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Regenerative coal mining crucial part of just transition to green economy – Bevan Jones 
By: Martin Creamer 9th June 2021 A shift to “regenerative mining” of coal reserves is a crucial part of a solution to a greener, cleaner future, said African Source Markets CEO Bevan Jones on Wednesday. Jones, a former commodity trader at Macquarie and Rand Merchant Bank, who cofounded the global coal market in London in the... →
Iron-ore jumps on supply concerns, shrugs off China price watch
By: Reuters 9th June 2021 Iron-ore futures rose on Wednesday, with the Dalian benchmark contract gaining up to 5.4% after a three-day slump, as worries over supply boosted prices of the steelmaking raw material. The most-traded September iron-ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trading 4% higher at 1... →
New Moody’s scores to reflect ESG risks
By: Marleny Arnoldi 8th June 2021 Ratings agency Moody’s has published environmental, social and governance (ESG) issuer profile and credit impact scores for various rated issuers in the global metals and mining sector. This follows on the agency’s publication of ESG scores for a range of corporate issuers, utilities and US... →
South Africa accounts for half of ICMM members' mining fatalities
By: Marleny Arnoldi 8th June 2021 The latest safety performance report by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) finds that South African members of the council had the highest fatality rate last year, accounting for 50% of fatalities reported by ICMM members globally. The country recorded 22 fatalities from... →
Central banks expected to buy the same amount of gold as last year, says WGC
By: Simone Liedtke 8th June 2021 Central banks continue to be positive on gold, with about the same number of central banks expected to buy gold compared with last year, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on June 8. In its the ‘2021 Central Bank Gold Reserves (CBGR)’ survey, the council noted that 21% of central banks intend to... →
Mining firms with higher ESG ratings outperform market – PwC 
By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2021 Mining companies with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings outperformed the broader market during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, delivering 34% average total shareholder return over the past three years — ten percentage points higher than the general market index, PwC... →
Gold ETFs add $3.4bn to supply, reversing three months of net outflows
By: Simone Liedtke 7th June 2021 Global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) added 61.3 t, valued at about $3.4-billion, in May, reversing three straight months of net outflows, which the World Gold Council (WGC) says is largely a function of investment demand increasing with the price strength of gold, along with renewed inflation... →
Weekly Coal Index Report
7th June 2021 Short seller Boatman Capital has made news in a full-frontal attack on Thungela Resources’ environmental liabilities. However, when one sees coal miners as transitioning to “regenerative miners”, working with Nature to restore soil and water, while creating jobs for local communities, then one... →
Iron-ore tumbles as optimism around China demand fades
By: Reuters 7th June 2021 Iron-ore prices tumbled on Monday as China's subdued trade data for May and narrowing steel profit margins dampened the market's enthusiasm about demand prospects for the steelmaking ingredient. China, which accounts for more than half of the world's steel output, imported 89.79 million tonnes of... →
Anglo responds to dossier on coal demerging, Thungela shares fall
By: Martin Creamer 6th June 2021 The provision of R6.45-billion on the balance sheet of the demerged Thungela thermal coal company is over and above the regulatory guidance for miners in South Africa, is in accordance with IFRS and audited, and consistent with the provisioning norms within the industry. This was stated to Mining... →
Global copper smelting extends recovery in May
By: Reuters 4th June 2021 Global copper smelting extended its rebound in May, touching fresh highs for the year as operations continued to take advantage of strong prices, data from satellite surveillance of copper plants showed. Activity in China was strong at first, but weakened through the month as smelters undertook... →
It’s not over for coal yet as global prices surge on hot demand
By: Bloomberg 3rd June 2021 Coal is seeing a dramatic spike in demand just as several major miners are hit with production problems, sparking a surge in prices from China to Europe and the US. Prices for the dirtiest fossil fuel are soaring as sweltering temperatures in North Asia increase air conditioning needs, adding to... →
Fitch Solutions raises nickel price forecast
By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd June 2021 Research agency Fitch Solutions and Country Risk has revised upward its average nickel price forecast for the year from $15 750/t to $16 500/t. The agency says nickel is enjoying strong demand from stainless steel producers, while a sustained market deficit will support higher prices up to 2025. →
Hot prices pervading commodities market, CRU tells Junior Indaba
By: Martin Creamer 2nd June 2021 Price hotness is pervading the commodities market, CRU senior analyst Clare Hanna said on Tuesday, when she addressed the second and final day of the Junior Indaba. Speaking on ‘what’s hot and what’s not’, Hanna said almost all commodities were at the higher-than-15% level. (Also watch attached... →
2021 to be ‘exceptional year of earnings’ for miners, research agency forecasts
By: Simone Liedtke 2nd June 2021 The 2021 financial year will prove to be an “exceptional year of earnings” for miners, while bringing with it a paradigm shift in terms of mining strategy, says research agency Fitch Solutions and Country Risk. It explains that mining companies are major beneficiaries of the metal price rally... →
Tender for new modern cadastre system to be invited next week
By: Martin Creamer 1st June 2021 A tender for a new modern cadastre system to provide exploration information will be invited by the end of next week, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-general Advocate Thabo Mokoena said on Tuesday. In his opening keynote address on initiatives to ignite the exploration... →
Project house DRA applies for secondary inward JSE listing
By: Martin Creamer 29th May 2021 The 37-year-old South Africa-rooted project house DRA Global has applied for a secondary inward listing on the JSE under the main board’s construction and materials, engineering and contracting services sector. The diversified engineering, project and operations management group – now... →
Lithium outlook for next decade ‘very upbeat’ as decarbonisation, electrification accelerate
By: Simone Liedtke 28th May 2021 The outlook for the lithium sector over a ten-year horizon is very upbeat, amid fast production and demand growth and numerous opportunities across a variety of countries, says research agency Fitch Solutions and Country Risk. It adds that the backdrop for lithium is “as bright as ever” as the... →
Fitch lifts 2021 pricing assumptions for various metals
By: Marleny Arnoldi 28th May 2021 Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has increased its copper price assumptions, among others, following “exceptionally” strong pricing conditions in the year-to-date. The agency declared a new price assumption of $9 000/t for this year, up from its previous assumption of $7 200/t. →
Iron-ore benchmarks rise on China's steel output plans
By: Reuters 28th May 2021 Iron-ore futures in Asia rose on Friday, but were set for a third weekly decline on persistent price-control concerns. Top steel producer China's recent statements on steel capacity reforms had sparked worries about tight supply prospects, pushing prices to record highs earlier this month. →
Cobalt market expected to double in size by 2025
By: Simone Liedtke 27th May 2021 The 120 000 t/y to 130 000 t/y cobalt market is expected to double in size by 2025, with about half of global demand to be from batteries, says diversified commodities producer Glencore head cobalt trader David Brocas, who was quoted in investment banker Jefferies' latest cobalt-focused metals... →
Copper industry to return to pre-pandemic levels this year
By: Simone Liedtke 27th May 2021 The Covid-19-induced downturn in the copper industry is health related, and not economic like the 2008/9 global financial crisis, International Wrought Copper Council (IWCC) president Mark Loveitt said this week. During a copper-focused conference, hosted by consultancy Roskill on May 26, Loveitt... →
Concern over lack of JSE listings ahead of Junior Indaba
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2021 In anticipation of next week's Junior Indaba virtual conference, AmaranthCX director Paul Miller has updated statistics on the change in the number of listed mining companies on the JSE over time. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) It is not a pretty picture. (See attached chart.) →
Govt-Minerals Council team established to promote exploration – Mgojo
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) and Minerals Council South Africa have established a task team to promote exploration, outgoing Minerals Council president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Wednesday. The exploration task team, Mgojo said during his address to the council’s 131st annual general... →
Nolitha Fakude first woman mining industry president in 131 years
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The board members of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday elected the first female president in 131 years. New president Nolitha Fakude, a former Minerals Council VP who is the chairperson of Anglo American South Africa, said she would be focusing on ensuring that mining contributes... →
Diamond explorer Bill McKechnie feels South Africa has battery mineral exploration potential
By: Martin Creamer 25th May 2021 The renowned exploration geologist linked to the colossal and still-thriving diamond discovery against all odds at the Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, believes there is no reason why new battery and other specialist minerals cannot be discovered in South Africa, using the techniques that he... →
Lithium price maintains momentum as supply is short – Fitch Solutions
By: Marleny Arnoldi 24th May 2021 Research agency Fitch Solutions has published a new lithium price forecast for this year. The agency expects both lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices to trend higher this year and next, owing to accelerating demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and a tight upstream supply. →
First warning sign in the global commodity boom flashes in China
By: Bloomberg 24th May 2021 One pillar of this year’s blistering commodities rally – Chinese demand – may be teetering. Beijing aced its economic recovery from the pandemic largely via an expansion in credit and a state-aided construction boom that sucked in raw materials from across the planet. Already the world’s biggest... →
Iron-ore tumbles as China's price warning grips markets
By: Reuters 24th May 2021 Asia's iron-ore futures tumbled on Monday, leading another bout of selling in the metals complex, after China's state planner warned against commodity price manipulation and vowed to clamp down on speculative trading. The most-traded iron-ore contract for September delivery on China's Dalian... →
Arne Frandsen’s great green graphite offering debuts Monday
By: Martin Creamer 21st May 2021 Arne Frandsen’s great green graphite offering debuts Monday when trading of the shares of Nouveau Monde Graphite begin on the New York Stock Exchange. There is no half measure with Nouveau Monde Graphite chairperson and Pallinghurst managing partner and co-founder Frandsen when it comes to... →
Generalist funds flow back into mining as prices, inflation climb
By: Reuters 21st May 2021 Surging prices for commodities, stronger balance sheets and rising inflation have lured back to mining stocks generalist investors that for years shunned the sector, data shows. Shares in diversified mining companies Rio Tinto , BHP , Anglo American and Glencore have doubled in the last year, as... →
The great commodities boom of 2021 is facing its first big test
By: Bloomberg 21st May 2021 One of the biggest commodities booms in decades is looking for a fresh reason to power higher. Markets from copper to oil to corn surged recently as monetary stimulus and a recovery from the pandemic tightened supplies, fueling a debate about whether raw materials are in a new supercycle. But the... →
Climate is global issue that exceeds anything seen in centuries – Anglo 
By: Martin Creamer 20th May 2021 Recent generations have defined the environment as a critical issue for humanity and climate change represents a new and sharper focus that exceeds any single global issue that we have seen in centuries, Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani has told the Bank of America Securities Global Metals,... →
Glencore, CMOC and ERG to pilot blockchain solution for cobalt tracing
By: Creamer Media Reporter 20th May 2021 Major metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Glencore are, in collaboration with battery material supplier Umicore, piloting ReISource – a solution to trace responsibly produced cobalt from the mine to the electric car. Re|Source has been designed to proactively... →
Iron-ore slumps as China steps up efforts to curb soaring prices
By: Reuters 20th May 2021 Chinese iron ore and steel futures led a selloff across the nation's metals complex on Thursday after the government sought stricter oversight of commodity markets to curb exorbitant prices, sparking a broad-based correction. September iron ore on the Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime... →
Hire jobless geologists to capture much-needed exploration data – LEI
By: Martin Creamer 19th May 2021 A strong call for unemployed geology graduates to be contracted to capture historic exploration data electronically has been made by Letaba Elihle Investments (LEI) principal geology consultant Siphelele (Siphe) Ntshangase. In a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly Ntshangase also called on South... →
Hydrogen providing PGM opportunity similar to 90s emissions boost – Sibanye-Stillwater
By: Martin Creamer 18th May 2021 The advent of the hydrogen economy is providing an opportunity for platinum group metals (PGMs) similar what occurred in the 1990s when the PGM market faced a structural boost driven by stringent emissions regulations, Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Stewart said on Tuesday. Particularly for the... →
Asian demand for South African export coal remains strong – Seriti
By: Martin Creamer 18th May 2021 Seriti Resources, which will take over South African Energy Coal (SAEC) from South32 on June 1, is particularly excited about the opportunity as the Seriti group to start now exporting coal in addition to continuing to support coal flows into Eskom. “We note that Asian demand for South African... →
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