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Mpumalanga battery manganese aspirant hoping for IDC co-investment
Canada-headquartered Giyani Metals, which operates in Botswana, has secured $16-million in financing from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to advance a battery-grade...
Greenfield investment lagging badly, mining’s contribution to economy halved
The growth of investment in fresh new greenfield mining projects is lagging badly and the contribution of the South African mining industry to the national economy has more than halved in the last...
South Africa’s ilmenite poised to move up value curve following China signing
South African ilmenite used to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment in KwaZulu-Natal has received a major value boost with the signing of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract...
Iridium-thrifting breakthrough seen as boost for nascent green hydrogen industry
Green hydrogen generation received a major boost on Tuesday with the introduction of a far-reaching iridium-thrifting breakthrough by Germany’s Heraeus Precious Metals in collaboration with South...
Hats off to Utshalo for going all out to reawaken South Africa’s public markets
South Africa has a pressing need to reawaken its public markets and Utshalo must be complimented for setting out to do just that. The brainchild of Ince and Paul Miller is providing a platform to...
Recovery of battery metals, PGMs being looked at by DRDGOLD
The recovery of battery metals and platinum group metals (PGMs) is being looked at by DRDGOLD, the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, which is being globally acknowledged for its mastery of...
Copper 360 takes major leap forward with acquisition of production-doubling plant
Northern Cape mining company Copper 360, which listed on the Alternative Exchange of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this year, took yet another leap forward on Wednesday with the announcement that...
Manganese positioning South Africa for entry into huge new energy markets
Manganese mining company Jupiter Mines announced on Tuesday that it has produced a 99.9% pure sample of high purity manganese sulphate monohvdrate (HPMSM) using the Northern Cape’s manganese ore...
Gold Fields takes big new Scope 3 decarbonisation step
The global transition to net zero emissions by 2050 requires significant deployment of clean energy technologies and increased material production and infrastructure. This is top of mind within the...
New Utshalo has potential to boost mining IPOs, enliven public markets
South Africa has a pressing need to reawaken its public markets and the new Utshalo must be complimented for setting out to do just that. New mining capital raisings have become too few and far...
South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project hailed as enviro friendly and low cost
An extensive due diligence process has confirmed the potential of South Africa’s Phalaborwa project as one of the lowest cost producers of separated rare earth oxides in development, London Stock...
Solar power generation poised to save Harmony Gold R3.6bn
Gold-mining company Harmony estimates that it will achieve total cumulative net present value savings of R3.6-billion from its three solar power projects, one of them already generating 30 MW of...
African Rainbow Minerals provides R20-million for Wits University research
Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is supporting postdoctoral research into water, energy and digitalisation at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg....
Progress at Pan African's gold tailings treatment project on West Rand
Excellent progress has reportedly been made with the construction of the R2.5-billion gold tailings retreatment project, west of Johannesburg, on Gauteng’s West Rand. The continued momentum of the...
New platinum group metals demand may be on way in energy generation and storage
New demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) may be created in the energy generation and storage field, Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) stated on Wednesday. The unique...
Industrial demand for platinum rises to record high
During 2023, platinum has benefited from stellar industrial demand reaching a record level, with 2024 heading for the third-highest industrial demand spot. Today's publication of the platinum...
Green knowledge-exchange tender out to boost hydrogen acceleration in South Africa
The implementation of study tours aimed at boosting the acceleration of green hydrogen development in South Africa forms the core of a tender which closes on December 8. Mining Weekly can report...
Green hydrogen produced on site can help Africa’s people, says Hydrox
Green hydrogen produced on site can play a huge role in solving the energy crisis as it eliminates the challenges associated with establishing electrical distribution networks over vast distances,...
Imperative that exploration plan be implemented as matter of urgency – Khoza
If South Africa is not to be left out of the exploration boom, spurred by the immense mineral resources required to develop technologies needed to achieve net zero, it is imperative that the...
Hydrogen plant buildout plan under way at metals smelter
Work has begun on the development of a hydrogen plant at the smelting site in Rustenburg of Ironveld, the London Aim-listed speciality metals producer. The required funds have been raised to...
Orion advancing towards operational commencement at Prieska in Northern Cape
Johannesburg- and Sydney-listed Orion Minerals has continued its transition to mine developer and operator at the Prieska copper/zinc mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The diversified base...
Finland may be site of Anglo’s next greenfield mine, a high-tech and zero-waste operation
Sakatti, with its metal concentrations of platinum group metals (PGMs), copper, nickel, cobalt, and others, may be the site of the next greenfield project of diversified Johannesburg- and...
South Africans are correct to call repeatedly for harsher cable-theft punishment
South Africans are correct to repeat their calls to Parliament over and over, week after week, for much harsher action against cable theft. As you have noticed from this column, I am doing the...
Between 50 MW and 80 MW of wind power on way at South Deep – Gold Fields
The South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg, which is already benefitting from 50 MW of solar power commissioned last year, is poised to be boosted by another 50 MW to 80 MW of wind power going...
Germany funding green hydrogen pilot plant in Namibia
A green hydrogen pilot plant and refuelling station, to gain scientific insights into the upscaling green hydrogen technologies and to ensure a high safety level for the hydrogen economy, is to be...
Gold Fields prioritising worker mental health, implementing remedial recommendations
In addition to physical safety, gold mining company Gold Fields said on Thursday that it is prioritising the mental health and wellbeing of its employees, following an independent workplace culture...
South Africa’s ilmenite poised for huge value boost following China signing
South African ilmenite used to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment in KwaZulu-Natal has received a major value boost with the signing of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract...
Renewables now critical part of metal mining thinking, says Sibanye-Stillwater
Renewables have become a critical part of metal mining thinking, the Sibanye-Stillwater Battery Metals Investor Day 2023 audience heard on Tuesday. “If you look at electricity, renewables are...
Green hydrogen given huge boost as Heraeus, Sibanye attain iridium-thrifting breakthrough
Green hydrogen generation received a major boost on Tuesday with the introduction of a far-reaching iridium-thrifting breakthrough by Germany’s Heraeus Precious Metals in collaboration with South...
High-flying Harmony Gold reports whopping 278% free cash rise
Higher free cash flow, higher recovered grades, higher production and higher received gold price have been reported by Harmony Gold in its operational update for the three months ended September...
AngloGold advancing decarbonisation in Tanzania, has begun renewables project in Australia
Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is advancing decarbonisation projects at the Geita mine in Tanzania, has commenced renewable energy project works at the Tropicana mine in Australia, and a big...
South32 continuing to investigate reducing Hillside Aluminium’s emissions intensity
The long-term energy transition solutions on which South32 is focused are renewable energy and electrification. The Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed diversified mining company has...
Anglo carbon emissions cut by transition to 100% renewables in South America
The transition of Anglo American to 100% renewable electricity supply across its South America operations has helped the London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining company to reduce its...
DRDGOLD reports 5% quarter-on-quarter gold production increase
A 5% increase in quarter-on-quarter gold production was reported by Johannesburg- and New York-listed surface gold recovery company DRDGOLD on Wednesday. The gold output of DRDGOLD, which...
Penalising cable theft more meaningfully is the correct call
Electricity cable theft has repercussions that go well beyond the punishment that the law metes out to those found guilty of pulling cable out of the ground and selling it as copper scrap. Cable...
AngloGold reaffirms 2023 production guidance
Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has reaffirmed annual production guidance for 2023 after third-quarter gold production improved versus the second quarter, continuing the recovery from...
Harmony Gold excited to be working with world's largest gold mining company in PNG
South Africa’s Harmony Gold on Thursday expressed excitement at the prospect of working with the Newmont team as its new Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (JV) partner in Papua New Guinea (PNG)....
Stuart Murray to step down as platinum group metals company chair
London Aim-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) company Sylvania on Thursday announced that chairperson Stuart Murray will step down at year-end, when he will be replaced by Eileen Carr, currently...
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