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Kore appoints new CEO
4th April 2024 By: Darren Parker

Potash development company Kore Potash has announced the appointment of JM André Baya as CEO, effective from April 15. The position is a non-board role. The company owns a 97% stake in the Kola... 


ICMM CEO Rohitesh Dhawan
Threat of climate change has transformed the image of mining
7th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The need to reduce global carbon emissions, to counter climate change, has transformed the public image of the mining industry, because of the urgent need to ramp-up the production of clean energy... 


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WiMSA exhibits as strategic Indaba partner
26th January 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Nonprofit women in mining lobby organisation Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) will exhibit as a strategic partner with Women in Mining UK at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – to... 


Image of Kasiya project mineralisation footprint
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Rio Tinto will make a A$40.4-million investment in Sovereign Metals in exchange for a 15% initial shareholding in the critical minerals developer. 


Mining project manager gets hefty fine after pleading guilty to R80m tender corruption
5th July 2023 By: News24Wire

A former mining project manager has been ordered to pay a hefty fine, or face time in prison, after he pleaded guilty to one corruption charge in connection with an R80 million tender. According to... 


Image of mineralisation footprint at the Kasiya project
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
23rd June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has started a graphite bulk sample programme for qualification, downstream testwork and product development purposes. 


Location map of the Kasiya rutile project
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
16th June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals is progressing with a prefeasibility study. 


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Safer tailings deposition cannot be a tick-box exercise
28th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the local and global mining industries still reeling from tailings dam failures in recent years, the solutions cited for more responsible tailings management are collaboration, consistent... 


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Safer tailings deposition cannot be a tick-box exercise
28th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the local and global mining industries still reeling from tailings dam failures in recent years, the solutions cited for more responsible tailings management are collaboration, consistent... 


Bongani Butheleze, Tabatha Chaves Matus, Jaco Schoeman and Luis Torres-Cruz
Collaboration has ensured an improved record for tailings facility safety, panel finds
28th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the volume of tailings deposits globally increasing at a faster rate than it did in the last century, it has become prudent for mining companies to ensure minimal risks to surrounding... 


DRDGold's Ergo gold recovery operation, in Gauteng
Tailings dam failures often stem from ‘production over safety’ pressures, says academic
24th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ever since the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse, in Brazil, in 2019, which claimed the lives of 270 people and led to massive environmental damage, there has been a spotlight on how mining... 


Minerals Council, members pledge support for national gender-based violence interventions
2nd December 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Minerals Council South Africa and its members have joined hands with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Gender-based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund to support... 


Schematic of Kasiya rutile operation
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has started offtake talks with titanium dioxide pigment producer The Chemours Company. 


WiMSA committee members at the Mining Indaba: Petro du Pisani (WiMSA); Tebogo Mosito (WiMBiz); Pity Pheko (WiMSA); Raksha Naidoo (WiMSA); Briony Liber (WiMSA)
WiMSA actively empowering women in mining
12th August 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Nonprofit organisation (NPO) Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) is embarking on initiatives to progress and develop women working in the mining industry. WiMSA is the only NPO in South Africa... 


Location map of the Kasiya rutile project
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi
12th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The expanded scoping study envisages a 25-year operation during which time rutile and graphite will be produced during two stages. 


DRA Projects, Fraser Alexander reach settlement on Elikhulu project claims
26th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified global engineering, project delivery and operations management group DRA Global’s subsidiary DRA Projects and mining services company Fraser Alexander have reached a settlement in... 


Location map of the Kasiya rutile project
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
15th July 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has struck a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Japanese trader Mitsui & Co to establish a marketing alliance and offtake for 30 000 t/y of natural rutile from the project. 


Location map of the Kasiya rutile project
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
17th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has received analysis of the Kasiya rutile project's graphite co-product, one of the critical raw materials contained in the Kasiya deposit. 


Location map of the Kasiya rutile project
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
3rd June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has taken what it deems proactive steps to establish an environment, social and governance framework that will position it as an industry leader on corporate social responsibility... 


Kasiya project total mineralisation footprint
Kasiya rutile project, Malawi – update
11th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with global rutile product distributor Hascor International to potentially supply it with rutile from the Kasiya rutile... 


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Kasiya rutile project, Malawi
4th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals plans to develop the Kasiya rutile project, which is considered to be the biggest undeveloped rutile deposit in the world. 


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Zambia going all out to up green energy, copper with private-sector at helm
16th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Zambia zoomed into town today and did all it could to sweep investors off their feet with pledges to be private-sector driven, surge into green energy, and do everything it can to regain top spot... 


The Joburg Indaba 2021
13th August 2021

The 9th annual Joburg Indaba is brought to you by Resources 4 Africa and while we’re holding our breath hoping that we may once again be able to meet in person, we’re also planning the event as an... 


Oxygen initiative assists in fight against Covid-19
23rd October 2020 By: Nadine James

Minerals Council South Africa  health head Dr Thuthula Balfour explains that the Minerals Council and its members recognised early on that the Eastern Cape would need assistance in addressing... 


Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant, South Africa – update
Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant, South Africa – update
2nd October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Pan African has approved the development of a solar photovoltaic plant at Elikhulu. 


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For many who become ill from Covid-19, particularly those who are most vulnerable, oxygen is what is most needed and will, quite simply, represent life
Minerals Council aids E Cape response
25th September 2020

Mining industry employers’ organisation, the Minerals Council South Africa announced in August that several of its members contributed a combined R4.7-million towards oxygen and oxygen-related... 


Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, South Africa
Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, South Africa
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Pan African has approved the development of a solar photovoltaic plant at Elikhulu. 


Minerals Council publishes second field guide on Covid-19 safety behaviour
16th September 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Mineral Council South Africa on September 16 launched its Beyond the Mine Gate Field Guide. The guide is aimed at empowering employees in the sector as agents of change, by promoting and... 


Minerals Council members commit R4.7m towards strengthening Eastern Cape medical capabilities
13th August 2020 By: Donna Slater

The Minerals Council South Africa reports that a number of its members have contributed a combined R4.7-million towards oxygen and oxygen-related products for the Eastern Cape as the province... 


Etienne Jooste
Etienne Jooste
24th July 2020 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profile Etienne Jooste, chief operating officer at Londani Coal, a coal mining company  


Bigger-than-ever DRC mining week will focus on battery metals, finance and junior mining in June
4th March 2020

The Honourable Prof Willy Kitobo Samsoni, DRC’s Minister of Mines will address the opening session of this year’s DRC Mining Week exhibition and conference, taking place in Lubumbashi from 17-19... 


This process water dam stores 15 000 m3 of water, enough to keep the operation going for eight hours. All water used for hydraulic reclamation is supplied through this dam, which is lined with high density polyethylene to prevent seepage.
Elikhulu exemplifies South Africa’s project panache
17th December 2019 By: Martin Creamer

If ever a project exemplified South Africa’s project panache, it is the gold-from-tailings project, Elikhulu, which means ‘The Big One’ in Zulu. This ‘Big One’, which is the fourth and largest... 


Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, South Africa
Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, South Africa
19th July 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

The Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant processed 10.85-million tonnes from September 2018 to June this year. 


Small company secures six contracts within months of charter’s implementation
20th March 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Black-owned mining services company Mmutle Mining Projects has secured six contracts with different mining companies since Mining Charter 3 was gazetted in September last year. In December,... 


Elikhulu tailings plant project, South Africa
Elikhulu tailings plant project, South Africa
8th February 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Elikhulu is achieving a better-than-expected production performance. 


Fraser Alexander partners with Puckree Group to bring the Bultfontein Coal Mine into Production
31st January 2017 By: Creamer Media Reporter

  Fraser Alexander (FA) and Puckree Group (PG) have penned a partnership agreement to bring PG’s Bultfontein Coal Mine in Mpumalanga into production during the second quarter of 2017.  The mine... 


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Bafokeng slashes Implats holding
4th April 2016 By: Martin Creamer

The shareholding of the Bafokeng community in South Africa's second-biggest platinum mining company has become a shadow of its former self. The JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) advised on... 


Fraser Alexander Awarded Glencore Group Discard and Product Handling Services
29th September 2015

Fraser Alexander have managed to secure the Glencore Group Discard and Handling Services contracts for Tweefontein Boschmans, Impunzi ATCOM, Impunzi ATC and Koornfontein Mine. The size of the... 


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