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Mining

Meet the women making a bang in South African mining

9 hours

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Mining

Valterra Platinum plans to go underground in 2026

Nqobile Dludla 12 hours

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 2025

South Africa’s Best Managed Companies revealed in Landmark 15th edition

Digital

South Africa’s Best Managed Companies revealed in Landmark 15th edition

Issued by Topco Media 13 Aug 2025

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Mining

NWU Enterprises, Prisma join forces to bridge mining skills gap

11 Aug 2025

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Mining

Govt allocates R2.86bn to mineral, petroleum resources

3 Jul 2025

The urgent need for collaboration across the continent as the world accelerates its transition to clean energy is reflected in this year’s African Mining Indaba’s (MI26) 2026 theme, Stronger together: Progress through partnerships (Image supplied)

Mining

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 theme calls for partnerships

30 May 2025

Source: © miningmx Paul Dunne has been appointed president of The Minerals Council South Africa

Mining

The Minerals Council president: "Mining must succeed for South Africa to succeed"

29 May 2025

4 co-located trade shows maximise time and cost savings for industry

Security

4 co-located trade shows maximise time and cost savings for industry

Issued by Securex 2025 26 May 2025

Source: © MiningMX platinum group metals (PGMs), coal, gold, manganese and chrome are exclsuved from the US's recently announced import tariffs

Markets & Investment

PGMs, coal, gold, manganese and chrome: Excluded from US tariffs but not out of danger

4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Arjen de Bruin, Group CEO at OIM Consulting says strong frontline leadership keeps mines running smoothly, yet too many supervisors are thrown into the deep end without being equipped with the skills they need to lead effectively

Health & Safety

Developing mining supervisors to improve productivity and H&S

Arjen de Bruin 20 Mar 2025

Neal Froneman (right) at the NYSE relisting in 2020. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater/Flickr

Mining

Neal Froneman to retire after transformative 12 years

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Mining

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

Mine tailings has become major business

Mining

Mantengu gets Compcom nod for Sublime Technologies acquisition

Lindsey Schutters 2 Dec 2024

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Labour Law

Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

Anglo's Quellaveco project in Peru first produced copper in 2022

Mining

Copper could cure Murray & Roberts cold after De Beers diamond cough

Lindsey Schutters 8 Nov 2024

Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

Mining

Mantashe tells China ‘king coal is back’

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Mining

Joburg Indaba set for 2–3 October

26 Sep 2024

Electra Mining Africa celebrates women-owned business and thought leaders

Mining

Electra Mining Africa celebrates women-owned business and thought leaders

Issued by Electra Mining 30 Aug 2024

New guidelines for women safety in mining is a big step forward in the industry's fight against GBVF

Mining

#WomensMonth: South African mining industry takes big step in fight against GBVF

Lindsey Schutters 4 Aug 2024

Nkomati Mine is a key part of ARM's pivot to cater to the renewables market.

Mining

African Rainbow Minerals takes full ownership of Nkomati

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jul 2024

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

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sibanye-Stillwater secures 140MW wind energy project

30 May 2024

Implats CEO Nico Muller

Markets & Investment

Implats finalises R9bn BEE deal

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Selim Kaymak, CEO of Alpha Resources

Mining

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.

Mining

Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Lindsey Schutters 4 Apr 2024

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

Mining

Froneman considers restructuring and capital raise to slow PGM losses

Nelson Banya and Felix Njini 5 Mar 2024

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Financial Services

Minit Money eases SA-Zambia money transfers

6 Nov 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

How SA's mining law holds unique advantages for Chinese investors

Hulme Scholes 29 Aug 2023

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Health & Safety

Addressing the dress code: New PPE provision guidelines fit for women in mining

Kate Collier 16 Aug 2023

A wind turbine produces renewable energy outside Caledon. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South African mines seek to turn up renewables to ease power crisis

Nelson Banya 28 Jun 2023

Patrick Morutlwa appointed group COO of Implats

Mining

Patrick Morutlwa appointed group COO of Implats

7 Jun 2023

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

30 May 2023

How 4IR technologies could enhance ESG performance among SA's mining companies

Sustainability

How 4IR technologies could enhance ESG performance among SA's mining companies

Sindy Peters 25 Apr 2023

2023 Investment Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in mining

Mining

2023 Investment Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in mining

24 Apr 2023

SA mining industry looks set to make ISO 3834 welding certification mandatory

Construction & Engineering

SA mining industry looks set to make ISO 3834 welding certification mandatory

14 Mar 2023

Investment, partnerships key to boosting SA mining's competitiveness - white paper

Mining

Investment, partnerships key to boosting SA mining's competitiveness - white paper

16 Feb 2023

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Economy

South African rand dives after president cancels Davos trip over energy crisis

16 Jan 2023

WMI seminar highlights value of innovative research for the future of mining

Science & Engineering

WMI seminar highlights value of innovative research for the future of mining

7 Oct 2022

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Garyn Rapson and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 28 Sep 2022

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Public Health

MUT study finds potentially harmful elements in Krugersdorp water

5 Jul 2022

ESG in the mining industry: What's missing?

Sustainability

ESG in the mining industry: What's missing?

Nomsa Mbere and Sebastian Steenkamp 31 Mar 2022

Implats announces R50bn commitment to capital programme at SA Investment Conference

Mining

Implats announces R50bn commitment to capital programme at SA Investment Conference

24 Mar 2022

4 Covid-19-driven trends shaping the future of mining

Mining

4 Covid-19-driven trends shaping the future of mining

Yushanta Rungasammy and Ildiko Gyarmati 16 Feb 2022

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Mining

The year of upliftment for mining communities in South Africa

Jacques Farmer 13 Jan 2022

DMRE will not appeal ruling on mining charter's Black empowerment clauses

Mining

DMRE will not appeal ruling on mining charter's Black empowerment clauses

Helen Reid 23 Nov 2021

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021

Mining

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021

Yashwin Bhoola, Christopher Mulindi and Goitseona Raseroka 16 Nov 2021