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Mining luminary Bernard Swanepoel, chairperson of the Junior Indaba, says Africa's mineral endowment has never been more strategically important, but the question is whether the continent can create conditions that allow investment, discovery and development to flourish. Opening the event on June 9, he points out that mining's future will not be built only by the largest companies, and that junior mining companies have a fantastic opportunity to play increasingly catalytic roles as the world requires significantly more mining than seen in recent decades.
Swanepoel chairs MMC as South Africa advances battery materials supplyManganese Metal Company, chaired by Swanepoel, has completed construction of the first phase of a battery-grade high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate plant in Mbombela, with a 6 000 t/y capacity. MMC is the world's only producer of electrolytic manganese metal outside China, and is already evaluating a second phase that would add a further 18 000 t/y to support South Africa's position in the rapidly evolving battery materials market.
PyroFuZA initiative aims to rebuild South Africa's value-add minerals industrySwanepoel and PyroFuZA stalwart Dr Johan Zietsman say South Africa can become a strong value-add minerals player again if the country lays new foundations including low-cost energy, efficient large-scale smelting and a rebuilt technical class. The initiative brought together CEOs, government officials and industry figures in a rare cross-sector gathering to address the structural decline that has seen South Africa lose more than two-million tonnes of smelting capacity since 2014.
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The Zandkopsdrift rare earths project in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape was highlighted on day two of the Junior Indaba, which also learnt of the rapid forward momentum of West Wits Mining’s...
Mining's future will not be built only by the largest companies. Even though major mining houses are economically critical, history has shown that discoveries are usually made by optimists,...
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...
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,...
Bullish hydrogen sentiment re-surfaced at the PGMs Industry Day on Thursday, March 19. “I’m actually pretty bullish on hydrogen,” said Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr Richard Stewart at the event covered...
Minerals Council South Africa is seeing positive signals from government as it awaits the second draft of South Africa’s proposed Mineral Resources Development Bill. “It’s our expectation that our...
On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad...
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