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Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater says there are many “pleasing aspects from the Q1 2025 operating results. Pictured: Driefontein Mine. (Image: Sibanye-Stillwater)

Sibanye-Stillwater Q1 2025 operating results "pleasing"

13 May 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

6 May 2025

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Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

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24 Apr 2025

Source: © Sibanye-Stillwater The European Commission has designated Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act

EU awards Strategic Project status to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium and GalliCam projects

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EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

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Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

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Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

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File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

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Bhavtik Vallabhjee, head: power and renewables, Absa CIB

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Source: Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane

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Mahamat Ramadane 24 Mar 2023

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Ralf Hennecke, MD of Omnia Group company BME

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Igor Hulak, a partner at Kearney

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Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

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