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DRDGOLD mulling recovery of battery metals, PGMs
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...
Why is foreign beneficiation being funded ahead of local beneficiation?
A question mark hangs over the decision of the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation to fund the beneficiation of manganese ore in neighbouring Botswana ahead of taking a funding decision...
Huge uplift for Eastern Cape on way from South Africa’s R105bn green ammonia project
The building of the R105-billion green ammonia project by Hive Hydrogen South Africa is poised to be a huge economic uplift for the Eastern Cape. The large project is the first phase of a...
Funded Copper 360 advancing in South Africa’s Northern Cape
The business of Copper 360, a company that listed on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) this year, is focused on the processing of historical mined copper rock...
Mining urged to embrace international council’s new Scope 3 emissions guidance
All mining and metals companies are being urged to embrace new guidance on reducing Scope 3 emissions, which was published by the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) on Wednesday....
Copper to be recovered from yet another on-surface copper resource in Zambia
A Johannesburg-listed company, in strategic partnership with a Middle Eastern conglomerate, has secured one of the largest copper waste rock assets on surface in Zambia. JSE AltX company Jubilee...
Hive Hydrogen project will show how just energy transition is possible, says Gcabashe
Through its green ammonia export project in the Eastern Cape, the leadership of Hive Hydrogen South Africa intends to show how a just energy transition is possible, Hive Hydrogen chairperson...
Hive Hydrogen, Itochu sign co-op memo on $5.8bn Coega green ammonia export project
Hive Hydrogen South Africa and Itochu Corporation of Japan have signed a memorandum of co-operation to advance Hive’s Coega green ammonia export project in South Africa's Eastern Cape province....
Union leaders go underground to bring chronically ill back to surface from mine sit-in
Union leaders have gone underground to fetch chronically ill mineworkers at the Bakubung platinum mine in Rustenburg, where an underground sit-in is being staged, and to bring them back to surface....
Between 50 MW and 80 MW of wind power on the 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...
Industrial demand for platinum rises to record levels
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...
South Africans have collective duty to unshrink mining
When South Africa's mining industry performs well, South Africans benefit holistically. But mining, by its very nature, has a finite horizon, which is why everything that is taken out of the ground...
Sibanye-Stillwater accelerates decarbonisation with two further renewables projects
The financial close and start of construction of two additional renewable energy projects for Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa operations has been announced. The first project, the Witberg wind...
South Africa’s community engagement ahead of global peers, manganese AGM hears
The South African mining industry is years ahead of its international peers when it comes to local and community engagement, Australia-listed Jupiter Mines, which owns 49.9% of the Tshipi manganese...
South Africa’s permanent magnet rare earths attracting keen interest
South Africa is recognised as having the potential to play a significant role in the establishment of a more diversified supply chain of critical rare earths for the green energy transition....
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 has produced a 99.9% pure sample of high purity manganese sulphate monohvdrate (HPMSM) using the Northern Cape’s manganese ore and bringing into service an...
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...
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