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Covid-19 News
Covid and weather hit New Hope output
By: Esmarie Iannucci 26th May 2022 Coal miner New Hope lost some 20 354 working hours during the three months to April, owing to severe weather conditions and Covid-related labour shortages at its 80%-held Bengalla operations, in New South Wales. New Hope on Thursday reported that coal production during the three months to April... →
Platinum jewellery continuing to drive 25% of platinum demand 
By: Martin Creamer 20th May 2022 Several reports published during Platinum Week indicate that in 2021, platinum jewellery consumed anywhere between 1.6-million ounces to two-million ounces of platinum, which makes it still the second demand source after automotive, coming in at around 25% of total platinum demand. Positive... →
Things looking interesting for platinum despite surplus
By: Martin Creamer 16th May 2022 What the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) is forecasting for 2022 is a reduced but still large platinum surplus of 627 000 oz. But this surplus is extremely vulnerable to the issues the WPIC thinks may play out, particularly: →
South Africa keen to harness hydrogen economy opportunities, President Ramaphosa tells Indaba 
By: Martin Creamer 10th May 2022 It was just amazing to see the innovation that the mining industry is capable of scaling up, President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Investing in African Mining Indaba in his enthusiastic address on Tuesday. “Last week, I attended the launch by Anglo American of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered... →
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
World Coal Association favours just energy transition to net zero future
By: Martin Creamer 5th May 2022 The World Coal Association, and its member companies, are in favour of a just transition to a net zero future, World Coal Association chairperson July Ndlovu said on Thursday. In his keynote address to the Southern African Coal Conference, Ndlovu emphasised the sincerity of the association’s... →
World Coal Association chairperson July Ndlovu
Implats reports 6% lower refined production amid challenging operating landscape
By: Martin Creamer 29th April 2022 The gross refined production of platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Implats declined by 6% to 2.35-million ounces in the nine months to March 31, when sales volumes of 2.38-million ounces were 4% lower than the prior comparable period. “The operating landscape continues to be challenging,”... →
Glencore guides higher full-year ferrochrome output with coal marking time
By: Martin Creamer 28th April 2022 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore is guiding 3% higher ferrochrome performance for the whole of this year, with no change to its coal production guidance. Full-year guidance for nickel is also up by the same three percentage points but full-year 2022 zinc guidance has been reduced... →
President Ramaphosa to deliver keynote address at Mining Indaba 2022
By: Martin Creamer 20th April 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a keynote address at the 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba, which takes place in Cape Town from May 9 to 12. The attendance of Ramaphosa, who will speak on Tuesday, May 10, signals the continued importance of mining to the South African economy as a... →
Metalicity extends takeover time for Nex Metals
By: Esmarie Iannucci 14th April 2022 ASX-listed Metalicity has extended its takeover offer period for fellow listed Nex Metals Explorations from April 14 until the end of business on May 4. Metalicity’s offer to Nex Metals shareholders is 4.81 Metalicity ordinary shares for every Nex Metals share on issue, valuing Nex Metals equity... →
Minerals Council ending century-long relationship with Johannesburg CBD
By: Martin Creamer 4th April 2022 Minerals Council South Africa has begun a new era by moving into modern premises in Rosebank, Johannesburg, and closing a century-long chapter in Johannesburg’s central business district (CBD). The historic Minerals Council building, on Hollard Street– which was constructed in 1921 – will be sold. →
Historic Minerals Council building, on Hollard Street.
Growth outcomes inform approach to dividends as Northam digs in on RBPlat deal
By: Martin Creamer 31st March 2022 Growth outcomes will inform Northam Platinum’s approach to dividends, the platinum group metals (PGMs) company stated in reporting 60%-higher half-year headline earnings a share. Northam highlighted that it still had an option to acquire a further 3.29% in Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), which... →
Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne
Green hydrogen energy supply to local communities envisaged by Anglo
By: Martin Creamer 28th March 2022 The green hydrogen footprint being developed by Anglo American could be extended to provide low-cost and efficient energy to local communities. Anglo, which is advancing towards using green hydrogen to replace diesel in the huge haul truck it is building at Anglo American Platinum’s Mogalakwena... →
Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani.
Simberi gets new outlook as Covid cases drop
By: Esmarie Iannucci 28th March 2022 Gold miner St Barbara has set a production target of between 25 000 oz and 30 000 oz for its Simberi operations, in Papua New Guinea, for 2022, saying the Covid-19 outbreak at the site was now under control. The ASX-listed St Barbara in February withdrew its production guidance for the... →
Cash-flush ferrochrome producer Merafe declares dividend on record profit
By: Martin Creamer 22nd March 2022 The year 2021 was a year of recovery for the Glencore Merafe Pooling and Sharing Venture, both from a financial and operational perspective. JSE-listed Merafe, headed by CEO Zanele Matlala, reported on Tuesday that Improved economic activity had contributed to robust demand for ferrochrome,... →
Merafe Resources CEO Zanele Matlala
Parliaments must act swiftly to reduce climate change – Mapisa-Nqakula
By: Martin Creamer 22nd March 2022 National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Monday urged heads of the world's Parliaments gathering at the 144th plenary assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to undertake all necessary efforts to deal with climate change through oversight and the constitutional powers of the... →
Covid forces changes to Mt Peake plans
By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th March 2022 ASX-listed TNG has reached an agreement with ts long-term strategic engineering partner, German- based metallurgical engineering firm SMS group over a revised project execution strategy for the Mount Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, in the Northern Territory. TNG last year took the... →
Metals sector urged to seize South Africa’s beckoning Steel Master Plan opportunity
By: Martin Creamer 16th March 2022 South Africa’s historic metals sector employer organisation on Wednesday urged all the sector’s employer bodies to roll up their sleeves on May 19 and 20 and get their teeth into the Steel Master Plan, which is seen to have promising reindustrialisation elements. President Cyril Ramaphosa... →
Platinum surplus forecast to reduce significantly
By: Martin Creamer 9th March 2022 The platinum surplus in 2021 is forecast to reduce by 47% in 2022 as Covid-related and operational disruptions gradually settle, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) states in its Platinum Quarterly. Covering the fourth quarter of 2021, along with a full year review of 2021 and revised... →
Royal Bafokeng Platinum delivers record production, best-ever earnings
By: Martin Creamer 8th March 2022 Platinum group metals company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) on Tuesday delivered record production and earnings in the 12 months ended December 31. The RBPlat board has declared a gross cash final dividend of 535 c per share, equating to R1.5 billion. This is in addition to the interim... →
Royal Bafokeng Platinum CEO Steve Phiri
Decarbonisation standing out as key metals/mining value driver – Wood Mackenzie
By: Martin Creamer 4th March 2022 As pressure mounts for the world to align meaningfully with the 1.5 °C global temperature rise scenario, decarbonisation is standing out as a key driver of metals and mining value. “This has strengthened our view that the mining industry now has a clear pathway towards long-term transformative... →
Sibanye-Stillwater delivers another record performance with highest-ever dividend
By: Martin Creamer 3rd March 2022 Precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater in 2021 delivered another record financial performance, with revenue of R172.2-billion and adjusted earnings before interest taxation depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of R68.6-billion. Revenue was 35% higher than for 2020 and Ebitda 39%... →
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
ESG slowing down as energy transition highlights mining as indispensable – RMF
By: Martin Creamer 2nd March 2022 The energy transition is highlighting mining as an indispensable industry, said Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) CEO Hélène Piaget in opening a webinar on 'Responsible Mining Index (RMI) Report 2022', which reports a slowdown in economic, environmental, social and governance (ESG). “Yet there... →
Debt-free Implats generates R15bn free cash, declares dividend, advances projects
By: Martin Creamer 1st March 2022 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) on Tuesday delivered robust earnings and free cash flow generation for its half year ended December 31, despite the retracement in rand PGM pricing from recent highs and a decline in sales volumes.... →
Impala Refinery in Springs
Harmony Gold's profit plunges, interim dividend declared
By: Martin Creamer 28th February 2022 The net profit of gold mining company Harmony Gold plunged 69% to R1.4-billion from R4.6-billion in the six months to December 31, and an interim dividend has been declared out of income reserves. Revenue increased by 2% to R22-billion from R21.6-billion and the operating free cash flow margin... →
Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp
Great to see such healthy demand for this great industry – De Beers
By: Martin Creamer 24th February 2022 It's great to see such a healthy demand for this great industry, De Beers Group CFO Sarah Kuijlaars said after posting a set of stunning financial results for the world’s leading diamond company by value. Underlying 2021 earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation soared to $1 100-million... →
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... →
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... →
Cash-flush Kumba Iron Ore reports record earnings in exceptional year of delivery
By: Martin Creamer 22nd February 2022 Iron-ore mining and marketing company Kumba Iron Ore delivered record earnings of R64.6-billion in 2021, when it accumulated 47%-higher attributable free cash flow of R30.5 billion. The average realised export price of $161/t was 18% above benchmark helped the company to achieve a 63% earnings... →
St Barbara withdraws guidance as Covid rages
By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th February 2022 Gold producer St Barbara on Friday withdrew its production guidance for 2022, as a Covid-19 outbreak at its Simberi operations, in Papua New Guinea (PNG), resulted in production difficulties. The ASX-listed miner told shareholders that infection rates across the Tabar Island group have increased... →
South32 reports stellar first half, advances work at Hermosa
By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th February 2022 Diversified miner South32 has reported a 1 847% increase in profits after tax for the half-year ended December, along with record operating margins. Profits after tax for the first half of 2022 reached $1.03-billion, up from the $53-million reported in the first half of 2021, with underlying... →
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... →
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
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... →
Australian resource exports rise in 2021 - ABS
By: Esmarie Iannucci 4th February 2022 New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that Australia’s resources and energy exports in 2021 were up almost one-third on the previous year. The ABS’ International Trade in Goods and Services data for December 2021 shows total resources and energy exports were worth... →
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. →
Chilean Senate commission approves adjusted mining royalty bill
By: Reuters 28th January 2022 Chile's Senate on Thursday pushed forward an amended version of the country's mining royalty bill, which would raise tariffs on firms operating in the world's top copper producing nation despite being watered down amid industry pushback. The upper chamber's Mining Commission waved through the... →
Aus volunteers for European energy supply
By: Esmarie Iannucci 28th January 2022 Australian Resources Minister Keith Pitt has volunteered Australia’s supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to struggling European nations. In a press conference this week, Pitt said that Australia stood “ready to support its friends and allies” as tensions soared in Europe over the conflict in... →
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