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Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell technology is taking the pollution out of the city of Berlin, as it may in time also do in Johannesburg given the local projects that are under way. By hailing a...
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...
Resources investment company Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu has emphasised that South Africa is on the precipice of a significant industrial revolution. Fuelling this revolution, however, will require a...
JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) expects its headline earnings for the year ended June 30 to decrease by between 38% and 44% year-on-year to between R18-billion and R20-billion and its headline...
Chrome ore has been headlined by ferrochrome and chrome producer Merafe Resources as the star of the show in the six months to June 30. Production volumes of ferrochrome and chrome were lower in...
Women leaders in mining within the borders of South Africa, will be gathering over two days on 30 & 31 August at the Indaba Hotel. Although there are many events during women’s month this...
Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Northam Holdings expects to report a 70% to 80% year-on-year decrease in basic earnings a share to between R5.23 and R7.84 for the financial year ended June 30,...
Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Eastern Platinum’s (Eastplats’) net income attributable to equity shareholders increased to $7.7-million for the quarter ended June 30, compared with the...
Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) says it is committed to gender mainstreaming, which is to intentionally advance women in the workplace, and has established plans and policies...
This week we profile Graham Herbert, MD of TEBA, which serves mines and mineworkers in the gold and platinum sectors
Ivanhoe Mines is undertaking optimisation work to identify value-accretive options for installing hoisting capacity to Platreef's Shaft 3.
Illegal mining has grown in scale and complexity, forcing mine security personnel and law enforcement to adapt as traditional security measures become obsolete. Additionally, the sophistication of...
Illegal mining has grown in scale and complexity, forcing mine security personnel and law enforcement to adapt as traditional security measures become obsolete. Additionally, the sophistication of...
My job entails overall accountability for financial reporting, governance, risk management, information technology and efficient and optimal capital allocation across the African Rainbow Minerals...
Chipping away at glass ceilings At Northam Platinum Holdings roughly 20% of its workforce comprises women. This is no accident. The group has for years been working at attracting, retaining and...
By bringing previously unregulated small-scale miners into the formal fold and introducing incentives for established producers, Zimbabwe has boosted its gold output from about 20 t to 35 t a year...
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that mining production increased by 1.1% year-on-year in June, with the largest positive contributors having been platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold....
Platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Sylvania Platinum’s wholly owned South African subsidiary Sylvania Metals has entered into an unincorporated joint venture (JV) agreement with design engineer...
In addition to the interim dividend of $2.8-billion, diversified mining company Glencore on Tuesday announced a top up of $2.2-billion, which lifted this year’s total announced shareholder returns...
Mining companies are increasingly adopting renewable energy solutions to reduce their carbon emissions, lower their operational costs and improve their energy security, BMI, a Fitch Solutions...
Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum has warned that its earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the financial year ended June 30 are likely to be at least...
The proposed NorthMet copper and nickel project in Minnesota has encountered another obstacle in its development journey. The Minnesota Supreme Court last week rejected a key wastewater permit for...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks South Africa's advantage in being able to develop a successful hydrogen economy; Pan African taking a stance against any attempts to derail the...
JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum has advised that the Bakubung Platinum Mine (BPM) remains closed owing to ongoing unprotected strike action since July 20. The company says its management is engaging...
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has included copper in its latest critical minerals assessment, which evaluates materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains....
South Africa has all the pieces necessary for the development of a successful green hydrogen economy. South Africa also has a depth of rand funding to be able to support green hydrogen projects,...
This week: Southern Africa is now Anglo’s only business region not on renewable energy; and, Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met
An often impenetrable logjam of trucks laden with coal at South Africa’s crossing with Mozambique has brought chaos to a sleepy border town. Elephants escaping from the nearby Kruger National Park...
Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has notified the remaining shareholders of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) of the compulstory acquisition of the RBPlat shares it does...
Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has recorded a 29% year-on-year decrease in revenue to R5.81-billion for the six months ended June 30. Earnings before interest,...
Gold regained some ground on Friday as the dollar retreated, but still headed for its worst week in five after data pointing to a resilient US economy soured bets for a dovish tilt in US monetary...
Local platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) expects to report lower earnings for the six months ended June 30. The miner, which plans to publish its interim results on...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project which had its sod turning this week; Anglo American Platinum finalising the permitting process for the future...
A maiden 1 800 m reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme was started by Australian battery metals exploration company Resource Mining Corporation (RMC) in May, at its Liparamba nickel project,...
South African State-owned mining company African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC) is actively searching for partnerships with South Sudanese mining companies, according to an...
My ears pricked up during last week’s discussion on the hydrogen economy when the event's keynote speaker said South Africa dare not lose the market share that platinum group metals have in the...
Events over the years have given notice to the lack of female leadership in South Africa, especially in mining. While women in top leadership positions are scarce, the Mining Sector is persistent...
Southern Africa is now the only region in the Anglo American business fold that is not on renewable energy because the company cannot go to a market and acquire that energy in the same way that it...
South African platium group metals (PGMs) producer Sylvania Platinum exceeded its production forecast for the 2023 financial year, which had been set at between 72 000 oz and 74 000 oz of platinum,...
Anglo American Platinum FD Craig Miller is the new CEO of Anglo American Platinum, with effect from October 1. This follows incumbent CEO Natascha Viljoen’s decision in February 2023 to take up the...
The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview....
This week: Company highlights hand-held rock drill at customer day; South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum; and, as gold demand rises, South Africa has opportunity to...
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