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Green hydrogen study integrating SADC ahead of trillion dollar market emergence 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2020 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A German-funded project to develop a green hydrogen atlas across Southern Africa is integrating the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region ahead of the projected opening up of a trillion dollar market going into the future. →
Study demonstrates longwall viability for Sasol
By: Halima Frost 18th September 2020 Despite the challenges wrought by lockdown restrictions, mining and engineering consulting firm Mindset Mining Consultants has successfully completed a comprehensive longwall mining feasibility study for chemicals and energy company Sasol Mining. Sasol Mining sought ways of optimising its coal... →
New continuous miner to launch in 2021
By: Halima Frost 18th September 2020 Manufacturing of the JAE 38 Wildcub continuous miner – mining equipment and services provider JA Engineering’s newest offering – has started and will be delivered at the end of January 2021. The mid-seam continuous miner will be optimally suited to the “harsh and hard” mid-seam conditions... →
Egoli likely to be S Africa’s least complicated underground gold mine – Pan African
By: Martin Creamer 17th September 2020 What is expected to be South Africa’s least complicated underground gold mine is on the way at Evander, Mpumalanga, in the form of the Egoli gold project. Planning to bring the low-capital quick-return project to life is Pan African Resources, the London-, Johannesburg- and New York-listed... →
Solar to provide most of gold plants’ daytime power – Pan African
By: Martin Creamer 16th September 2020 The 10 MW solar electricity plant that Pan African Resources will construct on site at its Elikhulu gold-from-tailings plant next year at a cost of R150-million will take care of most of Elikhulu’s daytime power requirements. This is the first phase of solar power generation at Evander. Pan... →
Mponeng integration presenting ‘wonderful opportunities’ – Harmony Gold
By: Martin Creamer 15th September 2020 The integration of Mponeng underground gold mine and Mine Waste Solutions surface gold recovery operation into Harmony Gold was presenting “wonderful opportunities” in the West Wits area, Harmony CEO Peter Steenkamp said on Tuesday. Harmony, which will be on site at Mponeng and Mine Waste... →
Local manufacturing needs support to fulfil potential, panellists say
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 11th September 2020 Local manufacturing had the potential to support South Africa's economic recovery, but this required addressing a myriad of challenges, panellists said during a South African Capital Equipment Export Council webinar on September 10. The webinar was held as part of this year's Electra Mining... →
Platinum has potential to be three-times-bigger $35bn-a-year industry – Minerals Council
By: Martin Creamer 9th September 2020 Instead of being the $11-billion-a -year type industry that it is today, the platinum business has the potential to be a $35-billion-a-year industry by 2050, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said on Wednesday. Baxter made this statement in response to a question put to him during a... →
Data key to long-term optimisation, says SAIMC's first-ever female president
By: Simone Liedtke 9th September 2020 Describing data as the “new oil” or “new water” of the world, Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Mechatronics and Control (SAIMC) president Annemarie van Coller has emphasised the importance of changing data from “just data to insights”. Speaking during an automation-themed webinar hosted... →
Prize potentially large in platinum fuel cell and hydrogen growth – prof
By: Martin Creamer 8th September 2020 Significant growth in fuel cells and hydrogen is now almost certain and the prize for South Africa remains potentially large. That is the view of E4tech director Professor Dr David Hart of Switzerland, expressed in an address to a fuel cell webinar hosted by Nedbank CIB on Tuesday. (Also watch... →
4IR a ‘unique opportunity’ for Africa to overcome development hurdles
By: Simone Liedtke 8th September 2020 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) represents a unique opportunity for African countries to scale development hurdles with the help of technologies, electronics manufacturer Pepperl+Fuchs Africa sales director Marc van Pelt said on September 8. He spoke during an automation-themed webinar,... →
Proper ventilation a key tool to prevent the spread of Covid-19
By: Simone Liedtke 7th September 2020 Indoor ventilation is an important tool to prevent the viral transmission of the Covid-19 virus when correctly applied. Conversely, poor ventilation promotes viral transmission, Engen industrial hygiene specialist Garth Hunter warned during the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and... →
Lagging platinum being actively promoted – Implats
By: Martin Creamer 3rd September 2020 Demand for platinum, the price laggard of the high-flying platinum group metals basket, is being actively promoted on several fronts, Implats reported on Thursday. Following the company’s presentation of stellar cash-generating and dividend-yielding financial results, which featured a gross... →
Joburg’s political legacy mine dumps should come down to cut commute time – DRDGold
By: Martin Creamer 1st September 2020 South Africa Inc should be doing much more to incentivise the recovery of precious metals from tailings dams for sound societal and environmental reasons that could free Johannesburg of its artificial ‘Berlin Wall’-type political legacy barriers that tilt commute times unfairly and block new-era... →
South Africa must link tax laws to job creation, says ARM’s Motsepe
By: Martin Creamer 31st August 2020 The private sector worldwide is the engine for job creation, in partnership with trade union organisations, government and communities, and South Africa must link its tax legislation to job creation. That is the view African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe... →
Analysts raise precious metals expansion opportunities for cash-flush Sibanye
By: Martin Creamer 30th August 2020 Mining analysts last week raised local platinum and gold expansion opportunities for cash-flush precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater, but Neal Froneman, the CEO of the superbly performing Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, expressed concern that South Africa’s current... →
Rhodium may turn out to be the metal of the decade – Northam
By: Martin Creamer 28th August 2020 Rhodium may turn out to be the metal of the decade, Northam CEO Paul Dunne said on Friday. Speaking at the JSE-listed company’s presentation of outstanding results, which saw the company shrug off the Covid-19 pandemic to report a record financial year in the 12 months to June 30, Dunne said... →
Coal to remain relevant despite growing shift to renewable energy, says consultancy
By: Simone Liedtke 28th August 2020 The use of coal is enabling the energy transition, owing to its provision of a basis for the economy to develop, drive wealth and enable economic progress, which then, in turn, creates and enables the funds for stronger and further investment into renewable energy, says Boston Consulting Group MD... →
Sibanye prides itself in having the 'rock star' metals of the moment
By: Martin Creamer 27th August 2020 Precious metals company Sibanye-Stillwater on Thursday highlighted its exposure to what are being referenced across mining jurisdictions as the ‘rock star’ commodities of the moment, in a Covid-19 and climate-struck world. After presenting 718%-higher half-year earnings and announcing the... →
Master Drilling aligning with opencast mines going underground in changing world
By: Martin Creamer 26th August 2020 South Africa-based drilling company Master Drilling, which is active in 23 countries, is aligning itself with the transitioning global requirement of opencast mines going underground. “As the world is changing, so are the mines,” said Master Drilling technology director Koos Jordaan at the... →
Third of labour force let go – Master Drilling
By: Martin Creamer 25th August 2020 The Covid-19 crisis resulted in drilling company Master Drilling having to let go a third of its labour force in the world, Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius said on Tuesday. Fochville-based Master Drilling provides drilling services to the mining, civil engineering and building construction... →
Getting best out of mining starts with policy certainty, says Gold Fields' Holland
By: Martin Creamer 20th August 2020 Getting the best out of South Africa’s mining sector starts with policy certainty, said Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland on Thursday. Following the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company’s presentation of outstanding half-year results in spite of Covid, Holland said this in response to Mining... →
Electra Mining Africa 2020 going digital with Connect – and it’s free of charge
By: Martin Creamer 20th August 2020 The Electra Mining Africa Connect week will enable exhibitors to promote their products and services free of charge alongside industry-related informative webinars, media activations and product showcase opportunities from September 7 to 11. For the first time in 48 years, Electra Mining Africa... →
Kenmare says interim results ‘stronger, more resilient’ than expected
By: Simone Liedtke 19th August 2020 LSE-listed Kenmare Resources’ results for the interim period ended June 30, were “stronger and more resilient” than what was expected, given the global Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent challenges. FD Tom McCluskey told Mining Weekly on August 19, that the titanium minerals and zircon producer... →
Technology and sustainability are inextricably linked, says Kumba tech head
By: Martin Creamer 18th August 2020 Technology and sustainability go hand-in-hand, says Kumba Iron Ore technical and projects executive head Glen Mc Gavigan. “In my view, you can’t separate the two,” he adds. Kumba, which has been mining iron-ore at Sishen for the last 40 years and which opened a new mine at Kolomela in 2008, has... →
Metals showing signs of recovery, says S&P Global Market Intelligence
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 14th August 2020 It has been a volatile time for the metals market, as a result of the dire state of the global economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic; however, the performance of metals in the second quarter points to signs of some recovery, speakers indicated during S&P Global Market Intelligence’s state of the... →
Proposed mining tax amendments could have far reaching, unintended consequences, says firm
By: Simone Liedtke 14th August 2020 In line with announcements made by National Treasury in the 2020 Budget Review in February, the 2020 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (DTLAB) proposes amendments to the Income Tax Act (ITA) with the aim of limiting the entitlement to the favourable mining capital expenditure (capex) allowance... →
South Africans must work together on an accelerated economic recovery plan – Exxaro
By: Martin Creamer 13th August 2020 South Africans must work together on an accelerated economic recovery plan that focuses on inclusive growth and prosperity for all citizens, Exxaro Resources CEO Mxolisi Mgojo said on Thursday. Speaking during the black-empowered resources company’s presentation of very strong dividend-yielding... →
Awesome new proudly South African face mask kindling international interest
By: Martin Creamer 13th August 2020 An awesome new proudly South African face mask, with a replaceable filtration system at its heart, is attracting international interest. The innovative and timely Hudaco Air Mask is a lockdown-period product of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Hudaco Industries group. (Also watch attached... →
Platinum continuing to attract strong investor interest – WPIC
By: Martin Creamer 5th August 2020 The interest in platinum group metals (PGMs) is high at the moment, World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) research director Trevor Raymond said on Wednesday. Speaking to Mining Weekly from London in a Zoom interview, Raymond said: “As you know, the WPIC doesn’t forecast price but one of our... →
High-flying, dividend-talking RBPlat going into second half with tailwinds
By: Martin Creamer 4th August 2020 High-flying platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) is going into the second half of this Covid-hit year well-positioned with stockpile, upper group two (UG2), lower capital and gold-streaming tailwinds. RBPlat CEO Steve Phiri told a half-year results... →
AMSA implements large-scale, but ‘flexible’, labour reorganisation as Covid-19 bites
By: Terence Creamer 30th July 2020 Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which reported a loss of R2.6-billion for the interim period to June 30, warned on Thursday that it expected steel demand to remain subdued for the foreseeable future and indicated that it was pushing ahead with a large-scale labour... →
AECI still turns healthy profit, dividend owing to a robust response plan
By: Marleny Arnoldi 29th July 2020 JSE-listed chemicals group AECI has declared a gross interim cash dividend of 100c apiece for the six months ended June 30, owing to its well managed cash resources and despite the negative effects of Covid-19. The negative impact of Covid-19 on the company, in the six months under review, was... →
PGM prices expected to remain robust in the short term
By: Martin Creamer 27th July 2020 Platinum group metals (PGMs) prices are expected to remain robust in the short term, with demand and supply starting to balance. Covid notwithstanding, the average realised dollar basket price of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) in the six-month to June 30 was 56% higher year-on-year at $1 956 a... →
Menar’s R250m cash-funded solar-served East Manganese project is under way
By: Martin Creamer 23rd July 2020 Initial project activities are under way at the R250-million cash-funded East Manganese project in Hotazel, Northern Cape, where the hot sun will be harvested to provide solar power to the mine’s infrastructure. The development forms part of the company’s strategy of building a manganese... →
Pan African does it again with exciting rich vein of gold at New Consort
By: Martin Creamer 21st July 2020 London-, Johannesburg- and now also New York-listed Pan African Resources continues to demonstrate the resilience of its operations with an improved all-round performance, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last year, Pan African has taken strong steps to reduce all-in... →
Platinum boosts hydrogen electrolyser performance exponentially – Hydrox
By: Martin Creamer 16th July 2020 Platinum provides an exponential improvement in the performance of electrolysers used to produce green hydrogen, says Hydrox Holdings CEO Corrie de Jager, who describes platinum’s uplift as being “amazing”. “We tried a smattering of only 9% platinum and it provided a tremendous improvement in the... →
Global mining sharing knowledge in response to Covid-19
By: Martin Creamer 14th July 2020 The International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM) has been convening many knowledge-sharing sessions in response to the coronavirus. Among ICMM’s 27 mining and metals company members and 36 association members are South Africa’s African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti,... →
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