With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 

More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly... 

A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the very doorstep of the City of Gold. The new loan... 

The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a... 

US minerals exploration company Ivanhoe Electric plans to acquire a purpose-built, Crossover XRE tunnel boring machine (TBM) and materials handling system for decline development at the Santa Cruz... 

Specialised mining equipment manufacturer Atlantis Group of Companies (AGC) has shipped its latest raise bore machine to industrial and mining services company Laxyo, in India. This marks the... 

South Africa’s mining-equipment innovators are delivering practical, safety-focused and energy-efficient solutions across the domestic mining sector, reports equipment manufacturer cluster Mining... 

In loose tailings material, where traditional drilling methods struggle, sonic drilling provides accurate stratigraphy and representative samples, improving confidence in assessments of... 

Marking an historic milestone for underground mining in South Africa, the successful commissioning of the FLP1410 drill rig at a chrome mine on the eastern limb of South Africa’s Bushveld Complex... 

With the global mining industry undergoing a major shift toward digital transformation and Industry 4.0, mining companies are rethinking how operations can be run safer, faster and smarter, and as... 

Amid the expectation of Eskom publishing its winter outlook later this month, the State-owned power utility has meanwhile expressed confidence that it will be able to meet electricity demand as... 

This week: South Africa’s Master Drilling positioned to capitalise on bull run, CEO reports and, Tharisa kicks off underground strategy with first blast 

With a sequenced approach to its R7.9-billion Mponeng mine expansion and life of mine (LoM) extension project, gold and copper miner Harmony is able to ensure that the project’s roll out will not... 

As domestic mines modernise and mechanise, certain systems – such as ventilation-on-demand (VoD) technologies and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) – are likely to see the fastest adoption in... 

South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has agreed to convert its convertible loan facility to the Sydney-and Johannesburg-listed Orion Minerals into equity. Orion is... 

ASX-listed diversified global mining services group Perenti has appointed Dr Vanessa Torres to succeed Mark Norwell as MD and CEO with effect from June 1. Torres recently held the role of COO at... 

South Africa’s Master Drilling, the Fochville-based company which on Tuesday reported a $292-million revenue record plus a nigh billion-dollar 2026 order book, is introducing autonomous drilling... 

The introduction of a flow-through shares incentive scheme by the South African government would solve this country’s exploration problems. A slide with words to that effect was prominently... 

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane on Friday reiterated South Africa’s urgent need for a coordinated cross-government policy environment directed at stimulating responsible and... 

Uranium development company Neo Energy Metals stated in a London Stock Exchange announcement on Tuesday, March 24, that it is negotiating an agreement with Sibanye-Stillwater to secure unrestricted... 

Tharisa, the mining, metals, and innovation company dual-listed on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges, has secured new trade finance facilities, from its existing bankers, designed to... 

Mining services company Master Drilling expects to report an increase of between 63.1% and 73% in earnings per share (EPS) to between R3.44 and R3.65 for the financial year ended December 31, 2025.... 

Following delays, rock-breaking technology specialist Rock Eater is progressing with demonstrations of its low-energy rock-breaking controlled foam injection (CFI) Type One machine, with plans to... 

Given the increasing depths and complexity of orebodies, high and volatile energy costs, logistics bottlenecks and growing demand for safer and sustainable operations, the adoption of digital... 

Harmony Gold Mining Company is progressing studies to recover the gold from its Free State tailings dams as well as those that span the West Wits area around its Mponeng gold mine. The Johannesburg... 

South Africa’s mining sector must be a national economic priority so as to unleash its inherent and powerful multiplier effects, make inroads into high levels of unemployment and contribute to... 

Barend Jacobus Jordaan will step down as technical director of JSE-listed mining technologies provider Master Drilling, with effect from May 1. "The board extends its sincere appreciation to Mr... 

South Africa is at a pivotal juncture. It can choose to remain a supplier of raw commodities that enrich other countries or become a global leader in mineral‑based industries, says globally rated...