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US and China plough billions into Africa’s rail networks

Outside South Africa, billions of dollars are being invested in upgrading and expanding rail networks to facilitate transport of minerals such as copper, cobalt,...

Mining its own business: how Valterra spin-off plans to find its shine

Less than a year after being appointed CEO of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Craig Miller was summoned to the office of Duncan Wanblad, the...

From DRD to Gold Road: the quiet rise of Ian Murray

Some people are destined to be accountants; others feel they should have a seat on a beach somewhere. Occasionally, there are individuals who get...

Gold

Gold Fields says there’s more to its A$3.7bn Gruyere deal than investors think

Mike Fraser, CEO of Gold Fields, is hoping to convince investors there’s another side of the firm’s headline-grabbing A$3.7bn takeover of Gold Road Resources....

Predictive Discovery says mine will be one of Africa’s best

Predictive Discovery (PDI) is getting its ducks in a row before it pushes the button on the development of the Bankan gold project in...

All points north for DRDGold

DRDGOLD turned 130 this year, making it by far the longest-lived company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and – according to CEO Niël...

South Deep belongs with Harmony – but it’s not for sale

Given all that he has on his plate, it is perhaps surprising that Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel is still looking around for further...

ESG

Expensive and hazardous: Does deep-sea mining really have a future?

In 1938, a fishing trawler off the coast of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province netted a curious fish that was drawn to the attention...

Myth of peak coal exploded by world shocks

The world burns nearly double the amount of coal today compared to 2000, and four times the amount consumed in 1950. Every minute, 16,700...

After delays, Kore hits accelerator on Congo mine

Global food production will need to rise in the years ahead to keep pace with a growing population – especially in Africa – and...

Despite Trump’s antipathy, mining companies will not abandon ESG

In the US, the second administration of President Donald Trump has been dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government while taking...

South Africa

No regrets for high-riding Froneman

Sibanye-Stillwater, created in 2013 as a spin-off of Gold Fields’ South African assets, has always been defined by its founding CEO, Neal Froneman, a...

Tinkering with reform puts SA mining in limbo again

New draft legislation is being considered while SA faces international uncertainty and domestic upheavals as its government of national unity (GNU) is on shaky...

SA’s ‘Project Blue Crane’ struggles for lift-off

The new mining cadastre, which is intended to replace Samrad (South African Mineral Resources Administration System), the existing online system for applying for mining...

Transnet’s infrastructure backlog could deter private investors

South Africa is literally collapsing under the burden of road freight. Massive trucks barrelling along major highways are exacting an ever-rising toll in fatal...

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Africa

Perseus says five-year gold target aimed at sceptics

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but Perseus Mining now finds itself in the strongest position it’s ever been in – and the company...

Doubling down in Burkina Faso

It's a busy time for Perth-based West African Resources which recently registered first production from Kiaka, a gold mine in Burkina Faso. This is...

Namibia’s desert riches keep adding up

Perth-based Wia Gold, helmed by the former Centamin team, is mapping a path to near-term production from its Kokoseb gold project in Namibia. Kokoseb has...

Zanaga plots route from rust to riches

Critical minerals are a moveable feast it seems. Initially understood to mean decarbonising battery electric vehicle minerals such as lithium, the critical minerals family...

Battery Minerals

Trump’s critical minerals policies will give TechMet firepower

Techmet's  growth in critical minerals production, processing and marketing is likely to get “bigger and quicker” with the backing of the Trump administration, says TechMet...

Becoming a critical minerals hub begins at the deposits

South Africa has the critical minerals that the US needs to industrialise, including rare earth minerals, President Cyril Ramaphosa told President Donald Trump in...

Copper 360’s ‘make or break’ year turns to ‘break’

This time last year Miningmx commented that 2025 would be a “make or break” year for Northern Cape junior miner Copper 360 and, unfortunately,...

Gold boom, copper bet

Of all the recent developments in the South African mining industry, the transformation of Harmony from JSE “dog” to “rock star” over the past...

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Tinkering with reform puts SA mining in limbo again

New draft legislation is being considered while SA faces international uncertainty and domestic upheavals as its government of national unity (GNU) is on shaky...

US and China plough billions into Africa’s rail networks

Outside South Africa, billions of dollars are being invested in upgrading and expanding rail networks to facilitate transport of minerals such as copper, cobalt,...

Mining its own business: how Valterra spin-off plans to find its shine

Less than a year after being appointed CEO of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Craig Miller was summoned to the office of Duncan Wanblad, the...

From DRD to Gold Road: the quiet rise of Ian Murray

Some people are destined to be accountants; others feel they should have a seat on a beach somewhere. Occasionally, there are individuals who get...