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280MW wind project secured for Rio Tinto and Sibanye-Stillwater

280MW wind project secured for Rio Tinto and Sibanye-Stillwater

11 Jun 2024

As of December 2023, Kroondal had 4E PGM mineral reserves of 0.7Moz and mineral resources of 4.4Moz

66 miners still underground as Kroondal strike enters third day

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jun 2024

South African appeal court suspends order halting Shell drilling

Wendell Roelf 3 Jun 2024

Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Farm construction will begin in 2024 with operation estimated for 2026. Source: Sam Forson/Pexels

Sibanye-Stillwater secures 140MW wind energy project

30 May 2024

Anglo's board has rejected the BHP bid, citing the divestment effects on Amplats business.

Anglo board responds to BHP bid, maintains 29 May deadline

Lindsey Schutters 29 May 2024

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Compcom approves Solar Mining acquisition of Problast

Lindsey Schutters 27 May 2024

The merger would create a mining giant with a more extensive and diverse portfolio of assets, including copper, potash, iron ore, and metallurgical coal. This increased scale would give BHP greater market power and resilience against commodity price fluctuations.

Anglo rejects third BHP bid, but Australian miner remains confident

Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

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Congo lawyers say they have new evidence on Apple's minerals supply chain

Sonia Rolley 23 May 2024

Implats CEO Nico Muller

Implats finalises R9bn BEE deal

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Lily Mine was the scene of a 2016 disaster where three miners were trapped underground in a container after a ground collapse.

Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook mines

16 May 2024

In February 2022, Sibanye-Stillwater successfully concluded the €85m transaction to acquire French mining group Eramet’s Sandouville hydrometallurgical nickel processing facilities near Le Havre, France’s second largest industrial port.

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

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BHP’s Anglo American takeover bid: Spotlight on SA’s patent system

Gerard Verhoef 8 May 2024

The Alpamarca open pit mine in Peru is Volcan Compañia Minera's biggest operation.

Integra Capital acquires Glencore's Volcan stake

Lindsey Schutters 7 May 2024

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

John Yeld 2 May 2024

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 buyout

Lindsey Schutters 25 Apr 2024

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

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels

Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis

Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Wits students at the Bushveld Complex

Mining companies invest R40m in Wits Bushveld Complex research

15 Apr 2024

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 4,000 jobs in underperforming gold business

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater focuses on balance sheet, seeks metal steaming deals

Felix Njini 10 Apr 2024

Selim Kaymak, CEO of Alpha Resources

Sustainable mining is a profit and planet balancing act

Selim Kaymak 9 Apr 2024

Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.

Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Lindsey Schutters 4 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry

Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

Anglo American's Shishen facility

Kumba Iron Ore is acknowledged for responsible mining

27 Mar 2024

Glencore board movements announced ahead of the AGM

Glencore announces board changes

22 Mar 2024

Sibanye's Cooke operation is situated in the West Wits Line of the Witwatersrand Basin, near Randfontein

Sibanye-Stillwater appoints uranium veteran Greg Cochran as EVP

22 Mar 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater has suffered a production disruption at its Rustenburg complex

Sibanye-Stillwater shaft damaged, production put on hold

20 Mar 2024

Clouds pass over the pit head at Sibanye Gold's Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Froneman considers restructuring and capital raise to slow PGM losses

Nelson Banya and Felix Njini 5 Mar 2024

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