Rebranded WEG committed to supporting customers meet their sustainability goals

Electrical equipment manufacturer WEG has worked for a year to internally evolve its brand, rebranding from Zest WEG to WEG, and with this comes an increased focus on sustainability. WEG has... 

DBSA approves $200m for Lobito Corridor Railway project

Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has, alongside the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), approved funding of up to $200-million... 

Mkango's HyProMag subsidiary continues to progress towards commercial production

During the three months ended June 30, London-listed Mkango Resources continued to advance its recycling interests in the UK and Germany – held through its HyProMag subsidiary – towards commercial... 

Menell appointed chairperson of Perseus

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has appointed Rick Menell independent, nonexecutive chairperson of the board, with immediate effect. Menell will succeed interim executive chairperson Jeff... 

Home Affairs aiming to clear visa backlog by December – Minister

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber is confident that the department will be able to clear the 300 000-plus visa backlog by December, as he looks to tackle key issues facing the entity and... 

Orion secures priority rights for SA project

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has been granted two high-priority prospecting rights over the greater Flat Mines Area surrounding the Flat Mines mining right, in the Northern Cape. This marks... 

Digitalisation can help bolster safety across mines and factories

While South Africa has made notable progress in reducing occupational injuries and diseases in the mining and industrial sectors, more needs to be done – including bolstering collaboration and... 

Digitalisation can help bolster safety across mines and factories

While South Africa has made notable progress in reducing occupational injuries and diseases in the mining and industrial sectors, more needs to be done – including bolstering collaboration and... 

South32 finishes year strongly, expands capital management programme

Australia-headquartered South32’s financial results for the 2024 financial year were bolstered by an improved operating performance, disciplined cost management and higher prices for its key... 

ICMM, INAP collaborate to help mining operations address water pollution

Member organisation the ICMM and the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) will collaborate to support mining companies in preventing and reducing water pollution caused by acid rock... 

Southern Palladium reports considerable increase in resources at Bengwenyama UG2 Reef

ASX- and JSE-listed Southern Palladium has released a third mineral resource update for the Upper Group 2 (UG2) Reef to be used in the prefeasibility study (PFS) for its 70%-owned Bengwenyama... 

Tharisa produces chrome alloy in alignment with beneficiation strategy

London- and Johannesburg-listed Tharisa has successfully produced 40 t of chrome alloy from a unique and proprietary process developed by its research and development business Arxo Metals. Arxo,... 

Pasofino engaging with companies for strategic review process

Canada-based mineral exploration company Pasofino Gold has reported that significant progress is being made with the ongoing strategic review process aimed at advancing the Dugbe gold project, in... 

Challenging environment hits mining but jobs unaffected

South Africa’s mining industry underperformed in several areas last year owing to considerable challenges; however, employment defied the poor operating environment and grew, industry organisation... 

Women still facing many challenges in the workplace – panel

While some strides have been made to increase the participation of women in business, gender parity is still way below the level it should be in the country, as is women’s participation in... 

Revised PEA for Oroco’s Mexico project delivers positive results

TSX-V-listed Oroco Resources has published the results of a revised preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and updated mineral resource estimate for the North zone and South zone of its Santo Tomas... 

Sibanye refinances, upsizes credit facility, concludes R1.8bn gold prepay arrangement

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has refinanced and upsized its rand revolving credit facility (RCF) from R5.5-billion to R6-billion and has also concluded a R1.8-billion gold prepayment... 

Inaugural symposium explores opportunities, challenges for women in mining

South Africa’s mining industry has made some strides in improving gender parity; however, more needs to be done to bolster this, including tackling issues such as gender-based violence, speakers... 

Built environment must leverage emerging technologies to mitigate climate change impacts

Climate change is impacting on the built environment and the industry must bolster its efforts to mitigate this, levering the requisite emerging technologies, University of Florida Professor Chimay... 

Jubilee starts operations at Roan front-end upgrade project

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Resources Group has started operations at its Roan upgrade project, in Zambia. The start of the newly-built front-end section of the Roan operation adds... 

Orion granted high-priority prospecting rights for South African project

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has been granted two high-priority prospecting rights over the greater Flat Mines Area surrounding the Flat Mines mining right, in the Northern Cape. This marks... 

Implats’ earnings fall on nearly R20bn of impairments

JSE-listed Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) basic earnings for the financial year ended June 30 were negatively impacted on by R19.8-billion of impairments, including the impairment of goodwill,... 

Gold Fields, Western Australia’s Ngadju people sign native title agreement

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields and the Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (NNTAC) have announced the signing of an historic native title agreement. NNTAC is the representative body for... 

Mining industry impacted by challenging environment, but employment prevails

South Africa’s mining industry underperformed in several areas last year owing to considerable challenges; however, employment defied the poor operating environment and grew, industry organisation... 

Tertiary, FQM sign exploration due diligence agreement over Zambia project

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals’ newly incorporated Zambian subsidiary, Copernicus Minerals, has signed a binding letter of agreement (BLA) with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) on the Mukai copper... 

Andrada subsidiary concludes funding agreement with Bank Windhoek

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s subsidiary, Uis Tin Mining Company (UTMC), has concluded the N$175-million (about £7.5-million) funding agreements with Bank Windhoek Limited (BWL), as previously... 

Botswana Diamonds raises £250 000

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has undertaken a placing and subscription with existing and new investors to raise £250 000 through the issue of new ordinary shares. This includes a cash subscription... 

UK Royal Mint, Perth Mint augment platinum bullion coin collections

Last month saw the arrival of the latest addition to the UK Royal Mint’s ten-coin Royal Tudor Beasts Collection, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports. The Royal Tudor Beasts 2024... 

Canyon Resources appoints Dondo Mogajane as nonexec director

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has appointed Dondo Mogajane as a nonexecutive director, effective August 1. Mogajane succeeds David Netherway, who has retired from the board after ten years. 

Seriti advances Mpumalanga wind energy project amid move to diversified energy company

Seriti Green, a Seriti Resources subsidiary, is progressing the country’s first majority black-owned wind farm, the Ummbila Emoyeni project in Mpumalanga, which would also mark the province’s... 

South Africa’s largest wheeling project to supply renewable electricity to Tronox Mineral Sands operations

Vertically-integrated renewable-energy solutions provider the Sola Group has celebrated the official commissioning of South Africa’s largest operational wheeling project, which will add 256 MW of... 

Tanzania agrees to $90m settlement in dispute with Indiana Resources

Tanzania has agreed to pay $90-million in settlement of an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) dispute with ASX-listed Indiana Resources. The dispute was the subject... 

Lotus, Malawi government sign mine development agreement for Kayelekera

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has signed a mine development agreement (MDA) with the Malawi government for the Kayelekera uranium mine. The company describes this as a major milestone in the mine’s... 

Endeavour progresses strategic objectives, as production remains on track to meet guidance

London and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining continued to make progress against its strategic objectives for the first half of this year, achieving first gold at both its growth projects. Not only... 

Transportation focus shifting to people-centred approach

There is an increased focus on the role of transportation in society and how it can be used to improve peoples’ quality of life, rather than focusing only on building and maintaining systems. This... 

MC Mining secures A$1m loan facility

Coal miner MC Mining has entered into a A$1-million ($700 000) loan facility with Eagle Canyon International Group Holding. ECIGH is controlled by MC Mining interim MD and CEO Christine He. 

Tharisa signs long-term PPA for wheeled power

JSE- and LSE-listed Tharisa has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the procurement of wheeled renewable energy for the Tharisa mine, situated on the western limb of the... 

West African on track to meet full-year guidance following strong quarter, half-year

ASX-listed West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold operations, in Burkina Faso, delivered another solid quarter of low-cost gold production, and the company is on track to achieve the upper end of... 

Stable coal consumption expected through to 2025 as electricity demand surpasses renewables supply

Despite the rapid expansion of renewable-energy generation capacity, the considerable growth of electricity demand in key economies indicates the world’s consumption of coal will stay largely... 

Collaboration, investment pivotal to a successful energy transition

Coal, as a plentiful natural endowment in the country, is poised to remain a pivotal part of the South Africa’s energy mix for the foreseeable future; however, this comes with risks and challenges,...