South Africa-based platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold miner Sibanye-Stillwater expects its headline earnings for the first six months of the year to fall by up to 53%, compared with the same... 

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has signed an option deed to acquire up to 28.33% of Limeco Resources, the owner of a limestone project located 22 km west of Lusaka, Zambia, for an aggregate... 

Gold company Karora Resources has appointed Tony Makuch to the board of directors and as new chairperson of the board technical committee. Barry Dahl, Karora’s former CFO, has announced his... 

Ford Motor is joining with South Korean battery-component makers SK On and EcoPro BM to build a cathode active material plant in Quebec worth more than C$1.2-billion ($887-million). The Canadian... 

While diamond mining operations in Canada’s Northwest Territories are unaffected by the wildfires scorching the region, De Beers and Burgundy Diamond Mines say they are assisting their employees... 

The Tucano gold and silver mine, in Brazil, could resume operations before the end of the year, building up to 100 000 oz/y over the medium term. The Tucano mine was placed on care-and-maintenance... 

Triple listed Jervois Global has “moderated” the pace of restart operations at its São Miguel Paulista (SMP) nickel cobalt refinery in São Paulo, Brazil. The company in January this year took a... 

The shareholders for gold explorer Bullseye Mining had until September 22 to accept a takeover offer from ASX-listed Emerald Resources. Emerald on Friday released its bidder’s statement for... 

The Victorian Parliament has passed the Minerals Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Bill, enabling the continuation of reforms to how quarry and minerals activities are managed across... 

Diamond miner Burgundy Diamond Mines on Friday said that its Ekati diamond mine, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, remained unaffected by wildfires. Canada is facing one of its worst-ever fire... 

Several factors can play a key and determining role in the success of mining companies’ efforts to improve environmental, social and governance credentials, especially as it relates to the... 

The mining industry in South Africa has embraced digital transformation, according to  corporate and commercial law firm Werksmans Attorneys head of regulatory Ahmore Burger-Smidt. South Africa’s... 

Emerging rope access company Vertical Logic Rope Access MD Craig Muller highlights an “interesting new trend” in the rise of robotics and third-party access initiatives, such as drones, and other... 

The South African work-at-height industry, which has relied for years on National Qualifications Framework (NQF) unit standards to provide proper training programmes, now faces a critical challenge... 

ASX-listed exploration firm Lindian Resources has made several major recent advancements at its Kangankunde rare earth mining project in Malawi. In early August, Lindian declared its maiden mineral... 

Ensuring the reliability of bolted connections is vital for safety, performance and operational efficiency in mining and engineering applications, leading to bolt technology developer InterBolt... 

This week we profile South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy president and SRK Consulting partner William Joughin 

Modern technologies are increasingly being incorporated into original-equipment manufacturer Epiroc’s range of mining machinery and systems as it embraces newer and safer ways of using its... 

To help improve efficiency, reduce downtime and save on costs within the mining sector, electrical and automation systems supplier Referro Systems provides a wide range of products, from valve... 

Owing to its 100/0 principle, fastener specialist Bolt and Engineering Distributors (BED) Group’s Welkom branch, in the Free State, maintains a firm position as supplier of choice to the mining,... 

South African technical consultancy the MSA Group has been reappointed to produce an updated NI43-101-compliant mineral resource estimate for the Haib copper project. 

The need to improve operational processes and manage costs is now more critical than ever as South Africa’s consumer confidence slump, sticky inflation, political instability and fears of a... 

The ramp-up of the project is under way. 

Materials handling solutions provider Barloworld BayWa (BHBW) has introduced Yale lift trucks to the South African market following its appointment by lift trucks and aftermarket parts manufacturer... 

Australia-headquartered, ASX-listed West Africa explorer and developer Arrow Minerals’ early-stage Simandou North iron project, in south-eastern Guinea, is assisting in consolidating the company’s... 

South African mining regulations are more geared towards major mining houses; this contributes to lower levels of investment in greenfield exploration  and remote brownfields development... 

South Africa’s surge in trucking that’s emerged largely due to higher coal prices and train bottlenecks may lead to catastrophic job losses in the road transport sector when factors ease, according... 

Decarbonisation of coal mining company Exxaro’s operations and entire value chain is an urgent imperative to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which will result in the additional benefits of... 

Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is at risk of insolvency due to rising costs and a growing debt pile stemming from projects that missed output targets, Chile’s Centre for... 

JSW Steel is looking to form a consortium to bid for a majority stake in Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal business, people with knowledge of the matter said, potentially rivalling an $8-billion... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has confirmed that, as certainty has been achieved on the outcome of Impala Platinum's (Implats') takeover of RBPlat, Steve... 

The restart of the Dartbrook underground coal mine, in New South Wales, is a step closer to reality with Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) announcing it had received a non-binding letter of intent... 

Canadian miner Teck Resources has entered into an agreement with shipping group Norden to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in its steelmaking coal supply chain. The agreement is expected to... 

Higher operating costs has seen gold miner Evolution Mining report a fall in group statutory net profits after tax for the full year ended June, with the miner announcing a profit of... 

The half-year revenue contribution from the energy business of Exxaro Resources was 17% higher than in the first half of last year, with energy generation from the Cennergi wind assets driven up by... 

Sustainable water provider solutions provider Talbot and Sibanye-Stillwater have entered into an innovative lease-to-own arrangement to advance the Miner’s complete independence from municipal... 

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has awarded a A$1-billion underground mining services contract to contractor Byrnecut for work at its Kathleen Valley project, in Western Australia. The... 

London-listed Capital Limited delivered a pleasing performance across all business divisions for the half year ended June 30, CEO Peter Stokes says, highlighting the announcement during the period... 

Diversified natural resources group Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) Africa’s COMIDE asset, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has committed to its community development plan agreement, which... 

South African mining company Vedanta Zinc International has begun the first phase of a renewable energy programme. The company has signed a power purchase agreement with independent power producer... 

Lithium miner Core Lithium will raise A$120-million in an institutional share placement and share purchase plan (SPP) to support its near-term growth initiatives. The ASX-listed miner on... 

BHP Group, South32 and a unit of Seriti Resources Holdings may face a class action from coal miners with lung disease in South Africa who worked at the companies’ operations over the last six...