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Petroleum changes on the cards in NT
By: Esmarie Iannucci 9th December 2020 he Northern Territory government on Wednesday endorsed the Petroleum Regulations 2020, which is aimed at strengthening regulation and ensuring the industry is accountable for its practices, while assisting pastoralists and petroleum companies to reach land access agreements for petroleum... →
China converting battery electric vehicles into platinum-linked hydrogen fuel cell vehicles 
By: Martin Creamer 8th December 2020 Battery electric vehicles such as municipal buses and trucks are being converted into hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by China. “China already has a very well-established infrastructure to charge batteries and run battery electric trucks. But in the north, it’s very cold and we know battery electric... →
Now Implats joins high-flying PGMs-linked venture capital fund
By: Martin Creamer 7th December 2020 Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Impala Platinum (Implats) announced on Monday that it would be joining a high-flying venture capital fund that supports technologies making use of PGMs, which are helping the world to combat climate change. Existing investors in the... →
Retiring Glasenberg handing over Glencore reins to Gary Nagle 
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2020 Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg announced on Friday that he would be handing over the reins of the global mining and marketing company in mid-2021 to top Glencore executive Gary Nagle, who has served the company for more than two decades and is well-known in South Africa, where he ran Glencore’s... →
Glencore spells out emission-reduction pathway to 2050
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2020 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Friday announced its ambition to be a net-zero emissions company by 2050. Glencore set out the pathway towards reducing its total emissions footprint by 40% by 2035, taking in Scope 1, 2 and 3. →
Ivan Glasenberg, who is handing Glencore reins to Gary Nagle.
Appea report warns of gas reservation issues
By: Esmarie Iannucci 4th December 2020 A new report commissioned by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has warned that a gas market intervention in Australia could risk investment and supply in the sector. Undertaken by EnergyQuest, the report examined the gas market policies of 20 major... →
Manufacturing, lockdowns can mean more exports from Copperbelt
By: Cameron Mackay 4th December 2020 The Chinese manufacturing sector has recovered quickly from the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which, complemented by a shortfall in raw materials in the country, has resulted in high demand for copper in China. Consequently, the lockdowns in South American countries and the challenges... →
OPEN FOR BUSINESS Lockdowns in copper mining South American countries has created an opportunity for miners in the African Copperbelt to export more copper to countries like China
Glencore, China’s GEM extend strategic cobalt partnership
By: Martin Creamer 3rd December 2020 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has extended its partnership with GEM of China for the supply of cobalt hydroxide by another five years. Both companies have also formally embedded responsible sourcing and sustainability into the contractual relationship. →
Copper bull market now fully under way – Goldman Sachs
By: Martin Creamer 2nd December 2020 The bull market for copper is now fully under way with prices reaching their highest level since 2017, Goldman Sachs International commodities research analysts reported on December 1. Also on December 1, Mining.com reported that the copper price was trading at its highest since March 2013 on... →
Hydrogen investment by PGMs-linked fund bodes well for South Africa
By: Martin Creamer 1st December 2020 A new investment in hydrogen, made by the sustainability-focused AP Ventures, bodes well for South Africa. AP Ventures, an independent venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies that use platinum group metals (PGMs), has invested €5-million equity in HPNow, which has introduced a... →
Mining can retake investor darling status by going green – Frandsen
By: Martin Creamer 30th November 2020 The taking of clear sustainability steps can make mining the darling of the investor community once again. Mining cannot participate in anything that leaves the world a worse place and needs to be cognisant of what it takes to have a licence to operate. Mining must have a smaller carbon... →
New chrome mine owner plans to grow in ‘very sustainable manner’
By: Martin Creamer 27th November 2020 The new owner of a chrome mine in North West province that was placed on care and maintenance following the Covid-19 lockdown, plans to grow production in a phased, sustainable manner that will ultimately lead to the creation of more than 1 000 jobs, Mining Weekly can today report. The... →
Highly experienced Clover Alloys CEO Philip Kotze
Reducing regulatory burden remains critical
By: Theresa Bhowan 27th November 2020 When comparing the legislative environments of different mining regimes on the African continent, law firm Webber Wentzel notes that the two highest ranked countries in terms of the 2019 Fraser Institute Survey – South Africa and Guinea – have similarities. “The legislative environments of these... →
JONATHAN VEERAN There will always be investor interest where there is a demand
Palladium-dominant Waterberg project's advance is primary objective – PTM
By: Martin Creamer 26th November 2020 The advancement of the palladium-dominant Waterberg Project to a development and construction decision is the primary business objective of Platinum Group Metals (PTM), for which construction funding and concentrate offtake arrangements are being pursued. The Toronto- and New York-listed company,... →
Anglo praised for blazing decarbonised mining trail with hydrogen truck project
By: Martin Creamer 25th November 2020 The electrolyser that will generate renewable hydrogen for the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle project has been delivered to site by Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, as part of the joint partnership with ENGIE and Anglo American, announced last year. ENGIE is providing the... →
African green hydrogen can provide important economic impetus – BMBF
By: Martin Creamer 24th November 2020 The establishment of an African hydrogen economy based on renewable energy can provide important impetus in the Southern African region and offer new perspectives, especially to young people. That is the view of German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Energy and Green Hydrogen... →
Australia committed to critical mineral development
By: Esmarie Iannucci 24th November 2020 Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt has reiterated Australia’s aspirations to become a world leader in the exploration, extraction, production and processing of critical minerals. Speaking at the International Mining and Resources Conference, Pitt noted that the Critical Minerals Facilitation... →
Coal mine on point of turning acid mine drainage into potable water at no cost
By: Martin Creamer 23rd November 2020 An Mpumalanga coal mine is on the point of entering into an agreement before year-end to have its acid mine drainage water curse turned into potable water at no cost, Mining Weekly can today report. Recovered potassium nitrate, which retails at about R15 000/t and which is marketed at about R11... →
Mining industry responds well to Covid-19, but legal risks remain
By: Schalk Burger 20th November 2020 The mining industry in South Africa responded well to the new directives to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and ensure employee health, a panel of lawyers from law firm Webber Wentzel said during the firm's annual Mining Roundup seminar on November 18. "The mining industry proved adaptable and... →
Platinum investment demand, Anglo American, Sibanye-Stillwater make headlines
20th November 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks platinum investment demand sky rocketing 291%, Anglo American’s investment commitment to South Africa and a New York court dismissing class action against Sibanye-Stillwater. →
Zambia's mining assets won't be taken by bondholders – mines minister
By: Reuters 19th November 2020 Zambia doesn't expect its mining assets to be taken away by bondholders and has no plans to sell its shares in mining companies despite defaulting on part of its debt last week, Mines Minister Richard Musukwa said on Thursday. Zambia hopes to "strike a win-win situation" with bondholders,... →
Chrome producers want ferrochrome solutions that exclude export tax
By: Martin Creamer 19th November 2020 South Africa’s non-integrated chrome ore exporters want to discuss ways of solving the existential threat to South Africa’s struggling ferrochrome industry to avoid the need for a tax being imposed on the export of locally mined chrome ore. But steadfastly in favour of a chrome ore export tax are... →
Senex raises concerns around potential reservation
By: Esmarie Iannucci 19th November 2020 Government intervention into the domestic gas sector could have dire consequences, energy producer Senex Energy has warned. Chairperson Trevor Bourne told shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday said that while sensible reforms could improve the efficiency of the gas... →
Anglo’s investment commitment to South Africa up R15bn
By: Martin Creamer 18th November 2020 Anglo American is on track to exceed its original investment commitment to South Africa, despite Covid-19 impacts, Mining Weekly can report. At this year’s SA Investment Conference, the London- and Johannesburg-listed diamond, platinum group metals and iron-ore mining company increased its total... →
Platinum investment demand rockets on risk and hydrogen – WPIC
By: Martin Creamer 18th November 2020 Platinum investment demand rocketed 291% in the three months to September 30, World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reported on Wednesday, when it forecast a third consecutive annual platinum deficit next year on an initial projected 2021 deficit of 224 000 oz. The high third-quarter (Q3)... →
Industry players need to ‘join hands’ to promote, build African beneficiation, processing industry
By: Simone Liedtke 17th November 2020 For Africa to advance its beneficiation and processing industry in a manner that will support growth, assure a return on investment and stimulate local economies, the continent will have to find a way to connect various elements of the decision making process and stakeholders, says information... →
British Columbia court rules in favour of Eastplats
By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th November 2020 TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has welcomed the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the dismissal of an appeal of a petition filed by a shareholder seeking leave to start derivative action against certain of the company’s current and former directors. This... →
Iridium breakthrough a boost for green hydrogen economy, PGMs mining
By: Martin Creamer 16th November 2020 The amount of iridium required to electrolyse green hydrogen has been drastically reduced, a breakthrough that is a significant boost for the upcoming green hydrogen economy as well as South African platinum group metals (PGMs) mining. Heraeus Precious Metals has achieved a material thrifting... →
Chrome export tax a positive step, special electricity dispensation now needed – Phiri
By: Martin Creamer 16th November 2020 The imposition of a tax on the export of chrome ore is a positive step, but to enable South Africa’s once-dominant ferrochrome industry to compete successfully once again, electricity prices should be made affordable by way of special dispensation, says mining stalwart Steve Phiri, who was... →
Steve Phiri
WA Upper House passes EPA Bill
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th November 2020 The Western Australian Upper House has passed a raft of amendments to modernise the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), paving the way for increased environmental protection while stimulating the economy and creating jobs. Reforms in the Amendment Act include streamlining the environmental... →
Strongly recovering South Deep gold mine earmarked for advanced technology
By: Martin Creamer 13th November 2020 A number of automation projects are being considered at Gold Fields’ South Deep, the bulk mechanised underground gold mine in Gauteng, south-west of Johannesburg. After reporting 7% higher overall year-on-year group production of 557 000 oz for the three months to September 30, Gold Fields CEO... →
Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland
High demand for tailings consulting exceeds local capacity
By: Cameron Mackay 13th November 2020 Engineering consultant Knight Piésold is focused on providing technical advice for many local tailings dam facilities, says Knight Piésold technical director for mining services Africa Andrew Copeland. This increase in demand for tailings dam-related consulting can be attributed to several... →
Pandemic pushes more mines into care and maintenance
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 13th November 2020 A downturn in the global demand for certain minerals, uncertain and cyclical commodity prices and the increasing costs of production have resulted in several mines and beneficiation operations being placed on care and maintenance. These factors have been prevalent since late 2017, and... →
TRYING TIMES Many mines that have been placed on care and maintenance will remain in that state for the foreseeable future
Crime, health and safety concerns for mines
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 13th November 2020 Theft, as a consequence of mining equipment and machinery remaining idle for a long period, is an issue for operations on care and maintenance, says law firm ENSafrica mine and occupational health and safety director Pieter Colyn. In many cases, mining operations retain third-party security... →
New York court dismisses class action against Sibanye-Stillwater
By: Martin Creamer 12th November 2020 A Brooklyn, New York, Federal Court has dismissed with prejudice, a putative securities class action suit seeking damages for allegedly false and misleading statements by Sibanye-Stillwater and its CEO Neal Froneman relating to safety incidents in 2018. The class action, which was brought on... →
Neal Froneman
Miners welcome new Qld Cabinet
By: Esmarie Iannucci 12th November 2020 The resources sector has welcomed the appointment of a new state Cabinet in Queensland, following an election, as well as the establishment of a Minister for Hydrogen, recognizing the importance of the new energy source. Re-elected Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she expected her ministers to... →
Zimbabwe under investor pressure to end gold sales monopoly
By: Bloomberg 12th November 2020 Gold mining investors are pressuring Zimbabwe to change a law forcing producers to sell their output to the central bank, which part pays them in local currency that’s worthless outside the country. That law is making it hard to raise capital for investment projects, according to B2Gold Corp. and... →
Completion of first phase of Kore Potash’s new starter project expected in May
By: Martin Creamer 11th November 2020 The current strategy of Kore Potash is to focus on the Dougou Extension (DX) project, a 400 000 t/y selective solution-mining project in the Republic of Congo (RoC), rather than the considerably larger Kola underground mining project. Kola, as the first project of the AIM-, ASX- and JSE-listed... →
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