China has chosen a new State investment company to help coordinate its overseas metals and mining deals, and counter mounting geopolitical risks that threaten its ability to secure resources,... 

Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot... 

The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic... 

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 

Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its 60 Seconds feature.... 

South Africa’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy must become a practical roadmap for beneficiation, industrialisation and regional development, State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek... 

As preparations begin for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment... 

The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the selection of a $1-billion green hydrogen generating... 

South Africa's Valterra Platinum has managed to maintain healthy inventory levels of critical operational inputs, such as diesel and lubricants, despite uncertainty created by the US-Israeli war on... 

Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient... 

Positive first-quarter mine operating income has heartened South African platinum group metals (PGM) and chrome mining company Eastplats, which reported on Friday, May 15 that it will continue to... 

Integrated resources group Tharisa expects to post a 512% to 532% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) at between $0.153 and $0.158 for the six months to March 31. That compares with... 

Sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey notes in its latest 'PGM Market Report' that platinum demand will exceed supply again this year on the back of firm industrial use and constrained... 

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 

As news of a potential agreement at a permanent end to the conflict between the US and Iran broke on May 6, oil prices fell, prompting rallies of stocks and precious metals, says metals refinery... 

Green metals and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater on Friday May 8 took another step to strengthen its balance sheet, extend its debt maturity profile, and enhance its financial flexibility.... 

Johannesburg- and London-listed metals and mining company Tharisa has signed a five-year contract with underground mining contractor Cementation Africa for the execution of the underground mining... 

Operational consistency, focused cost control and materially higher first-quarter earnings have strengthened the financial position of Sibanye-Stillwater. In an operating update for the three... 

Following South Africa’s Northam Platinum reporting earlier this year that thousands of hydrogen-powered trucks are doing the rounds in China, France’s Lhyfe added on Monday, May 4 that by the end... 

The Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN), from South Africa’s North West province, participated in the ninth edition of the First Nations Canada Major Projects Coalition Conference, with Kgosi Leruo... 

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 

Higher fossil fuel prices are pushing governments to revisit hydrogen as an energy security tool, Haley Zaremba has reported on oilprice.com, pointing out that hydrogen investment in China and... 

The embedding of sustainability remains integral to the strategy and long-term value creation of JSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater, which records progress across energy, water and social outcomes in... 

From the Australian outback to Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the global mining industry is beginning to feel the effects of disruption caused by the war in Iran. War-driven... 

Despite elevated global geopolitical tensions, robust demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) has been accompanied by sustained beneficial pricing support in the three months ending March 31,... 

The business relationship between mining technology integration partner and provider Dwyka Mining Services, integrated platinum group metals and chrome producer Tharisa, and a group of... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has celebrated the achievement of three major development milestones at its Platreef platinum/palladium/nickel/rhodium/gold/copper mine in Limpopo, South... 

The refined platinum group metal (PGM) production of South Africa’s Valterra Platinum increased by 78% to 778 500 oz in the first three months of 2026 compared with the first quarter of 2025. PGM...