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If the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition.

BHP eyes global copper dominance with Anglo American buyoutLindsey Schutters

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

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Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels

Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

By Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

22 Mar 2019

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Sibanye's wage agreement extension to Amcu is valid, court says

20 Mar 2019

Owen Murphy, Africa Desk leader, BDO

Bold steps needed to boost the junior mining sector

Owen Murphy 20 Mar 2019

The beneficiation of diamonds has brought great benefits to Botswana. Shutterstock

Beneficiation is touted as a silver bullet. Why it might not be

Wouter Bam & Karolien De Bruyne 14 Mar 2019

Allan Reid, director and mining sector head in the corporate & commercial practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Ramaphosa's sunrise industry starts to shine

Allan Reid 13 Mar 2019

Image courtesy of PDAC

Baxter champions mining renaissance at PDAC

12 Mar 2019

The Xolobeni Conundrum: Land vs Mining Rights

The Xolobeni Conundrum: Land vs Mining Rights

Athi Jara and Bongani Memani 6 Mar 2019

Sibanye-Stillwater Driefontein operations

Mantashe to intervene in Carletonville mine protests

6 Mar 2019

SA welcomes improved mining ranking

SA welcomes improved mining ranking

4 Mar 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining records a drop in occupational fatalities

1 Mar 2019

The new Gamsberg zinc mine is creating jobs in the Northern Cape.

Zinc mine to change the face of the Northern Cape

1 Mar 2019

Over 90% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal-fired power stations. Shutterstock

South Africa must end its coal habit. But it's at odds about when and how

Jacklyn Cock 28 Feb 2019

Photo: Investing in African Mining Indaba

Focus on sustainability offers fresh investment prospects in the mining sector

27 Feb 2019

Chinese, black and white labourers in a South African gold mine probably taken between 1904 to 1910. Source: Carptenter/Library of Congress via pingnews (public domain)

Stats SA's confusing mining employment statistics

GroundUp staff 27 Feb 2019

Will the Mining Charter create unrealistic community expectations?

Janine Espin 26 Feb 2019

R5.5bn zinc mine for SA

R5.5bn zinc mine for SA

25 Feb 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Minister of MIneral Resources Gwede Mantashe visited Gloria Coal Mine last week, where 22 men are trapped underground, presumed dead. Photo: Ciaran Ryan

Lawlessness at Gupta mines was behind deadly tragedy

Ciaran Ryan 19 Feb 2019

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Eugene Phajane 19 Feb 2019

Sibanye's Beatrix operation

Government to engage Sibanye on possible job cuts

15 Feb 2019

Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe. Photo: @GCISMedia/Twitter

SA guns for stake in global exploration budget

13 Feb 2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe talks to protesters through the locked gates of the Uitkyk Community Hall in Lutzville on Friday. Photo: John Yeld

"Wake up and smell the coffee!" Mantashe tells Australian mining company

John Yeld 12 Feb 2019

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

Jason McNeil 12 Feb 2019

What NEMLA IV could mean for mine closures

What NEMLA IV could mean for mine closures

Garyn Rapson and Kirsty Kilner 11 Feb 2019

Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa

Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa

Llewellyn Leonard 11 Feb 2019

#MiningIndaba2019: It looks like a seminal year for investor confidence

#MiningIndaba2019: It looks like a seminal year for investor confidence

11 Feb 2019

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo

#MiningIndaba2019: It's time to make Africa prosperous

Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019

John Wellborn, managing director and CEO of Resolute Mining

#MiningIndaba2019: World's first fully automated mine

Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

John Yeld 6 Feb 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa

#MiningIndaba2019: Ramaphosa says collaboration is the key for mining

Nicci Botha 6 Feb 2019

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Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

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Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

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20 Mar 2019

Owen Murphy, Africa Desk leader, BDO

Bold steps needed to boost the junior mining sector

Owen Murphy 20 Mar 2019

The beneficiation of diamonds has brought great benefits to Botswana. Shutterstock

Beneficiation is touted as a silver bullet. Why it might not be

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Allan Reid, director and mining sector head in the corporate & commercial practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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Allan Reid 13 Mar 2019

Image courtesy of PDAC

Baxter champions mining renaissance at PDAC

12 Mar 2019

The Xolobeni Conundrum: Land vs Mining Rights

The Xolobeni Conundrum: Land vs Mining Rights

Athi Jara and Bongani Memani 6 Mar 2019

Sibanye-Stillwater Driefontein operations

Mantashe to intervene in Carletonville mine protests

6 Mar 2019

SA welcomes improved mining ranking

SA welcomes improved mining ranking

4 Mar 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining records a drop in occupational fatalities

1 Mar 2019

The new Gamsberg zinc mine is creating jobs in the Northern Cape.

Zinc mine to change the face of the Northern Cape

1 Mar 2019

Over 90% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal-fired power stations. Shutterstock

South Africa must end its coal habit. But it's at odds about when and how

Jacklyn Cock 28 Feb 2019

Photo: Investing in African Mining Indaba

Focus on sustainability offers fresh investment prospects in the mining sector

27 Feb 2019

Chinese, black and white labourers in a South African gold mine probably taken between 1904 to 1910. Source: Carptenter/Library of Congress via pingnews (public domain)

Stats SA's confusing mining employment statistics

GroundUp staff 27 Feb 2019

Will the Mining Charter create unrealistic community expectations?

Janine Espin 26 Feb 2019

R5.5bn zinc mine for SA

R5.5bn zinc mine for SA

25 Feb 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Minister of MIneral Resources Gwede Mantashe visited Gloria Coal Mine last week, where 22 men are trapped underground, presumed dead. Photo: Ciaran Ryan

Lawlessness at Gupta mines was behind deadly tragedy

Ciaran Ryan 19 Feb 2019

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Eugene Phajane 19 Feb 2019

Sibanye's Beatrix operation

Government to engage Sibanye on possible job cuts

15 Feb 2019

Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe. Photo: @GCISMedia/Twitter

SA guns for stake in global exploration budget

13 Feb 2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe talks to protesters through the locked gates of the Uitkyk Community Hall in Lutzville on Friday. Photo: John Yeld

"Wake up and smell the coffee!" Mantashe tells Australian mining company

John Yeld 12 Feb 2019

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

Jason McNeil 12 Feb 2019

What NEMLA IV could mean for mine closures

What NEMLA IV could mean for mine closures

Garyn Rapson and Kirsty Kilner 11 Feb 2019

Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa

Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa

Llewellyn Leonard 11 Feb 2019

#MiningIndaba2019: It looks like a seminal year for investor confidence

#MiningIndaba2019: It looks like a seminal year for investor confidence

11 Feb 2019

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo

#MiningIndaba2019: It's time to make Africa prosperous

Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019

John Wellborn, managing director and CEO of Resolute Mining

#MiningIndaba2019: World's first fully automated mine

Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

John Yeld 6 Feb 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa

#MiningIndaba2019: Ramaphosa says collaboration is the key for mining

Nicci Botha 6 Feb 2019

Roger Baxter, CEO: Minerals Council

#MiningIndaba2019: Making mining matter?

Nicci Botha 5 Feb 2019

Gwede Mantashe, minister of mineral resources. Photo: Mining Indaba

#MiningIndaba2019: Mantashe outlines SA's mining agenda

Nicci Botha 5 Feb 2019

Photo: Voltalia

Renewables cut costs at remote mines

1 Feb 2019

Professor Francis Petersen

Resurrecting SA's mining industry

Francis Petersen 31 Jan 2019

Mining Charter could extinguish alluvial diamond miners

Mining Charter could extinguish alluvial diamond miners

Gert van Niekerk 31 Jan 2019

DMR releases video on Mining Charter

DMR releases video on Mining Charter

30 Jan 2019

Small miners likely to struggle with charter targets

Small miners likely to struggle with charter targets

Manus Booysen & Rita Spalding 29 Jan 2019

Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Court refuses appeal on Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 28 Jan 2019

Anglo American releases its Q4 2018 production report

24 Jan 2019

New bidder for Optimum Coal assets

New bidder for Optimum Coal assets

23 Jan 2019

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