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Manganese News
Exxaro’s Cennergi to decarbonise group’s own coal mines plus mining industry 
By: Martin Creamer 21st September 2021 Cennergi, the wholly owned renewable energy arm of coal mining company Exxaro and South Africa’s second-largest renewable energy company, is being deployed to decarbonise the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company’s own coal mines. In addition, Exxaro, through Cennergi, is in discussion with... →
Giyani progresses exploratory work on three manganese prospects
By: Marleny Arnoldi 20th September 2021 TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals Corporation has provided updates on the various exploration programmes it has under way at the southern extensions of the K.Hill project, as well as the Otse and Lobatse manganese prospects, in Botswana. CEO Robin Birchall says the multiple exploration programmes are... →
Exxaro targeting manganese, bauxite, copper as part of decarbonisation strategy
By: Martin Creamer 20th September 2021 By investing in operating manganese, bauxite and copper assets, the new Exxaro Minerals business could represent 50% of expected coal earnings within ten years, Exxaro CEO-designate and MD Minerals Dr Nombasa Tsengwa stated on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed coal company’s website on... →
Exxaro CEO-designate and MD Minerals Dr Nombasa Tsengwa
Afrimat closes Coza buyout; starts production at Jenkins
By: Donna Slater 17th September 2021 Construction materials and industrial minerals supplier Afrimat reports that all conditions precedent to a sales share agreement to buy 100% of the issued ordinary shares of Coza Mining, totalling R300-million, have been fulfilled, making the transaction unconditional. With the completion of the... →
South Africa’s junior mining dearth result of unintended consequence – AmaranthCX
By: Martin Creamer 14th September 2021 South Africa’s junior mining dearth is a result of savings no longer flowing through to primary capital raising and stock exchange listings, as the Jacobs Committee expected them to do. The unintended consequence is that there are no longer small investors for small companies. This has negatively... →
Manganese, Nkomati Mine, green-hydrogen make headlines
10th September 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks African Rainbow Minerals touting the possibility of an opportunity for manganese alloy production locally; the Nkomati Nickel mine could hold underground opportunity; and the three structural characteristics that South Africa has to possibly become a... →
Plans unfolding to rail manganese more efficiently – ARM
By: Martin Creamer 9th September 2021 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is looking to upgrading its private rail siding from 60 t to 100 t rail wagons so that it can transport manganese ore to the Port of Saldanha in a much more efficient way. Currently, the private rail siding at the Black Rock mine in the... →
ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert
Tshipi declares R88m interim distribution
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th September 2021 ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has advised that the board of Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining has declared a dividend of R88-million for the first half of the 2022 financial year, of which R41.7-million is due to Jupiter. Jupiter says it will also receive R33-million in marketing profits. →
Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining
By: Reuters 9th September 2021 Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected. Thousands of conservationists, scientists, and diplomats voted in favour of the moratorium late Wednesday at... →
Extractives sector moves to turn the tide on corruption
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th September 2021 Governments, business and civil society are uniting in the fight against corruption in the extractives sector, demonstrating support and commitment for beneficial ownership transparency. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) reports that anonymous ownership of companies can be... →
ARM earnings soar 136%, dividend up double plus
By: Martin Creamer 6th September 2021 The headline earnings of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) soared 136% to a record R13-billion in the 12 months to June 30. The JSE-listed company, headed by executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe, declared a final dividend of R20 a share, totalling R4 489-million. This... →
ARM executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe
Afrimat’s acquisition of Gravenhage assets gets Competition Commission’s green light
By: Donna Slater 3rd September 2021 The Competition Commission has unconditionally approved a proposed merger in which manganese miner Afrimat Manganese intends to acquire certain assets from Thabazimbi Joint Venture’s (TJV’s) Gravenhage manganese project. The assets include Gravenhage’s manganese mining right, immovable property,... →
Giyani announces maiden indicated mineral resources at K.Hill
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd September 2021 Canadian exploration company Giyani Metals has announced an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its K.Hill project, in Botswana, as part of the feasibility study for the project. Infill drilling has resulted in the conversion of about 95% of the current inferred mineral resources for... →
Location tech adds real value
By: Halima Frost 3rd September 2021 Since the installation of a real-time intelligent location system – developed by global location technology platform company Quuppa – the mine in which it has been installed has reported a reduction in downtime and an uptick in productivity, communications device provider Ya Batho tells Mining... →
Machine learning reaches mineral prospecting
By: Halima Frost 27th August 2021 The partnership between mining consulting services provider The MSA Group and Canadian mining software developer Koan Analytics has resulted in machine learning being available to minerals explorers in South Africa and throughout the world. “The partnership offers access to the most advanced... →
Metallurgical tests prove profitable
27th August 2021 Gold mining company African Gold Group in July announced the final metallurgical test results from its comprehensive sulphide testwork programme, which incorporated variability testing to determine the optimal process route of the ore across the extent of the orebody at its Kobada mine in Mali.... →
Transnet, Minerals Council to strengthen cooperation to improve network operations
By: Schalk Burger 24th August 2021 State-owned Transnet and mining industry organisation Minerals Council South Africa have agreed to collaborate to ensure operational improvements across the freight system to get back to target performance levels in the short term and then to position for growth in the future. The organisations... →
IDC in discussion on the introduction of an exploration fund – Demana
By: Martin Creamer 23rd August 2021 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is in discussion on the introduction of a fund to underpin much-needed exploration in South Africa. This was stated by Reginald Demana, the IDC’s head of mining and metals, infrastructure and energy, in a wide-ranging Zoom interview with Mining Weekly.... →
Giyani discovers two new mineralised zones at Botswana project
By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th August 2021 TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals Corporation says an infill drill programme to inform a feasibility study at the K.Hill manganese project, in Botswana, has led to the discovery of a new mineralised horizon (B Horizon) below the main orebody. The company is assessing the area for inclusion in an... →
South32 posts higher manganese, aluminium output from South African operations
By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th August 2021 Diversified miner South32 has posted a 21% year-on-year increase in manganese output from its South African mines to 2.26-million tonnes for the year ended June 30. The JSE-, ASX- and LSE-listed miner has a 44% interest in two manganese mines – Mamatwan and Wessels – in South Africa, based in... →
South Africa on verge of nice breakthroughs in hydrogen, says new SAIMM president
By: Martin Creamer 17th August 2021 South Africa is on verge of nice breakthroughs in hydrogen, says newly elected Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) president Isabel Geldenhuys. Speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview, Geldenhuys expressed the view that all the big mines with big moving machinery... →
Friendly South African face could quickly attract exploration investment – Bristow
By: Martin Creamer 11th August 2021 South Africa looks a lot like the global gold mining industry in that it has not encouraged reinvestment in its mining industry’s future, says Barrick Gold president and CE Dr Mark Bristow. "In fact, if anything, South Africa has harvested what it received back in 1994," adds Bristow, a hugely... →
Barrick president and CE Dr Mark Bristow.
Afrimat unpacks how its recent acquisitions are settling in
By: Marleny Arnoldi 5th August 2021 JSE-listed midtier miner Afrimat on August 5, during an investor day, outlined its expectations on when its latest acquisitions will start contributing to the group’s results, as well as how the company will go about driving growth going forward. Most of the acquisition activity in the... →
Jupiter mines to host spill meeting, pays $59m in dividends
By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd August 2021 ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has advised that shareholders have voted against the adoption of its 2021 Remuneration Report, giving effect to a spill resolution. Additionally, shareholders have voted in favour of appointing Scott Winter and Peter North as directors of the company, while directors... →
How eight entrepreneurs helped shape the South African economy
30th July 2021 In this exploration of eight famous, and not so famous, South African entrepreneurs, economic historian Stefan Schirmer celebrates the dynamism, tenacity and ingenuity of these individuals, while delving into the complexities of building successful enterprises in a society so deeply scarred by... →
Anglo on trajectory towards becoming minerals solutions provider
By: Martin Creamer 29th July 2021 Diversified mining and marketing company Anglo American, which shot the lights out on Thursday with the presentation of an all-time record set of half-year results, is on its way to becoming a minerals solutions provider rather than a digger of holes. The London- and Johannesburg-listed Anglo is... →
Exploration trailblazer Orion cracks retail investor code with 14 000-plus SA backers
By: Martin Creamer 21st July 2021 More than 14 000 South Africans now own shares in the discovery and development mining company Orion Minerals, which is reflective of retail investment that can be stimulated in South Africa to support essential local minerals exploration. What is also extremely promising is that the dual listed... →
Anglo increasingly focused on future-enabling decarbonising metals, minerals – Cutifani
By: Martin Creamer 20th July 2021 The portfolio and growth investments of diversified mining company Anglo American is increasingly focused future-enabling metals and minerals that are critical to decarbonising energy and transport and to meeting consumers' growing needs, from luxury to everyday life. This was stated by Anglo... →
Mine achieves massive earnings boost after employing four more people
By: Martin Creamer 19th July 2021 Guided by a value driver tree (VDT) study, an opencast mine increased its earnings massively after employing four additional operators at comparatively negligible cost. The operation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) soared hugely from $634.3-million to... →
Assmang calls force majeure on manganese alloys in South Africa
By: Bloomberg 19th July 2021 Assmang issued a notice of force majeure on manganese alloys production from its facilities in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, according to an email from Rorie Wilson, an alternate director at the company. The mining company declared force majeure to customers last week due to civil unrest... →
Life in mining-dependent countries significantly improved – ICMM
By: Martin Creamer 14th July 2021 Life in mining-dependent countries has improved significantly in the 23 years leading up to 2018, with strong governance the key to improving socio-economic well-being, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) said on Wednesday. A report that analysed 41 social metrics grouped under... →
Manganese ore truck torched in Gqeberha
By: News24Wire 13th July 2021 A truck was set alight in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape in apparent ongoing attacks on foreign nationals driving manganese ore trucks. Eastern Cape police said six people stopped and petrol-bombed the truck at 05.40 on Monday on the N2 between Bluewater Bay and the Markman off ramp on the N2... →
WA miners contributed A$83bn to economy in 2019/20 - survey
By: Esmarie Iannucci 12th July 2021 A new survey by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) for Western Australia has found that the state’s mining, oil and gas, energy and contractor industries contributed a direct A$83-billion to Australia’s economy in 2019-20 and directly provided more than 94 000 full-time jobs. The survey... →
Explosives demand in Africa picking up
By: Darren Parker 9th July 2021 With demand for explosives improving, mining explosives technology company BME, part of JSE-listed Omnia Group, has been successfully maintaining supply to customers across Africa. BME GM Ralf Hennecke notes that this was despite the disruptions and cross-border challenges the company faced. He... →
Iconic South African mines are ravaged economy’s unlikely saviour
By: Bloomberg 6th July 2021 The world’s deepest precious-metals mines, together with giant iron-ore and coal pits are providing an unexpected boon to a South African economy slowly recovering from its biggest contraction in a century. Surging demand and prices for commodities including platinum-group metals, iron-ore,... →
Mining vital to economy, can help guide country's path – President
By: Martin Creamer 5th July 2021 Mining is vital to the South African economy and the opportunities that exist in mining can help guide the country’s path to a more inclusive and equitable economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated on Monday. Writing in his From the Desk of the President column, Ramaphosa placed mineral and... →
Glencore paid governments $5.8bn, working hard to develop local skills
By: Martin Creamer 30th June 2021 As one of the world’s largest natural resource companies, with operations across five continents, Glencore is committed to delivering long-lasting socioeconomic benefits, CFO Steven Kalmin on Wednesday. Speaking on video with the release of Glencore's 2020 Payment to Governments Report, Kalmin... →
Glencore CFO Steven Kalmin
Waste cooking oil powers ship from Singapore to South Africa for Anglo
By: Martin Creamer 29th June 2021 The use of sustainable biofuel to power a chartered capesize ship during a voyage from Singapore to South Africa has been successfully trialled as part of a decarbonisation initiative, Anglo American said on Tuesday. The biodiesel blend was produced by converting waste cooking oil from... →
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