces further rapid decline without intervention
28th August 2026 By: Halima Frost

Owing to low levels of competitiveness due to years of uncontrolled escalating power prices and lack of duties related to imported alloys and finished goods, which are both detrimental factors that... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe, Mahlobo conduct on-site inspection of Samancor tailings facility following sidewall collapse
18th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo have conducted a joint oversight visit to ferrochrome and manganese producer... 


A Dwyka employee with a drone
Dwyka, Tharisa partner to create drone pilot training school at Tharisa mine
18th August 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province.... 


SCI symposium papers reflect 'depth and diversity'.
South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2
17th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals... 


Eastplats’ second-quarter net loss widens on lower sales, higher costs
Eastplats’ second-quarter net loss widens on lower sales, higher costs
14th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed Eastern Platinum’s (Eastplats’) net loss widened to $6.1-million, or a loss of $0.03 a share, for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with the net loss s of... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne
Northam increases RCF to R15bn as it prepares for investment in further growth opportunities
11th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Johannesburg-listed Northam Platinum has finalised an agreement to increase its existing revolving credit facility (RCF) from R13.3-billion to R15-billion, taking Northam's total available banking... 


Operations at Eastplats' Crocodile River Mine
Eastplats appoints interim CEO as Yang steps down
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed chairperson Changyu Liu as interim president and CEO, with effect from August 13, to succeed Wanjin Yang, who is stepping... 


Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators research specialist Dr Amy Kahn.
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 


 Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Council notes concerns about Industrial Development Strategy's impact on mining
6th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As mining remains the “backbone of South Africa’s economy”, due care must be exercised when implementing legislative interventions to minimise damage to investor sentiment and avoid curtailing the... 


Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators’ senior research specialist Dr Kgabo H Ramoroka.
Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds
4th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
AI helping to develop alloys for use in new applications, Valterra Platinum reports
3rd August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Can you use AI to find new markets for platinum group metals (PGMs)? “The simple answer is yes,” was the reply of Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller to Mining Weekly during the latest media... 


ARM CEO Phillip Tobias.
ARM highlights value of Bokoni platinum project, restart of nickel mine
31st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Bokoni and Nkomati are two of African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) 100%-owned flagship projects that are poised to unlock significant long-term value for ARM and its shareholders, ARM CEO Phillip... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand
29th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum is actively supporting long-term PGM demand growth through strategic industry... 


Merafe reports lower output but guides for higher interim earnings
Merafe reports lower output but guides for higher interim earnings
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Merafe Resources has reported that its share of ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, in South Africa, amounted to 28 000 t for the six months ended June 30 – a... 


PwC Associate Director Smart Mining South Africa Ian Mackay.
AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears
27th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper... 


Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability consultant Ashleigh Muller.
Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’
24th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Industry leaders, researchers, govt partners, innovators gather to modernise mining
23rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


This week: Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition; First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house and, Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
Resources Watch
22nd July 2026

This week: Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition; First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house and, Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in... 


A map indicating the global distribution and regional exposure profile of baseline water stress for mining and metals facilities
Competition for water resources a risk to the global energy transition, warns ICMM
22nd July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the... 


Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens
South Africa's mine production weakens as commodity price support starts to fade – council
16th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens notes that the country's mining output contracted the first time in five months in May, which "proved particularly challenging on two fronts".... 


Sibanye-Stillwater VP Chrome and Base Metals Babsie Crane.
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
16th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support. Chrome has... 


An Eastplats operation
Eastplats appoints CFO
15th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed David Li CFO and corporate secretary. With more than 20 years of global executive experience in the mining and... 


A Transnet locomotive
Transnet board's term extended by six months
14th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has extended the term of State-owned Transnet's board of directors by six months to January 11, 2027, or until the appointment process for the new board is... 


Sibanye-Stillwater EVP Mining Operations Dawie van Aswegen.
R964m to be spent at Sibanye-Stillwater's K4 platinum group metals shaft
13th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Remaining project capital of R964-million of the total of R4.4-billion in real 2026 terms is to be spent this year and next on Sibanye-Stillwater’s K4 platinum group metals (PGMs) project at... 


Mintek Physical Separation Head Gertrude Marape
Mintek spells out value of PGM preconcentration plus chrome recovery
9th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Successful removal of coarse waste is beneficial in that it reduces power requirements in the milling circuit, lowers water needs, and increases platinum group metal (PGM) feed grades. With... 


Sibanye-Stillwater EVP Processing Lucas Msimanga.
First phase of Sibanye-Stillwater’s secondary mining thrust given thumbs up
8th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is being built by the South Africa PGM Operations of... 


Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters to be restarted after Glencore Merafe and Eskom finalise 62c/kWh terms
Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters to be restarted after Glencore Merafe and Eskom finalise 62c/kWh terms
26th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture has announced that the Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters will be restarted, following the conclusion of the detailed terms and conditions of negotiated... 


Langpan project area
Mantengu swings to loss, but board confident ‘one off’ items won’t reoccur
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Resource investment company Mantengu has posted a loss of R315-million for the financial year ended February 28 owing to a combination of factors; however, the board views these as one-off items... 


The first blast at the Tharisa mine
Tharisa secures new R750m asset revolving finance facility from Nedbank
25th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Johannesburg- and London-listed mining, metals and innovation company Tharisa has secured a new R750-million (about $45.5-million) asset revolving finance facility from financial services provider... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’
24th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox... 


Operations at a South African manganese mine
PGMs, manganese, chrome drive South Africa's April mining output up 8.2% y/y
11th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's mining production increased by 8.2% year-on-year in April, with the largest positive contributions made by platinum group metals (PGMs), manganese ore and chromium ore and the... 


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Minerals Council warns of structural challenges in the electricity system
8th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The electricity data for April and May reflect a system that is operationally more stable, yet structurally under strain, industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa highlights.... 


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