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South Africa’s very willing private sector must be allowed to help our economy
9th June 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s private sector is showing great willingness to help to revive the South African economy and it is noteworthy that in many areas the public sector is working alongside business and... 


Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron-ore project in August
7th June 2023 By: Reuters

Cameroon will begin construction in August of a railway line connecting its coast to a large iron-ore deposit straddling its border with Congo Republic, the interim mines minister said. The central... 


TFR starts repairs on iron-ore rail line following derailment
7th June 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The iron-ore corridor rail line, in the Northern Cape, that had to be closed after a derailment on June 5 has been cleared and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has started with the necessary repairs.... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a meeting of Ministers and CEOs at the Union Buildings on June 6
Top CEOs sign up to help tackle South Africa’s energy, transport and crime crises
7th June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

CEOs from some of South Africa’s largest companies – including Sasol’s Fleetwood Grobler, Anglo American’s Nolitha Fakude, former Exxaro CEO Mxolisi Mgojo, Toyota South Africa’s Andrew Kirby,... 


Derailment, cable theft disrupts TFR's iron-ore rail corridor
6th June 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) on June 5 reported that its iron-ore corridor had been severely impacted on by a derailment and cable theft. TFR said 20 iron-ore loaded wagons had derailed... 


Rio Tinto’s Boron mine now powered by renewable diesel
Rio Tinto’s Boron mine now powered by renewable diesel
5th June 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has achieved a historic milestone at the Boron mine, in California, which has become the world’s first openpit mine to operate a fleet running entirely on renewable... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
South Africa’s locomotive shortage unresolved after China visit
2nd June 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s Department of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said he’s yet to resolve an impasse with China that’s held up the delivery of locomotives and parts essential to improving... 


19 of PRASA’s 40 corridors reopened but providing peak-period service only
2nd June 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has seen passenger numbers plummet from 600-million a year in the 2014/15 financial year, to 15-million in the last financial year, says CEO... 


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Vital overhaul
2nd June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

One of the ironies about South Africa’s use of competitive bidding for just about all public procurement, from the purchase of office stationery to diesel locomotives, is that it hardly ever... 


Iron-ore being transported on the Sishen rail line
Operations resume after theft shut key railway serving South Africa's iron-ore exporters
1st June 2023 By: Bloomberg

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has resumed mainline operations on its ore corridor in the Northern Cape. Operations on the rail line linking South Africa’s iron-ore hub in the Northern Cape province... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mining industry has critical role in closing energy supply gap – Mantashe
31st May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is convinced that mining companies can supplement State-owned Eskom’s supply of electricity, and that this would be critical for narrowing the... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
Construction phase of Menar’s new R600m colliery project is in full swing
26th May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The construction phase of the new Gugulethu Colliery is in full swing. “We’ve started working on the box cut with the anticipation that first coal will be extracted sometime around July/August this... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources has raised £635 000 through the issue of 12.7-million new shares to maintain momentum on the definitive feasibility study that is under way at the project. 


KWG Resources morphs into Canada Chrome
19th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The owner of the Black Horse chromite project, int heh Ring of Fire, has announced that it will amalgamate with its wholly-owned subsidiary Canada Chrome Corporation (CCC). CCC’s assets will be... 


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Outsourced cooling can help market navigate challenges
19th May 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Refrigeration services provider Energy Partners (EP) Refrigeration GM Dawie Kriel stresses that constraints in the local market offer the company opportunities to provide innovative refrigeration... 


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Coal, platinum of most interest in growing junior space
19th May 2023 By: Halima Frost

Junior miner-generated revenue in 2022 proportionally exceeded that of other South African mining-generated revenue, according to Minerals Council South Africa junior and emerging miners desk lead... 


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That blackout feeling
19th May 2023 By: Terence Creamer

There is justifiable concern that South Africa’s grid could collapsed this winter given ongoing high breakdowns across the Eskom coal fleet, the absence of one Koeberg unit and a rise in demand in... 


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Jansen potash project, Canada – update
19th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has reported that the proposed Jansen Stage 2 project is expected to come in at a lower cost than the Jansen Stage 1 operation. 


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New Acland Stage 3 coal mine expansion project, Australia – update
19th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

New Hope Corporation is facing another legal challenge to its expansion project. 


The Jansen project project in Saskatchewan
BHP eyeing lower cost production at Jansen
17th May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Potash production from mining giant BHP’s Jansen Stage 2 project, in Canada, was expected to come in at a lower cost than the Stage 1 operation. CEO Mike Henry told delegates at the Bank of... 


Aterian upbeat about potential of its Morocco portfolio
15th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Aterian has announced results, including 170 g/t and 159 g/t silver, from initial geological reconnaissance work completed on the company’s Jafra project, in Morocco. The project is... 


TFR reports derailment on North Corridor
12th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is operating its North Corridor on reduced load, after a train, enroute to Richards Bay, derailed on Thursday. TFR said in a statement on Friday that 49... 


Functional passenger rail service will sustain 51 493 jobs – City of Cape Town
12th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed its preliminary financial analysis and impact assessment report as part of a feasibility study on the devolution of commuter rail services from the... 


Minister emphasises need for speedy implementation of infrastructure projects
12th May 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

As the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) provides updates on the various infrastructure projects under way, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala says there is... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's first-quarter results.
Sibanye pursuing rapid self-generation to improve energy supply
9th May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals, green metals and gold producer Sibanye-Stillwater is pursuing self-generation projects that will improve the security of its energy supply in South Africa, the company said... 


Minerals Council South Africa outgoing CEO Roger Baxter
Emerging miners highlight impact of energy, logistics constraints on economic growth
8th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African economy is limited to 1.5% potential growth a year because there is no productivity growth. National productivity has declined for five years consecutively, highlighting the... 


Noah Greenhill, former senior marketing and business development GM of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Something must be done to make exploration investment attractive – ex-JSE stalwart Noah Greenhill
8th May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Beginning in the early 1970s, the Canadian government said guys, we're losing ground in exploration investment. We don't seem to be attracting any of that cash. Let's introduce something that... 


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Rampant corruption at Eskom drags down South Africa
8th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

On a late Thursday afternoon last November, in the midst of rolling blackouts implemented by South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, a contractor at a power station in the eastern... 


SADPO vice chairperson Lyndon de Meillon
Lack of energy, logistics challenges eroding emerging miners' profitability, viability
5th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The significant electricity shortages in South Africa and the significant logistics constraints, especially for bulk commodities, are eroding junior and emerging miners' profitability, with some... 


Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter
Minerals Council engages anew with govt over concerns raised in latest Fraser Institute Survey
5th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Minerals Council of South Africa has expressed concern about South Africa remaining poorly rated as a mining investment jurisdiction in the latest Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies.... 


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Aus govt introduces Net Zero Authority
5th May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government on Friday announced it would legislate a national Net Zero Authority to ensure the workers, industries and communities that have powered Australia for generations can seize... 


Miner delivers ‘exceptional’ 2022
5th May 2023

JSE-listed thermal coal exporter Thungela has delivered exceptional financial performance and solid operations, and continued to create value for stakeholders in 2022. The company achieved a... 


SA transport sector’s shift to zero emissions requires move to rail, ban on new ICE vehicle sales by 2035
5th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

For South Africa to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the transport sector to zero, 15% to 20% of road traffic must move to rail. This shift is also key in addressing road congestion, and improving... 


Teck signs coal rail agreement with CPKC
Teck signs coal rail agreement with CPKC
4th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Teck Resources has entered into a long-term rail agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) for the transportation of steelmaking coal from its operations in south-eastern... 


TFR bolsters manganese export capacity
4th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it is providing additional capacity for the export of manganese through the extension of the current Mamathwane crossing loop in the Northern Cape. This... 


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More than 200 financial institutions are now pursuing coal exclusion policies
3rd May 2023 By: Terence Creamer

More than 200 financial institutions globally, including five South African banks, have established coal exclusion policies, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial... 


PRASA has restored 16 corridors to date, says Transport Minister
28th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has restarted the Langa to Nyanga commuter rail service on Cape Town’s Central Line after three years of dormancy. “The devastation that we... 


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Belinga Iron Ore project, Gabon
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortescue Metals Group aims to build a two-million-tonne-a-year iron-ore operation in north-east Gabon. 


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Jansen potash project, Canada – update
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has reported that the project is 20% complete. 


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Vickery extension project, Australia – update
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The Whitehaven Coal board has approved the investment to start early mining at the Vickery coal deposit. 


TPT expects to invest just over R8-billion over the next five years
South African port operator pursuing R8bn OEM strategy in bid to bolster equipment performance
24th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is optimistic that its emerging strategy of entering into long-term agreements with original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply and life-cycle maintenance... 


Whitehaven approves early start at Vickery
21st April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The board of coal miner Whitehaven Coal has approved the investment to start early mining at the Vickery coal deposit, in New South Wales. Whitehaven on Friday told shareholders that the early... 


Mining restarts at Wilkie Creek
21st April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining has restarted at the Wilkie Creek coal mine, in Queensland. Owner New Wilkie Energy on Friday said that the mine is forecast to produce approximately 2.4 million tonnes per annum of... 


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