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Parties sign terms of reference to catalyse mining industry modernisation 
By: Donna Slater Updated 39 minutes ago Representatives of the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) and five labour unions on October 26 signed an agreement on the terms of reference for the parties to collaborate on modernising the South African mining industry, resulting in the formation of the MMP – Organised Labour Consultative (OLC)... →
Platinum's atypical alkaline electrolyser role lowering hydrogen cost outlook
By: Martin Creamer Updated 3 hours ago Platinum group metals (PGMs) are lifting the performance of an alkaline electrolyser, which is helping to lower the cost outlook of green hydrogen. PGMs have been incorporated in the catalytic coatings of the electrodes of the prototype Advanced Alkaline Electrolyser (AAE) alkaline electrolyser... →
Hydrox’s PGM-using alkaline electrolyser.
Colombia environmental authority shelves AngloGold licensing request
By: Reuters Updated 7 hours ago Colombia's environmental licensing authority has shelved a permissioning process for AngloGold Ashanti's Quebradona copper project, the authority said on Monday. The decision was taken "following a technical, rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of the environmental impact study, of what was... →
Mining firms seek 'stability' for sector in new Chilean constitution
By: Reuters Updated 7 hours ago Mining companies operating in Chile will deliver a proposal document to the elected assembly drafting a new constitution for the world's largest copper producer, an industry association said on Monday, seeking stability for the sector. The National Mining Society (Sonami) said the proposal... →
Canada’s First Nations see green hydrogen as an indigenous reconciliation opportunity 
By: Martin Creamer 25th October 2021 Hydrogen systems are not only going to be green, clean and low emission but they are also going to be local – and Canada’s First Nations see them as an indigenous reconciliation opportunity. “They’re going to be local energy systems,” Change Energy principal Rymal Smith said in response to Fasken... →
Bimaadzwin CEO Isadore Day
Mine operators need to take hydrogen very seriously, law firm webinar hears
By: Martin Creamer 22nd October 2021 Mine operators need to take hydrogen and fuel cells very seriously as a pathway to decarbonisation, a webinar hosted by law firm Fasken heard this week. “There’s no pathway to zero carbon that does not include hydrogen and fuel cells,” H2GO Canada CEO Bob Oliver stated emphatically in response to... →
From to left, clockwise, Dan Brock, Isadore Day, Al Davidson, Rymal Smith and Bob Oliver.
Targeted assistance improves workplace vaccination success
By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd October 2021 Mining industry employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa champions vaccines as being integral to curbing the transmission of Covid-19 and protecting people. The Minerals Council is following the approach of saving lives and livelihoods, which is linked to assisting with vaccine access. →
Vaccine campaigns tackle hesitancy
By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd October 2021 Having administered the vaccine to over 200 000 people to date in the mining industry, mining industry employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa is confident that the industry will meet its vaccination targets. The achievement is encouraging for the sector having encouraged mass... →
Illegal sand mines continue to profit
By: Claire O'Reilly 22nd October 2021 Statistics released by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) inaccurately reflect the volume of illegal mining operations in South Africa, says mining industry body Aspasa (formerly Aggregate and Sand Producers of Southern Africa). →
Minerals Council says collaboration is key to unlocking growth-supporting infrastructure
By: Nadine James 22nd October 2021 There have been positive developments since the introduction of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan in October last year, and while implementation has been delayed, continued engagement between Minerals Council South Africa and government, as well as the current commodities price... →
Covid-19 successes owed to industry collaboration – Baxter
22nd October 2021 The close bonds of cooperation and collaboration between South Africa’s mining industry and its stakeholders pushed it to the forefront of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, says Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter, adding that the industry continues to lead the way through... →
No zero carbon without green hydrogen, US pledging $1/kg coal-parity price
By: Martin Creamer 21st October 2021 The world will be unable to meet its zero-carbon targets without the introduction of green hydrogen solutions, says Plug Power chief strategy officer Sanjay Shrestha, at a time when the US has launched a programme to cut the cost of clean hydrogen by 80%. Nasdaq-listed Plug Power, a pure play... →
Plug Power chief strategy officer Sanjay Shrestha
Fresnillo CEO says Mexico's mining situation 'unfavourable'
By: Reuters 21st October 2021 The chief executive of Mexico's top precious metals miner Fresnillo on Wednesday described the current government's policies as "unfavorable" for the key industrial sector. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government has been criticized by the mining industry for its policy of no... →
Voted-out Gilbertson wishes Jupiter godspeed, CEO moved off board
By: Martin Creamer 20th October 2021 A resolution for the removal of the MD and CEO of the ASX-listed Jupiter Mines as a member of the board was passed at the company’s general meeting on Wednesday, when mining doyen Brian Gilbertson was not re-elected as chairperson. Jupiter’s focus is on the highly successful Tshipi Borwa... →
Brian Gilbertson
Policy-not-law charter judgment going long way towards providing certainty – NSDV
By: Martin Creamer 19th October 2021 The court judgement that the mining charter is policy and not law goes a long way towards providing regulatory certainty, says NSDV mining law senior associate Muhammed Khan – but it is not the end of the road, he cautions in a 1 500-word analysis entitled The Great Mining Charter Debate. Khan... →
Incentive needed for smaller end of stock exchange to survive – Miller
By: Martin Creamer 18th October 2021 An incentive is needed for the listing of companies on the smaller end of the stock exchange, which is facing an existential crisis, said AmaranthCX director and owner Paul Miller on Monday. Reacting to the groundswell of headlines about delistings and lack of listings on the Johannesburg Stock... →
Mineral nationalisation to remain prominent on back of Covid-19 disruption, green energy transition demand
By: Donna Slater 18th October 2021 A “flare up” in mining resource nationalisation from 2020, is set to continue this year and into 2022, reports financial risk management, solutions and insights firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Solutions). Over the past 12 months, resource nationalism in top mining... →
Hydrogen fuel cell has inexhaustible future, says Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest
By: Martin Creamer 15th October 2021 The hydrogen fuel cell has an inexhaustible future as a means of maintaining the planet’s high standard of living, said Fortescue Metals Group chairperson Andrew Forrest during a global online symposium this week. “Our little planet’s cooking, the world’s impatient and there’s any amount of... →
Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh (left) and Fortescue Metals Group chairperson Andrew Forrest (right)
US Senator Manchin promises to block mining royalty plan
By: Reuters 15th October 2021 US Senator Joe Manchin has promised to block a proposed royalty for minerals extracted on federal land from advancing in the US Senate's version of the hotly debated reconciliation package, a senate staffer said on Thursday. Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat and chair of the Senator's Energy and... →
Vaccination roll-out could increase investment
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 15th October 2021 The South African mining industry’s proactive efforts to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 on the industry have resulted in its adopting a holistic approach to the pandemic, including the more recent vaccination roll-out. This can provide benefits for exploration investment in the country, says... →
Legislative changes needed to enhance exploration prospects
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 15th October 2021 While exploration is the lifeblood of the local mining industry, law firm Beech Veltman states that exploration spend has been declining for several years, even before the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on global demand. “This decline of exploration activity has primarily been as a result of... →
Electricity wheeling can reduce load-shedding risk if legal, technical uncertainties are addressed
By: Donna Slater 15th October 2021 Tariffs and the legal framework governing the wheeling of electricity from independent power producers (IPPs), which are taking advantage of the recently declared 100 MW licence threshold, will be key factors in IPPs’ ability and willingness to feed surplus power into regional and national power... →
Market recognising higher likelihood of platinum deficit than surplus in years ahead – WPIC
By: Martin Creamer 14th October 2021 Right now, the market is recognising the higher likelihood of platinum being in deficit rather than in surplus in the mid-term years ahead, said World Platinum Investment Council research director Trevor Raymond on Thursday. Raymond expects pent-up up consumer demand for vehicles to reduce any... →
Harmony re-engineering portfolio, deleveraging balance sheet, creating optionality – Coetzer
By: Martin Creamer 13th October 2021 Harmony Gold is at a very exciting point as it pivots in a new portfolio-enhancing direction and sheds costs at the same time, says Harmony investor relations head Jared Coetzer. “That little paragraph that we came up with about reengineering our portfolio and deleveraging our balance sheet to... →
Qld Parliament backs miner claims
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th October 2021 The Queensland Parliament has passed legislation aimed at assisting the resources sector keep driving Queensland’s economic recovery by confirming the validity of more than 900 historical mining tenures. Resources Minister Scott Stewart told Parliament that the Resources and Other Legislation... →
Pan African well positioned as solid-margin extended-life gold producer
By: Martin Creamer 12th October 2021 Midtier South African gold mining company Pan African is building two schools for its communities, has handed over a clinic in Barberton, is planning to embed 35 MW of renewable energy, is constructing a water retreatment plant that will pretty much eliminate the use of potable water at Evander,... →
Mining boom papering over serious structural issues – Nedbank's Mpofu
By: Martin Creamer 11th October 2021 South Africa’s current mining boom is papering over some very serious structural issues that underlie the mining industry as a whole. “Chief amongst those is the slowdown if not disappearance of investment in future capacity, a trend we’ve been seeing for the past ten years,” said Nedbank mining... →
Exploration key to keeping South Africa on right side of future – investors
By: Martin Creamer 11th October 2021 Exploration is key to keeping South Africa on the right side of the future-facing metals scenario, the Joburg Indaba heard last week from potential investors. During a panel discussion on mining sector prospects covered by Mining Weekly, the heads of international investment companies commented... →
Form top left clockwise are Fiona Perrott-Humphrey, Olivia Markham, Brett Beatty, Bernard Swanepoel and Mick McMullen.
Concerns remain despite assurances after coup
By: Cameron Mackay 8th October 2021 Despite assurances that mining activity would not be disrupted in Guinea following the coup d'état on September 5, there is lingering concern that investors could be reluctant to continue investing in the country, argues law firm Beech Veltman CEO Warren Beech. “Investors are usually concerned... →
Explosives company aims to extend its reach
By: Cameron Mackay 8th October 2021 As part of bulk emulsion explosives and mining technology manufacturer BME’s ongoing strategic global expansion strategy, the company plans to continue growing its footprint in mining in West Africa, states BME West African operations GM Michael Klaasen. “BME has been active in West Africa for... →
Cooperation crucial to West African development – law firm
By: Cameron Mackay 8th October 2021 Amid opportunities for mining and the availability of substantial human resources in West Africa, cooperation between the public and private sectors can help grow mining in the region. This cooperation can contribute to the development of industries, such as the energy sector, as well as the... →
Ghana base acts as catalyst for growth
By: Cameron Mackay 8th October 2021 Much of the success of consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting’s office in Accra, Ghana, is based on the company’s local knowledge, represented by experienced professionals from West Africa, states SRK Consulting principal resource geologist and SRK Ghana country manager Ivan Doku.... →
South Africa’s exploration investment lowest since democracy began, Joburg Indaba hears
By: Martin Creamer 7th October 2021 South Africa’s mining industry is at its lowest level of exploration investment since democracy began in 1994, the Joburg Indaba heard on Thursday. “Never have we spent less – and this is a pity because significant promises were made about an exploration plan for the country,” Joburg Indaba... →
South Africa in danger of missing out on commodity boom, Joburg Indaba hears
By: Martin Creamer 6th October 2021 A much more enabling environment is needed to ensure that South Africa does not miss out on yet another commodity boom, the Joburg Indaba heard on Wednesday. “We know that we’ve missed at least one commodity boom,” Foskor chairperson, Industrial Development Corporation director and founding... →
Zambia is reviewing mining tax framework, mines minister says
By: Reuters 6th October 2021 Zambia's mines minister said on Wednesday that the government had been reviewing the mining tax framework with key stakeholders to design a regime that would be stable, predictable and competitive. "This will also attract both local and foreign investment in mining and ultimately scale up mineral... →
Innovative wireless sensor approach could make exploration cheaper – Prof
By: Martin Creamer 5th October 2021 An innovative wireless sensor method of mapping the subsurface of the earth could make exploration cheaper and mining safer, says Professor Musa Manzi, the award-winning director of the Seismic Research Centre of the School of Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. The method, which... →
Investment in mining crucial to ensure continued contribution to economy – PwC
By: Martin Creamer 5th October 2021 Investment in the mining industry is crucial to ensure its continued contribution to the South African economy, says PwC in its thirteenth edition of SA Mine 2021, a series of publications that highlights trends in the South African mining industry. In a year of doom and gloom on so many fronts,... →
From minerals to beer, Congo’s Finance Minister hunts for cash
By: Bloomberg 5th October 2021 The Democratic Republic of Congo is intent on revisiting mining contracts, rescinding and reselling unused oil permits and boosting taxes on beer to fund its development plans, according to Nicolas Kazadi, the country’s finance minister. A country the size of Western Europe with 80-million... →
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