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African Rainbow Minerals

African Rainbow Minerals is a South African diversified mining company with interests in platinum-group metals, iron ore, coal, copper and other minerals. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates mines and projects across South Africa, including platinum operations in Rustenburg and iron ore assets near Kuruman in the Northern Cape. African Rainbow Minerals is listed on the JSE Limited and is part of the Patrice Motsepe business empire, making it one of the country's prominent black-owned mining houses. The company's core operations include platinum production through ARM Platinum, iron ore through Assmang (a joint venture with Assore), and coal assets. It also holds interests in ferroalloy production, including ferrochrome smelting operations. African Rainbow Minerals employs thousands of people and is a significant contributor to South Africa's mining output and export earnings. The company is active in skills development and training initiatives within the mining sector. It maintains memberships in industry bodies such as the Minerals Council South Africa and engages with research institutions including the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. African Rainbow Minerals was established in the late 1990s and has grown through acquisitions, organic expansion and strategic partnerships to become a major player in South Africa's mining landscape.

African Rainbow Minerals Updates


PyroFuZA can restore South Africa’s value-adding power.
South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out
2nd June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot... 


African Rainbow Minerals CEO Phillip Tobias.
Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West
22nd May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 


Bernard Swanepoel
Swanepoel joins Thor Explorations board
12th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Bernard Swanepoel has joined the board of Canadian mineral exploration company Thor Explorations, which is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Nigeria,... 


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On-The-Air (08/05/2026)
8th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about hydrogen’s growing role in energy storage, a new refuelling station at North-West University, and the need to lower manganese rail costs. 


African Rainbow Minerals CEO Phillip Tobias.
Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West
4th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 


Location map of the Berg project
Berg gold project, Canada – update
1st May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Surge Copper has made strong progress on the project prefeasibility study. 


Image of South Africa flag and periodic table symbols for 6E platinum group metals
Two Rivers Platinum Mine Merensky project, South Africa – update
1st May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A study to complete the project and to ramp up production will be finalised in the fourth quarter of the 2026 financial year. 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
29th April 2026

This week: ARM says South African mining investment impacts far beyond minerals extraction and, Ivanhoe celebrates Platreef development milestones 


The nickel matte station at Boliden's Harjavalta smelter
Boliden offtake deal sets the stage for potential restart of mining at Nkomati – ARM
28th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has entered into a conditional nickel concentrate sale agreement with metals provider Boliden Commercial for the offtake of nickel concentrate from the... 


ARM says South African mining investment impacts far beyond minerals extraction
ARM says South African mining investment impacts far beyond minerals extraction
24th April 2026

With the investment environment in South Africa having improved quite dramatically over the last few years, the country’s well-endowed resource base is sure to benefit from more capital in... 


Maropeng Bahula, GM: bulk gases and supply chain at Air Products
Maropeng Bahula
17th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Maropeng Bahula, GM: bulk gases and supply chain at Air Products, an industrial and specialty gases company 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa’s Master Drilling positioned to capitalise on bull run, CEO reports
1st April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s drilling provider across five continents, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Master Drilling, is well positioned to benefit from the commodity bull run, the shift in the market,... 


African Rainbow Minerals CEO Phillip Tobias.
ARM’s Bokoni platinum project’s prospects are continuing to excite
27th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The definitive feasibility study for the Bokoni platinum group metals (PGM) project is targeted for completion in this half of 2026, followed by an investment decision, African Rainbow Minerals... 


Image of solar panels
African Rainbow Minerals solar photovoltaic power project, South Africa – update
13th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The construction of the solar plant is complete. 


African Rainbow Minerals CEO Phillip Tobias.
ARM’s Bokoni platinum project’s prospects are continuing to excite
10th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The definitive feasibility study for the Bokoni platinum group metals (PGM) project is targeted for completion in this half of 2026, followed by an investment decision, African Rainbow Minerals... 


African Rainbow Minerals founder Dr Patrice Motsepe.
Let’s make South Africa best place, says Motsepe as he bows out as ARM exec chair
6th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Let’s make South Africa the best possible place. The future looks very, very bright, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) founder Dr Patrice Motsepe said on Friday at the close of ARM reporting a good... 


Two Rivers platinum mine.
Increasing renewable-energy use by African Rainbow Minerals
6th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) made progress toward its renewable-energy ambitions during the half-year, with construction of the 100 MW solar plant now complete and the... 


ARM non-executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motesepe.
African Rainbow Minerals expects 65% to 75% rise in basic half-year earnings
24th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The basic earnings of South Africa’s African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) for the first half of its 2026 financial year are expected to increase by between 65% and 75% to between R2 300-million and R2... 


Dr Patrice Motsepe
Motsepe is now ARM’s non-executive chairperson
16th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Dr Patrice Motsepe, the founder of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), has retired from his position as executive chairperson and as an employee of the Johannesburg Stock... 


Tshiamiso Trust CEO Dr Munyadziwa Kwinda
Tshiamiso Trust has paid out R2.5bn in silicosis, TB compensation
10th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Independently managed trust the Tshiamiso Trust has disbursed R2.5-billion to eligible claimants in compensation as agreed in the historic silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) settlement agreement. The... 


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