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Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Eland mine heading for complete greenness, Northam Platinum highlights
28th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Northam Platinum is looking to establish the Eland mine as South Africa’s first platinum group metals (PGMs) mine operating solely on renewable energy. In addition, Eland is water positive, and the... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Northam Platinum’s operating profit soars 293%, record cash dividend declared
28th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The operating profit of platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome mining company Northam Platinum increased by more than 293% in its 2026 financial year (FY26), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal PGM mine
Sibanye-Stillwater flags higher earnings on solid operations and higher prices, margins
27th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multinational metals and mining company Sibanye-Stillwater expects to report a more than 200% year-on-year improvement in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to between R5.71 and R6.51, or between... 


Gallium sample
Lithium Universe successfully recovers gallium, platinum from e-waste
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lithium Universe has demonstrated that its licensed tertiary diamide ligand technology can successfully extract and precipitate gallium and platinum from e-waste. Together with its... 


Tharisa CEO Phoevos Pouroulis
Tharisa, Valterra sign concentrate offtake agreement for Karo project
27th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

LSE- and JSE-listed critical minerals mining company Tharisa’s Karo Platinum subsidiary has signed a purchase of concentrate (PoC) binding term sheet with a subsidiary of Valterra Platinum for the... 


Solar panels at a mine in South Africa
South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonisation targets, marking a shift after decades of... 


Northam's Booysendal mine
Northam to call for further proposals after receiving unsolicited buyout bid
25th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Northam Platinum says it will initiate a strategic, competitive process to proactively solicit proposals from interested parties for one or more... 


Executives from Tharisa and Karo Platinum and representatives of the Zimbabwe government, including President Emmerson Mnangagwe, at the signing of a 25-year mining lease
Karo Platinum secures 25yr special mining lease in Zimbabwe
24th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

LSE- and JSE-listed critical minerals mining company Tharisa's 85%-owned Karo Platinum subsidiary has signed a special mining lease agreement with Zimbabwe for an initial term of 25 years. This... 


Palladium.
Palladium demand support may emerge from zero-emission review, Heraeus reports
24th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The UK’s review of its zero-emission vehicle mandate could provide some support to automotive palladium demand if manufacturers are given greater flexibility over the pace of battery electric... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


ARM's Khumani iron-ore mine
Higher PGM prices, rand strength give ARM's headline earnings a boost
21st August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) expects to report a 12% to 22% year-on-year increase in headline earnings to between R3.02-billion and R3.29-billion for the financial year ended... 


An image of the Waterberg project facility
Small-scale works started at Waterberg project
21st August 2026

Following the start of a drilling campaign for metallurgical testwork purposes at its Waterberg project, platinum and palladium developer Platinum Group Metals announced in its third quarter 2026... 


An image of the solar PV plant at Tharisa's South African operations
PGMs mine ramps up renewable-energy use
21st August 2026

Platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome producer Tharisa is accelerating the transition to renewable energy at its South African operations as part of a broader strategy to reduce its carbon... 


EDWARD STERCK
The platinum group metals market continues to underestimate the breadth of the platinum demand profile, while overestimating the speed at which battery-electric vehicles will displace traditional automotive demand
PGM’s structural deficit underpins positive long-term outlook – WPIC
21st August 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

The long-term outlook for platinum group metals (PGMs) is continuing to strengthen as persistent supply deficits, resilient automotive demand, expanding industrial applications and constrained... 


SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Implats is increasingly treating sustainability as a strategic business discipline rather than a standalone function
Embedded sustainability betters ESG integration
21st August 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

Aligned with moving beyond compliance-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and towards “genuine strategic integration”, platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Impala Platinum... 


An image of Kobie Pruis
Beneficiation is next PGMs frontier – services provider
21st August 2026

The next frontier for the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry is beneficiation “in its broadest sense”, whereby advanced materials, catalyst technologies, precious metal chemicals, hydrogen... 


An image of stakeholders involved with the Phisori Dome PGM project
Feasibility study underway for Limpopo project
21st August 2026

Following the undertaking of a feasibility study which began on November 21, 2025, platinum group metals (PGMs) developer Lesego Platinum is advancing its Phosiri Dome PGM project in Limpopo, with... 


South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the launch of Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership
Government and business pin hopes of 3% growth on mining, farming, tourism and infrastructure
20th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The four sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure have been selected under Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership as the platforms for raising South Africa’s growth to 3%... 


Hive Hydrogen South Africa.
South Africa’s $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project is ‘going really well’
18th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has been a hard slog but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Mining Weekly can report the venture, for... 


A Dwyka employee with a drone
Dwyka, Tharisa partner to create drone pilot training school at Tharisa mine
18th August 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province.... 


SCI symposium papers reflect 'depth and diversity'.
South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2
17th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals... 


AI and alloys, mining innovation, Sasol's PEM electrolyser make headlines
AI and alloys, mining innovation, Sasol's PEM electrolyser make headlines
14th August 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer tells us about how AI is helping to develop alloys for use in new applications; the study that’s shown that there is considerable room to increase mining’s... 


McCreedy West mine, in Ontario
Magna posts solid second-quarter output, cashflow
13th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian base and platinum group metals miner Magna Mining has achieved solid production of 4.5-million copper-equivalent payable pounds in the second quarter and 8.6-million copper-equivalent... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne
Northam increases RCF to R15bn as it prepares for investment in further growth opportunities
11th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Johannesburg-listed Northam Platinum has finalised an agreement to increase its existing revolving credit facility (RCF) from R13.3-billion to R15-billion, taking Northam's total available banking... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal
Southern Palladium's JSE share price surges on granting of Bengwenyama mining right
11th August 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Johannesburg- and Australia-listed Southern Palladium's share price on the JSE jumped by nearly 28% on August 11 after the company confirmed that South Africa's Department of Mineral and Petroleum... 


Operations at Eastplats' Crocodile River Mine
Eastplats appoints interim CEO as Yang steps down
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed chairperson Changyu Liu as interim president and CEO, with effect from August 13, to succeed Wanjin Yang, who is stepping... 


A group of women in an underground mine all in PPE representing gender equity
Milestones put miner at fore of equity drive
7th August 2026 By: Halima Frost

Platinum group metals miner Implats has superseded its diversity targets ahead of its 2026 financial year end deadline, surpassing its goal of achieving 29% women representation in management, with... 


Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators research specialist Dr Amy Kahn.
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 


 Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Council notes concerns about Industrial Development Strategy's impact on mining
6th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As mining remains the “backbone of South Africa’s economy”, due care must be exercised when implementing legislative interventions to minimise damage to investor sentiment and avoid curtailing the... 


This week: Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market; Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand and, Decarbonisation reinforcing demand for Kumba Iron Ore‘s high grade, lump products
Resources Watch
5th August 2026

This week: Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market; Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand and,... 


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