- Home
- Loadshedding
- Latest News
- Sector News
- Back
- Base Metals
- Chemicals
- Coal
- CSR
- Critical Minerals
- Diamonds
- Diversified Miners
- Environmental
- Exploration
- Ferrous Metals
- Fluorspar
- Gemstones
- Gold
- Graphite
- Health & Safety
- Hydrogen
- Legislative Environment
- Lithium
- Mineral Sands
- Mining Services
- Oil and Gas
- Platinum Group Metals
- Potash & Phosphates
- Project Management
- Rare-Earth Minerals
- Silver
- Uranium
- Vanadium
- World News
- Magazine
- Video Reports
- Audio
- Research
- Press Office
- Electra Mining
- Announcements
- Virtual Showroom
- Topics
- What's On
- Jobs
- Mining Indaba
- Apps
- Product Portal
- Webinars
- About Us
- Legal Notice
- Comment Guidelines
- Marketing Videos
- Live Twitter Feed
Environmental News
Safeguard Mechanism passes through Parliament
By: Esmarie Iannucci Updated 46 minutes ago Reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism has passed through the Australian Parliament. The Safeguard Mechanism requires facilities that produce over 100 000 t/y of greenhouse gases annually, amounting to around 215 facilities, to keep their net emissions below a baseline. →
Shaft ventilation project making headway
By: Halima Frost 31st March 2023 Mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling engineering consultant BBE Group says it is on track to complete a turnkey project for the design and construction of the refrigeration plant and fan station at platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde No 3 Shaft project.... →
Diamond miner releases underground expansion update
By: Halima Frost 31st March 2023 Diamond exploration and mining company Lucara Diamond in February released its results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2022, in which it updated stakeholders on the progress of the shaft sinking expansion project for its Karowe mine near Letlhakane, in Botswana. During 2022,... →
Critical metals for low-carbon economy being studied across 12 universities 
By: Martin Creamer 30th March 2023 A consortium across a dozen South African universities has the spotlight on critical metals for a low-carbon future. At a time when the mining world is focused firmly on the availability of critical metals to arrest global temperature increases, South Africa’s Centre of Excellence for Integrated... →
ICMM, CharIN launch task force to resolve bottlenecks in rollout of zero-emission mining vehicle fleets
By: Creamer Media Reporter 30th March 2023 The challenge of electrifying mining haul truck operations has taken a step forward with the launch of the CharIN Mining Taskforce, a partnership between global organisations CharIN and the International council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). The partnership enables ICMM to address technical... →
Miners lament passing of EPOLA Bill in Qld
By: Esmarie Iannucci 30th March 2023 The Queensland government this week passed the Environment Protection and Other Legislation (EPOLA) Bill, despite concerns from industry bodies. The government said that the new legislation provides greater certainty for the community and industry, including a change that would give the... →
Mining in South Africa looks to solar, AI and chickens to go green
By: Reuters 29th March 2023 On the once bone-dry soil of a diamond mine in South Africa's central Free State province, Susan Masoha now harvests big bunches of tomatoes, eggplants and spinach. The former cleaner at the mine never expected to find new work at a regenerative farming project set up on the site - part of... →
Mining needs truth-and-reconciliation approach to ESG, says Rifle-Shot’s Naidoo
By: Martin Creamer 29th March 2023 Mining companies need to approach environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles on a truth and reconciliation footing and be honest about where they are on a scale of one to 10, says Rifle-Shot Performance business development director Dilley Naidoo. Naidoo, who spoke to Mining Weekly on... →
Green energy options weighed at Dolphin
By: Esmarie Iannucci 29th March 2023 Tungsten developer Group 6 Metals has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to explore the use of renewable energy, heat energy and hydrogen at the Dolphin tungsten mine, in Tasmania. Under the terms of the MoU, FFI will prepare... →
Mining necessary for green future - Minister
By: Esmarie Iannucci 29th March 2023 Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has highlighted the significant role that the resources sector would play in global decarbonisation efforts, in a statement to Parliament. “In order to decarbonise, the world needs our resources industry and our critical minerals,” Minister King said. →
Platinum group metals can add million South African jobs plus R8-trillion to economy
By: Martin Creamer 28th March 2023 Collaborative marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs) has the potential to add a million more South African jobs and contribute R8-trillion more to the economy as the world greens and lowers carbon intensity. The combination of green hydrogen displacing natural gas and fuel cell electric... →
Safeguard Mechanism changes concerning miners
By: Esmarie Iannucci 28th March 2023 The resources sector has expressed concerns over changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, warning that it would impact operations in Australia. The federal government this week struck an agreement with the Australian Greens to support the Safeguard Mechanism reforms through Parliament, in an effort... →
BHP strikes CCUS deal in China
By: Esmarie Iannucci 27th March 2023 Diversified major BHP has struck a deal with Chinese steelmaker HBIS Group Co to trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilisation technologies at HBIS’ steel operations in China The trial will develop and test technologies that can be integrated into steel production processes... →
Greens deal struck to get Safeguard Mechanism over the line
By: Esmarie Iannucci 27th March 2023 The Federal government has secured additional Parliamentary support for the Safeguard Mechanism reforms, which the Australian Greens said would put up to 116 gas and coal projects in the firing line. Reforms proposed to the Safeguard Mechanism will reduce 205-million tonnes of greenhouse gas... →
Exploration spend, youth skills, mine energy make headlines
24th March 2023 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks why South Africa is not garnering global exploration spend; youth skills and businesses remain key in the Just Energy Transition; and Exxaro's considerable progress in generating its own electricity to run its operations. →
Sponsor discusses hydrogen, wastewater
By: Sabrina Jardim 24th March 2023 Advisory firm KPMG was a sponsor at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre last month – where its energy and natural resources team engaged with mining and industry executives. KPMG South Africa’s mining experts also moderated two... →
Wastewater solution can aid ESG goals
By: Nadine James 24th March 2023 Mining companies are facing increasing scrutiny around their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), and an area that can reduce energy consumption, and environmental and societal impact is proper wastewater management, says Finnish wastewater solutions provider EPSE Oy CEO Jouni... →
FELIX FONDEM EPSE will purify mine water to the requirements of the client, whether they require potable water or only to a level that is acceptable for environmental discharge, in accordance with, for example, South African National Standards
BHP and Hatch team up on green steel
By: Esmarie Iannucci 23rd March 2023 Diversified miner BHP has partnered with global engineering firm Hatch to design an electric smelting furnace pilot (ESF) plant in support of a decision to construct this facility in Australia. The facility will aim to demonstrate a pathway to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity in steel... →
Resources Watch
22nd March 2023 This week: Re-pursue exploration to help re-build South Africa’s economy, says business booster; And, Coal miner Exxaro to build 68 MW solar power plant in Limpopo →
Investors question Teck on climate even after Canadian miner's coal spin-out
By: Reuters 22nd March 2023 Investors have yet to embrace Canadian miner Teck Resources' proposal to spin off its highly polluting coal business and focus on production of copper to help supply society's move toward electric vehicles. Last month, Teck announced a split into copper-focused Teck Metals and Elk Valley... →
Lithium development on track as Andrada production capacity increases
By: Martin Creamer 20th March 2023 Technology metals mining and exploration company Andrada anticipates completion of its lithium bulk-testing pilot facility in June this year, the London AIM-quoted company said on Monday, March 20, when it provided fourth-quarter and 12 months to February 28 production updates for its Uis tin,... →
Exxaro well-advanced on own-mine renewables plan, says new energy MD
By: Martin Creamer 17th March 2023 Coal miner Exxaro has advanced considerably on progressing the generation of renewables to supply electricity to its own mining operations, newly appointed Exxaro MD for Energy Leon Groenewald said in response to Mining Weekly during Thursday’s media conference at which the JSE-listed coal,... →
Just energy transition to be job-positive, but youth skills and businesses crucial
By: Schalk Burger 17th March 2023 South Africa's transition from fossil fuel dependence to a renewable energy-based economy will add more jobs than will be lost in fossil fuel value chains, but the skills that young people have to participate in the transition, including by establishing careers and businesses in nascent value... →
Financing models, exploration, solar projects make headlines
17th March 2023 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Orion Minerals’ plan to build smaller but get base metals into production much sooner; Rifle-Shot’s Dilley Naidoo's belief that exploration investment is the key to get the country’s economy going; and Exxaro’s plans to build a 68 MW solar power plant... →
FFI advances Kenyan green energy ambitions
By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th March 2023 Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) is advancing ambitions to develop a green energy and fertiliser project in Kenya, with the company signing an Investment Support and Implementation Agreement with the Kenyan government. The Investment Support and Implementation Agreement... →
Mining BEVs set to launch
By: Tracy Hancock 17th March 2023 Underground mining mobile equipment specialist MacLean Engineering is expanding its battery electric vehicle portfolio this year with the launch of three new mining vehicles that further address ventilation-related energy costs, improve health and safety through diesel-free work environments, and... →
BHP potentially faces $44bn bill in Brazil dam case
By: Reuters 16th March 2023 Mining group BHP Group is potentially facing a £36-billion ($44-billion) lawsuit in London over Brazil's worst environmental disaster after the number of claimants more than tripled to 700 000, their lawyers said on Wednesday. BHP was initially sued by around 200 000 Brazilians over the 2015... →
Devastation left in the wake of a tailings dam burst in Mariana, Brazil
Chevron sharing CCS lessons
By: Esmarie Iannucci 16th March 2023 US energy major Chevron is sharing lessons learned in its carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, in Western Australia, with fellow industry participants. The company in 2021 conceded that it had failed to capture sufficient greenhouse gas... →
Exxaro earnings soar, final dividend down
By: Martin Creamer 16th March 2023 Coal, energy and ferrous markets company Exxaro reported strongly rising revenue in its year-end results for the year ended December 31, which boosted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda). The 41% higher revenue at R46.4-billion was the main driver for the 78%... →
Orion will now build smaller but get base metals into production far sooner
By: Martin Creamer 15th March 2023 What South Africa’s base metals mining aspirant Orion Minerals has been trying to do over the last two years is to drive a very typical historic project financing arrangement for junior mining. This very typical historic project financing model involves getting banks in for between 60% and 70% of... →
Chevron backing multitude of carbon technologies
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th March 2023 US energy major Chevron on Wednesday said that in addition to carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, in Western Australia, the company is also investigating a host of other abatement solutions to reach its net zero by 2050 target. Speaking at the AOG... →
€15m Just SA launched in bid to unlock Mpumalanga transition projects 
By: Terence Creamer 14th March 2023 A new €15-million initiative has been launched to provide research and technical support for “catalytic” just transition projects in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, currently the centre of South Africa’s coal industry and where 22 GW of coal-fired power capacity is scheduled for retirement... →
Banking has crucial role to play in enabling mining to transition to clean energy, says Nedbank CIB
By: Martin Creamer 14th March 2023 The banking sector has a crucial role to play in enabling mining companies to transition to clean energy fully, says Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) principal for sustainable finance solutions Telvina Naidoo. “Innovative funding structures and sustainable-finance solutions can help... →
Imports, lack of legislative support curtail sector
By: Cameron Mackay 10th March 2023 The South African mining sector is a challenging sector for valves suppliers to operate in, as the valves used in the sector have become highly price-oriented. Industry body South African Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Association (Savama) executive committee member Julius Frauendorf says this... →
Another just energy transition drive hits high spots in form of Just Green AfrH2ica
By: Martin Creamer 9th March 2023 Yet another just energy transition initiative has come flying out of its starting blocks in the form of Just Green AfrH2ica, the promoter of the just energy transition to green hydrogen in Africa, the continent with the distinctive potential to benefit exponentially from low-cost renewable energy... →
A$15bn NRF Bill advances
By: Esmarie Iannucci 9th March 2023 The federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) Corporation Bill has passed the House of Representatives. The Bill will establish the NRF which will invest A$15-billion across priority areas of the economy including renewables and low emissions technologies, medical science,... →
Climate Council calls for green steel incentives
By: Esmarie Iannucci 9th March 2023 Australia’s Climate Council has called on the federal government to deliver strong policy and incentives to drive the transformation of industry, noting that the production of green metals in the region could be the country’s largest economic opportunity in the global shift towards net-zero... →
Platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell vehicles forecast to be TCO unrivalled by 2026/7
By: Martin Creamer 8th March 2023 The total cost of ownership (TCO) of platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) is forecast to be less than that of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2026, and less than that of internal combustion engines (ICEs) by around 2027, with an overall estimated 50% FCEV cost decline... →
Latest News
Latest Videos
