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South Africa’s national mineral research organisation Mintek is targeting global recognition as a minerals flotation researcher, the State-owned organisation emphasised at its recent platinum group...
Remaining project capital of R964-million of the total of R4.4-billion in real 2026 terms is to be spent this year and next on Sibanye-Stillwater’s K4 platinum group metals (PGMs) project at...
Following the latest hostilities in the US war with Iran, precious metals prices dropped across the board, with the gold price falling back below $4 100/oz and silver below $60/oz. In its latest...
An energy company has entered into an agreement to supply 288 GWh of renewable energy a year to a South African platinum group metals (PGM) mining operation based in Swartklip, Limpopo province....
Platinum has received a major boost from a strategic agreement signed at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 at a time of rapid expansion of China’s platinum bar and coin market. The boost is the result of...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the growing activity in copper exploration and mining in the Northern Cape; Mintek's plans to add value to the South African platinum group metals...
Successful removal of coarse waste is beneficial in that it reduces power requirements in the milling circuit, lowers water needs, and increases platinum group metal (PGM) feed grades. With...
A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is being built by the South Africa PGM Operations of...
South Africa’s national minerals research organisation Mintek has highlighted the value of conducting bottleneck-exposing comminution circuit surveys at platinum group metals (PGM) processing...
Seven relatively shallow primary adjoining mining projects that focus largely on upper group two (UG2) reef and mainly mechanised mining are at various stages of development within the South...
Asset manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has acquired additional securities in platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Valterra Platinum, taking its interest in the mining company to nearly...
Platinum group metals (PGMs) have several properties that make them critical everyday-life minerals, Mintek supervisor applied chemical analysis Nehemiah Mukwevho explicated during his presentation...
South Africa's national mineral research organisation Mintek on Friday, June 26 spelt out how it can add value to South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) industry. At its corporate head office...
Platinum group metals miner Wesizwe Platinum will embark on a phased restart of operations at its Bakubung mine, in the North West, from next week, subject to the conclusion of a memorandum of...
Although Zimbabwe has endured more than two decades of frequent bad press linked to its politics, the negative headlines have not prevented billions of dollars in mining foreign direct investment...
Johannesburg- and London-listed mining, metals and innovation company Tharisa has secured a new R750-million (about $45.5-million) asset revolving finance facility from financial services provider...
To replace declining demand for the autocatalysis that curbs emissions from vehicle exhausts, new longer-term platinum group metal (PGM) applications are required, Sibanye-Stillwater headlined at...
This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox...
If you gave me an option to have any portfolio of platinum group metal (PGM) assets in the world, this is the portfolio I would take – without a doubt, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr Richard Stewart...
As part of a working visit to China, South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile has met with a key industry organisation that promotes the development and adoption of hydrogen energy and fuel...
Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine, jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater, is reviving its $130-million North Hill life-extension project after a rebound in metal prices, an...
Despite metal price and import tariff headwinds, platinum jewellery delivered growth across all markets in 2025, generating the highest demand level since 2019. South Africa is the world's largest...
In a year where change is proving to be rapid and consequential, the major upcoming Shanghai Platinum Week is bound to connect key trends across the platinum group metals (PGMs) value chain as it...
South Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum this week affirmed sustainability as being at the heart of the future of mining when it hosted its...
South Africa's mining production increased by 8.2% year-on-year in April, with the largest positive contributions made by platinum group metals (PGMs), manganese ore and chromium ore and the...
A strong and vibrant exploration system is essential to the future of the mining sector, and to advancing transformation, inclusion, and long-term growth in South Africa. In spelling this out at...
South Africa plans to add to its automotive incentive programme minerals used in the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries to boost local EV production and support related supply chains. The...
London- and Johannesburg-listed mining, metals and innovation company Tharisa has established a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme, with JP Morgan appointed as the depositary bank,...
Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green...
The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on...
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